Evening journal., 1895-12-12
Important Social Event a. porer.

Important Social Event at Dover.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal
DOVER, Dec. 10 The wedding of Miss
Bertha Lewis, only daughter Of DR.. and
Mrs Edward Lewis of Dover. and Charles
franklin Harper Of Brooklyn, N. Z
was solemnized in the Wesley NJ. K
Church yesterday at 80 o'clock,
Promptly at the appointed hour the
bridal party entered the church to the
music Of the Swedish wedding march
played BY I, LsslIe Carpenter, Of Will
mington. Tho ushers were ] Henry
Baker, Of Baltimore: Robert Il. Richards.
Of GeoIgstown; Frank @ Smith, OF
Dover; and William Meddus, Of Still
POND, Md
Miss Name T. Baker, of Pomons, Nd
was maid of honor. She was attired In
white taifets silk, with chiffon trim
mings. She wore large white hat and
carried brides roses. The bridesmaids.
Miss Olive Harper, sister of the groom,
and Miss Bertha V. Smith, Of Asbury
Park, N j., cousin of the bride, wore
gowns of white organic over pink silk
with trimmings of muslin de sole and
pink satin ribbons They wore large
white hats trimmed with ostrich feathers
and pink roses and carried La France
roses.
The brides gown was of white duchess
satin, with pearl trimmings her veil
was fastened with a gold brooch set
with diamonds aud pearls, the gift OF
the groom. Little Misses Evelyn Jones
and Helen Harper acted as flower girls.
and scattered chrysanthemums in the
path Of the bridal party. Mary Harper,
dressed in & charming pink frock
carried the book from which the marriage
service was read. The groom sccompan-
led by his best man, B Frank Nelson,
of New York, met the bride at the sltsr.
where the ceremony was performed by
Rev. W. L. S Murray, d. D.
The brides gifts to the maids were
gold lace pms in the shape OF o holly
wreath and berries.
Tbe groom's gifts to the usheTs and
organist we're diamond ssarf pins
After the ceremony wedding break
fast was served at the home OF the
brides parents. Those present were:
Mr. and Mrs George w Harper, George
w Harper, Jr Miss Helen Harper and
Miss Mary Harper, Of Brooklyn; Mrs
Frank E Smith, Miss Bertha j.
Smith, Of Asbury Park, N. j.;
Mrs Akin, of New York City; Mrs ]. a.
Baker, Miss Lizzie Baker, Miss Name T.
Baker, Mrs. Henry Brown and
daughter, of Pomona, Nd; Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Davis, Mr.. aud
Mrs. Joseph Harper. Still Pond, Nd
Mrs. Joseph Clark, Still Pond, Md T
Leslie Carpenter, Wilmington; Miss
Olive Harper Brooklyn; Benz amin Biggs
Smith, Wilmington; Mils Ray Hey drick.
BrIdgeville; s o Martin, Philadslphis;
Charles Wright. SssfOrd Miss
Sarah Harding and Mrs. Mary NJ
Harding, Oldbrook. Pa; Dr. l.
a. Dunning, Esston, Z Nd; John
Hunter, Pho aixviIle. Pa E A.
Nelson, Bshopville, Nd Mr.. and Mrs
+. M. Cooper, Princess Anne. Md, Mrs
Frank Murphy, Wilmington; Mr.. Harper
and Willism Harper Lsipsic; Miss Ella
Burnite, Wilmington; Miss Bessie Price,
Centrevills, Nd.
Those present from Dover we're: Miss
Sarah v Collision, DIR. and Mrs L s
Anderson, Mrs. Fl j. Beers, Jr, the
Misses Day, Miss Emma jump, the Misses
Jones, Miss Mary Burton, Miss Margaret
Feigu. on, Mrs. Mary r Greene.
Mrs. Rachael Green, Mrs James H Todd,
Miss Mary Register. Dr. and Mrs. W. L
s. Murray, Miss Bessie Murrsy,
Mrs. O. R. Ferguson, James d.
Hughes, Henry @. Cain, Frank @. Smith,
b. r. Harrington, J. l. Wolcott, Jr.,
William Dsnney, William Salisbury,
Thomas O Frame. Victor Clark. DR. aud
Mrs w. L Gooding the Misses Reed,
Miss E z. Potter, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Boggs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harper left on the 3 AZ
train for New York, where they will
take the steamer for Bermuda, West
Indies. On their return they will reside
l.. IL
ployed by the Mutual Reserve Life
Insurance Company.
stevens-Shraevs