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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 28, 1954
Page
4
Rhoda Susan E. Wainwright of Owen Sound wed Bruce Edward Shoemaker of Acton in West Side United church with Rev Norman Pick officiating. The ceremony featured autumn chrysanthemum decor and family attendees, followed by a reception at Orange Hall and plans to reside in Acton.
Twin grandsons of James W. Moffat wed in a double ceremony at Melrose Park Presbyterian Church Toronto. Christena Steedman married Ronald Vantreen Moffat and Irene Mooney married Robert Langley Moffat. Details describe dresses, attendants, music, reception and travel plans. out-of-town guests from Milton Blyth Toronto Eden Mills London Glencoe.
Audrey Helena Pharoah and James Harvey McDougall were married at Calvary Baptist Church Guelph with four attendants. Gladioli and chrysanthemums decorated the church. The bride, daughter of T. C. Pharoah, and the groom, son of Melvin McDougall, were married by Rev. J. W. Boyd with the bride given in marriage by her father.
The autumn wedding of Phyllis Louise Coulter and John Kenneth Alex Moore took place at OL wavias rresoyerian church with Rev. Armstrong officiating at 3 PM on September 26. The bride wore Chantilly lace over nylon with a high collar and lily pointed sleeves, complemented by a fingertip illusion veil. Her bouquet featured Better Times roses. maid of honor was cousin Charmaine Chappell in pastel green lace, and bridesmaids included Marilyn Moore and Betty Coulter.
The double-ring ceremony at the Church of Our Lady in Guelph united Marlene Frances Ingram and Donald Kaye Marshall. Officiating was Dr. vy. A. Uamemy. The bride wore a floor length nylon net gown with lace appliques and carried a pink Sweetheart rose centered Mother-of-Pearl prayer book. Attendants wore rust nylon net gowns with rust feather headpieces, and the reception followed at Leisure Lodge with corsages of Sweetheart roses.
Margaret Blow and Arren James Wood wed at Knox Presbyterian Church Acton on October 9 in a setting of white chrysanthemums. The bride, daughter of Mrs Blow, wore a taffeta gown with Guippiere lace and a pearl coronet veil, carried crimson roses. The groom is son of Mr and Mrs John Wood, of Acton. About 100 guests attended. The couple will reside in St. Catharines.
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