Milford chronicle., 1960-06-17

2 palms, arrangements
-.----.-M - of white flowers and
tall lighted tapers. the military
wedding OF Miss Mary Louise
Grove, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. Norman Grove, and
Ensign Howard Lawrence Sip
pie, Jr., son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Lawrence Sipple, took
place on Sunday at three o.
clock. The Reverend A. Ed
ward Dougherty officiated at
the double ring ceremony. Mrs.
A. G. Davidson was the organ
list and Mrs. Paul Groom the
soloist. The bride. escorted by
her father, wore a bridal gown
OF chantilly lace and illusion
tulle over taffeta. The chantilly
lace bodice was studded at the
neckline with irridescent Sc
Quins, with long pointed
sleeves and tapering points at
the waist line where 1t Joined
a TERED skirt, made Of layers
Of the lace and silk organza
that terminated in a chapel
train. A half hat OF the or
ganza trimmed In seed pearls
held the hand rolled imported
illusion ballerina veil. She
carried a prayer book topped
with a white orchid and lilies
of the valley. Her attendants
were Miss Beverly Grove, her
sister, as maid of honor, Miss
Harriet Ward, Miss Mary Ellen
Grove and Miss Margaret Hol-
loway of Darlington, Maryland,
bridesmaids. The gown Of Miss
Grove was periwinkle blue or
ganza over yellow taffeta with
matching headdress. She car
ried a basket of yellow carna-
tions and roses. The brides
maids wore gowns Of peri
winkle blue organza over tur-
quoise with matching head
pieces and carried baskets of
yellow carnations. Mr.. Jay
Sipple was best man for his
brother. Another brother, Mr..
Alfred Sipple, was head usher.
Others included Lieutenant
Commander ]. Douglas Rumble,
Arlington, Virginia; Ensign
Robert L. Towle, Bellville, N.
j.; Ensign Charles e. Bingem-
er, Evansville. Indiana; Ensign
David Chain, Philadelphia; En-
sign Champe o. Bachelor,
Kings Port, Tennessee; all of
u. s. Navy and Second Lieu
tenant Paul A. Mclaughlin, U.
s. M. c., of Philadelphia. The
mother OF the bride wore blue
organza over taffeta afternoon
dress with white accessories
with corsage of sunburst
roses. The mother of the
groom wore an afternoon
dress of china silk with white
accessories and a cOrsage of
yellow rapture roses. A recep-
ton followed the ceremony in
the social hall of the church
after which Ensign and Mrs.
Sipple left for a wedding trip.
The bride is a graduate of Mil
ford High School and is sem
ior at the University of Della
ware and will resume her stu
dies in the fall. Ensign Sipple
was a member of the Class of
1860 OF the U. S. Naval Academy
at Annapolis. and will report
for duty at Norfolk. Virginia,
on July 13. A dinner at the Hi
D-Ho I'm Dover preceded the
rehearsal Friday evening when
the parents Of the groom were
hosts to the wedding party.
o.
A number of friends and rel
atives attended the wedding OF
Miss Sally Ann Draper and Mr..
Chester Tolbert Dickerson,
which took place in the Epis-
copal Church OF st. John in
Milton on Saturday at ten o.
clock. Miss Draper is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Draper Of Milton and Mr..
Dickerson is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Chester T. Dickerson, Of
town.
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Mrs. Garrett Grier and Mrs.
Logan Grier entertained their
respective bridge clubs on
Wednesday of last week, hav-
ing luncheon for the members
at the lakeside home Of the
former, followed by cards.