The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-07-25
FRY-ALFORD WEDDING
SUNDAY AFTERNOON
Reception Follows Ceremony at
Home of Mr.. and Mrs.
M. L. Daniels, Sr.

M. L. Daniels, Sr.
Miss Doris Elizabeth Afford O.
Manteo became the bride of Way
land Harmon Fry of Carthage anC
Manteo in a double ring ceremony
at five o'clock Sunday afternoon
July 20, in Mount Olivet Methods
Church, Manteo. The vows were
spoken to Rev. H. R. Ashmore
before the altar, which was banked
with palms and baskets of white
gladioli and lighted with white
cathedral candles in tall seven
branched candelabra.
A program of nuptial music
was rendered by Mrs. Rennie Will
hanson, organist; Paul Snyder
baritone, of the Lost Colony choir
who sang a special wedding ar.
rangement of "If Thou Be Near
by Bach; and Mrs. Harry Thomas
also of the Lost Colony choir, who
sang "The Lords Prayer" by
Malotte as a benediction.
The bride, who was given in
marriage by her grandfather
NJ. L. Daniels, ST., of Manteo
wore a ballerina length wedding
gown of embroidered organdy
fashioned with a sheer yoke ex-
tending into a sweetheart neck
line. The basque bodice was &C.
cented by a full gathered skirt
Her fingertip length veil of i'm
ported illusion was arranged from
a Juliet cap of satin with pearl
applique. She wore long mitts and
carried bouquet of white mixed
flowers centered with a purple
throated white orchid.
Miss Sally Afford was her sis
ter's maid of honor. She wore a
ballerina length dress of white
organdy, made with an off-the-
shoulder neckline and full skirt
She carried a bouquet of red car
nations and wore matching head
dress. Bridesmaids were Misses
Patricia Davis, Helen Farrow, Iva.
dean Wilson and Norma Basnight
all of Manteo. They wore identical
dresses of white organdy, fash.
Toned like that of the maic
of honor and carried similar bou.
quets of red carnations with
matching headdresses.
Little Gale Brown, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Aycock Brown, was
flower girl. She wore an ankle
length dress of ruffied white
organdy.
The bridegroom had as best mar
his brother, Paul Fry of Carthage
Ushers were Homer Fry, brother
of the bridegroom, of Carthage;
Adrian o. Ayres, w. w. Tarking.
ton and Woodson Fearing, all Of
Manteo.
The brides mother wore an aft.
ernoon dress of aqua nylon with
m t hing accessories and ar
orchid corsage. The bridegroom's
mother wore an afternoon dress Of
navy blue crepe with matching ac.
cessories and an orchid corsage.
The bride is the daughter Of
Mrs. Cora Mae Afford Basnight
of Manteo and the late E. j
Afford. She received her education
in Manteo High School and East
Carolina College, Greenville. Al
present she is employed as secre,
tary to Aycock Brown in the Lost
Colony office. Mr.. Fry is the sor
of Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Fry OF
Carthage. He is a graduate Of
Wake Forest College, and is g
member of the Manteo High schoo
faculty.
For a going-away costume the
bride wore a white linen suit with
white accessories, and the orchiC
from her bridal bouquet.
The couple plan to make theil
home in Manteo.
Immediately following the wed.
ding, the bridal party was enter.
tanned with a reception at the
home of the BRIDES grandparents
Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. Daniels, Sr
Mrs. M. L. Daniels, Jr., greeted
the guests at the door and intro.
duced to the receiving line, which
was made up of the brides mother
the bridegroom's mother, and the
bridal party. Miss Evelyn Dowdy
presided at the register, and Mrs
Vernon Davis was in charge of the
gift room. The dining table was
laid with = cutwork linen cloth anC
centered with an arrangement Of
white gladioli and fern and white