The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-20
Miss Strange,
Mr.. M orion
Are Married
Beautiful Wedding Solemniz-
ed In st. James Episcopal
Church

ton, son of Mrs. Julian Walker
Morton, and the late Mr.. Morton
of this city Saturday evening at
$3.50 o'clock in st. James Episco-
pal church.
Bishop Thomas H. Wright and
the Rev. Mortimer Glover .ffici-
ated at the ceremony, and Will
liam G.. Robertson, church organ
list played the nuptal music.
The chancel of historic st.
James church was decorated
simply for the occasion with brass
vases of white flowers placed be-
tween the church candelabra. Cy-
bodium ferns were placed in the
background.
Miss Strange, who was given in
marriage by her father, Robert
Strange, wore a gown of heavy
ivory duchess satin, designed with
tight fitting bodice, featured a
very low round necklne, outlined
with marquisette. H sleeves
we're long and fitted, tapering to
points ever the hands, and her veil
of imported ivory bridal illusion
fell from a Queen Anne cap of
heirloom rosepoint lace caught
with range blossoms, over a long
sweeping train.
Miss Strange carried a cascade
bouquet of white lilac centered
with white orchids and tied with
white satin ribbon.
Miss Mary Bellamy who attend
ed Miss Strange as maid-of-honor
wore a gown of flesh-colored silk
marquisette, fashioned with slight
ly dropped shoulders and a wide
bertha effect. The double hustle
forming in the back, fell into a
long billoWy skirt. She carried a
bouquet of orchid stock tied with
orchid taffeta ribbon an in her
hair she wore a garland of natu-
raj flowers:
Mrs. Robert H. Crawford OF
Charlotte, the former May Taylor
of this city and cousin of the
bride, was matron-of- honor, and
Miss Mary Hill. Miss Virginia
Oliver, Miss Lily Grower. Mrs.
Bryan Broadfoot, all of Whining
ton, and Miss Alice Jones and
Mrs. William Booth Cooke, both OF
charlotte were bridesmaids. All OF
the attendants wore gowns in the
identical flesh silk marquisettes
and carried bouquets alike.
Mr.. Morton had as his best
man, his brother, Julian Morton.
and groomsmen were Ben WASH
burn, Hugh Morton, Allan T.
Strange, all of Wilmington; Bill
Lord, Palm Beach, Fla; Frank
Frazer, Mobile, A a.; William
Jabine, Baltimore, Md; and Joe
Miller, Hickory.
Mrs. Strange, mother of the
bride wore a gown of moss green
silk with inserts of gray lace, and
Mrs. Morton, mother of the BRIDE
groom was gowned in gray chiffon
with a bodice of lace. Both moth
ers wore lavendar orchids.
Immediately following the we'd
ding. guests were entertained at a
reception at the home Of the
brides parents, IA N. Seventh
street.
The Strange home was beauti-
fully decorated for the occasion
with white stock, white snap
dragons, and white iris banking
the mantelpieces, and a silver
epergne filled with white lilac,
llilies-of-the valley, and white car
nations centering the table. Gar.
lands of miniature smilax were
placed around the punchboWls.
After the traditional throwing OF
the brides bouquet, the couple LEFT
for a wedding trip. For travelling
Miss Strange wore a tan gabar'
dine suit with brown accessories.
Miss Strange, who is a popular
member of Wilmington's younger
social set, attended New Hanover
High school and st. Mary's School
in Raleigh. During the past year
she has served as president OF the
lSpinsters' club and recently, she
was elected to membership In the
Social Service League.
Mr.. Morton, who is secretary
treasurer in the Hugh MacRas
and company in Wilmington, at
tended Episcopal High school IN
Alexandria, Va, and the UNIVERSE
ty of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
where he was a member Of Delta
Kappa Epsilon social fraternity.
During the war, he served as a
lieutenant in the Army Air Corps.
One of the most highly enter
tanned bride-elects of the spring,
Miss Strange was entertained by
the following prior to her mar
rage: Miss Catherine Becker,
Mrs. R. B. Gwathmey, Miss Mary
Hill, Mrs. j. Irving Corbett, Mrs.
Harry Stovall, Mrs. Walter Storm,
MRS. J.. W. Hughes, Miss Eleanor
Willetts, Frederick Willetts, Miss
es Margaret and Lily Grower.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. Marbury, Mrs.
Carl M. Allen, Mrs. j. Goodlett
t Thornton. Mrs. Bryan Broadtoot,
Mrs. w. W. Holiday, Mr.. ana
Mrs. Albert G.. Perry, Miss Betty
Blue Davis, Miss Virginia Oliver.
f Miss Mary Bellamy, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. Douglas Taylor, Mrs. Hugh
lMacRae, and Mrs. Julian Morton.
Among the guests here from out
of-town attending the wedding
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Robert H.
Crawford. Jr., Charlotte; Mr.. and
Mrs. william Booth Cooke, Char
%lotte; Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E.
Noel, Durham; MISS Spencer
Crawford, Rutherfordton; Russell
Clark, Tarboro; Miss Alice Jones,
Charlotte; William A. Lord, Ever
glades, Fla; Mrs. Robert James,
Columbus, Ga; William A. Lord,
Jr., Palm Beach, Fla; William
Jabine, Baltimore, Md; Frank
Frazer, Mobile, Ala; Joe Miller,
Hickory; Mr.. and Mrs. P. F.
Haley, Newport News, vas Mr..
and Mrs. James S. Tcklen,
C~-a~l1a, NH:,- Anr Winters