Milford chronicle., 1949-09-23
HE lovely wedding of
One tia Elizabeth
T a W e s a n d Mr..
Charles N. Pierson,

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- Jr., of Wilmington
and Hartford, Connecticut, took
place in Avenue Methodist
Church on Saturday at three.
The church chancel was deco
rated with glads, pompoms,
palms and ferns. Mrs. Edward
T. Hurley gave short organ
recital before the ceremony
and Mrs. Clyde Nelson sang
"At Dawning," Because" and
"The Lords Prayer" The GER
emony was performed by the
brides father, Reverend Roy
Lawson Tawes, pastor of the
church, assisted by DR.. Thomas
c. Mulligan of Dover The bride,
given in marriage by her un-
Gle, Major John P. Tawes Of
Ell Paso, Texas, wore a white
satin gown, the bodice of which
buttoned up the front to a
Peter Pan collar edged in seed
pearls. The sleeves ended in q
long point over the hand and
were also outlined with seed
pearls. Her long and full
skirt formed the train. The
chapel veil of French silk illu-
sion was held by mantilla Of
heirloom rose point lace. She
carried white phalaenopsis and
stephanotis. Mrs. Philip Mac
Innis of Wilmington attended
the bride as matron of honor.
The bridesmaids were Miss
Virginia Bradley of Hurlock,
Md. Mrs. Randolph Clark of
Rehoboth, Mrs. Richard Clark
of Camden, and Miss Sally
Heindel of Wilmington. Mrs.
MacInnis' strapless gown of
champagne satin was made
with pannier drape in the
back of the full skirt. A match
ing jacket buttoned iii the
front and had a Peter Pan col
lar, and dolman sleeves. Her
headdress was of champagne
net. She carried pink and
wine pompom chrysanthemums.
The bridesmaids wore like
gowns of turquoise satin. They
carried yellow and gold POM
poms. The best man was Mr..
James H. S. Pierson, brother
of the groom and the ushers
were Mr.. Roy l.. Tawes. Jr.,
brother of the bride, Mr.. By
ron McCandless, Mr.. Larry
Cochran, Mr.. John H. John
son of Hartford, and Mr. Ebert
Palmer of Milton. The brloe's
mother wore green satin
gown with dubonnet accessor-
les and a white orchid cor
sage. The groom's mother wore
a lilac crepe gown with plum
velvet accessories. Her corsage
was a purple orchid. The re-
ception followed at the Mil
ford New Century Club and
was attended by a large num-
mer of out-of-town relatives
and friends. The young couple
are on a wedding trip to Pc.
land Springs, Maine, and viii
reside at Windsor. Connecticut
Mrs. Pierson is graduate o.
Wilmington High School ant
the University of Delaware ant
for the past year has been as
sociated with the Wilmington
Institute Free Library. Mr.
Pierson, the son of Mr.. and Mrs
Charles N. Pierson of Will
mington, is a graduate of F
S. dupont High School and tn
University of Delaware and
member of the Kappa Alph
Fraternity. He is associate
with the Pratt-Whitney Ali
craft Corporation in Hartford
6
Mrs. Theodore Pyne was th
recipient of many gifts o
Wednesday of last week whe
the Guild members OF chris
Church gave her shower ;
the Parish House and Mr.
Richard w. Bennett, Mrs Wi
lard Barber and Mrs. Harvs
Wood were hostesses. A love
table was arranged for the a
fair and the wardrobe for Il
anticipated new arrival in Il
Pyne family, was just abo
complete after the gifts HI
been opened.
g
Miss Charlotte Ryder of w
mington, home for the wee
6nd with her parents, Mr.. a
Mrs T,0uis RYDER. had mn,