Morning journal and courier., 1891-11-04
A BRILLIANT WEDDING.
The Ingersoll- witherspoOn Wedding
 Last Evening.

The Ingersoll- WitherspoOn Wedding |
 Last Evening. 2s l
 A select and brilliant wedding took | place last evening at 6 o'clock in Trinity church. The bride is Miss Alice Wither- spoon, daughter of the late Rev. Orlando Witherspoon, and great granddaughter of Rev. John Witherspoon, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. The groom, Attorney George P. Ingersoll, is the son of ex-Congressman Colin M. h. gerson and nephew of ex-Governor l Charles R. Ingerson.
 The church was crowded with the elite of New Haven and also with many promi- nent society people from different parts of the country. While the people were being ushered into the church Professor Warren ! R. Hedden rendered beautifully the fol- lowing:
 Grand procession (Queen of sheba) ... .Gounod Amaryilis. Louis XII
 Cautilene Nuptiale. =. ................ Dubois
 When the bridal party arrived the in-
 spring strains of ''Lohengrin March" by
 Wagner fell upon the ears of the assem-
 blaze. The best man, Breck Parkman
 Trowbridge, and groom entered the chan
 
 of the bride at the altar. The four ushers
 and two bridesmaids preceded the bride,
 who leaned on the arm of her brother, En-
 sign E. F. Witherspoon of the United
 States navy, who wore his full naval uni
 form. At the altar the bride was met by ! the groom and the pair knelt for mo-
 ment, the others forming semicircle
 around them Dr. Harwood tied the silken : knot which was done after the form of the
 regular Episcopal service.
 Then the party left the church to the l tune of Mendelssohn's march, "A Midsum- 1 mer Nights Dream"
 The ushers were A. Spencer Murray, ! William H. Law, Francis G. Ingerson and
 Arthur Witherspoon, and the bridesmaids, ) Miss Gertrude Witherspoon and Miss Maud } Mason.
 The bride wore 8 costume of faille fran
 cais cut en train, and heavy veille of ! | white tulle. The veil was caught with diamonds, which were the ornaments the bride wore The bridal bouquet con-
 sisted of a large bunch of white roses tied with broad white satin ribbon. The bridesmaids wore white costumes of crepe du chine and carried bouquets of white ! roses.
 After the ceremony reception was giv- ) en to the families of the bride and groom and their immediate relatives.
 Late in the evening MT. and Mrs. Inger.
 sell left the city for an extended tour, and
 upon their return to this city they vii reside on Bradley street in the house form = erly occupied by the late Johnson T. Platt l Among those present at the reception were:
 a Hon. Colin M. Ingersoll and Mrs. Inger, , ! soil, ex-Governor Charles R. Ingersoll anc j Mrs. Ingersoll, Major General Hamilton Judge Peabody, Rear Admiral Thomas Pat . tison, Admiral Stevens, Judge Ruggles Mr. and Mrs. c. Macrae Ingersoll, Miss
 McAllister, Professor and Mrs. Will
 jam P. Trowbridge, the Misses Trow I bridge, Mrs. John H. Shoenberger, Mis-
 Taylor. MT. and Mrs. Albert Angell, MT D and Mrs. George J. Angell, MT. and Mrs b S. J. Walker of New York, MT. and Mrs F. Emile O. Geyelin of Philadelphia, MT. ant II Mrs. George G. Haven of New York, Lieu " tenant Governor s. E. Merwin, Hon , T. E. Doolittle, Mrs. William H s Law, Mrs. Jno. Ingersoll, Dr. ant '. Mrs. 0. Purdy Linsley, the Misse n Ingersoll, MT. and Mrs. Edward H. Roger e of New York, Governor Luzon B. Morris
 Mir. and Mrs. J. R. Black, Dr. Robert
 Ives, Miss Ives, MT. and Mrs. H. T. Cans
 of Wilmington, Del, Andrew L. Kidston
 Louis H. Bristol, Professor and Mrs. W K. Townsend, Frank Roosevelt of Ne' York, Rev. and Mrs. Arthur Mason an h the Messrs. Appleton of New York, MI n and Mrs. E. Shelton Cornell, MT. Rowa " Stevens, consul from Honduras, MT. Mao y l Intosh, MT. Winthrop and LeRoy McKin u Mrs. Dr. J. E. Blake of New York, Mrs 7. Jeycling of Philadelphia.