The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-10-29
Miss Betty James, Edwin Lenrep, I.,
Wed At Lovely Ceremony In Guifport

In a setting of unusual beauty,
Miss Betty James,, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence James
Of Handsboro, and Edwin Gould
Lennep, Jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edwin Gould Lennep Of Moss
Point, exchanged the wedding
VOWS at a formal ceremony Sat
urday at 8 o'clock in the evening
at the FRS Methodist church Of
Gulfport. The Rev. j. T. Leggett
Of Hattiesburg, grandfather OF
the bride, assisted by DR.. Henry
r. Bullock of Gulfport, officiated.
Palms and fern were banked
into a background for the pyra-
mids Of branehed candelabra
holding white lighted tapers and
for the baskets Of white pompom
chrysanthemums and gladioli.
The altar rail was covered with
white maline and topped with
sprays of maidenhair fern cen
tered with a white satin bow.
Jimmy and Edward James,
brothers of the bride, lighted the
candles and Mrs. w. J. Ferguson
presented a program of prenup-
tial music and played the tradi-
tional Lohengrin and Mendels-
sohn marches for the entry and
departure of the wedding party.
The bride was given in mar
riage by her father and she wore
an original model in blush pink
slipper satin fashioned with
fitted bodice with high neckline
and long sleeves ending in points
at the hands. An overskirt of the
satin was draped to the back
over the full skirt and ended in
a hustle bow. Handmade satin
rosebuds were used on the over
skirt and bow and the full skirt
ended in a train. Her fingertip
veil of blush pink was of illusion
and was held by a halo of orange
blossoms and stephanotis and she
carried a shower bouquet of lilies
lof the valley and stephanotis,
backed with puffs of blush ma
line and centered with two white
purple-throated orchids.
Mrs. Jack Turner of Moss Point,
sister of the groom, and Miss
Ruth James, sister of the bride,
were matron and maid of honor
wearing gowns of silver gray
faille with basque waists and
wide berthas d with satin
ribbons and highlighted by a
vide satin bow across the Shout
ders with bow ends dropping
gracefully below the waist. The
bridesmaids, Miss Marjorie Nor
veil, Miss Barbara Causey, Miss
Eleanor Bernheim and Miss Cath
crime Edwards wore identical
dresses in dusty rose shade and
the flower girl, Elizabeth Blumer,
wore a miniature replica of the
dresses of the other attendants
in dusty rose. The ATTENDANTS
carried stunning round arrange
ments of bronze chrysanthemums
showered with satin ribbon.
The groom had as best mar
his brother, Tom Lennep, and as
groomsmen, Roy j. Surgi of New
Orleans and Cecil Stallings. Ush-
ers were Rivers and Ewell Sin
gleton and Glenn Torres.
A reception at the Markham
hotel followed the ceremony
where Mrs. James and Mr.. and
Mrs. Lennep received with the
bridal party. Mrs. James wore q
gown of lime crepe and
Mrs. Lennep chose a pastel smoke
blue with gold braid trim and
both wore a purple orchid cor
sage.
Cuban Honeymoon
Baskets of white pompom
chrysanthemums, gladioli and
stephanotis decorated the ball
room. The brides table was COW
cred with skirts of pink net over
a white linen embroidered and
cut work cloth and Fittings of
the net laid on the table were
sprinkled with white s~tephanotis
and stock blossoms. Double pink
satin wedding rings held the
corners of the cloth and white
tapers were held in crystal tear
drop candelabra tied with pink
ribbons showered with stock
blossoms. The brides cake was
blush pink decorated with rose
buds similar to those on the
bridal gown. Sprays of confec-
TONERS lilies of the valley and
ribbon topped the cake which
was on a mirror and encircled
with a double ruffle of pink net.
After the reception. Mr.. and
Mrs. Lennep left by plane for a
wedding trip TO Cuba after which