The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-03-09
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| SOUTHPORT, March y. - 81.
Phillips Episcopal church was tbs
scene of a lovely wedding when
Miss Eleanor Sprunt Niernsee of
this city became the bride of
Robert Kenneth Godfrey, of Orion,
Saturday morning March 2 at 10
o'clock. The Rt. Rev. Thomas c.
Darst, D. D., retired bishop OF
the Diocese of East Carolina, Of
ficiated.
Jonquils, Southern smilax. for
sythia and spirea were used on the
altar and in the church.
Before the ceremony Mrs. ]. W.
Ruark. organist played my Heart
At Thy Sweet Voice." from Sam
son and Delilah by Saint Saens,
and ''To The Evening Star" from
Tannhauser by Wagner, and Caval-
leria Rusticana by Mascagni. Mrs.
William Stryon sang Because"
The Wedding March from Lohen-
grin was used for the professional
and Mendelssohn's March from
Midsummers Nights Dream for the
occasional.
The bride was given in mar
riage by her father Frank M.
Niernsee, Sr., and wore an aqua
suit with matching hat. She car
ried a prayer book which was
conferred with white camellias and
showered with fern. Her only
ornaments were a pin and brace
let, the gift of the bridegroom.
Mrs. William Bragaw, the brides
sister, was her only attendant.
Mrs. Bragaw wore dress Of pink
raw silk with sweetheart neckline
and peplum. She carried a bou-
quet of pink and white camellias.
The bridegroom had as his best
man william Bragaw. The ushers
were Frank Niernsee, Jr., brother
of the bride, and Kenneth Sprunt,
cousin of the bride.
Mrs. Frank Niernsee, the bride!
| mother, wore dark blue suit witt
dark blue accessories and ;
shoulder bouquet Of pink camellias
The bridegroom aunt, Mrs. Nor;
Godfrey, wore black with match
ing accessories and shouldel
bouquet of red camellias.
Immediately after the ceremon.
the wedding breakfast was hell
at the home of the bride for thu
wedding party and out-of-towl
guests. The home was arranged
with mixed spring flowers, camel
las predominating.
i Later in the morning the couple
left for a trip south. after whlcl
they will be at home in Southport
For travelling the bride wore
dark blue suit with blue acces
series and a shoulder bouquet o
white camellias and violets.
The bride is the daughter o
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank M. Niernse'
of Southport. She attended South
/ port High school and was grad
uated from Johns Hopkins hos
!. pital, and was then employed Their
.. for several years. She was hea'
I nurse there when she was com
missioned a lieutenant in the Arm.
4 Nurses Corps. She served tire
and a half years overseas and re
turned captain.
: The bridegroom is the son Q
: Walter Baird Godfrey and the lat
: Emma Williamson Godfrey, o
Blooms, N. J. Following academl
: work at Maryville college, from
which he was graduated with al
A. B., he took graduate Wor1
E at North Carolina State colleg
! and received an M. S. degree
Later he received an M. A. iron
Harvard following further graduat
! work at that institution. He wa
connected with Orion Gardens 10
sometime before he became
: lieutenant, senior grade, in tn
: Naval Reserve in 1871, and upo
his return to civilian life in De
> cember, 1915, he resumed his wor
at Orion.
Out-of-town guests were: Mr.. an
: Mrs. Gean Godfrey, Mrs. Nor
Godfrey. Of Eastern, N. j.; MI