Wedding of Helen Jane Howe and Lt. Bruce Bissell Cheever at St. Luke's Memorial Church in July of 1940. Couple leaving old St. Mark's building, built in 1915. The bride was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Howe and the groom, the son of Mrs. G.W. Alexander. She wore an ivory satin gown with full draped sleeves and her veil was created of very old embroidered net from the Philippines. A shower bouquet of flowers was attached to a white Bible and carried by the bride. Lt. Cheever had attended the University of Michigan before graduating from the University of Washington. The new Mrs. Cheever was a Stadium High School graduate, attended the College of Puget Sound and then graduated from the University of Washington. (T.Times 7-12-1940, p. 9-article only; T.Times 7-13-1940, p. 4-photograph only)
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