The Portland daily press., 1894-10-04
A BRILLIANT EVENT.
The Wedding Of DR.. Thompson and
Miss Little Of Dorchester.
The Church Was Crowded and 1000 At.
tended the Reception n-Many iDistin-
guished People Present from All Parts
of the Country.
Special to the PREss.)

Special to the PRESS.)
Boston, October 3.-The most distin-
guished wedding that Dorchester has
seen for many years, took place this eve-
ming, when Miss Mary Grant Little, the
only daughter of Rev Arthur Little.
DID,, pastor of the Second Congrega-
tional church. was married to DR.. John
Franklin Thompson of Portland. The
ceremony was performed in the Second
church, which, although one of the
largest in the state, oyerfowed with
people. Many. would-be spectators were
unable to enter. THE church was most
elaborately and beautifully decorated,
perfect bank of palms, ferns, roses, pinks
and other flowers conceaIing the pulpit,
and every pew was onamented with
white ribbon and roses. Among the
guests were Governor and Mrs. Green
halge, Lieutenant Governor and Mrs.
Wolcott. Senator and Mrs. Chandler Of
New H ampshire, President and Mrs.
Tucker of Dartmouth College, President
and Mrs. Gates of Amherst College, Ex-
overnor Taft of Rhode Island, Ex-Gov-
Gernor Smythe of New Hampshire, Ex-
Governor Pillshur5 of Minnesota,
President Meade of Mt. Holyoke Semina-
ry, Professor and Mrs. LORD and ex-
President Bartlett of Dartmouth COL
lege and many Others. There were also
present DR.. and Mrs. e. Jenkins, Rev.
DR.. and Mrs. W. Fl. Fem, DR.. Seth c.
Gordon. DR.. and Mrs. 1T. Dana, DIR. and
Mrs. S. Fl. Weeks, Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. Milli-
ken, MIR. and Mrs. Weston f. Millikep, DR.
and Mrs. L.W. Pendleton of Portland; !;
DR.. and Mrs. F. G. Thayer of Water
vile, Me-; DR.. and Mrs. Elwell, Nation
al Soldiers Home. Togus, Me-. Presi-
ent and Mrs. Dewitt Hyde, of Bow
doin College; Professor and Mrs +. G.
Robinson of Bowdoin College; Governor
and Mrs. Smith of New Hampshire;
Hon. and Mrs. H. M. Hyde, Hon. and Mrs.
J.A. Lane, Hon. and Mrs. G. G. Coffin, Miss
Hersey, Editor E. D. Mead, of the New
England Magazine, and many others
from New Hampshire, Rhode Island,
New York, Wisconsin. Illinois, and from
Boston and vicinity.
At8ao'clock the wedding party entered
the church. There were six bridesmaids,
Miss Nellie Orcutt of Dorchester, Miss
Emily Barry of Dorchester, Miss Nellie
Langthorne OF Portland, and Miss Lille
Jubb of Fall River. The ushers were
Messrs. Rowland Field of Dorchester,
Arthur l.. Spring and Seth B. Smith of
Boston, DR.. Gilman Frost and Professor
Edwin Brant Frost of Dartmouth Col
lege, E. L. Hight and L. B. Little. The
bride is a stately brunette, and was
gowned in heavy corded cream satin,
trimmed with point applique lace, and
with long tulle. veil, caught with a
small wreath of lilliessof the valley. She
carriedsa bouquet Of bride roses sthe gift
of the Dorchester Woman's Club The
groom looked very hansome and gallant.
His best man was DR.. Lawrence Dana of
Portland. President William J. Tuck er
of Dartmo outh College performed the GER
emony. Then the Mendelssohn wedding
march rang out and the bridal party
passed out over carpet of flowers
strewn by little girls. A notable recep-
tion was held at the home of the bride
on Melville avenue. at which 1000 peo-
pie were present. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomp-
son left on their wedding journey To-
night. They will visit Washington,
Fortress Monroe, Chicago and the West
They will be at home at Portland on
Novem Der 1st