The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-09-10

THE CITY ROAD METHODIST
CHURCH of Elizabeth City, wa:
the scene of a lovely afternoon
wedding on September 5, at 800
o'clock when Miss Marietta
Hooper became the bride Of
Major Irving Hooper.
The bride is the daughter Of
Mrs. William Sheriff. Hooper ano
the late Mr.. Hooper of Elizabeth
City and the bridegroom is the
son of Mrs. Lorenzo Dove Hoop
er and the late Mr.. Hooper OF
Stumpy Point.
The ceremony was performed
by the brides pastor, the Rev
erend D. ]. Reid and her uncle,
the Reverend E. R. Meekins OF
Columbia, in a setting of palms,
ferns, and baskets of white glad
ioli, pom-poms and white asters.
Mrs. Fannie Elliott presented
program of wedding music
prior to the ceremony and ac-
companied Mrs. E. F. Aydlett
who sang "At Dawning' and
Because" and Harry Collier
who sang "The Lords Prayer.
The bride, given in marriage
by her uncle, Merritt Anderson
Hooper, ST., wore a wedding
gown of lace and tulle over sat-
in, fashioned with a Queen Anne
collar. Long lace sleeves ended
in wedding peaks over the hands
The pointed basque bodice OF
lace over satin buttoned down
back with self covered buttons
to a satin hustle. The gathered
net skirt with tunic of lace ex-
tended into an abbreviated
chapel train. The finger tir
length veil of imported illusion
was arranged from pearlizec
tiara. She carried a nosegay Of
white asters conferred with {
:, white orchid and showered witt
stephanotis.
Mrs. Bette Bowles of Norfolk
was the matron of honor. She
wore a floor length gown of ir'
descent, blue antique taffets
with shirred bodice anc
sleeves. The taut bodice was &C
cented by a very bouffant skirt
She wore a picture hat of match
ing, shirred antique taffeta anc
carried an old fashioned nosega,
of mixed flowers accented by
matching blue ribbon.
The bridesmaids were Mis-
Mary Meekins of Columbia, Mis-
Patricia Twiford of Stump.
Point, Mrs. Lois Sanford o
Morehead City and Mrs. Bett.
West of Elizabeth City. TIL,
bridesmaids wore gowns of iri
descent rose, yellow, green ant
lavender styled like that of tn,
matron of honor. They wor,
matching bandeaux of shirret
antique taffeta and carried nose
gays of mixed fall flowers &C
cented by rainbow colored rib
bon.
Little Miss Alice Meekins
cousin of the bride, was the flow
er girl, wearing a dress of ic'
blue antique taffeta fashioned
similar to that of the other at
tendant's gowns. She carried
basket of rose petals showeret
with pink ribbon. Master Sheriff
Hooper of Elizabeth City was tn
Iringbearer.
! Horace B. Hooper of Stump.
Point was his brothers best man
The groomsmen We're Johl
Zachary, Dwight Hooper, Melvin
| Meekins, all of Norfolk, ant
Frank Splitter of Elizabeth City
| Mrs. M. A. Hooper and Mrs
S. w. Meekins, aunts of the brid
were mistresses of ceremony
They wore dresses of steel gre,
taffeta and champagne faill
with corsages of red roses.
The mother of the bride wor
street length dress of steel blu
lace over taffeta. Her hat wa
mauve felt and she wore an or
child corsage.
The bridegroom's mother chos
a street length gown of mauv'
silk shantung with navy acces
sories and an orchid corsage.
Mrs. J. A. Hooper, Mrs. Car
PARROT of Elizabeth City ant
Mrs. j. r. Bell, sister of tn,
bridegroom, of Norfolk wer,
hostesses for a reception in thu
church reception hall immediate
ly following the ceremony. Fo,
travelling the bride wore a tive
piece dress with jacket of tur
quoise tissue falle fashioned with
a fitted princess bodice and a full
skirt. Her hat was cloche O.
pink feathers with matching pinl