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- North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 9/1940
The marriage of Miss Winifred
Florence Aschenbach, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Louis J. Aschenbach
of 107 Minerva street and Donald
F. Mileham, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Percy F. Mileham of 19 King
street, was solemnized Saturday
afternoon at 4 o'clock in the Payne
Avenue Church of Christ, the Rev,
Craig W. Schwartz performing the
ceremony. The altar was decorated
with pink and white gladioli,
ferns and palms.
The bride, who was given in
marriage by her father, wore a
gown of white bengaline faille
made princess style with a train,
and having a sweetheart neckline
and long tight sleeves which came
to points over her wrists. Her
finger tip veil fell from a coronet
of pearls and gypsophila and she
carried a shower bouquet of gladioli
and gypsophila. She also wore
a string of pearls, the gift of the
groom.
Miss Viola Vogt, the bride's maid
of honor and only attendant, was
gowned in powder blue faille, having
a short military jacket, and
wore a halo of pink roses. Her
bouquet was of pink and white
gladioli. Mr. James Mileham, cousin
of the groom, was best man,
and the ushers were Mr. Carl
Rockenbrock and Mr. Robert L.
Ashenbach, brother of the bride.
Mrs. Aschenbach, the mother of
the bride, wore wine velvet with
matching accessories and Mrs.
Mileham, the groom's mother,
chose black velvet, also with accessories
to match. Each wore
a corsage of pom pons. Also
present were the bride's grandmother,
Mrs. Harry E. Mcody, and
the grandmother of the groom,
Mrs. Mary Mileham.
Immediately following the ceremony
a reception and dinner for
eighty guests was given in the
church dining room, where the
table decorations were in pink and
white. A large bride's cake centered
the table and the occasion
also marking the 30th wedding anniversary
of the bride's parents,
there was a large cake in their
honor.
Mr. and Mrs. Mileham have left
for a wedding trip to New York
and vicinity.
Among those who entertained at
ore-nuptial parties in the bride's
honor were Mrs. Christ Swansfeger,
Mrs. Harry Oppenhsimer,
Mrs. Gene Hartman, Mrs. Walter
Kreuse,. Miss Jeanne Plewak, Miss
Viola Vogt and Mrs. Spence
Tames.
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