Monday, January 22, 2018

1938 Cochran-Ballantyne Wedding Ceremony -Jan.22


Cochran-Ballantyne Wedding Ceremony
Performed at M.E. Church
East Liverpool, Saturday Jan. 22d

An impressive wedding took place at 11:30 o'clock, Saturday morning in the Methodist Episcopal church East Liverpool, when Miss Harriette Cochran, daughter of Mrs. Blaine H. Cochran of Thompson avenue, became the bride of Mr. Robert Brown Ballantyne, son of Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Wallace Ballantyne of New Cumberland, W. Va.  Before the altar which was decorated with palms, ferns and lighted tapers, Rev. J.K. McDivitt, pastor of the local Presbyterian church performed the ring service, owing to the illness of Rev. Paul Secrest, pastor of the M.E. church.

Preceding the ceremony Mrs. Harold Downard presented the following organ rectal: Prayer (LeNaigre), "Ave Maria" (Schubert), and "Oh Promise Me" (D'Koven).  during the service she played "I Love You Truly" (Carrie Jacobs-Bond), using Mendelssohn's Wedding March for the recessional

The bride was given in marriage by her mother, Mrs. Blaine H. Cochran.  Miss Betty Pickin was maid of honor and Mr. J. Scot Brown a cousin of the bridegroom, served as best man.

Gowned in an aqua ensemble with navy blue accessories, the bride wore a shoulder corsage of orchids and lilies of the valley.  She attended Ohio Wesleyan at Delaware and Washington School of Secretaries at Washington D.C.  She is a member of the Delta Delta Delta sorority and previous to her marriage was employed in the offices of the Metropolitan Life Insurance company in East Liverpool.  The maid of honor wore dusty pink brown accessories and her corsage was of camellias.

The bridegroom is a graduate of the University of West Virginia, Morgantown, where he is a member of the Phi Kap]a Psi fraternity.  He is associated in business with his father in the West Virginia Fire Clay Manufacturing company

Following the ceremony a wedding breakfast was served in the Traveler's hotel for members of the immediate families and friends.  Mr. and Mrs. Ballantyne left by motor for Florida, later visiting Cuba.  After March 1st they will reside in Mt. Lebanon, Pa.

Among the out-of-town relatives were Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Wallace Ballantyne and Miss Jean of New Cumberland and Mrs. James F. Dailey of Cleveland, Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Brown, Mrs. F.W. Simpson Somerset, Pa., Mr. and Mrs. Jack McDonald, Ligonier, Pa., Mr. and Mrs. Keith Chambers, Wheeling, W.Va., Mrs. Cora D. Crawford, Mr. and Mrs T. Wilmer Crawford and Miss Sue Rupley of Pittsburgh and the following local friends: Mr. and Mrs. John Miskelly, Mr. C.A. Ballantyne, Mrs. Fred Fisher, Mrs. Kate Cramer, Mrs. F.R. Yount, Mrs. Richard Solomon, Miss Virginia Marshall, Miss Jennie Sanford, Misses Elizabeth and Margaret Williamson, Mr. and Mrs. J. Scott Brown, New Cumberland, Mr. Stewart Williamson and son Robert Wilkin, of Steubenville.

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