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Elizabeth Smith Is Married To Donald H. Drury

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29
Month
April
Year
1946
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ELIZABETH SMITH IS MARRIED TO DONALD H. DRURY

In a ceremony held at 4:30 yesterday afternoon at the Zion Lutheran church, Elizabeth M. Smith, daughter of Mrs. Clara Smith of S. Revena Blvd., was united in marriage to Donald H. Drury, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter R. Drury of Barton Hills. Rev. E. C. Stellhorn officiated at the ceremony.

The bride wore an old-fashioned gown of white organza. A small bonnet held in place her fingertip length veil and she carried white orchids on a white Bible. She was given in marriage by her brother, James Smith, of Packard St.

Maid of honor was Miss Patricia A. Bird of Elizabeth Rd. who wore a lace gown of peppermint pink and carried a colonial bouquet of pink roses and blue iris.

W. Edward Drury, USN, of Toledo, O., was best man for his brother. Seating the guests were Jack Fyfe of Wildwood Ave. and Robert O. Behnke of Soule Blvd.

A reception was given by the bride’s mother in the church parish hall, Mrs. W. Edward Drury, Mrs. Earl A. Lowry, Mrs. Roy C. Bird, all of Ann Arbor, and Mrs. W. D. Biggers, III, of Norfolk, Va. pouring. Mrs. J. Glen Shankland was in charge of the guest book. The rehearsal dinner was given by the bridegroom’s parents at their Barton Hills home Saturday night.

The couple left for a wedding trip, the bride wearing a jacket dress of navy print with navy and white accessories. They will live in Ann Arbor until Mr. Drury reports for Army duty. He previously served two years with the Merchant Marine in both the Atlantic and Pacific areas.

Miss Jacklyn Harner of Pine Ridge Ave. honored the bride at a shower before her marriage. Mr. Drury’s bachelor party was held Friday night at the home of his brother, W. Edward Drury.

IMAGE TEXT: CUT WEDDING CAKE FOLLOWING MARRIAGE: Mr. and Mrs. Donald H. Drury are pictured cutting the wedding cake following their marriage yesterday afternoon at the Zion Lutheran church. Mrs. Drury is the former Elizabeth Smith.