Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-08-13


A New Castle Pa, church organ
ist who played the nuptial music
for the wedding of Mr.. and Mrs.
Norman P. Mortensen, Greenville,
Pa, Is years ago, presided at the
organ console in lions Evangeli-
cal and Reformed Church here
yesterday for the wedding of the
Mortensens' daughter, Barbara Le-
titia, and Robert Shields Rosnagle,
London, Ohio.
Works of Bach, Handel, Wagner,
Easthope Martin, LeFroid-DeMer-
eaux, and Charles Albert Stebbins,
in addition to the traditional mar
ches were played by Edwin Lewis,
now organist at the First Metho-
dist Church, New Castle. Rev.
Paul G. Shumaker heard the eX-
change of vows in a double ring
rite at 4:30 o'clock.
Attending the church ceremony
and later congratulating the young
couple in a large reception at
Greenville Country Club were
relatives and friends from London,
Cincinnati, Columbus, Cleveland,
Waynesville, Dayton, Westville,
Wooster and Youngstown, Ohio,
Ashville and Chautauqua, N. Y,
Grand Rapids, Mich, Rome, Ca,
Nashville, Tenn, Aliquippa, But
Ter, Beaver Falls, Clearfield, ELL
wood City, Ford City, Erie, New
Castle, New Wilmington, New
Brighton, Sharon and Grove City.
The bride, a Penn High School
alumna, was graduated from The
College of Wooster, Wooster, O.,
in the Class of 1853, as was her
bridegroom. She is employed as
a secretary at City Hospital, Cleve-
land. Mr.. Rosnagle, who is contin-
uing his education at Western Re-
serve University School of Medi-
cine, Cleveland, is a son of DR.,
and Mrs. Ernest Rosnagle, Lon
don, Ohio.
Wears DUPONT Silk
Escorted and given in marriage
by her father, the bride wore a
beautiful gown of Dupioni silk, in
bridal white, designed with snug
fitting bodice and full bouffant
skirt which draped, over hoops, in
to a chapel sweep. Enhancing the
portrait neckline and the cap
sleeves, which were scallop-edged,
were paillettes and seed pearls.
The scalloped design was repeated
below the waistline, on the long
torso bodice. She wore matching
silk wristpoint mitts and moulded
cap of French Chantilly lace and
crushed petal pearl leaves attach
ed to a four-tier illusion veil. The
bridal bouquet was white orchid
with cascade of white fleur d.
amour. She wore heirloom pearls,
which had belonged to her ma
ternal grandmother, the late Mrs.
Harry w. Brown.
Hoop-skirted gowns of crystal
cite, all in laurel blue, were worn
by the brides attendants, who in
cluded: Maid of honor, Miss Le-
titia Prescott, Grand Rapids, Mich,
cousin of the bride; bridesmaids,
Misses Mary Ann Turner, Elwood
City, cousin of the bride, and Har-
riet Rosnagle, London, o., sister
of the groom. Fashioned in the
strapless mode, the gowns had de-
tachable stoles and very full floor
length skirts with butterfly bows
forming back-bustle effect. Their
bandeau-type hats and mitts were
in matching color, and their flow
ers were cascades of yellow fugi
NUNS and ivy.
Gilbert Ogawa, of Honolulu, Ha-
waii, college roommate of the bride.
groom, was best man, and ushers
included Robert Anderson, Cleve.
land, Edwin Lilly, Columbus
Theodore Clancy, Dayton, anc
Peter and David Mortensen, broth.
ers of the bride.
Four seven-branched candelabrs
with white cathedral tapers anc
standards of white gladioli, carna'
tions and NUNS were arranged ir
a chancel, background of palms
and schefflari. Arrangements oi
the same white blooms filled the
altar urns and also graced the
center pews, forming a white flor
al aisle for the bridal party.
String Trio Plays
An instrumental trio from th'
Greenville Symphony, with which