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Priscilla Norman To WedGeorge Whitmore Jr. TodayMbs Priscilla Elizabeth Norman,.'daughter o! MrB. Andrew Grenville Pierce : 11! ol Coconut Grove, Fla.. and the late Bradford Norman Jr. of '’Brook Kami Jn Portsmouth, )s being marrixl here at 4 p.m. today to Crorge Merle Whllnvdre Jr. ol San Francisco, Calif. He is the son ol tie ’Kev. and Mrs. WMlmore of Jrvlrg-lon-on-Hudson, N. Y.'flie ceremony is taking place In tlvo Oiapcl-by-the-Sea at the Naval Hospital, vrtlh the bridegroom’s lather officiating. A reception will follow at Prescott House in Portsmouth, residence of the bride's aunt, Mrs. Benjamin Ladd Cook, and uncle Mr. Cook.Hie bride will be escorted by her uncle, t^lflam G. McKnfcht Jr. ol New York. Her classic wedding gown Is of oyster silk satin- 'Hie bodice is fashioned with a portrait neckline and long sleeves, eppllqued with passa-menlrc laco with oriental design and re-embroidered vvllli seed pearls. The same design is carried out In the skirt which extends Inlo a cathedral train. Her heirloom vdl of Brussels lace Is held b aHouse Passessimple bandeau. Her barquet Is of lilies of the valley.Miss Anno P. Collins, cousin ol the bride, is maid of honor. The attendants Include Mrs. Bradford Normon III and Miss Daryl Farrington of New York City, Miss -Sarah Hudson cf Atlanta, Ga., and the Misses Ann Hawes, Jean Hurst and Mary Anne I-angdon of Boston. Tliey all ore wearing floor length Italian silk dresses In a coral shade. Tiny caps In a leaf form of matching fabric complete the silhouettes. Their flowers are Bells of Ireland and English Ivy.Bradford Norman HI, brother of the bride, Is best mar.. The ushers will be Daniel W. Jor.es, cousin of the bride; Hugh C. Sherwood aivd Dr. Stanley Glar.r.clli cl New York City, IWvvard W. Lueke of Gary, Ind., Joseph II. Ccoghrgan of Wilmington, Del.. William R. pride-man of Minneapolis, Minn., Ken-neih C. Crouse Jr. of North Tarry, town. N. Y.. and Joseph A. Rfch-•rdson of Pittsburgh, Pa.The bride Is n graduate of West-over .School In Middlebury, Conn.. Bradford Junior College and the University of North Carolina She made her debut In New York InBill, Allowing Causeway To Coat IslandA bill iiGlboridng the stale Division of Harbors and Rivers to permit eons Intel Son of a Goat Island causeway was passed by ihe Senate yesterday and sent to the governor for signature. The Redevelopment Agc-ney of Newport has had an application for Ihe permit before ihe divsion for several weeks, pending the General Assembly's authorization.William H. Leys, executive secretary of the Redevelopment Agency, said today that upn:i signatureby the governor, the agcrcy will seek to gel the permit {fronted by Ihe stale division. The division has received proles Is again*! the causeway from some of the Jamestown Ferry captains, but not from the Jamestown Ferry Division Itself.Ti uoile llonmuln/lAfter the permit Is obtained from the state, a copy will be sent to the Army Engineers.in Wall him, Mass., where an application has been filed. The engineers will then forward the application with the state’s permit to Washington forDnal approval.Federal funds for the constr-c-10of. She is k granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. BradfordNorman Jr. of Portsmouth and of the late Mr. and Mrs. William G. McKnlght of New York City.Mr.^httmcre Is a graduate of lale University, where he was member of Verr.cn Hall, and of Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration. He belongs to thr Yale Club of New York and the Sleepy. Hollow Country Club of Scarborough, N.Y, Elc is aSirloer Jn the firrft of Cresap, Mc-ormick Paget, management consultants. ‘Tie brldcgraim is a grandson of the late Rev. and Mrs. George A. Whitmore of Lar.easier. Pa., and of the lair Mr. and Mis. Jacob Knodel of Irvingtonon-H-V-son, N.Y.Following a trip to the Carib-; bran Ihe couple will live at 121 Presidio Avc., San Francisco.
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Newport Mercury and Weekly News
Newport, Rhode Island, US
Fri, Apr 05, 1963
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