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- Niagara Gazette - 8/6/1951
BERGHOLTZ, Aug. 6.-The Rev.
Otto Bruss officiated at a double
ring ceremony when his granddaughter,
Miss Donna J. Bruss, daughter
•of Mr. and Mrs. Roland W. Bruss,
Niagara road, was united in marriage
with Pvt. Hector F. Machaby, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Francis J. Machaby,
Sr., 274 Miller street, North Tonawanda.
The wedding took place at
St. James'. Lutheran church, this
village.
Given in marriage by her father,
the bride wore a gown of Skinner's
gardenia white satin with fitted
painted bodice, vestee front and mandarin
collar trimmed with scrolls of
seed pearls and rhinestones. The full
gathered skirt fell into graceful folds
to1 the floor and extended into a
long cathedral-length train and leg of
mutton sleeves pointed over the hand.
Her veil of heirloom lace, also worn
by her mother. extcnde*d to the edge
of the train and was held in place
by a cape made from the same lace'
and trimmed with beading to match
the gown. She carried a colonial
bouquet of white carnations, centered
with a white orchid.
Miss Aurclanne Abel was the
bride's only attendant. She wore
powder blue nylon marquisette with
a draped pleated bodice and a
pointed front with a bouffant skirt.
The jacket had a shirred mandarin
collar and cuff-gauntlets to match.
Sfte wore a helmet of matching
material and carried a colonial bouquet
of roses and carnations/
Miss Dolores Franches, soloist,
sang. "Because,*- and "The Lord's
Prayer." '.
The best man was Mr. Silviu Dan
and the ushers were Mr. Edward
Strough and Mr. Robert Baurque. All
wore white dinner jackets.
Mrs. Bruss rhose for her daughter's
wedding, a street length dress
of navy sheer with navy and white
accessories and a corsage of yellow
and white carnations -and roses.
The bridegroom's mother wore a
dress of black crepe with white accessories
and corsage of white carnations.
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A dinner and reception followed
at Cutt's Clay Pipe room, -Tonawanda.
For her going away outfit, the
bride chose a dress of yellow linen
with black and white, accessories and
an orchid corsage.
Upon their return from a motor
trip to Atherely, OnL, Pvtv Machaby
will return to Camp Pickett, Va.,
where he is stationed with the 118th
Medical BattaU'on. He entered the
service on March 20, 1951 and received
his basic training in Camp
Pickett. Mrs. Machaby will live at
home with her parents for the
present.
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