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- Niagara Gazette - 6/28/1945
The Sacred Heart church, this
city, was the setting for the marriage
of Miss Alice Corrine Perry, of
Warren, Pa., and Dr. Alphonso Leo
Bax, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred
Bax,, of this city.
The ceremony was performed at
noon, Saturday, June 16. at a Nuptial
High Mass, at which time the
Rev. Francls L. Meade, CM., officiated.
A profusion of lovely spring flowers
added beauty to the illuminated
altar where the young couple exchanged
their marriage vows.
Miss. Perry, who. entered the
church on the arm of her uncle,
Mr. Vennor Bright, of Newcastle,
Pa., wore a period gown of white
marquisette, with a sweetheart neckline
and long sleeves with ruffled
wristlets. From the neckline to the
waist the back buttoned with a row
of tiny covered buttons from which
cascaded the lovely ruffled circular
train. Her fingertip veil of double
Illusion fell from a tiara of orange
blossoms. She carried a formal bouquet
of white and sweetheart roses
with an orchid center, which was
tied with satin streamers.
Miss Helen L. Bax', maid of honor
and sister of the bridegroom, wore
a gown of. shell pink marquisette
with matching flowered headdress.
She carried pink roses and delphinium,
tied with blue'satin streamers.
The bridesmaids were Miss Margaret
Ann Woodworth. of Cleveland,
Ohio, and Miss Emilia Bax, sister
of the bridegroom. They wore blue
crepe and flowered headdresses and
carried pink roses.
William A. Balls, B.S., M.D., of
Pittsburgh, Pa., was best man and
the ushers were James Reagan, M.D.,
of Cleveland. Ohio, and Badhi Chagerben,
M.D, of Brazil, South
America.
Mrs. Perry, mother of the bride,
wore a two-piece gold suit with black
accessories and a shoulder corsage
of Talisman roses. Mrs. Bax, mother
of the bridegroom, wore a navy
blue sheer with white accessories
and a shoulder corsage of pink roses.
After the ceremony, dinner was
served In the Orchid room of the
Red Coach Inn. The table was beautifully
decorated with a five-tier
wedding cake topped with a miniature
bride and bridegroom. Double
branch candelabra and vari-colored
sweet peas were artistic decorations.
For traveling the bride chose a
two-piece suit of aqua crepe with
white accessories. She wore ai orchid
shoulder corsage. After traveling
to New York, Philadelphia and
points east, the couple will reside
at Long Island, where Dr. Bax has
accepted a commission of a first lieutenant
with the Army Medical corps.
Miss Ferry is a recent graduate of
Huron road hospital of East Cleveland,
Ohio, and Dr. Bax is a graduate
of Niagara university and-Hahnemann
Medical college of Philadelphia,
Pa.
The out-of-town guests Included
Mr. and Mrs. Vennor Bright, of Newcastle,
Pa., Miss Bessie Cover, Mr.
and Mrs. Gerald Kibbler, of Cleveland,
Ohio, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Job, of Warren, Ohio, and Mr. Anthony
DiPasquo, of Philadelphia, Pa.
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