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- North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 9/12/1944
A quiet but impressive early
Fall wedding was solemnized on
Saturday, September 9, 1944 at
3 p.m. at Salem Church, Mor-
gan Street, Tonawanda, when Miss
Virginia Woodrich, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. John Woodrich, be-
came the bride of Private, First
Class George h. lang, United
States Army Medical Corps, son
of Mrs. Margaret Lang of Bow-
mansville.
The church was beautifully dec-
orated with palms and altar vases
of white gladioli. The only light
was that from the candles on the
altar and at each window in the
church. The Reverend Walter Het-
tel officiated at the double ring
ceremony, and Miss Carrie Os-
wald, organist, played the wed-
ding marches and other music.
During the ceremmony, Mrs. M.
Love sang "I Love You Truly."
The bride was lovely in her
gown of ivory satin and Chan-
tilly lace. The sweetheart neck-
line was edged with seed pearls,
and there were iny covered but-
tons from the enckline to below
the waist in back. The long tight-
fitting sleeves came to points over
her wrists. The lace was used on
the skirt, and it also edged the
long, circular train of the gown.
Her finger-tip veil of illusion fell
from a tiara of pearl orange blos-
soms and she wore a double
strand of pearls, a gift from the
groom. Her colonial shower bou-
quet consisted of bridal roses,
white gladiola tips, and just a
touch of tiny blue flowers.
Miss Betty woodrich was maid
of honor for her cousin and her
only attendant. She chose an em-
erald green velveteen gown
which had a sweetheart heckline
with tiny covered buttons to the
waist. The full skirt had a very
slight train. She wore an antique
gold locket, which was sent to
her from England. In her hair,
she wore an arrangement of
matching ostrich tips. Her colonial
bouquet was of pale yellow gladiola
tips.
Mr. Elton Love, brother-in-law
of the groom, acted as best man
in the absence of the bride's
brother, Sergeant Robert W.
Woodrich, who is stationed in
Italy with the United States Army
Signal Corps.
The bride's mother selected a
soldier blue afternoon dress with
matching accessories. Mrs. Lang,
the mother of the groom, wore a
grey wool suit, also with matching
accessories. Both wore corsages
of mixed flowers.
Following the ceremony, a small
reception for the immediate families
was held at the home of the
bride's parents. The young couple
have left on a short wedding
trip, the bride wearing a blue
two-piece suit with grey Persian
trim. At the conclusion of his
furlough, the groom will return
to his post, and the bride will remain
with her parents.
Pfc. George H. Lang was recently
graduated from Lawson
General Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia,
as a Surgical Technican.
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