HomeMy WebLinkAboutNewspaper AnnouncementTEXAS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 1953.
Miss Mary LaVerne Whiteside, William
am
Bradford Lancaster in Church Wedding
The First Baptist Church of Nor - i wearing a dress' of grey wool topped
ae.ngee was the scene for the wed- with matching coat. Her hat was of
!!g of Miss Mary La Verne White white and other accessories of black
de and William Bradford Lancas-
Saturday evening at 7:30 o'clock.
The bride is the daughter of Mr
and Mrs Talmage D Whiteside of
Nop.nangee and the groan is the on 1
of Mrs Robert Roy Lancaster, 303 The bride is a graduate of Nor -
Dexter, College Station. mangee High School and of Baylor
The impressive 'ring ceremony was University and is Girl Scout execu-
tive for the Bryan- College Station
area. Mr Lancaster, a graduate of
A &M Consolidated School 'and of
Texas A &M College, is presently in
the employ of Texas National Guard
of the Brazos County area.
Out of town guests for the wed-
ding were Mr and Mrs R R Lancas-
ter, Ray Smith, Dempsey Guthrie.
Horace Schaffer of College Station;
Miss Glenna Morgan, Norman, Ok-
lahoma; Mr and Mrs Rex L Cooper
of Houston; James H Lancaster of
Baton Rouge, La; John S Lancaster
of Elgin AF Base, Fla; Mr and Mrs
Odis Drake and Mr and Mrs Tyra
Fannin of North Zulch; Mr and Mrs
A T Whiteside, Galena Park; T R
Whiteside, Huntsville; Mr and Mrs
Roy Fannin, Mr and Mrs. R D Wil-
son and family, 'Madisonville; Mrs
Maurine Farmer, Waeo;. Mrs Essie
Gilbert cf _ Bryan. ,
performed by Rev C E Bullock re-
tired Baptist minister, before the al-
tar which featured the colors of
white and yellow. Altar candelabra
holding daffodil yellow tapers shed
soft lighting on the background of
palms which were accented with ac-
acia trees and two baskets of pale
yellow gladioli and Marconi daisies.
:Irs Rex L Copper, sister of the
bridegromm, harpist, and Mrs Otis
Ellison, pianist gave prenuptial se-
lections as wedding guests assem-
bled, and accompanied Ray Smith
who sang "The Sweetest Story Ever
Told," "God Gave Me You" and "Sa-
viour Like a Shepherd Lead Us."
The bride, given in marriage by
her father, was gowned in Chantilly
lace and nylon tulle. The bodice of
lace over White was encrusted
in seed pearls and the bouffant skirt
of tulle was also over bridal satin.
The bride carried a white Bible over -
laid with a white orchid encircled
w,,,th sephanotis with streamers of
ribbons emphasized with love knots.
Her only ornament was a strand of
pearls while traditional emblems
were an heirloom handkerchief bor-
rowed from a friend and for "some-
thing old" she wore the wedding ring
of the great great grandmother of
the bridegroom.
Her fingertip veil of illusion was
softly gathered to a Juliette cap of
patent leather.
On their return Mr and Mrs Lan-
caster will he at home in the Boyett
Street apartments, Bryan.
the bridegroom.
Her fingertip veil of illusion was
softly gathered to a Juliette cap of
satin and pearls.
Miss Glenna Morgan attended the
bride as maid of honor and brides-
maids were Misses Betty Jo Wa1ke.r,
Lera Canavespie, and Charlotte Bai-
liff. They wore frocks of yellow tef-
feta with strapless bodices, stoles
and bouffant overskirts of nylon net.
Their Juliette caps of yellow velvet
ribbons were accented with crescent
bouquets of daffodils.
Attending the bridegroom were
hia brother, James Lancaster, best
man, while groomsmen. were John S
Lancaster, another brother of the
bridegroom and also Dempsey Guth-
rie and Horace Schaffer.
The bride's mother was attired in
a frock of N avy blue lace, while
the groom's mother chose a dress of
black lace. They both wore corsages
of cymbedium orchids.
Following the wedding cermony a
reception was held at the parsonage
home of Rev and Mrs J D Walker,
where f 'veers and decor in colors
featured in church decorations - xere
noted.
Mrs Claude Roberts presided at
the tiered. embossed wedding, cake
and Miss Mary Lou Farmer dis-
pensed iced fruit punch. Mrs Bill La-
gravier registered guests . in the
bride's book.
When the bridal couple left on
their wedding trip, the bride was