The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1960-04-29
MISS DOWDY, Mr.. ETHERlDGE
UNITED In CHURCH RITES
Mantee Girl Becomes Bride Of Ports-
mouth. Va. Man In Ceremony in
Manfee Saturday Afternoon

Miss Edna Bruce Dowdy, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Gran
berry Dowdy of Manteo, became the
bride of Ernest Lee Etheridge, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Lemuel Dozier
Etheridge of Portsmouth, Va, at
4:3O Saturday afternoon. April %,
in Mount Olivet Methodist Church,
ManteO.
The church was decorated with
palms, ferns, baskets of large white
chrysanthemun1s, and cathedral
candles in sevenIbranched Candida
bra.
The vows were spoken in a double
ring ceremony to the Rev. Harold
F. Leatherman, pastor of the
church, and the Rev. R. H. Jack
son, of st. Johns Episcopal Church,
Portsmouth. Mrs. Rennie William
son played the wedding music and
accompanied John H. Long, who
sang ~ Love Thee" by Grieg and
The Lords Prayer.
The bride, who was given in
marriage by her father, wore a
wedding gown of candlelight satin,
fashioned with fitted bodice, a
bateau neckline accented with lace
inserts embroidered in seed pearls,
long sleeves and a full skirt end
ing in chapel train. Her veil was
of imported Venetian lace over il
fusion. She carried a cascade bou-
euet of white roses conferred with
a white orchid.
Miss Ann Dowdy of The Uni
versity of Boston, Mass, was her
sisters maid of honor. She wore a
dress of light aqua silk organza
with matching veil and carried a
nosegay of pink carnations. The
bridesmaids, Miss Mary Elizabeth
Etheridge of Portsmouth, Va, sis
ter of the bridegroom; Miss Euphon
Sumner of Portsmouth and Mrs.
Cary Williams of Bayside, Va,
wore dresses indentical to that of
the maid of honor, matching wells
and carried nosegays of yellow car
nations.
The bridegroom's father served
as best man. Ushers were Robert
Butler of Suffolk, Va, Robert Rip
ley of Alexandria, Va, and Cary w.
Williams of Bayside, Va.
Miss Caroline Gort of Ports
mouth was mistress of ceremonies.
For her daughters wedding Mrs.
Dowdy wore an afternoon dress of
beige lace with matching Access
series and light purple orchid.
The bridegroom's mother wore a
navy suit with white accessories
and a white orchid. After north
ern wedding trip the couple will
make their home in Portsmouth,
where Mrs. Etheridge teaches in
Harry Hunt Junior High School
and Mr.. Etheridge in Woodrow Will
son High School. Mrs. Etheridge
is a graduate of WCUNC, Green's
boro, and Mr.. Etheridge is a gradu-
ate of the University of Virginia.
Immediately following the cere-
money the brides parents enter
tanned at a reception in the church
social hall. The refreshment table
was covered with handmade linen
drawnwork cloth and centered with
an arrangement of white carnations
and fern thanked by white tapers
in silver candelabra. Mrs. Bryan
Smith, Jr., of Buies Greek, cut and
served the three-tiered wedding
cake, which was topped with minia-
ture bride and bridegroom. Punch
.ves served by Mrs. Jack Tillett.
Fancy wedding minis, sailed nuts
and stuffed dates completed the
refreshments. Also assisting in
serving were Misses Elaine Brick
house and Nancy Leatherman. Miss
Mary Story Of Portsmouth was at
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