The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-04
Miss Ella Mills,
W. B. Startling
Marry Saturday

Inc u MlSS Lid E1lLd'
beth Mills, daughter of MI. ano
Mrs. L. L. Mills, SIS Orange street,
and William B. Startling, o. of A.
J. Startling and the late Mrs. Star
ling, 707 South Fifth street, took
place yesterday afternoon at
o'clock in Tabernacle Baptist
church. The Rev. C. E. Baker, pas
tor of the church, performed the
ceremony.
The vows were spoken before a
background of palms and native
Trei.N ia rawelilt neheni eo-gddgr
greenery and white gladioli. Nu-
merou candles burned in branch
ed candelabra.
While the guests were assem-
bling and during the ceremony a
program of ruptial music was rem
dered by Mrs. J. H. Wilson, solo,
list, and Mrs. w. E. Cherry, Or
ganist. Mrs. Wilson sang Be
cause" and II Love Thee while
organ selections included ITO An
Evening Star" and Liebustraum."
The traditional professional and
occasional by Wagner and Men
delssohn.
The bride vas attended by Mrs.
J. G. Taylor as matron-of-honor
and Misses Eta Cove and Rose
mary Mills as bridesmaids. Mrs.
TAYLOR wore a soft pink net gown
made on the same lines as that
of the brides gown except for
short puffed sleeves. She carried
an arm bouquet OF mixed summer
flowers tied with contrasting rib
bon. The bridesmaids dressed
identical to that Of the m%atron-of-
honor only in a soft blue net and
they carried bouquets Of mixed
summer flowers tied with contrast
ing ribbons.
Mr.. Startling had as his best man
Haywood Startling, and his ushers
wer Liston Mills, J. C. Taylor.
J. D. Hobbs, Jr., and Lloyd Wolfe
Little Miss Irene Britt of Fay
etteville, attended the bride a.
flower girl.
he bride wore for her wedding
a gown Of white lace fashioned
with sweetheart neckline and Ion,
sleeves ending in points over tn
hands. Her veil of French ILLUSION
fell gracefully from a coronet o
lace and extended over the lon
train. Her cnlv ornament was al
opal necklace, a gift of the bride
groom. She carried a bouquet o
white orchids and tuberoses show
cred with satin streamers ant
tuberoses.
Mr.. Mills, mother of the bride
wore an aqua crepe frock, blacl
accessories and a corsage Of whit
carnations.
Immediately following the eere
mony a reception was held at tn
homo of the brides parents. Tn
house was decorated with brida
and summer flowers ant
In the dining room the bride
table was laid with a handmade
lace cloth centered with a three
TERED wedding cake hanked b,
crystal %candelabra holding whit
tapers. The bride and bridegroom
cut the first slice after which Mrs
N. W. Allen served cake. Puncl
was served by Miss Elizabeth Bat
assisted by Mrs. Eldridge Fergus
Mrs. Kenneth Warren, Mrs. Lloyt
Britt, Mrs Genevieve Godfrey
Miss Elaine Warren, and Mrs
Rednon Chrisp. Mrs. J. D. Hobb.
presided at the brides book. Fol
lowing the reception the coupl'
left for a wedding trip to Western
North Carolina and Tennessee aft
er which they will reside a
Wrightsville Beach. Mrs. Startling
wore for travel a gray suit dres'
with white accessories and a cor
sage of orchids taken from her bri
dial bouquet.
Mrs. Startling is a graduate o
New Hanover High school and tn
Woman's college OF the Unlverslt,
of North Carolina in Greensboro
Mr.. Startling is a graduate Of New
Hanover High school and Metero
ogy school in Florida.
The bride has been honored b.
the following prior to her mar
rage: The choir Of the Fourt
Street Advert church, Mrs. J. Q
Hobbs, Mrs. W. D. Mills, Mrs. !
Hobbs, Mrs. ". D. Mills, Mrs. N
W. Allen, Mrs. M. M. Hall, Mrs
J.. c. Taylor and Mrs. Geneviev
Godfrey. The rehearsal party wa
given by the brides grandmother
Mrs. w. C. Curry.