Smyrna times., 1955-05-26
This Weeks
Social and
Personal
Events
PATRICIA MIDDLETON WED

Married in st. Peters Church to
1t. Donald Ritchie Waddell
The marriage of Miss Patricia
Lee Middleton, daughter of Mr..
Stanley NJ. Middleton and the late
Mrs. Middleton to 1t. Donald
Ritchie Waddell, United States
Air Force, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Waddell, of Concord, N. c.,
took place at st. Peters Episcopal
Church, Smyrna on Saturday,
May 21. The ceremony was per-
formed by the rector, the Rev. F.
Sydney Bancroft. The wedding
music was played by Mrs. John H.
Fearon. Karl Gebhart served as
the acolyte. Miss Elizabeth Anne
Denney, Smyrna was the maid of
honor, and Mrs. Douglas Tyler
Putnam, Schenectady, N. Y, was
the matron of honor. The brides
maids were Miss Lynda Ann Wad-
dell, Concord, N. c., sister of the
groom, Miss jeanne Oechsler,
Smyrna Miss Doris Ann Dukes,
Townsend; and Miss 1. Rosalie
Williams, Wilmington. 1t. Rob-
ert B. Coburn, U. S. Air Force,
served as best man, The usherS
were 1t. Ralph D. Waddell, Tus-
con, Arizona, brother of the
groom; 1t. Elba w. Miller, 1t.
Peter Berezny, 1t Robert C. Hal
lock, and 1t. Carl o. Densch, all
stationed at Dover Air Force
Base.
The bride, given in marriage by
her father, wore an imported
white Chantilly lace wedding gown
in rose pattern over white Skinner
satin. 1t was fashioned with a
scoop neckline, with long sleeves
pointed over the hand, and a
cathedral train. A cap of white
Chantilly lace over satin and trim
med with pearls and pailettes held
a fHger-tip veil of illusion. She
carried a brides bouquet of a
white orchid with white carnations
suspended from it.
Il oc oi i1c xxyay q
alike in lilac strapless dresses of
nylon tulle over taffeta, made with
fitted bodice of tucked tulle with
banding of white organdy leaves.
They had floor length bouffant
skirts OF tulle over taffeta with
deep fiounces trimmed with white
leaf banding. They wore lilac
bands of maline leaves on their
heads, pearl chokers and earrings
and white gloves.
The nonor attendants carried
nosegays of orchid colored sweet
peas, lily of the valley, pink
sweetheart roses and orchid
streamers.
The bridesmaids carried nosegays
of orchid eolored sweet peas, lily
of the valley, with orchid ribbons.
The grandmother of the bride
wore a beige lace dress over
light pink taffeta with ping hat
and beige bag and shoes.
The mother of the groom wore
a blue lace dress over blue taf-
feta, with a pink fiowered hat,
pink gloves and shoes. They both
wore lavender orchid corsages.
White tapers on standards dec
GRATED with smilax were placed
on the pews of the center aisle of
the church. White lilies were
used on both altars in the church.
The bride entertained the mem
bers of the wedding party at a
dinner at her home before the re-
hearsal on Friday evening.
The brides going away costume
was an aqua fitted suit, worn
with white hat and gloves and a
white orchid corsage. She wore
black patent leather shoes and
carried black patent leather
bag.
After wedding trip on the
Skyline Drive the couple will live
temporarily in Smyrna.
She was entertained at showers
by Mrs. Robert Dunning, Mrs.
Polly Roe, Mrs. William Joyce,
Miss jeanne Oechsler, Miss Beth
Denney, and Miss Doris Dukes.