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Kay has gotten married - the last of Will's children to do so. And Laura came from Ohio for the wedding!
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Miss Kathleen Stokey Weds Mr. Lundeen in Cambridge
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- At a recent late afternoon ceremony held in the chapel of the Harvey Memorial Church here, Miss Kathleen Stokey, daughter of Col. William Provines Stokey, USA, of Atlanta, Ga., and the late Mrs. Stokey, was married to Ernest Ward Lundeen, son of Mrs. Rufus C. Holman, of Portland, Ore., and the late Sen. Ernest Lundeen, of Minnesota.
The Rev. John H. Leamon, D.D., Pastor of the First Congregational Church of Cambridge, officiated. The music was played by Prof. G. Wallace Woodworth, of Harvard University.
The bride was given in marriage by his brother, William Farmer Stokey, of Boston. Her gown of eggshell satin brocade was styled on princess lines with a square neckline and she wore a fingertip veil of illusion. Her flowers were gardenias and sweet peas.
Peacock blue velveteen, also designed in a princess model, was worn by the maid of honor, Miss Alma Grace Stokey, of South Hadley, Mass., the bride's cousin. She carried a bouquet of daffodils, narcissus and acacia, matching the flowers in her hair.
Roger Provines Stokey, of Cambridge, another brother of the bride, was best man, and the ushers were Everett William Robinson of Halifax, and William C. Bauer, of Medford, Mass.
Following the ceremony a reception was held in the Hearth Room of the Continental Hotel. Mrs. E.S. Evans, aunt of the bride; Sen. Rufus Holman and Mrs. Holman, parents of the bridegroom; Miss Alma Grace Stokey, maid of honor, and the bride and groom were in the receiving line.
Out-of-town guests were Dr. Fred E. Stokey and Dr. Alma Stokey, of South Hadley, Mass.; Mrs. E.S. Evans, of Atlanta; Sen. Rufus C. Holman and Mrs. Holman, of Portland, Ore.; Dr. Laura S. Stokey, of Canton, Ohio, and Mr. and William P. Stokey, of Boston.
The couple will live at 1616 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge. The bride is a member of the staff of the Providence Evening Bulletin and the bridegroom is a student at Harvard Law School.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- At a recent late afternoon ceremony held in the chapel of the Harvey Memorial Church here, Miss Kathleen Stokey, daughter of Col. William Provines Stokey, USA, of Atlanta, Ga., and the late Mrs. Stokey, was married to Ernest Ward Lundeen, son of Mrs. Rufus C. Holman, of Portland, Ore., and the late Sen. Ernest Lundeen, of Minnesota.
The Rev. John H. Leamon, D.D., Pastor of the First Congregational Church of Cambridge, officiated. The music was played by Prof. G. Wallace Woodworth, of Harvard University.
The bride was given in marriage by his brother, William Farmer Stokey, of Boston. Her gown of eggshell satin brocade was styled on princess lines with a square neckline and she wore a fingertip veil of illusion. Her flowers were gardenias and sweet peas.
Peacock blue velveteen, also designed in a princess model, was worn by the maid of honor, Miss Alma Grace Stokey, of South Hadley, Mass., the bride's cousin. She carried a bouquet of daffodils, narcissus and acacia, matching the flowers in her hair.
Roger Provines Stokey, of Cambridge, another brother of the bride, was best man, and the ushers were Everett William Robinson of Halifax, and William C. Bauer, of Medford, Mass.
Following the ceremony a reception was held in the Hearth Room of the Continental Hotel. Mrs. E.S. Evans, aunt of the bride; Sen. Rufus Holman and Mrs. Holman, parents of the bridegroom; Miss Alma Grace Stokey, maid of honor, and the bride and groom were in the receiving line.
Out-of-town guests were Dr. Fred E. Stokey and Dr. Alma Stokey, of South Hadley, Mass.; Mrs. E.S. Evans, of Atlanta; Sen. Rufus C. Holman and Mrs. Holman, of Portland, Ore.; Dr. Laura S. Stokey, of Canton, Ohio, and Mr. and William P. Stokey, of Boston.
The couple will live at 1616 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge. The bride is a member of the staff of the Providence Evening Bulletin and the bridegroom is a student at Harvard Law School.
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The article is dated March 12, 1948. Aunt Kay and Uncle Ernie were married on January 26.
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At a recent late afternoon ceremony held in the chapel of the Harvey Memorial Church here, Miss Kathleen Stokey, daughter of Col. William Provines Stokey, USA, of Atlanta, Ga., and the late Mrs. Stokey, was married to Ernest Ward Lundeen, son of Mrs. Rufus C. Holman, of Portland, Ore., and the late Sen. Ernest Lundeen, of Minnesota.
I guess Will wasn't well enough to come up from Atlanta to Cambridge in the cold January weather.
The wedding was held at Harvard Memorial Church, not Harvey, in Harvard Yard.
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The bride was given in marriage by his brother, William Farmer Stokey, of Boston.
Her brother, not his brother. Oh, well.
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Her gown of eggshell satin brocade was styled on princess lines with a square neckline and she wore a fingertip veil of illusion.
I thought "veil of illusion" defined the type of veil, which sounded interesting, but some googling tells me that it must be a veil made of illusion lace, and that illusion lace is currently called lace tattoo. But I couldn't really understand what the idea of it was.
Not surprisingly, there is no mention of Kay's shoes. AG's story is that shoes were hard to get in the post-war era, so in fact the shoes were slippers with heels - except the heel came off of one of the slippers. So they tore the heel off of the other slipper as well, and Kay walked down the aisle in heel-less slippers.
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Peacock blue velveteen, also designed in a princess model, was worn by the maid of honor, Miss Alma Grace Stokey, of South Hadley, Mass., the bride's cousin. She carried a bouquet of daffodils, narcissus and acacia, matching the flowers in her hair.
AG particularly remembers the acacia.
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Roger Provines Stokey, of Cambridge, another brother of the bride, was best man, and the ushers were Everett William Robinson of Halifax, and William C. Bauer, of Medford, Mass.
Roger was finishing up at Harvard Law School. Everett William Robinson was Roger's father-in-law. At the time, I think Everett's main residence was Mansfield, not Halifax, since he hadn't retired yet, but never mind. I don't know who William C. Bauer was.
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Out-of-town guests were Dr. Fred E. Stokey and Dr. Alma Stokey, of South Hadley, Mass.; Mrs. E.S. Evans, of Atlanta; Sen. Rufus C. Holman and Mrs. Holman, of Portland, Ore.; Dr. Laura S. Stokey, of Canton, Ohio, and Mr. and William P. Stokey, of Boston.
The article is dated March 12, 1948. Aunt Kay and Uncle Ernie were married on January 26.
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At a recent late afternoon ceremony held in the chapel of the Harvey Memorial Church here, Miss Kathleen Stokey, daughter of Col. William Provines Stokey, USA, of Atlanta, Ga., and the late Mrs. Stokey, was married to Ernest Ward Lundeen, son of Mrs. Rufus C. Holman, of Portland, Ore., and the late Sen. Ernest Lundeen, of Minnesota.
I guess Will wasn't well enough to come up from Atlanta to Cambridge in the cold January weather.
The wedding was held at Harvard Memorial Church, not Harvey, in Harvard Yard.
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The bride was given in marriage by his brother, William Farmer Stokey, of Boston.
Her brother, not his brother. Oh, well.
4.
Her gown of eggshell satin brocade was styled on princess lines with a square neckline and she wore a fingertip veil of illusion.
I thought "veil of illusion" defined the type of veil, which sounded interesting, but some googling tells me that it must be a veil made of illusion lace, and that illusion lace is currently called lace tattoo. But I couldn't really understand what the idea of it was.
Not surprisingly, there is no mention of Kay's shoes. AG's story is that shoes were hard to get in the post-war era, so in fact the shoes were slippers with heels - except the heel came off of one of the slippers. So they tore the heel off of the other slipper as well, and Kay walked down the aisle in heel-less slippers.
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Peacock blue velveteen, also designed in a princess model, was worn by the maid of honor, Miss Alma Grace Stokey, of South Hadley, Mass., the bride's cousin. She carried a bouquet of daffodils, narcissus and acacia, matching the flowers in her hair.
AG particularly remembers the acacia.
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Roger Provines Stokey, of Cambridge, another brother of the bride, was best man, and the ushers were Everett William Robinson of Halifax, and William C. Bauer, of Medford, Mass.
Roger was finishing up at Harvard Law School. Everett William Robinson was Roger's father-in-law. At the time, I think Everett's main residence was Mansfield, not Halifax, since he hadn't retired yet, but never mind. I don't know who William C. Bauer was.
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Out-of-town guests were Dr. Fred E. Stokey and Dr. Alma Stokey, of South Hadley, Mass.; Mrs. E.S. Evans, of Atlanta; Sen. Rufus C. Holman and Mrs. Holman, of Portland, Ore.; Dr. Laura S. Stokey, of Canton, Ohio, and Mr. and William P. Stokey, of Boston.
- They got Fred's middle initial right, and I am pleased that they gave Alma her doctor title.
- They got Eva right, as far as they went.
- Senator Rufus C. Holman was defeated for re-election in 1944, but I guess the senator title is for life, unless you get something better. I checked his middle initial, and it was correct; it stood for Cecil.
- Laura's middle initial was E for Euphemia, rather than S, but at least they got her doctor title right. A year later, Laura recalled coming east for the wedding, and staying with Alma at a friend's: 1949-01-20 LETTER FROM LAURA TO KAY & ERNIE
- Bill's middle initial was F for Farmer (which they had correctly earlier in the article), rather than P. I guess Bill was still getting his ScD at MIT at this time, living on Westland Ave in Boston.
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Here's a picture taken at the event, probably at the reception.
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