Miss Janet Sherrod Is Bride in
Afternoon Candlelight Ceremony
In the lovely mid - afternoon
candlelight ceremony at the Unit
ed Protestant Church last Sun
day, Miss Janet Joyce Sherrod,
only daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Max Sherrod, became the bride
of Wendell Lee Lewis, the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Lewis of
Rolette, North Dakota.
White chrysanthemums and
stock with white tapers in can
delabra created the church dec
orations for the wedding. The
Rev. Victor Alfsen read the double
ring vows in the presence of 150
friends and relatives.
Eugene Couture, cellist, played
“The Sweetest Story Ever Told,”
and “At Dawning,” preceding the
ceremony. Miss Ramona Davis
sang “O Promise Me.” Both she
and Mr. Couture were accompa
nied at the organ by Mrs. Alfsen,
who also played the wedding
marches.
Mrs. Marlin Grasser, former
schoolmate of the bride was her
matron - of- honor. Fred Zura
served the bridegroom as best
man. Ushers were Stanley Vrem
and Jerry Clements of Anchorage.
Mr. Zura and Mr. Vrem were
classmates of the bridegroom
when all three were high school
students in North Dakota.
A white moire taffeta gown
fashioned with a fitted bodice i
and a full skirt ending in a train i
was chosen by the bride as her
wedding costume. Her finger-tip !
veil of nylon net was caught to
the coiffure with a coronet of
white and silver beaded leaves.
She carried a white Bible to
which were caught white rdses
and white baby mums with tiny
streamers of satin. Her only jew
elry was a string of pearls and
matching earrings, a gift of the
bridegroom.
Mrs. Grasser was costumed in a
floor-length gown of rose moire
taffeta and carried a nosegay of
white carnations.
Mrs. Sherrod, the bride’s moth
er, wore a tailored dress of teal
blue crepe with a corsage of
white carnations.
Immediately following the cere
mony the young couple was hon
ored at a reception in the church
parlors with approximately 150
guests in attendance. Many of
the guests were friends from An
chorage who came here to attend
the wedding.
Mrs. Richard Tunnicliff, assist
ed by Miss Barbara Hecker and
Miss Helen Havenmeister were in
charge of the gift table which
was laden with many lovely and
useful gifts.
Miss Roberta Hemmer was in
charge of the guest book. Mrs.
Carlos Driggers was hostess at
the cake.
The bride has resided in the
Valley most of her life. Her par
ents, Alaskan pioneers, first came
here in 1935 when she was a small
child of three. She attended
school here, graduating from the
Palmer High School with the
Class of 1950. Since graduation
she has made her home at Ft.
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ployed by District Engineers.
The bridegroom has made his j
home in Alaska for the past three |
years and is employed at Ft. Rich- j
ardson by the Resident Engineer.
Following a brief wedding trip,
the young couple will be at home
to their friends at 401 Flower
street, Mt. View. They both plan
to continue their work at Ft.
Richardson.
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Robert L. Bronson
Visits Former Home
Robert L. Bronson of Palmer
was scheduled to leave Anchorage
Tuesday by plane for a visit in
the states. Flying to Minneapolis,
Minnesota, Mr. Bronson will
go on from there to his former
home at Cashton, Wis. He plans
to spend a month there visiting
friends and relatives before re
turning to the Valley right after
Thanksgiving.
Mr. Bronson is an employee of
the Geological Survey, water re
sources division, Upon his re
turn here he will devote the win
ter months to making trips
throughout the territory in his
work of gauging the water flow
of Alaskan streams.
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