The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-05-31
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WEDDING

The wedding of Miss Alice Garden
Venable and Mr.. Robert Franklin
Rice was solemnized in the West
Nottingham Presbyterian Church on
Saturday, May 25th, 1916, at 300
p. m.
The ceremony was performed by
DR.. S. ]. Venable, father of the bride,
under an altar of candlelight and
white flowers. Miss Carol Comstock
beautifully rendered the wedding
songs, 81 Love Thee" and 80 Perfect
Love-" accompanied by Miss Mildred
Clarke, both of the Westminster
Choir College, Princeton, N. ]. Be-
fore the ceremony Miss Clarke gave
lovely program of organ music.
The bride was attended by two
bridesmaids dressed in yellow, carry
ing arm bouquets of yellow daisies
and blue delphinium. The brides
maids were Mrs. Sidney j. Venable,
Jr., of Baltimore, Md, and Miss
Martha Jean Wagner, cousin of the
bride, San Antonio, Texas. The flower
girl, Miss Barbara Rice, niece of tie
groom, also wore yellow and carried
basket of rose petals. Miss Lucia
Venable, sister of the bride, was
maid of honor. Her dress was of blue
marquisette and she carried an arm
bouquet of daisies and delphinium.
Last to enter to the strains of
Lohengrin's Wedding March was the
beautiful bride, carrying white
Testament with roses and streamerS
of lily of the valley. Her gown was
of white satin and marquisette, trim
med in old lace. Her finger tip veil
was gathered on a corOnet trimmed
| in pearls, which was most becoming
to her dark beauty. The long train
! flowed gracefully from the waist of
TIE gown, completing the lovely brid-
al picture.
The ushers were Mr.. Joseph Rice
of Philadelphia, Pa, and DR.. Sidney
j. Venable, Jr., of Baltimore, Md.
The candles were lighted by the Rev.
Gus u. Van Beck of West Noting
ham Hemy. The groom had as his
best ma IS brother, Mr. Ralph Rice
Jr., of Philadelphia, Pa.
The brides mother wore an after
noon dress of gray and the groom's
mother dresss of gold crepe, each
having a corsage of pink roesbuds.
Following the ceremony, the we'd
ding party and friends from dis
lance were entertained at the home
of the bride. The table was decOrat-
ed with white candles and a beauti-
full wedding cake. Immediately fol-
lowing the reception, the happy cou-
pie left by motor for brief honey
moon in New Jersey. The brides
going away suit was soft gray with
hat to match and blue accessories.
Guests from a distance included:
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Rice, Sr., Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Rice, Jr., and daughter
Philadelphia; Mrs. James Butler,
Mrs. Charles Wagner, Miss Martha
Jean WAGNER, and Miss Carol Com
stock, all of San Antonio, Texas;
Miss Mildred Clarke, of New York
State; Mr. and Mrs. R. Blair Price,
Swarthmore, Pa; DR.. and Mrs. Sid
ney ]. Venable, Jr., Baltimore; Miss
Ruth K. SHETLAND, Miss Louisa Pal
more, Miss Mildred E. Sprinkle, all of
Westminster Choir College, Prince
ton, N. j.; Miss Susan Inscoe and Mr..
John Seaton, Washington, d. c.;
Miss Phyllis Thompson and Mr.. Phil
lip Lightner, York, Pa; Mr.. and Mrs.
S. M. Jenness and son William, and
Miss Margaret Bennett, Westminster,
Rev. and Mrs. Allan Brown, Havre
de Grace, Md; Rev. and Mrs. q. e.
Lewis, Baltimore, Md; Mr.. and Mrs.
Brooks and Miss Dorothy Brooks,
PENIS Grove, N. j.
Miss Venable is graduate of
Flora Macdonald College, and stud
led music for a winter under Mrs.
Everett Wilson, Director of the Choir
First Presbyterian Church, San An
tonia, Texas. This past year, she
was a student at the Westminster
Choir College, Princeton, N. ]. Mr.
Rice is a graduate of Centre College,
Danville, KY, and Princeton Theolo-
gical Seminary. Mr.. Rice will be
Professor of Bible at the School of
the Ozarks and pastor of the Presby-
terian Church, Hollister, Missouri,
where he and Mrs, Rice will make
their home.
A shower was given Miss Venable
by her classmates at Princeton, N. j.,
and an informal party by Miss Vir-
/ oipia Richards of Rising SIM The re-
hearsal luncheon was given by Mrs.
j. Paul Slaybaugh and Miss Eleanor
Jane Slaybaugh of West Nottingham,
Md, assisted by Mrs. Ernest Row.
land and Mrs. LaBerta Everist. Those
present were members of the we'd
ding party and immediate families of
the bride and groom.
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