Marriage (Wadsworth)

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Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Wadsworth of East Syracuse, N.Y. [Onondaga Co., NY] have announced the marriage of their daughter, Elaine Mettie, to Ward Atherton Merrell, Sergeant in the U.S. Army, on Saturday, August 5th at Coral Gables Fla.  The ceremony was performed in the chapel of the Miami Biltmore regional Station Hospital by Major Taggart, Chaplain in the U.S. Army.  The couple were attended by Mr. and Mrs. Carl Petrie.  Mr. Petrie is a fraternity brother of the groom.  The bride wore an oyster shell jersey street gown with blue accessories and carried a bouquet of orange blossoms.  The matron of honor was dressed in a shell pink crepe gown and wore a corsage of pink roses.  The bride's mother, Mrs. Alvin Wadsworth and the groom's sister, Miss Mildred Merrell of Afton attended the wedding. Sgt. and Mrs. Merrell are both graduates of Cortland State Teachers' College.  Following a short honeymoon, the bride and groom will reside at Coral Gables.  [MHD notation:  1944]