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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 16 Jun 1938, p. 42

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Emmna Bickham, dauýIhter 'of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Hayçs Bickham of 429 Ninth street, Wilm ette, to W. 'Alvin Pitcher, son. of Mr. and Mrs. ;Hugh C. Pitcher of DûownerS.,Grove, Fr1- day evening, june 10. The bride, given away by ber brotber-in-laW,, Chaplain James C. Bean: of. Scott Field airport, Belle: ýview,.Ill., wore a gown of starched marquisette over taffeta, made with long sleeves very full at teShol ders 'and buttoned f rom wrists to el- bow, àa heart-shaped,,neck outlined witb stiff pleated ruching, and.a, long full train. Her long -veil flowed from, a net Juliet cap with. a pointed coro- net of tieres of braided tulle. A string of pearîs was the tride's only *jeweIs. Sfte arried> a "ribbon s tream- -ered" bouquet of white sweet peas, roses, and stocks. Her attendants were gowned alike in full-skirted redingotes of white net over sweet pea colored taffeta slips. The maid of honor, Miss Rita Marie Phelps of Hartford, Conn.,.wore pale peach, and the bridesmaids, Mrs. James C. Bean, Mrs. Dorrance Ny- gaard. and Miss Avis Pitcher, were chosen for thie dresses of both the bride 'and lier attendants, wle.Saturday nioriiing,. Junie il, at Il o'clock, 1\îissRutthr-nar-v- Cardy of Rogers ,Park and, George Browning. Jr.. of XViI- .mfette were marrie(l in-St.. jer- ornie's clîurch, in CCiicag.o. :The-,.bride's .gown %va s.of: wlite over %vhite satin, Nwith .,white satin appliqué on the nmarquisette. -lier long.tulle veil extended over tueè long train -of the dress, anid a clustc+ of ;huiles of the va.lleyheld the cap of the veil iii place. Lilies of the valley and White: roses Nere in, lher 'bouquet. The. maid of honor, Miss Sarah ,Çardy, sister ' of th e bride, wore yl low with periwiinkle blue veletib bon. forming a sash withi long stream- ers. Ribbon of the saine« shade trinm- mned ber large-vellow net _garden hat. lier bouiquet was of blue delphinium coinbitied with a, few large yellow Marguerites. The bidesinaids, the bridegrooi' sisters, Miss Virginiia and Miss Betty Browing, were in periiwinkle blue, with vellow ribbon trimming their dresse s an~d their peri\,ilkle blue poke b)onnets. *Yellow Marguerites %vere inixed ivith Japanese iris to was brought ot orations of car with painis ai white peonies chancel. The Dean Charlçs is MetIlodist cliurch ùt by the. simple dec- ndelabra at the altar, rid large baskets of and stocks in the service was read by Whitney Gilkey of cmorial chapel at the ýhcago, and the .Rev. urg, pastor of the Westhaver Photo Ait orgaqndy weddinq dress and a tulle vi were woriu by Miss Betty Byrne, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Kehoe Byrne, 150 Oxford road, Kenilworth, when she 'was married at St. Athanasius church in Evanston, Wednesday, Junm' 8, to John Echols ,Çykes, Jr., son of Mrs. John E chois Sykes of Winnetka. The cercinony u'as followced by a reception at the home of the brideés parents. Mr. and Mrs. Sykes are motoring through the wes on their zuieddiing trip, and will be at home aller July 1, ij» Okiahomta City, Okia. Monlseignor Michael Abramns, a life-long friend of thec bride's lateý father and mnother, "Mr. and Mrs. William R. Cardy; officiated at the' service, and the Rev. Jamnes M. Shier- idan of St. Francis Xavier chur-ch was a guest at the altar. White roses on the altar itself, and, white peonies and snapdragons and paînîs at the sides, were 'used ini decoratlon of the church for the ceremnony at which Donald Cardy gave bis sister in 1T¶arriaLyp outfit, Mrs. e dress with WILMETTE LIPE

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