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- Niagara Gazette - 3/28/1953
Mr. and Mrs. Welford E. McGee
will make their home at 2440 Pine
avenue. The couple exchanged nuptial
vows March 20 at the First,
Christian church, before a background
of tall candelabra, baskets
of mums, gladioli and carnations,
and potted palms.
The Rev. Jesse Simosen, assisted
by the bride's father, the Rev.
Arthur E. Davis, a retired Baptist
minister, performed the ceremony
at which the former Miss Estelle
M. Davis, daughter of the Rev. and
Mrs. Davis, Sr., McKoon avenue,
became' the bride of the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse U. McGee,
Mounted Rte. 19. She was given in
marriage by her brother, Mr. Arthur
D. Davis, Jr.
Candles lighted all the windows
of the church. Mr. Norman Burgess
sang "The Lord's Prayer," "I'll
Never Walk Alone" and -Because."
Rows of Irish lace, down the front
and around the yoke of the bodice
enhanced the skinner satin princess
style gown worn by the bride. The
long sleeves were finished with Irish
lace at the wrists and the full-length
skirt extended into the cathedrallength
train. Her fingertip length
veil of nylon net was embroidered
with satin braid and fell from a
peftrl-trimmed coronet. She carried
a bo u q u e t of white roses and
stephanotis centered with red roses.
Miss Eva Davis was her sister's
maid of honor. Her nile green strapless
gown was fashioned with a
net overskirt and was complemented
by a taffeta jacket with panels of
net and bracelet - length puffed
sleeves. Her matching picture hat
was heart - shaped, with - flowers
adorning the brim and she carried
a bouquet of roses and carnations
with streamers to complement the
shade of her ensemble.
The bridesmaids, Mrs. Arthur D.
Davis, Jr., sister-in-law of the bride
and Mrs. Carl E. McGee, sister-inlaw
of the bridegroom, were clad
in yellow satin and pale pink,
respectively, and carried carnations
and roses in complementary shades.
Mrs. Davis' gown was styled with
a lace apron effect and a lace cape,
while Mrs. McGee's costume of
taffeta had a net overskirt and lace
bodice. Each wore a matching picture
hat trimmed with flowers.
Linda Hewitt, neice of the bridegroom,
was the flower girl. She
was attired in a blue organdy gown
with an overskirt of eyelet embroidered
in matching b l u e . An
organdy poke bonnet and a bouquet
of roses and carnations completed
her costume.
Best man was Mr. Frank Marsden
and the ushering duties were
performed by his brothers, Mr.
Carl E. McGee and Mr. Jesse U.
McGee, Jr.
For her daughter's wedding, Mrs.
Davis chose a turquoise blue dress
trimmed with beads, pink accessories
and a corsage of gardenias
and pink carnations. The mother of
the bridegroom'favored wine color
complemented by white, with a
gardenia and white carnation corsage.
The reception was held in the
church social hall immediately after
the ceremony. Refreshments were
served buffet style and the floral
scheme consisted of pale pink and
white carnations, gladioli, mums
and greens. The bride's table was
centered with a large cake adorned
with crepe paper streamers and
wedding bells, flanked by tall white
tapers.
The former Miss Davis' traveling
costume included a blue-gray suit,
the jacket of which was plaid and
the skirt plain. A pink top coat, blue
hat with white flowers and a corsage
of white roses complemented
her ensemble.
Mr. and Mrs. McGee traveled
through the New England states for
their wedding trip, visiting, the
bride's grandmother, Mrs. Nora E.
Davis, North Abinton, Mass., and
her uncle, Mr. Warren M. Fogg,
Winchester, Mass.,and Mr. and
Mrs. George Bragdon, Woburn,
Mass.
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