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, Rose Ida Sprain Weds !ur'poD. I. Dolton, Philadelphia foi In Beautiful Ceremonyth;A wedding of sincere interest I to a large circle of friends here spi and elsewhere, was that of Miss i pa Rose Ida Sprain, the daughter da of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Sprain of to Wallis, and Mr. Delmer I. Dolton fei t of Philadelphia, Pa. ,the son of by Mr.and Mrs. H. E. Dolton, which Sv was solemnized Friday evening, cot August 20, 1943, at eight o’clock wi in the evening at Grace Luther tw an church, Houston, with the er Reverend N. H. Kern perform sit ing the ceremony. I retVases of gladioli and asters t*r were placed on the altar, with a in background of palms and ferns, i. Cathedral tapers burned in wrought iron candelabra. Mrs.E. W. Meiners sang the bridal songs, accompanied by Mrs. W.H. Rapp, organist, who also play 1 ed the wedding music.I- IThe bride was given in mar M; riage by her father. She wore an a wedding gown of marquisette Ht over satin, with a fingertip veil m | of illusion, caught with a tiara Et of stephanotis, and carried a j white Bible on which lay a white . . g orchid, with sprays of stephan- !tl n otis falling in uneven lengths. anK ZOt Miss Margaret Bracher of Marshall, wearing a gown of s blue brocaded taffeta with a long j r waist, with a skirt of blue net Wl - over pink taffeta, was maid of M U honor. Other attendants were I d Mrs. Curry Bonds of Pleasanton ar and Miss Evelyn Sommerfield of Si 1 Brenham. wearing gowns simi-h lar to that of Miss Bracher. The h flower girls were Sandra Lynn 1 ? Sprain of Dallas and Elva Ann ' Meiners of LaGrange, in pink sp I marquisette, carrying baskets ofpompon asters.Edwin Kloppe served as best man and the ushers were Mar Si vin Sprain and Phillip Wahlberg °* lt with Bernard Kern lighting the altar candles. a]s Mrs. Sprain, mother of the B e bride, wore blue crepe, with a corsage of Picardy gladioli, andMrs. Dolton, the mother of the• L cgroom, wore rose crepe with ^ l° Maid of Orleans corsage.A reception was given immediately after the ceremony at°* the home of the Reverend and ^ x Mrs. Kern. Mrs. Louis Sprain Jrof Wichita Falls, Mrs. A.T. Clark Vry of Bellville and Mrs. K. C. John 111 son served and Miss Dorothy t er Weiss of Brenham and Mrs. tl Thomas Waters DeWalt of Tay * re lor registered the guests. j Out-of-Town guests included £ the Reverend and Mrs. F. A. t ] to Bracher. Fredericksburg; Oscar lt;lis Bertrum, Austin; Mr. and Mrs. t er Max Bracher. Los Angeles, Cal- a re : ifornia; Mr.and Mrs. E. W. Som A. merfield, Brenham; Mr.and Mrs.Marvin Sprain and Sandra Lynn, ^ — Dallas, and Pvt. and Mrs. LouisA. Sprain Jr. Wichita Falls.bMrs. Dolton holds a degree from T.S.C.W., Denton, and has been a teacher in vocational a home economics in La Grange for the past two years. The groom is a graduate of Wittenberg college and is completing h his senior year at Lutheran The- d ological seminary in Philadel- a phia. Pa. | AMrs. Dolton traveled in an j ^ Australian green gaberdine suit with brown accessories and after a wedding trip, the young couple will make their home in Philadelphia.Prior to her marriage, Miss Sprain was honoree at two showers given to her in LaGrange, where she had taught for the past two years, receiving many beautiful and useful gifts. She received, also, a large number of lovely wedding presents.
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Bellville Times
Bellville, Texas, US
Thu, Aug 26, 1943
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