The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-11-28
4 BRILLIANT oHURoH WEDDING,

Church Thronged-Reception Followed- Hundreds of Wedding Gifts-Other We'd dings Yesterday,
 A brilliant church wedding took place at the East Pearl street M, E. church last evening at o'clock, when Miss Annabelle Benedict Way, daugh- ter of MT, and Mrs, William II, Way of 217 Exchange street, and William Fred erick Bishop, son of MT, and Mrs. Joseph R. Bishop, were united in mar rlage.
 Rev. Nathan Cheney pastor of the church, performed the ceremony. The church was handsomely trimmed with palms and chrysanthemums
 The maid of honor was Miss Clara Louise Jacobs,
 The best man was Charles L. Way, brother of the bride. The bridesmaids were Miss Laura B, Bishop and Miss Sadie o. Bishop, twin sisters of the groom.
 There were two little flower girls, Miss Helen Isabelle Prentice and Miss Jennie Way, sister of the bride,
 The ushers were Ernest and Harry Goodyear and Frank and Edward Thompson.
 As the bridal party entered the church. Samuel Bishop, jr., played Lohengrins wedding march and rem dered Mendelssohn's as the party was going out.
 The church was completely filled with guests and friends of the happy pair. After the ceremony a big recep- tion was held at the home of the brides parents on Exchange street.
 The happy couple stood under bower of evergreens, which was inter- mingled with chrysanthemums.
 They were showered with congratu- lations by a continual flow of guests.
 The brides gown was of white wa tered silk, with pearl trimmings. The veil was caught by handsome jew eled ornament, a gift of the groom's grandmother.
 The bride carried a, handsome boquet of bride roses
 The maid of homor's gown was of cream white organdie, with pink satin trimmings. She carried pink chrysan- themums.
 The bridesmaids looked very pretty tn gowns of pale blue silk with white satin trimmings, each carrying huge boquets of white chrysanthemums
 The flower girls were gowned in white organdie with yellow satin trimmings and carried baskets of yellow clhrys- anthemums, with smilax.
 The New Haven Banjo and Mandolin club, of which the groom is a member, rendered selections during the even- ing
 The couple left last night for an ex- tended tour, which includes Philadel- phia, Baltimore and Washington.
 They will reside on their return at I'll Cedar Hill avenue.
 Among the guests were: Frank D. Way of Brooklyn, Mrs. Richard D. Way and William H. Way of Newburg, N. Y, Henry Clayton, Miss Grace Brown of Hartford, Frank Crockett of Pitts burg, Miss Eva Clayton of Bristol, Conn, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Way. Mr and Mrs. Joseph Bishop, Mir. and Mrs. Samuel Bishop, MT. and Mrs. Will liam Bishop, MT. and Mrs. George Ja- cobs MT. and Mrs. Fred Jacobs, MT and Mrs James Woodhouse, MT. and Mrs Walter Bishop, MT. and Mrs. F. ' Bishop, Mir and Mrs. Samuel Bishop jr., Mrs. H. M Benedict, grandmother of the bride; Mrs. William c. Baldwin, grandmother of the groom; MT. and Mrs. H. H. Smith, Miss Grace Bishop, Master Joseph Bishop, Mrs. John Nun son, Asher Sheldon. Miss Helen King, Dr. c. F. Skinner, Walter Crockett, MT. and Mrs. William E. Crockett, Miss May F. Hungerford, Miss Hattie Field, Miss Clara Bauer, Willard Finister, Mrs. F. c. Bodwell Misses Bessie, May and Emma Bodwell Harry Dewey, Rob- ert D. Pride, MT. and Mrs. David H. Clark, MT. and Mrs. Henry A. Howe, NIr. and Mrs. F. B. Pratt, William P. Wheeler Charles O'Connell, Thomas Gallagher, Mrs. Perrin, Miss Gertrude Perrin, Mir and Mrs. George Stratton, Mrs T. c. Ives, Mrs. F. l.. Lacey and Edward Manville.
 The presents were very numerous and beautiful, and included a sdeboard from the New Haven Banjo club, a din- ner set from the employees of David H. Clark, the builder, for whom the groom is bookkeeper; dining room set from the brides family, couch from the grooms parents, rockers, lamps, china, and cut glassware, clocks, etc., in great profusion
 WEDDING AT ST. THOMAS CHURCH very pretty wedding took place at St. Thomas church yesterday after noon. The contracting parties were Miss Anna, daughter of Warner D. Judson, and Elmer Ellsworth Stevens. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Dr. Beardsley. Miss Sadie Judson was the maid of honor and the best man was Wilfred Keat. Miss Judson was dressed in mohair crepon, cloth of blue and black The trimmings were of vel vet and lace. The maid of honor wore a brown costume with cream satin waist.
 The happy couple left last evening for wedding tour of two weeks. They will reside on Thompson street, West Haven, when they return. Many hand some presents were received, which in- clude a parlor set silver service, ele- gant clock and cut glass set.
 ROGERS-WHITE.
 Miss Lillie White, third daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Charles A. White, was