Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-05-26
cLAPP-TiLlINGHAST.
wedding In High Life at the First Baptis
Church Last Evening.

wedding In high Lie at the First Baptist
Church Last Evening.
At the First Baptist Church last even
ing at o'clock Miss Alice Louise Tilling-
hast, eldest daughter OF His Honor Judge
Pardon z. Tillinghast of the Supreme
Court, was united in marriage to Ralph
Roger Ciapp, second son OF Bella p. Clapp,
Rev. A. 8. Coats, pastor of the church,
uniting the happy couple.
The maid OF honor was Miss Angeline
f. Tillinghast, sister OF the bride, and the
groomsman was Lyman g. Newell. The
bridesmaids were Misses Mary L. Fisher,
Lou A. Bates, Anna T. Cottrell and
Florence M. Barnefeld.
The ushers were Frederick f. Stock
well, John A. Tillinghast, Louis Derr,
Ralph 8. Goodwin, Jr., Henry E. Cooper
and Claranee q. Hamilton.
The edifice was crowded to its utmost
capacity by the relatives and friends of the
contracting parties and long lines of car
riages nearly blocked up Summer and
High streets. A long canopy extended
from the entrance of the church to the
gates and the walk was csrpeted.
After the many invited to witness the
ceremony had arrived and had been
shown to their places, white satin ribbons
were fastened the full length of the center
aisle on both sides to prevent interruption.
The platform on which the ceremony
took place was banked with palms, fern
potted plants and cut flowers, with a
predominance OF pink, the bride being at
tired In q beautiful pink costume and
wearing bridal veil.
AS the bridal party entered the church
the organist, Holmes Lomas, rendered
Wagner's "Bridal Chorus" from "Lo-
hengrin" and after the ceremony Mendel-
sohn's "Wedding March,"
The wedding party was grouped very
prettily on the platform with the bride,
groom, maid Of honor and groomsman in
the center, the bridesmaids facing the
congregation and the ushers formed in
two lines on the steps leading to the plat
form.
The bride was given away by her fat her,
snd the responses of both bride and
groom to the questions of the clergyna
were clear and distinct. The ceremony
was impressive and the decorations music,
handsome costumes,i fthe perfumed air
and beautiful bride and her attendants all
seemed to harmonize.
It was fully an hour before all had left
the church and among the prominent
people present were noticed His Excel
lency Gov. Brown and wife, Chief Justice
Charles Matteson and Justice John II
Stiness of the Supreme Court and ladies
Judge George Nj. Carpenter of the United
States Circuit Court, ex-CIhief Justice
Thomas Durfee, Hon. E. ID. McGuinness
ex- Representative John M. Lonsdale, City
Solicitor Barnefield, members of the bar
State officials and other prominent citi.
zens.
After the ceremony at the church a re.
ception was given at the residence of tn,
brides parents on Walcott street which
was very largely attended. The wedding
gifts were numerous, costly and beau
tiful.
After the reception Mr.. and Mrs. CIapy
departed for Boston from which city the,
sailed todav on the steamer Cephalonis
for Liverpool. Mr.. Ciapp has been fol
the past two years manager of the Stan
dard Ammonia Company at London and
will take his bride Immediately to her new
home in that city.
Cablegrams of congratulation were re-
ceived yesterday afternoon.