The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-03
Miss May Taylor,
Mr.. Crawford Wed
Here Last NIGH
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tin fashioned with tight fitting
bodices, tuI skirts with slight
trains caught at the hiplines in
slight hustle effects. The yokes Of
he bodices formed drop shoulder
effects. They all wore long white
sloves and across the back of the
hair they wore bardeauX of parma
violets and yellow Gloria roses.
Thew carried old fashion fans OF
horsehair and lavendar net center
ed with parma vlolets and yellow
Gloria roses tied with yellow and
lavendar harrow satin ribbons.
THE BRIDE
Miss Taylor, given in marriage
by her father, wore a beautiful
gown OF heavy ivory satin made
on simple lines With extremely full
skirt forming a long court train.
The bodice was tight fitting and
had a heart : shaped neckline
caught in the front with tiny tucks.
The long fitting sleeves were gath
cred at the shoulder line. Her veil
of imported French illusion fell in
10 graceful folds from a Dutch cap
of Chantilly lace. Her only orna-
ment "a a pin, gift of the bride
groom. She carried a bouquet O.
stephanotis Wanda Joaquin center
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Mr.. Crawford had as his best
man Dr.. Kenneth Tanner of Ruth
erfordton, and his groomsmen
we're: Bobo Tanner, Jr., of Ruth
erfordton, William Wade Wood of
Nashville, Tenn, Rufus Tucker
Carr Of New York city, Charles E.
NOEL, Jr., of Durham, Allan T..
Strange, Robert R. Bellamy Rich
ard Pocock, Robert Strange, Jr.,
and Wallace c. Murchison all OF
Wilmington.
Mrs. Taylor, mother of the bride,
charming in a gown of shock
ing pink crepe featuring a silver
sequin design at the round neck
line. She wore a shoulder corsage
of white orchids. Mrs. Crawford,
mother OF the bridegroom, wore
navy crepe with a corsage of phael-
enopsis orchids.
RECEPTION
Following the wedding a recep-
ton for several hundred guests was
held at the Cape Fear Country club.
The entire upper floor of the club
house was decorated in ferns,
palms and many arrangements OF
chrysanthemums, snap
dragons and bride roses. The east
porch of the clubhouse Was enclos-
ed and banked in native greenery
and white flowers. The brides
table, laid with ar imported lace
cloth held two large silver wine
coolers in the center filled with
white snapdragons and thanked by
tall silver candelabra hold
ing cathedral tapers. The south
mantel was banked in smllax and
arrangements of white flowers. I'M
mediately following the reception
the couple left for a wedding trir
10 Bermuda for two weeks. They
motored to Baltimore from where
they will take a plane to Bermuda.
The bride Wore for travel a smart
brown twill suit with alligator bag,
shoes and accessories and furs. Al
the completion of their wedding trip
they will reside in Charlotte.
The bride attended St. Mary's
junior college in Raleigh and the
Marjorie Webster college in Wash.
ington, D. c. She is one of the popu-
lar members of the younger social
contingent of Wilmington and was
a former president of the Spinsters
Dance club of this city.
Mr.. Crawford, a graduate Of the
Asheville School for Boys and the
University of North Carolina, is d
member of the sac fraternity.
During the war he served in the
Italian area in the American Field
Service FOR approximately 18-
months. He is now assistant per
sonnet director of the Ameri-
can Yarn and Processing company
in Mt. Holly.
Since the announcement of her
engagement the bride has been en-
%tertained by the following: Miss
Betty Blue Davis, Mrs. Robert H.
Bridgers, Misses Mary and Lillian
Bellamy, Mrs. Raymond H. Hol-
land, Miss Carolyn Holland, Mrs.
Richard W. Cantwell, Jr., Miss
Jocelyn Peck, Mr.. and Mrs. Mars
den Ballamy, Jr., Mrs. Hugh Nor
ton, Mrs. Robert M. Williams, Mrs.
L. l.. Doss, Miss Peggy Rorison,
Mrs. Walter Storm, Mrs. George
Clark, Miss Mary Ann Dixon, Miss
Charlotte Sprunt, Mrs. David
Murchison, Miss Nudge STANCE,
Mrs. j. Dalziel Sprunt, Miss Mar
guerite Walker, Mrs. j. Haughton
James, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Browne
Ruffin, Mr.. and Mrs. Marsden Bel
Mr.. and Mrs. Hargrove Bel
lamy and Robert R. Bellamy, and
Mr.. and Mrs! Sam Clark of Tar
borO.
NEnnINC TT
Among those here to attend the
wedding from out-of-toWn included:
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Clark, Mr..
and Mrs. Sam Clark, Jr., Russell
Clark, w. C. Clark, Mr.. and Mrs.
W. c.. Clark. Jr.. and Mr.. and