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- North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 11/29/1950
Vases of white chrysanthemums,
palms and seven branch
candelabra decorated the altar
and chancel of St. Mark's Evangelical
Lutheran Church on Nov.
11 at 5:30 p.m. for the marriage
of Miss Shirley J. Krueger,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward
C. Krueger and Warren D.
Allen, son of Mr and Mrs. Harry
Allen of Niagara Falls.
The ceremony was performed
by the Rev. Paul Fretthold. Carl
Koehnke played nuptial music
and accompanied Mrs. William
Grawe who sang "Always" and
"The Lord's Prayer."
Given in marriage by her
father, the bride wore a gown
of Belgium lace with an off-the
shoulder'neckline, long sleeves
tapering to points over the wrists
and a set in band of ruching
around the hipline falling in folds
to the floor and extending into a
long court train. She wore a
fingertip veil of French imported
illusion with lace edge in
scroll design- and a tiara of
pearlized orange blossoms. She
carried a lace fan adorned with
baby chrysanthemums and an
orchid. The bride wore pearls
with earrings to match, a gift
from the bridegroom.
The maid-of-honor, Miss Irene
Brauer, wore an orchid satin
gown with a matching lace hat.
The bridesmaids, Miss Carol
Gath and Miss Lorraine Stenzel
wore similar gowns and hats in
yellow and aqua. All wore long
gloves and carried lace fans
trimmed with roses and chrysthemums
to match their gowns,
gowns. °
George A l l e n attended his
brother as best man and the
ushers were James and Robert
Krueger.
The mother of the bride wore
a coffee and cream colored crepe
dress with brown accessories and
the bridegroom's mother chose
a plum colored crepe dress with
matching accessories. Both wore
corsages of roses and chrysanthemums.
Grandmothers of the
bride and bridegroom wore corsages
of carnations with their ensembles.
More than 150 guests attended
the reception which was held in
the Eagles' Home. Out of town
guests were from Niagara Falls,
Middleport, Buffalo and Monroe,
Mich.
Showers for the bride were
given by Miss Irene Brauer, the
Misses Elaine and Lorraine Stenzel,
variety; Mrs. Ralph Mellenthine,
and Mrs. Donald Strassburg,
kitchen and linen; Miss
Carol Gath and James Krueger,
one-gift Jack and Jill; Mrs.
Reinold Mueller, variety; Mrs.
William Goater and Mrs. Gordon
Call, one-gift bathroom. A shower
and luncheon were given by
friends of the bride at the Carborundum
Company.
For a wedding strip through
the Smoky Mountains, the bride
wore a grey suit with navy accessories
and an orchid corsage
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