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- Hamburg NY Sun - 7/3/1947
The marriage -of Miss Ruth
Anita Stein, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles 'Stein, to Norman
Lawrence Benning, son of Mrs.
Alice Benning of Niagara Falls,
N. .Y., took place last Saturday
evening, at St Jamea* Church
here. The Rev. P. Walter Meisenheimer,
pastor of the church, performed
the double ring ceremony.
The bride proceeded down the
candlelit aisle escorted by her
father. She wore a gown of mousseline
de soie velveray, fashioned
with a high shadow neckline, long
sleeves and fitted^!>odicev Her
full skirt terminated in a chapel
length circular train and her fingertip
length veil of bridal illusion,
which fell from a tiara of orange
blossoms, was edged in lace. The
bridal bouquet was of white
roses, carnations, gypsophelia, and
sweetpeas with a center of gardenias.
Mrs. Virginia Davis sang
a group of solos before and during
the service.
Miss Pearl Buggenhagen was
maid of honor and the bridesmaids
were Miss Hazel Bastian and Miss
Catherine Boehle. Their gowns
were made alike, of aqua velvaray
for the honor attendant and maize
yellow for the others. They all
carried colonial shower bouquets
made with rows of ruffled maline
among the flowers and showers
of satin ribbon to which were tied
bits of fern, daisies or sweet peas.
All wore headbands of rosebuds.
Kenneth Groll of Clarence,
N. Y., was best man for the bridegroom,
who had as his ushers,
Paul Fries of Buffalo, Allen Hock
and Donald Hock, his cousins and
Donald Minekime.
The bride's mother wore an
aqua sheer crepe dress with lace
trim. Her accessories were black
and she wore a corsage of pastel
flowers. The mother of the bridegroom
was in a grey and white
print dress with which she wore a
grey hat and white accessories.
Pink roses predominated in her
corsage.
A reception was held at the
Community Center immediately
after the ceremony. There the receiving
room was decorated with
great baskets of varicolored flowers
and chairs were grouped here
and there. A four tiered bridal
cake, flanked with tall white candles
and bowls of white flowers,
provided a center piece for the
serving table.
Miss Sally Lou Mohr, Miss
Thelma Bastian and Miss Marie
Boehle served refreshments to the
guests.
The bride wore for traveling a
dress of Madelaine rose crepe with
white accessories and corsage of
white roses. After, a motor trip
through the New England states
and parts of Canada, Mr. Benning
and his bride will be at home
on River Road, Niagara Falls,
N. Y.
Out of town guests at the wedding
included Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Marx of Chicago, Ill., and
their son, Wesley, and Mr. and
Mrs. Claude Starr of Erie, Pa.
ALSO
Hamburug NY Sun - 7/8/1982
Mr. and Mrs. Norman L.
Benning of Maple Ave. were
honored by their children at an
Open House at their home last
Sunday on the occasion of
their 35th Wedding Anniversary.
Mr. Benning and the former
Ruth Stein were married June
28, 1947 in St. James United
Church of Christ here.
Mr. Benning has been with
the industrial engineering
department at Bethlehem
Steel for 29 years and will
retire this fall.
Hosts for the affair were Dr.
and Mrs. Wayne A. Eckhardt
of Skaneateles, and Karen A.
Benning ofwest Falls.
Members of the original
wedding party who attended
were Mrs. Maurice Emerling,
Mrs. Hazel Abbott, Mrs.
William R. Wendel Mr. Alan
Hock and Mr. Paul Fries.
Out of town guests were
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bateford of
Indiana, Penns.
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