request the honor of your presence

at the marriage of their niece

Lottie May Wing

to

Mr. John Cornelius Rudder

on Saturday, the fourth of September

at six o'clock

Nine hundred and thirty-nine Beach Drive

Panama City Florida

Miss Lottie Mae Wing is Wed to John C. Rudder at Impressive Home Ceremony

(Note from Stacy: the headline incorrectly identifies her middle name as Mae; it should be May)

Spacious Beach Drive Home of Mr. and Mrs. H.G. Fannin Is Scene of Wedding

One of the most beautiful and impressive ceremonies of this season was that in which Miss Lottie May Wing of this city, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.T. Wing of Jacksonville, became the bride of John Cornelius Rudder, son of Mr. Samuel Rudder of Jefferson City, Mo.

The ceremony was solemnized in the spacious Beach Drive home of the bride's uncle and aunt, Mayor and Mrs. Harry G. Fannin last evening at 9 o'clock with the Rev. Father Andrew McGovern.

Rooms of the Fannin home were decorated with a profusion of Southern smilax which hung from the walls. The bridal party assembled before an improvised alter behind which a huge bank of greenery white gladioli, chrysanthemums and fern were used as a background for the ceremony. Tall candelabra holding white burning tapers were used in a pyramid arrangement completing the scene.

White roses were banked against greenery to form an attractive arrangement on the mantle over the huge open fireplace.

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The bride, an attractive brunette, was radiant in her gown of white slipper satin, fashioned with a tight fitting bodice featuring a high round yoke of marquisette upon which were sprinkled seed pearls. The long fitted sleeves which tapered to calla lily points over the hands, were sprayed with seed pearls. The full skirt flowed into a long sweeping train.

Her full length veil of sheer bridal illusion was caught at the crown with a tiara covered with seed pearls. The bride's bouquet was of white roses.

Miss Wing has made her home here with her uncle and aunt, Mayor and Mrs. H.G. Fannin, for several years where she attended Bay County High School. She later attended Stepehns College, Columbia, Mo.

Miss Frances Beeland of Greeneville, Ala., was maid of honor. Her gown of white taffeta was made along the same lines as those of the other attendants.

The dresses featured a long torso edged with a full ruffle and styled with three-quarter length sleeves. The back of the skirt was fashioned with ruffles of self material extending the length of the gown. Each attendant carried a mix arm bouquet.

Miss Marion Nelson, sister of the bride, was matron of honor and brides maids were: Mrs. Isaac Byrd, sister of the bride: Miss Marion Rudder, sister of the groom of Jefferson City, Mo., Miss Carolyn Rayner of Marigold, Miss., and Miss Doris Dickson of Lowndesboro, Ata.

Junior bridesmaids were little Miss Gretchen Nelson and Sarah Bostick of Gainesville, Ga., and Miss Dorothy Weis of Pensacola was flower girl. The junior bridesmaids and flower girl were dressed in white taffeta fashioned with sweetheart neckline, short puffed sleeves and full ruffles around waist neckline and sleeves.

Mrs. Nelson, matron of honor, wore a gown of white taffeta. The bodice was styled with a square necklace and lack inset. Lace inserts graced the full skirt. She also carried a mixed bouquet.

Mrs. W.T. Wing, of Jacksonville, mother of the bride, was handsomely gowned in an aqua silk dinner gown with which she wore an orchid corsage and Mrs. Samuel Rudder, of Jefferson City, Mo., mother of the groom, wore a cream crepe dinner gown embroidered with gold sequins. She wore an orchid corsage.

Mrs. H.G. Fannin aunt of the bride wore gray marquisette. Her corsage was also fashioned of orchids.

Mr. Rudder, son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Rudder of Jefferson City, Mo., is a graduate of the University of Missouri at Columbia, Mo., where he received his degree in Civil Engineering. He is now connected with a glider factory in St. Louis where he will reside with his bride. He had as his best man his brother Sam Rudder, of Tamaqua, Pa.

Serving as groomsmen were Isaac Byrd, Marion Nelson, Bill Wing, brother of the bride, of Jacksonville, and Mahlon Weis of Pensacola.

Immediately following the ceremony, a reception was held on the lawn of the Fannin home. The bride's table, laid with a beautifully embroidered Irish linen cloth, was centered with a huge five-tiered wedding cake, topped with a miniature bride and groom. An arrangement of white roses and feathery fern surrounded the cake. Tiny lily-shaped mints and almonds were at either end of the table.

Guests were served chicken salad, sandwiches and sherbet along with punch. The punch was served from large crystal punch bowls around which were floral arrangements.
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The bride's traveling costume was a gray wool ensemble featuring tailored lines with leopard skin trim.

Among out of town guests were: Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Rudder and Miss Connie Rudder of Jefferson City, Mo., Mrs. Rayner and Miss Sue Rayner of Marigold, Miss., Mr. and Mrs. L.K. Van Alstine of Savannah, Ga., and Mrs. Mahlon Weis of Pensacola.

Mr. and Mrs. John Rudder will be at home at Ranelagh-Wilmar Apartments, 5707 McPherson avenue, St. Louis, Mo.