Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-08-28
Miss Kathryn Davis
WEEDS F. L. Newton
In Washington, D. C..

Miss Kathryn Geneva Davis, of
Washington, D. c., daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Archibald Davis,
ST., of Henderson, became the bride
OF Forrest LeMay Newton, of Wash
ington, D. c., son Of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. James F. Newton, Of Oxford,
in formal ceremony solemnized at
high noon August "a at the Francis
Asbury Methodist church in WASH
ington. DR.. o. B. Langrill officiat-
cd at the speaking of the vows.
Palms and candelabra formed eff
fectlve decorations for the exchange
of vows.
The bride, given in marriage by
her brother, j. Arlington Davis.
wore becoming gown of white
marquisctte. Her fingcrtip veil was
caught attached to a pearl orange
blossom hcaddress. She carried q
shower bouquet of brides roses and
orchids.
Mrs. Marvin r. Tavenner, Of
washington, d. c., served as matron
of honor. Her gown was light blue
marquisette and she carried bou-
quet of pink roses and delphinium.
She wore matching hat of net.
Miss Mary Lou Dyer, of Washing
''h" attended the bride
as maid of honor, wore a gown Oh
J>n, iiIa.quISelle with matching
hat. She carried bouquet of tails
man roses.
Miss Margaret Royston, of Wash
lngton, D. c., niece of the bride, SER
we'd as bridesmaid. She was dressed
in aqua marquisette with a match
ing hat and she carried a bouquet
of yellow roses.
| Marvin Newton, brother of the
groom, of Raleigh, attended as best
man. Ushers were Marshall Roy
ston, brother-in-law of the bride,
of Washington, D. c.; Lee Newton,
of Oxford, brother of the groom:
Marvin r. Tavenner, brother-in-law
OF the bri':e, of Washington, D. c.,
and Robert E. Murphy, of Washing
ten, D. c.
Mrs. Davis, mother of The bride
was dressed in black crepe with a
matching hat and she used a cor
sage of white gardenias.
Immediately following the cere-
mony reception was given at the
Wardman Park Hotel in Washing
ton, D. c. in honor of the bridal
couple.
Following the reception the couple
left for a trip through the noun
tains of Pennsylvania and North
Carolina. For travelling the bride
wore white gabardine suit with
black accessories. She used the Or
child from her bridal bouquet as 4
shoulder corsage.
Mrs. Newton was educated in the
Henderson schools and in Washing
ton, D. c. At the time of her mar
rlage she was connected with tn.
General Accounting Office.
Mr.. Newton attended schools ir
North Carolina and served with the
Army Air Forces for four and a hall
years. He spent 20 months in the
European theater. He is now with
the Strategic Air Command IN
Washington.
The couple will make their home
at 1921 Connecticut Avenue, N. w,
Washington, D. c.
Out-of-town guests attending the
wedding and reception we're: Mrs.
Henry A. Davis, Mrs. Roscoe Wright,
and Mrs. ]. Arlington Davis, ali OF
Henderson; Mrs. Richard H. Taylor,
OF Snow Hill; Miss Lucy May Tay-
lor, of Hampton, Va; Mrs. H. L.
Newton, Mr.. and Mrs. A. o. Newton,
Mrs. Frank Speed, Mrs. R. B. Hight,
Lee Newton, all of Oxford; l.. c.
Newton, of Raleigh; Mr.. and Mrs. F.
D. Newton. of Raleigh; Mr.. and Mrs.
&c. E. Grigg, of Elkin; Miss Mary
Pearce, Mrs. Bruce Pearce, both of
| Raleigh; Mrs. d. A. Newton and
Mrs. William Stone Burton, both of
Richmond, Va; and Mrs. Margaret
Steidtmann, of Petersburg, Va.