Evening star., 1947-11-06
In the Bridal Procession

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Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Oscar Hal
vorsen are making their home ir
Chapel Hill, N. c., where they went
after their wedding trip through
Virginia and North Carolina. Mrs
Halvorsen before her marriage in
the early autumn was Miss Ruth A
Elliott, daughter of Mr.. Daniel Voyt
Elliott of Marion, N. c., and the
wedding took place in the West
Washington Baptist Church, the
Rev. Charles 3. Austin officiating
Mr.. Halvorsen is son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Oscar Halvorsen, of Palmer
Mass.
Miss Lois Elliott was maid of honor
for her sister and Mr.. Roger Earle
Halvorsen was best man for his
brother.
Roane.KOtiln
A home wedding of early autumn
was that of Miss Martha Ann Kotiia
and Mr.. Curtis Roane, son of Mrs.
Elizabeth B. Roane of Portsmouth,
Va. which took place in the home
of the brides parents, DR.. and Mrs.
John w. Kotila. The Rev. DR.. John
Bailey Kelly, pastor of the George
town Presbyterian Church, ofnciated
and Mr.. and Mrs. Roane left after
an Informal reception for their new
home in Blacksburg, Va.
Mr.. Roane received his bachelor
and master of science degrees from
the Virginia Polytechnic Institute
and after continuing his post grad
uate study at the University of Min
nesota, he has accepted a position as
plant pathologist at the Virginia
Agricultural Experiment Station at
Blacksburg. His bride was graduated
from the Michigan State College
where she received tt-Whitney
scholarship in engineering and after
graduation was employed as an en-
gineering aid at the Pratt Whitney
Aircraft Corp. in Hartford. She re-
ceived the degree of master of
science from the University of Min
nesota in 1916 and continued her
postgraduate study in 1947 at the
University of Michigan.
Reitman-Shah
Mr.. and Mrs. Isidor Shah an
nounce the marriage of their daugh-
ter, Miss Dorothea Mae Shah, to DR..
Marvin Joseph Reitman, October %,
in Alexandria. DR.. Reitman was
graduated from the dental school
at the University of Pennsylvania
and Mrs. Reitman attended Hollins
College and George Washington
University.
A Avancena.Pobham
Mr.. and Mrs. Manuel Clude
Avancena are at home in Naylor
Gardens after wedding trip in the
Pocof1os. Their marriage took place
in the garden Of the home of Mr..
and Mrs. William Lee Popham in
Lee Heights, parents of the bride
who formerly was Miss Valborg Lee
Popham.
Mr.. Popham, who is assistant chief
of the Bureau of Entomology and
Plant Quarantine of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, gave his daugh-
ter in marriage. She was attended
by her sister, Miss Georgia Ann
Popham and young Edward Lee
Popha1n was ring bearer
Mr.. Avancena is son of Mr..
Francis B. Avancena of Washington
and the late Mrs. Avancena, and he
had as his best man his brother, Mr..
Robert Avancena.
Mr.. Avancena Is a student at the
Law School of George Washington
University where the bride was|
graduated. She also attended Duke
University. The bridegroom served
with the Marine Corps for three
years seeing action in the Marshall
Islands, Saipan and Two Jima.
C01-F0Sfer
Mr.. and Mrs. James Brennon Cox
are at home in Meridian Park Man.
sions where they have an apartment.
They were married recently, the
bride having been Miss Marilyn Lee
Foster, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Singer Foster of Chevy Chase.
The wedding took place at the
Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacre-
ment, the Rev. Charles German
officiating and saying the nuptial
mass. The reception and wedding
breakfast took place in the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. German.
The bride was attended by her
sister, Miss Susan Foster as maid
Of honor and Mrs. Edward Hunt of
Chevy Chase was matron of honor.
The Misses Clarice Moore of Bristol,
Tenn, and Louise Becke, classmates
of the bride at Harcum College,
were bridesmaids. Little Miss Pen
elope Dent. niece of the bridegroom.
was flower girl.
Mr.. Daniel j. Cox, jr., was best
man for his brother and the ushers
included Mr.. Edward A. Dent, jr.,
Mr.. Charles Rupert, jr., Mr.. Ray
mond Tanning and Mr. Richard
Stone of Washington and Mr.. D.
Hill Holloman, III, of Norfolk.
MeShane-Vanehan
Miss Vera C. Vaughan, daughter
Of Mr.. Luther T. Vaughan of Phil
adelphia and the late Mrs. Vaughan,
was married recently to Mr.. Richard
j. McShane, jr.. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
McShane of San Francisco, the
wedding taking place at the Shrine