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- Ellicottville NY Post - 6/22/1949
Miss Lois Buerger, daughter ot
Rev. and Mrs, E. J. Buerger oi SI
Jefferson Street and Mr. Lee D.
Morehouse, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Harland D. Morehouse of Great
Valley, were united In holy matri-
mony in St. P¹ul's £utheran church,
Sunday afternoon at four-thirty.
The pastor, father of the bride, per-
formed the double-ring ceremony.
The bride, given in ma³riage by
her brother, Edgar J. Buerger of
Schenectady, wore a tradi
white satin gown with a Iow por-
trait neckline, accented by a pleated
bertha collar. Heirloom lace trini-
med the portrait neckline. The
fltted bodice with dropped wa³st
linê, which had a fuli skirt gather-
ed over the hips fell to a full chap-
el length train. The long pointed
sleeves were finished with tiny cov-
ered buttons. The gown was trim-
med in the back with tiny coyered
to below the waist. Her
fingertip veil of French illusión was
caught with a crown of seed pearls.
For her something old,, she wore
a ring which belonged to a great
aunt, and traditional smething bor-
rowed, blue and new.
She carried a small arm bouquet
of white orchids, white roses, ad
lillies of the valley. Her Rhinestone
heartshaped necklae and earrings
were a gift of the bridegroom.
Tha maid-of-honor. Miss Darlane
Damm, of Shawñee, Oklahoma, wore
a gold satin gown with Iow portrait
'neckline with double collar, fltted
bodice and long, gathered
Miss Dorothy Buerger, sister of
bride, was bridesmald, and wore an
identical gown of agua satin. They
wore long matæhing mitts and halo
hats with shoulder length veil.
They carried colonial bou¹uets of
roses and sweet peas.
The organlst, Miss Helen Kor-
pela, of Shawnee, Oklahoma, wore
a pink crepe street length dress
with nayy accessories, and a gar-
Tlenia corsage. She played the
traditional wedd³ng marches and
nuptial musie preceding the cere
mony. While the vows were apoken
a wedd³ng hymn was played.
Tha soloi³t. Mr. Ray Shu³s, of
Olean, sang "Beeause," "O Perfect
Love.
The Lord's Prayer was
sung during the eeremony by Mr.
Shutz.
The bride's mother wore white
crepe dress with royal blue and
black print and black aecessories.
She wore a corsage of red roses.
The brldegroom's mother wore a
gray bemberg sheer with black and
whlte print, with whlte aecessories.
Sho also wore a corsage of red roses.
Mr. Frank Morehouse serred his
brother as best man. Ushers were,
Lieutenant (jg) Robert Buerger,
brother of the bride, now stationed
in Atlanta, Georgia, and Rodney
B³ock, friend of the bridegroom.
The altar was banked with
baskets of whlte gladiolas and white
carnations.
A reception was ha³d in the home
of the btide's parents with about
135 guests ¹ttending. After the
bride and bridegroom cut the flrst
piece of wedd³ng cake, Mrs. Edgar
J. Buerger of Schenectady, seryed.
Mrs. Wallace Almgren of James-
town poured punch. Miss Norma
Morehouse, sister of the bridegroom
was ³n charge of the guest book.
Miss Leota Smith of Ellicottville
assisted in the serving.
The bridegroom is a graduate of
St. Bonaven turê Coftege. He seryed
in the Field Artillery as First Lieu-
tenant and is now employed as a
manager trainee by the Triangle
Shoe Company In Olean.
The bride attended sehools in
Shawnee, Oklahoma and graduated
from Central School ³n Memphis,
Tennessee. Before her marriage she
was employed by Drs. Northrup i
their local dentist oflfice.
For going away, the bride wore a
dusty rosê and navy blue suit with
white accessories and"an orch³d cor-
sage. The couple left for a trlp to
Chicago and points west. After
July Ist, they will be home at 2002
West State Street, Olean.
Out-of-town guests present were
from Rochester, Buffalo, Syraeuse,
Schenectady, Jamestown, Olean,
Bradford, Pa.; Youngstown, Ohio;
Caldwell, N. J.; Atlanta, Ga.; Pitts-
burgh. Pa.; and Shawnee, Okla
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