Milford chronicle., 1946-06-14


-------------------I dragons decorated
All Saints Episcopal Church at
Rehoboth on Saturday for the
wedding of Miss Mary Lynn
Pratt, daughter of Captain and
Mrs. John Lockwood Pratt and
Lieutenant John Stuart Gayle,
son of Colonel l.. T. Gayle of
Norfolk, Va, and Mrs. G. NJ.
Tozer of Coronado. California,
which took place at four. Rev.
erend Joseph S. Kinks and Rev
erend Nelson W. Rightmyer
Officiated at the ceremony The
bride wore the wedding dress
OF her grandmother, Mrs. Frank
l.. Grier, of heavy brocaded iv-
ory faille with lego mutton
sleeves, seed pearl trimmed.
Her tulle veil featured a rose
point lace coronet and panel
that was worn first by her
great-grandmOther, Mrs, Mary
o. Caulk, which was held in
place by orange blossoms. Her
slipper ornaments We're of the
same lace and blossoms. Her
MOWERS We're an old fashioned
bouquet of white orchids, gar
denias and white larkspur with
pleated lace ruffle. Miss Ra-
chele Davis, the maid of honor,
wore a long dress OF white or
ganza, bOuffant skirt. Her hat
was Of white tulle with wide
brim, with no crown, and pale
blue velvet ribbons. Her colon
ial bouquet was of pink roses,
yellow daisies and blue del
phinium tied with blue velvet
ribbons The bridesmaids, who
were Miss Constance Halo
well, OF Washington, Miss Phe-
be Lukens of Swarthmore,
Miss Barbara Heflin of Bakers
field, California and Wayne,
Pa, Miss Nancy Hopkins of
New York City, all wore dresses
of pale blue organZa with faint
white print and made like the
maid of honor's dress. Their
similar hats were of pale blue
tulle and velvet streamers. They
carried arm bouquets of yell
low roses, daisies and snap
dragons. The groom, his best
man and ushers are this years
graduates of the Military Acad-
emy at West Point. They in
cluded John NJ ShultZ of Wash
ington, as best man, Edward W.
Chynoweth of Carmel, Califor-
mia, Robert Swab of Lukens,
Pa, Fields F. Shelton of Gov
ington, Ky, Robert l.. Franz
of Pittsburgh, Pa, and Rex
Beasley, all lieutenants in the
United States Army Mrs. To-
ger chose a long dress of black
and white print, and white eye
let embroidered hat, while Mrs.
Pratt's dress was of pale pink
with steel blue print and navy
tulle hat. Both wore corsages
of white larkspur and garde-
Mas Mrs. Grier's dress was of
white chiffon and lace and a
lot of pale pink flowers with
turquoise bow. She wore a COR
sage of pink roses with tur-
quoise ribbon. Mrs. Pratt, who
is being treated at Beebe Hos
pital for sciatica, was present
and wore a long dress of black
Chiffon with a purple hat with
pink flowers and a cOrsage OF
pink roses with purple rib.
bon. The ceremony was at
tended by the families and {
small group of friends, but the
reception which followed at tn,
summer home of Mrs. Griel
was attended by many friends
locally and from a distance
George Madden and his Orches
ira from Wilmington playet
during the reception which be
gan at four-thirty. Lieutenan
and Mrs. Gayle left soon afte
the reception by motor for
FIVE weeks wedding trip t
Coronado after which he viii
be stationed at Fort Bennlns
Georgia, reporting for dut
there on July s. The bride al
tended National Cathedra
School and Mills College Sh
was present for Lieutenar
Gayle's graduation at Yves
Point on June 4. Much enter
tanning was done for the youn
couple before their wedding
some of which was cockta
party at BeachOlme on Frida
afternoon and dinner at tn
Rehoboth Country Club on Fr
day evening when Mr.. and Mr.
James Lukens were the host
House guests for the weddin