The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-27
Anne Grahm Bond
Weds Navy Veteran

WEEDS Navy Veter
LUMBERTON.-The marriage of
Miss Anne Graham Bond, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Nc
Arthur Bond of Lumberton, to How
ard Monroe Livingston, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Melvin D. Livingston of
Laurel Hill, was solemnized at the
First Presbyterian church here
Thursday evening, Dec. 10, at 8
o'clock. The brides pastor, the
Rev. R. L. Alexander, officiated at
the double ring rites.
Wedding music was rendered by
W. r. Mcclellan, Jr., of Elizabeth
town, s%oloist, and Miss Allie Bird
McKinnon, organist.
The bride entered with her IA
Their, by whom she was given in
marriage. Her wedding gown OF
moonlight satin was fashioned with
scalleped neckline and wrist-length
sleeves outlined in Chantilly lace
and etched with seedpearls and
rhinestones, the full skirt ending
in a court train. Her veil Of illu-
sion was attached to a halo OF or
ange blossoms, and she carried a
bouquet Of brides roses and white
orchids. Her pearls were a gift OF
the bridegroom, and her handker-
chief of rosepoint lace was carried
by her mother at her wedding.
Attending the bride as maid OF
honor was Miss Betty Graham Of
Atlanta, Ca, and as junior maid
of honor Miss Elizabeth Allen Bond
Of Rowland. Their gowns were OF
dusty rose velveteen, and they
wore braided halos of tulle tipped
with ostrich feathers, in the hair.
The bridesmaids, who wore
frocks of American Beauty vel
veteen, were Misses Jean Graham
of New York City, Leah Hendrix of
Raleigh, Ellenor French and Betty
Garter Of Lumberton, Mrs. A. R.
Pittman, Jr., of Camp Lejeune and
Mrs. Knox M. Barnes of Lumber
ton. All the brides attendants car
ried bouquets of Pink Delight roses
and wore tulle halos in their hair.
! The ~ringbearers were little Miss
jCarolyn Mcneil Bond and Wiley
Rowland Mcclellan III of Elizabeth
town.
The groom was attended by his
father as best man. Groomsmen
were Hector Lytch of Laurniburg,
George Elmore Gibson and James
Gibson of Laurel Hill, Neill Byrne
of Pembroke, Furman K. Biggs,
Jr., Knox M. Barnes, E. j. Britt,
Jr., and Guitar Moore, Jr.
The mother of the bride was
dressed in coral crepe trimmed in
gold sequins, and at her shoulder
was a purple orchid. The bride
groom's mothers wore ice blue
mouseline de sole, with a purple
orchid corsage.
Mrs. Livingston attended Hard
ibarger's Business and Secretarial
School in Raleigh and Greensboro
College. For the past four years
she has been employed as secre-
tary with the Britt and Britt law
firm here.
The groom is a graduate of Wake
Forest College, where he was a
member of Pi Kappa Alpa fra
ternity. He served in the Navy for
3 IL years, most of that time in
the Pacific area. He is now attend
ing school in Indianapolis, Ind,
where the couple will be at home,
at 1872 North Oxford Street, upon
return from a wedding trip.
For travelling the bride wore a
smoked white gabardine suit with
matching hat and brown accessor-
les and the orchid from her bou-
quet.
Immediately after the ceremony
the brides parents entertained at
a formal reception at their new
home on East 18th Street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guitar Moore en-
retained members of the Livings-
ton-Bond wedding party and out-of-
town guests at the cake-cutting at
their home on Wednesday evening
after ~rehereasal.
The wedding breakfast was given
by Mrs. A. R. Pittman, Jr., and
Miss Ellenor French at the Pine
Room Thursday at II o'clock. Mem
bers of the wedding party and out
of-town friends numbering 40 were
guests of Open House given by
Mr.. and Mrs. Knox M. Barnes,
Neil Byrnes and F. K. Biggs, Jr.
at the Pine Room Wednesday after
noon. !.
Mrs. c. B. Stafford entertained
at an informal tea at her home IN
Fairmont honoring Miss Bond Tues
day afternoon.