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10 A THE HARTFORD DAILY rOURAN'T: SUNPAV. NOVEMBER 21, 19H. Weld-McGuire Engagement Is Announced Miss ivine, Mr. Stevens Wed Saturday vV If If '-s Miss Virginia King, daughter of Judge and Mrs. Henry T.

Kins ot Menden became the bride of Mr. Almon Gerard Stevens, son of Mr and Mrs. Harry Stevens of Cheshire Street, on Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock in St. Paul's Universalist Church. Menden, where Rev.

Isaac Smith performed the ceremony. The bride, who was given in marriage bv her father, was attended hv hr sister-in-law. Mrs. Henry T. Dr.

and Mrs. Stanley B. Weld of Steele Road, West Hartford, announce the engagement of their daughter. Miss Barbara Weld, to Lieutenant William McGuire. USNR.

son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. McGuire of St. George, Staten Island.

N. Y. Miss Weld attended Oxford School and is a graduate of Colbv Junior College and Connecticut College for Women. She Is a member of the Cotillion Club and a provisional member of the Junior League of Hartford. Lieutenant McGuire graduated from Bucknell University Schou of Engineering in 1942 and is now stationed in Philadelphia.

No date has been set for the wedding. Vl Pj piilllt St msi i ENSIGN CATHERINE CAPEL SMITH Ensign Smith, USNR, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Smith of Port Chester, N.

stationed at Naval Air Station, Pensacola. is the fiancee of Lieutenant Shep MRS. ROYAL WHITMAN, lid, AND HON Mrs. Whitman 'was photographed with her younsj son. Robert Sturges Whitman, recently at the home of her father, Mr.

John H. Buck of Scarborough Street, with whom she Is residing while her husband, Boatswain Mate Second Class Whitman, is stationed of the Army Air Corps, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Goodwin Hol- at Short Beach, L. I.

(Deford (Morse Photo.) King. Jr as matron of honor. The bridesmaids were Miss Katharyn McKee of Old Lyme and Miss Barbara Heilman of Hartford, college classmates of the bride. Mr. Charles Helm of Hartford served as best man.

Mr. Axel Nor-ling and Mr. Henry T. King. ushered.

The bridal gown was fashioned of white brocade with a full skirt terminating in a cathedral train. Her illusion veil was arranged from a wreath of orange blossoms. The matron or honor was gowned in an American beauty faille bouffant frock. She carried a bouquet of mixed flowers. The bridesmaids were dressed similarly, in gray faille bouffant gowns with bouquets of American beauty roses.

Mrs. Stevens was graduated in 1939 from the Howe-Marot School in Thompson and from Connecticut College in New London. Mr. Stevens is a graduate of Suf- field Academy in the class of 1939 and attended Dartmouth College where he was a member of the Miss Via He Is Fiancee Of Aaron Pratt Mrs. G.

Walter Vialle of Concord. announces the engagement of her daughter, Miss Virginia Vialle, to Sergeant Aaron Paul Pratt, of the Army Medical Corps, son of Dr. and Mrs. Aaron Paul Pratt of Windsor. Miss Vialle is a graduate of Concord Academy and Pierce Secretarial School in Boston.

Sergeant Pratt is a graduate of Loomis School and the Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester. He is at present stationed at the Base Hospital, Homestead Army Air Field, Homestead, Fla. Mrs. Clement Scott of Sycamore Road. West Hartford, will entertain the following relatives at a family dinner party on Thanksgiving Day at her home: Mr.

and Mrs. May-nard T. Har.en and daughter, Miss Frances Hazen of Asylum Avenue, Miss Mary Thompson and Miss Winifred Alexander, both of New Haven. Other relatives will have supper Tvith Mrs. Scott in the evening.

Lieutenant Colonel Phillip Wainwright and his sister, Miss Mabel Wainwright, have moved lrom Scarborough Street to their home on Forest Street. Mrs. Rodney Lee of New York City will be the holiday guest of her par ents. Mr. and Mrs.

Charles F. T. Seaverns of Asylum Avenue. Mr. and Mrs.

J. D. Stout, Jr. family of Asylum Avenue, West Hartford, will be the guest of Mr. and Mrs.

Philip B. Stanley of New Britain, who are entertaining with Thanksgiving dinner. Miss Cornelia Landon. daughter of Mrs. Staunton Williams of Mo hawk Drive.

West Hartford, will re-' turn on Wednesday from Kent Place i School. Summit. N. to spend the holidays with her mother. Mr.

and Mrs. Harold D. Carey ofi Whiting Lane, West Hartford, will be the guests of Mr. Carey's brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.

H. Bissell Carey ol Farmington, on Thanksgiving Day. Mrs. James Lee Loomis, Jr. and small son, Pierre of Arnoldale Road, West Hartford, are returning to their home next week after spending several weeks as the guests of her parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Leo M. Grace lVt. Art A A Ensign Catherine Smith, Fiancee Of Lieut. Holcombe Mr.

and Mrs. Charles C. Smith of Port Chester, N. announce the engagement of their daughter, Ensign Catherine Capel Smith, USNR, Jean Putsche Names Date For Wedding Miss Jean Elizabeth Putsche. daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Thomas Reese Putsche of Lexington Road, West Hartford, has chosen Saturday, November 27, as the date for her marriage to Mr. Theodore Waters Averill, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph J.

Averill of Washington, Conn. The ceremony will be performed in St. John's Church, West Hartford, by Rev. H. H.

Donegan, pastor. Miss Putsche has chosen her sister, Apprentice Seaman Sarah Cravens Putsche of the WAVES, stationed at Hunter College. New York, as maid of honor. The bridesmaids will be Miss Doris Reese Putsche, notner sister; Miss Jean Mott of Scarsdale, N. Miss Lucille Peterson of Manchester and Miss Jean Hotchkiss of Washington, Conn.

Her sister. Miss Margaret Ann Putsche, will be flower girl. Mr. Heman B. Averill of the V-12 Unit at Trinity College will serve as best man for his brother.

The ushers will be Lieutenant John Wright of the Marine Corps, stationed at Brainard Field, Mr. Robert Bauer of the V-12 Unit at Yale University, Mr. Cobb Kunz of Schenectady, N. and Mr. Lester Whitney of Washington, Conn.

A reception will follow at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Putsche. Mr. and Mrs.

Joseph C. Fulton of West Center Street, Manchester, are spending three days in New York, in celebration of their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary on November 18. Mrs. Fulton is a member of the staff of the Hartford Courant in Manchester, and Mr. Fulton has been with the Connecticut Trans' portation Company for twenty-seven years.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Hall or Haviland Road. Bloomfield, will be the guests for Thanksgiving of their son-in-law and daughter, Mr.

ant Mrs. Donald C. Waite. at their -J nome arenmont, N. y.

Miss Jean Fay, a student at Con-! necticut College. New London, will have as her guests over the Thanks giving Ann Phillips of. Cleveland, Ohio, Miss Nancy Newe.v or Chicago, 111., Miss Joan Hickey of New York, N. and Miss Phyllis M. O'Grady of Paterson, N.

at the home of her parents. Dr. and Mrs. William Fay of Collins Street. Mr.

and Mrs. E. Clayton Gengras of Orchard Road. West Hartford, announce the birth of a son. Clayton Gengras, on Novembei 2 at the Hartford Hospital.

Mr. and Mrs. William Jr. (former Georgia iftiitli). hav? returned from their wedding trip which they spent at the Mayflowei Inn, Washington, Conn, Mr.

and Mrs. Albert Ormonc Saart and children, Albert Jr. anr Richard J. Saart of Mohawk Drive West Hartford, will leave on Wed nesday to spend the holiday weei end as the guests of her mother Mrs. Beryl Joslin of Providence, R.

I Miss Marcia Wadhams, daughtei of Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Wadhanv of Bloomfield will spend the hoh days from the University of Con necticut with her parents. Mr. and Mrs.

Arthur C. Masoi of Fairview Drive. Wethersfield, wil have as their guests for the holi day week end, Mr. and Mrs. H.

Crandall Mason of Cambridge Miss Betty Richardson Mount. Sunapee, N. Mrs. Wil liam H. Mason.

Wethersfield. ani Mr. and Mrs. Peter Robert Saue of Staten Island, N. Y.

Mr. and Mrs. Blair J. Wormer Fovrrnff. R.oflH Wpst Hartford, wi' to Lieutenant Shepherd Monson Britain left this week to spend the Holcombe of the Army Air Corps, winter with her son-in-law and of Mr.

and Mrs. Harold Colonel and Mrs. Fred-win Holcombe of Spring Street. erick W. Huntington of New Or- Miss Smith is a graduate of the leans, La.

Shipley School, Bryn Mawr, and, of Bryn Mawr College in the class Miss Enid Heine of DanbulT of 1942. A granddaughter of the hvill suend the hnlidavs as the cues'i late Mrs. James T. Capel of Pitts burgh. and Port Chester, N.

she was commissioned on August 24 at Nonnampion, ana is, now stationed at the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla. Lieutenant Holcombe is a graduate of Loomis School and was graduated from Yale University in the class of 1943. He received his commission on May 11 at, New York University. He is a grandson of the f' Jk jt' mem mjj herd Monson Holcombe combe or spring street. classmate.

Miss Margaret Swant.on of Columbus, Ohio. Mrs. Albert F. Corbin of New of her brother and sister-in-law Mr. and Mrs.

Keith Sellers Heine of Mohawk Drive, West Hartford Mrs. F. Goodwin Smith of North-moore Road, West Hartford, has returned from New York City. Mr. William Eblen, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Roy E. Eblen of Fernwood Road, West Hartford, will have as his guest for Thanks2ivine week end Miss Jean Clinchy. daughter of Rev. and Mrs.

Russell J. Clinchy of North Beacon Street, will have as her guest for the holidays. Miss Katie Niedelchen of Milwaukee, who is a classmate at Connecticut College, New London. Mrs. Lincoln R.

Young and children, Eleanor, Carolyn, and Lincoln of North Steele Road, West Hartford, will leave next Wednesday for Brooklyn. N. where they will be the guests of her parents, and Mrs. Bernard H. Smith, over the holiday week end.

PFC Thomas C. Sobv of the Marine Corps, Parris Island, S. C.J 1 Spend l.n day With his oarents. stationed at New River, N. C.

or concord mrtiord, left on Hartford. oi late John M. Holcombe. for many Mr. Donald Octenburg of Gar-years president of the Phoenix Mu- den Citv.

L. a classmate at Wil-tual Life Insurance Company, and! Hams College, also a direct descendant of Major-1 1 1 1 p0 VH General Seth Pomeroy of the Revo lutionary Army in whose memory the Sons of the Revolution have monument at Pcekakill erected a N. Dr. and Mrs. R.

L. Rowley of North Oxford Street will entertain the following guests at Thanksgiving dinner, Mr. and Mrs. N. W.

Spencer of Fulton Place, West Hartford, Mr. and Mrs. C. R. McLean, Miss Ruth McLean, and Miss Margaret McLean, all from Rock-ville.

Miss Peggy Smith, a student at. Pine Manor, Wellcsley, will have as her guesU for Thanksgiv ing at the home 01 ner parents Mr. and Mra WHmoV S'of w.iwh.. nH Wo. Hartford EMMaMMMMMWII Ill II HIV MtSS VIRGINIA L.

VAN DYKE Miss Van Dyke, daughter of Mis. Harry Haymond of Asylum Avenue, West Hartford, and Private First Class Harold Niels Wessel. son of Mr. and Mrs. William Wessel of Long Island and New York, are engaged.

tDe Belli MRS, ALMON G. STEVENS Mrs. Stevens is the former Virginia King, daughter of Judge and Mrs. Henry T. King of Menden, whose marriage to Mr.

Stevens, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry A Stevens of Cheshire Street, took place on Saturday afternoon in St. Paul's Universalist Church in Meriden. (Bachrach Photo.) Miss Sallv Washburn of St.

P.ul!. nd Mrs. Rlph Soby of and Miss Betty Smith of "art.f?rd- then be of Webster Groves, Mo. TTr II. 'lighter, Miss Margaret Van Mr.

and Mrs. Walter Roberts Kleeck. of Concord Street, West Orchard Road. West Hartford, wi lj Hartford, spent last week end in spend the holiday week end with Npw York where thev attended the their daughter, Mrs. James L.

How- 8Ilct riftnr(1 KjvP for ard, of New "iork City. by ths Nrw Ynik Women's Club at the Savoy-Plaza. Mr. and Mrs. Robert C.

Glazier of Steele Road, West 'Hartford, will1 entertain at a family dinner on1 George Bennett Wardinski. Infant. Thanksgiving Drv at their home. ot Lieutenant Colonel and Mrs. Mr.

and Mrs. Charles M. Glazier of (George A. Wardinski or Rpartan- Walbridge Road, West Hartford, and o'g. s- formerly of Hartford, Lillian A.

Nelson Becomes Bride Of Ben H. Southland Mr. and Mrs. John B. Nelson of 0' mim smith Miss Nnncv Grosvenor, daughter; Dechert Photo.) Miss Van Dyke, Harold N.

Wessel Of Army, Engaged Mrs. Harry Haymond of Asvhim sel, son of Mr. and Wessel of Long Island and New 1 UI K. Miss Vrtn Dvke was a student at arts at Bennington College, Ben nington, and attended Colby Junior College, New London, N. H.

She is a member of Delta Psi Omega, dramatic fraternity. PFC Wessel was graduated from Columbia University in the class of 1941 and is a member of Nu Sigma Nu fraternity. He is now a student I at Cornell University Medical Col- leg? at New York Hospital under the Army Specialized Training Program. Following his graduation he will interne at Cooperstown, N. Mr.

and Henry W. Schorer and Mrs. Mav Schorer of Walbririsc Road. West Hartford. Mr.

and Mrs. Brinton Schorer Hnd children of Newington. and Mrs. James L. Gil-ligan of Stamford, will be the guests for Thanksgiving of Mrs.

Schorer's mother. Mrs. Herbert E. Thatcher of Branford. Mrs.

Alfred Fuller of Colony Road, West Hartford, served on the gift booth nt the bnz.ar given last week by the Canadian Women's Club of New York at the Ravov- PlH.a. Mr. Fuller Joined her for the week end. Mr. and Mrs.

John Dtistin Locke' of "Lockeslea." West Granby, will entertain at dinner on Thanksgiv-I ing Day. Amon? their guests will be Mrs. E. G. Armstrong, Dr.

and Mrs. H. L. F. Locke, Mrs.

Cornelio de Kanter and her son, and Mr. Arthur Entress. Corporal Justus W. Paul, recently returned from active? duty in Hawaii, ha returned to his new station at Camp Hood, where he has entered Officers' Training School In the Tank Destroyer's He recently was home on rur-lough with his parents. Mr.

and Mrs. Justus W. Paul of Whiting Lane, West Hartford. Mrs. Gu" Wells, of Hickory Lane West.

Hartford, Is traveling In the south for the winter, vv" the engagement or her Miss Virginia L. Van Dyke, to kt;) ir of Dr. and Mrs. Frank L. rirt where she snpnri several wvek d'Flantsville announce the marriage, "i a the nf her Vn Pri-? le fc.rE, Lh" 1 IinOKSWiVlIlC llOl.UHV llll liri UWI-.

i Taber, former residents of WMS cnusienea on Monday alter- I Willtem Lea ReV' The child's KodnarcnU nrp Rrlfra eouuuann. uonrt. son cu nai. Mrs. Josenh Hall nf RrarJand Mrs.

Ben J. Southland of Bev- Miss Woodruff, John Moriarty Engaged To Wed Dr. find Mrs. Watson Woodruff 0f Manchester announce the en gagement of their daughter, Miss Margaret Woodruff, to Lieutenant John Carleton Moriarty, son of Mr. an(j Mrs.

J. Moriarty of Man- Chester. wnnHmff is a graduate of Manchester High School and rMieire. Swarthmore. Pa.

She is now a graduate assist ant at the University of Connect! cut. fi.mn Uonihiitlr Hiirll School University of 'Connecticut and ithe Infantry School at Fort Ben- ning, Ga. He is at present sta tioned in Alabama. borough Street will spend thejel'y Hills, which took placet have as their guests for th4 Thanksgiving week end, Mrs. Wor Thanksgiving holidays 'with her i parents, Mr and Mrs.

Leander Conklin, of New York City and Camp Wheeler. Ga Colonel A. Burnham School for Glrta. Mrs. Harrv W.

Generous of Tndi-1 Northampton. and was grad-anapolis. formerly of trom Hal1- Waynes-ford, and Helen Edith Va studied drama and Mr. and Mrs. warren M.

Cramer ot; Farmington. Miss Jane O'Connor of New York City, daughter of Mrs. A. R. Grin-nell of Hickory Lane, West Hartford, will spend the Thanksgiving week end with her mother.

Miss Joan Paul, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Paul of Whiting Lane, West Hartford, is visiting Miss Katherine Dwyer of New York City this week end, a classmate at Connecticut College, New London.

Mrs. Euen Van Kleeck and Miss Ruth Russell, a student, at Smith College, Northampton. will return today after spending the week end with her parents. Dr. and Mrs.

G. Gardiner Russell of Colony Road, West Hartford. Miss Sail Godard. a student at! Smitn College, will arrive on I Wednesday to spend the 1 hanks- 1... Mr.

and Mrs. Paul Beach Godard of Cumberland Road. West Hart-) fotd, and will have as net guest a i Mrs. Lewis Rose of Kenvon Street N- X- She dDHh was in New York City for several)111? N51'n Macnme Plod- mer sister. Miss Helen Homer an Miss Nell Peterson of Mount Ver1- non, N.

Y. Aviation Cadet Robert McCutch nn.A,.,. run, sou ui ivii niiu ivxio. iMniuiLj v. m.uuiviiuLi i studies at Grove City College, P.

after spending a leave with his pr rents. days last week ski of Vernon Street, Colonel War- aiiiPKis sister. Mr, and Mrs. Theodore G. Case of Granbv will entertain on Thanksiiivinu day with a large family dinner Mrs.

Norma Smpcr of "i8h ton, has returned from a trip New Yotk. tneir daughter. Miss uiuan a. Nelson to Lieutenant jg Ben H. 0,1 oauiraay.

uciuucr ou, Lauderdale, fla. Mrs. Southland is a graduate of, the Bristol schools and attended thei College of New Rochelle, New Ro- attended; 'heen in the Southwest Pacific for the past 10 months and has returned to the sub-chaser training center at Miami, for further training. Mrs. Southland will return to Plantsville after Lieutenant Southland completes his training and re- in Dr.

and Mrs. James King of Lowell, will be the holiday guests of their son and daughter- in-law. Rev. and Mrs. Harold G.

King of Farmington. Dr. Amanda L. Stoughton of Wash ington, D. will be the holiday guest of her brother-in-law and sis ter.

Dr. and Mis. uwignt stougn-ton of Westland Avenue, West Hartford. Mr Curtis H. Alvord.

a stu dent at Westminster School, Sims- bury, will spend the holidays with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Curtis H. Alvord of Birch Road, West Hartford.

Mrs. Arthur F. Peaslee of Van Buren Avenue. West Hartford, spent several days this week in New York. Mrs.

Henry C. Rowe of "Valley Rrook West Granbv. will spend the Thanksgiving holidays with Mr. and Mrs. William Hill or rroviaence, R.

I. Mrs. Paul M. Phillips of Small-wood Road, West Hartford, will return today after spending the week end in Boston. as the guest of the Misses and Maude Phillips.

Mrs. Plv 'ips was a dele- eate this week to the council meet Ing of the New England Federation of Women's Clubs which was i 'V frTA if i Dill MISS BARBARA ANN EDDY Mc and Mrs. Sherman W. Eddy of Avon announce the en- menient of their daughter. Miss Barbara Ann Eddy, to Aviation Cadet Robert E.

Edmond. son of Mrs. Dora Edmond of Farmlnc- tdmon(1 is stationed at Laredo, Tex. (Bachrach Photo, MRS. BEN H.

SOUTHLAND Mis. Southland, the former IJllian A. Nelson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John B.

Nelson of Plantsville, and Lieutenant jg Southland. Jr. USNR. son of Mr. and Mrs.

Ben H. Southland of Beverly Hills, were married on October 30 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. MISS MARGARET WOODRUFF Miss Woodruff, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Watson Woodruff of Manchester, is to Lieutenant John Carleton Moriarty, son of Mr.

and Mrs. J. F. Moriarty of Manchester. iChidnoff held at the Statler..