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- North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 11/8/1948
A pretty Autumn wedding was solemnized Saturday at
10:30 a.m. in St. Francis of Assisi Church when Miss Jean
Frances Rech, daughter of Walter V. Rech of 37 Seymour
St., became the bride of Frank L. Mago Jr. of Bryant St.
Hie Rt. Rev. Msgr. John A. Weismantel performed the ceremony
before the altar which was decorated with vases of
white pompons and fern. Clusters of white pompons marked
the family pews.
John McCully was the soloist with Mrs. Bacon at the
organ.
Attendants for the bride were
Mrs. Allan McCully, matron of
honor, Mrs. Hubert Miller and
Mrs. Norman Burton, bridesmaids.
Jack Van Slyke attended Mr.
Mago as beet man and the ushers
ware Walter R. lech, the bride's
brother, and Blakt Mago, brother
of the bridegroom.
The bride was gowned in white
chiffon velvet fashioned with a
portrait neckline with an illusion
insertion. Three soft folds of the
velvet formed a bertha collar
which enhanced the fitted bodice
and long pointed sleeve! The full
skirt fell into a cathedral length
train. Her fingertip veil of imported
illusion was held with a
braided crown of matching velvet
and she carried white pompons
and Chrysanthemums with green
fern in a cascade bouquet. The
bride wore a strand of pearls the
gift of the bridegroom.
Bridal attendants chose emerald
green velveteen gowns styled with
sweetheart necklines with dainty
bishop collars, fitted bodices,
bracelet length sleeves and bouffant
skirt with bustle backs. They
carried white pompons and wore
green velvet braided crowns in
their coiffures.
Mrs. Walter R. Rech, sister-inlaw
of the bride, wore a black
crepe dress with black accessories
and a corsage of yellow roses and
pompons. The bridegroom's mother,
Mrs. Frank Mago Sr., was attired
in hunter green crepe with
brown and green accessories and
wore a corsage of yellow roses
and pompons. The grandmother of
the bride chose a black crepe dress
with" black accessories and a corsage
of pink roses and white pompons.
After the ceremony a wedding
breakfast for 17 guests was held
at the Sheraton Hotel where white
chrysanthemums and pompons
decorated the table. In the evening
150 guests attended a reception
in the American Legion
Home. Out of town guests came
from Syracuse, Williamsville,
Buffalo, Detroit and Grand Rapr
ids., Mich.
Mr. and Mrs. Mago left for a
motor trip through the Southern
states, the bride wearing a green
dress with brown accessories. After
Nov. 22 they will be at home
in 103 Felton St.
The bride was the guest of
honor at several shower parties.
Hostesses were Mrs. Allan McCully,
variety shower; Mrs. Walter
R. Rech, bedroom and kitchen,
shower: Mrs. Blake Mago, Mrs.
Hubert Miller and Mrs. Norman
Burton, linen shower, Mrs. Frank
L. Mago, spinster dinner and Mrs.
Robert Litchka, a luncheon.
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