The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-06-11
, IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY

IMPRESSIVE OEhEMON1
AT an impressive afternoon we'd
ding ceremony in the Seattle Budd-
hist temple amid background OF
white stock and Gala lilies, the
marriage of Miss Taeko Kihara and
Mi. Kazuo Shitama was solemnized
on June officiated by the Rev. T.
Ichikawa.
The bride is the daughter OF MI
and Mrs. Ichimatsu Kihara of Sc
attic and the groom, the son OF
Mrs. Sada Shitama, also of Seattle.
For her wedding, the attractive
bride wore a gown of delicate lace
bodice with a jewel neckline and
full ivory satin skirt entrain with a
hustle back. Her full length illusion
veil was attached to a coronet OF
mother of pearls. She carried a
bouquet of Gala lilies.
Miss Constance Handa, maid OF
honor, was dressed in a gown OF
burnt sugar lace bodice over rose
beige tafetta with full rose beige
net skirt. She carried a drawstring
pouch accented with spray of deli
cate canary yellow pansies and
wore matching lace gloves and
net covered coronet for her head
piece
The bridesmaids, Miss Patricia
Shitana, sister of the groom, the
Misses ItSuko and MaSue Kihara.
sisters of the bride, and Miss Lily
Mukai wore identical gowns of white
lace bodice over lavender tafetta
with a full net lavender skirt. They
wore matching lace gloves with net
covered coronets for their head
pieces. Their drawstring pouches OF
identical lavender lace were decora-
ted by sprays of deep lavender pam
sizes.
Flower girls, little Midori and Su-
mike Kihara, cousins OF the bride
wore identical gowns of pale pink
tafetta and net They wore match
ing pink gloves and carried bas-
ket of American Beauty rose petals.
Master Robert Terada, ringbearer
was properly attired in a tuxedo
Mr. Ted Kurimura acted as best
man. Ushers were Messrs. Terry
Kurimura, Isamu Aoki, Gene XII
hara and Ken Murakami.
Mrs. Kenneth Duncan, organist,
played the prelude in the wedding
march on the electric Hammond
organ and her children, Ann and
David Duncan, sang duet of Lie
bestraum and Grieg's Il Love Thee
For her daughters wedding. Mrs
Ichimatsu Kihara wore full length
gown of brown lace bodice and satir
draped skirt. Mrs. Sada Shitama
mother of the groom. wore a gown
of silver grey. They both had or.
child corsageS
At the wedding reception atten-
ded by some 300 guests at the Twin
Dragons, Mr.. Seiso Bitow acted as
POSTMASTER and Mr. Ted Tomita
as master of ceremonies. Mrs. Roy
Fujiwara was in charge of the cake
cutting, assisted by Mrs. Frank Hi
daka, Miss Carol Daty and Mis-
Chizuko Tamaye. Miss Elizabeth
Shoji and Miss Margaret Bahia took
care of the guest book.
Out-of-town guests were Mr. Yu-
kitaro Kawasaki of Los Angeles
Calf, Mrs. Seiso Bitow of Spokane
Wash, and Miss Hanako OkamotC
of Chicago, Ill.
For her going away outfit, tn,
bride wore an Adrian suit of stee
grey with white accessories ant
carried a cinnamon brown coat.
After their honeymoon trip, tn,
couple will make their home i,
Chicago, Ill.
The bride is '49 graduate of tn,
University of Washington as wei
as graduate of the Tokyo Norma
School in Tokyo Japan. She was al
active cabinet member of the Uni
versity of Washington YW.C.A., tn
Valeda Girls Club, and cara Kod,
of Phrateres. The groom, an alum
nus Of the University of Washington
is presently attached with the us
army.