The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-02-09
Stockslager-Tasker
Wedding Solemnized

Wedding Solemnized
The marriage of Miss Vida L
Tasker. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
f. j. Tasker of Mt. Lake Park, to
Theodore w. Stockslager, son of
Mr.. and Mrs H. F. Stockslager, OF
Oakland, took place in Bethel
Methodist church, Mt. Lake Park
on Sunday, January 20. Rev. Ran
dali Prince, pastor, officiated at
the single ring ceremony
The chancel was decorated with
palms and was lighted with tall
white candles in candelabra.
Mrs. Gordon Mealy played a pro-
gram of nuptial music preceding
the ceremony and accompanied
Stephen r. Pagenhardt who sang
Il Love You Truly" and Il Love
Thee" She also played the tradi-
tional bridal chorus from Lohen-
grin and the Mendelssohn recess
sional.
The bride. given in marriage by
her father, wore a ballerina-length
gown of white chantilly lace with
nylon net yoke fashioned with a
full skirt featuring tiers of nylon
net over satin. fitted bodice, Man
DARN collar and long pointed
sleeves. A lace tiara, trimmed with
sequins. held the shoulder length
veil of incline She carried a white
Bible topped with white roses and
white satin streamers.
The matron Of honor, Mrs. Fred
erick L. Sharps, wore a light pink
ballerina-length gown of crystal
lette over nylon net with matching
bolero. Mandarin collar and match
ing headdress. She carried a bou-
quet of pink and yellow rosebuds.
Miss Eileen Tasker, sister of the
bride, was junior bridesmaid. She
wore light pink crystallette dress
with matching headdress and car
ried a bouquet of pink and white
carnations.
Sheila and Sharon, sisters OF the
bride. were flower girls. They wore
light blue nylon dresses over nylon
net trimmed with lace. They had
matching headdresses and carried
nosegays of assorted pompons.
Frederick L. Sharps served as
best man. William Shillingburg and
John Murphy were ushers.
The mother of the bride wore
russet brown street-length dress
with matching accessories and wore
a corsage of yellow rosebuds. The
mother of the groom was attired
in a navy blue street length dress
with matching accessories and wore
a corsage of pink rosebuds.
Following the ceremony a re-
ception was held in the church So
cial room. The brides table was
centered with a three-tiered we'd
ding cake, topped with miniature
bride and groom. Mrs. Delmar
Martin, aunt of the bride, served
the wedding cake and Mrs, William
Bell presided at the punch bowl.
The bride is a graduate of Oak
land High school, class of l947. She
is employed as secretary for w.
Dwight Slower, attorney. The groom
is a graduate Of Oakland High |
school, class of 1914 He is EN-
ployed as rate clerk for Sanders
Motor Freight, Inc.
For their trip south the bride |
wore a grey wool suit with black
accessories and a corsage of white
roses. Upon their return they will |
reside at Mt Lake Park.
Among the out of town guests |
attending the wedding were Mike
Tasker, paternal grandfather, Deer |
Park; Mrs. Ida johnson, maternal |
grandmother, Loeb Lynn: Mrs. |
John Beckman, Gortner; Mr. and |
Mrs. Delmar Martin and family,
Kitzmiller; Mr. and Mrs. D. Pen
nington Baltimore; Mr.. and Mrs
Russell Tasker. Bell Tasker Mrs |
Vivian Hardesty, Miss Louise
Green. Deer Park; Mrs. E. S.
Stockslager. Westfield, N. j. Mrs |
Dyke Stockslager, Mr. and Mrs. T |
F. Stockslager and Miss Diane
Null, of Cleveland, O.