Evening star., 1961-09-03
Diplomats
Daughter
Is Wed

washington CaLneoral 10 Mr.
George Lantei Lamptey. son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
Lamptey of Accra.
The daughters of several
State Department officials
participated in the o'clock
ceremony at which the Rev.
Francis B. Sayre, jr., dean
of the Cathedral, officiated.
The wedding was followed
by a reception given by Am
bassador and Mrs. Hahn at
the Embassy on Benton place.
DR.. James M. Nabrit, presi-
dent Of Howard University.
offered the toast to the
health of the newly married
couple and, in the tradition
of Ghana, words of advice
to- the bride and bridegroom
were given by Mr.. G. Mennen
Williams, Assistant Secretary
of State for African Affairs.
The principals in the we'd
ding wore kente, the national
Ghanaian costume, and the
American bridal attendants
wore sashes of kente with
their Western style dresses.
Given in Marriage
Ambassador Hahn, who
gave his daughter in mar
riage during the ceremony,
which followed the Church
of England service, also was
attired in the native costume
of his country as were all
members of his family and
other guests from Ghana.
The bridal gown had been
made in Accra of kente,
hand-woven silk material.
In the style of Ghana, it
was fashioned with a white
blouse over a floor-length
skirt of blue, gold and red
and the brides slippers
matched the blue in the
kente. With it she wore a
white headdress and short
white veil.
The bridesmaids included
Miss Peggy Rusk, daughter OF
Secretary of State and Mrs.
Rusk; Miss Jennie Sayre,
daughter of Dean and Mrs.
Sayre: Miss Wendy Williams.
daughter of Secretary and
Mrs. Williams; Miss Jude
Jenkins, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard jenkins; Miss
Gail Hansberry, daughter OF
Prof. and Mrs. Leo Hans
berry. and Miss Evangeline
Evans, daughter Of DR.. and
Mrs. James Evans.
The brides sisters, Sarah
and Sophia, also were attend
ants and her brother Richard
was a page.
Maria-Luisa Duke, daughter
of Chief of Protocol Angler
Biddle Duke, was the ring
bearer.
Mr.. George Hammond. a
member of the Embassy staff,
served as best man.
The ushers were Mr.. A.
Botchway, Mr.. Nelson Owusu.
Mr.. c. Hutchison. Mr.. j.
Aidoo, Mr.. Robert Mi, Mr..
Peter Debrah. Mr.. j. W.
Aggrey and Mr.. Ralph
Mensah.
Opening Presents
Yesterdays ceremony cli-
NAKED busy day for the
bridal couple which began
early when Mr.. Lamptey ar
rived at the EMBASSY for the
opening Of the wedding pres
ents.
Following the custom Of
Ghana, all of the gift pack
ages had been stacked, un-
opened, in the Ambassadors
study until the we d d Ing
morning.
It also is customary in
Ghana for an engaged couple
not to have dates for a week
before the ceremony so the
bride-elect and her prospec-
tive bridegroom went shop
ping and sightseeing sepa-
rately drring Their first visit
to Washington.
Mrs. Lamptey is a registered
state nurse and is now study
ing for her midwifery certifi-
cate at the Royal Maternity
Home in Huddersfield, York
shire, England. She will COM
plete the rem a aiming six
months of the course before
returning to her homeland.
Her husband is an attor-
ney. having recently COM
pleted his law studies in Eng
land.
After a honeymoon, Mr..
Lamptey will return to Ghana
where he will join the Ghana
Civil Service.
The bridegroom's father is
in the Division of Public
Construction, Ministry of
Works and Housing, in Accra.