The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-18
BRILLIANT ARRAY
OF JUNE BRIDES
Marriage Of Miss Bertha Losise Jeakias
to Attorney David J. Davis.
OUTP0UR,NG OF SOCIETY FOLK
1t Was the Leading Nuptial Event Of
the Year on the West Side. Nichols.
Perkins Wedding at the Brides
Home at Clark's summit..Othcr
Marriages solemnized YESTERDAY.

The wedding Of Miss Bertha Louise
jenkins to Attorney David ]. Davis last
evening In the Washburn street Presby-
terian church was the leading event Of
Its kind on the West Side this year. The
services at the church were notable for
their 3retty arrangement of detail and
''' ""ddirg reception which followed
at the home Of the brides parents, Drug
sist and Mrs. Geoge w. Jenkins, of
South Hyde Park avenue was In keep
ing with the other features Of the we'd
ding.
At $50 o'clock, the time announced
for the wedding. the spacious auditor
ium of the Washburn Street Presbyter-
an church was comfortably filled with
representative society people of the
West Side and 1t was necessary to throw
open the large doors leading to the
lecture room. In short time this and
the circular gallery We're seated to their
full capacity. The church had been
tastefully decorated under the direction
Of Miss II. j. Davis, florist. and on the
wide pulpit platform and choir gallery
potted palms were arranged in artistic
contrast to a profusion of June roses.
The reserved seats for the fuse o
the immediate friends and relatives
Of the contracting persons were
designated with trailing Of smi-
lax over each pew. Lohengrin's
march. played by Professor Haydn
Evans, first announced the approach
of the bridal party. Ushers W. E.
Thayer, Harry Decker, William Luce,
w. S. Freeman, w. c.. Williams and
Arthur Benore moved in twos from the
church lobby and onward through the
central aisle to the chancel, where they
were met by Rev. ]. p. Moffatt. pastor
of the church, who had entered the
auditorium from the right. Following
the ushers came the floral maids, Miss
Alice Chappell and Margaret Davis,
two little maidens whose white silk
dresses and falling curls Wed with their
carnations and roses for the best eff
feet.
The bridesmaid, Miss Alice Evans. Of
the North End. came next. She was
dressed In a bewitching costume Of
white organdie over pink silk. Then,
leaning on the arm of her father, Miss
Jenkins, the bride, came down the aisle.
AT the altar the groom, Mr. Davis and
his best man, Benjamin Williams. OF
Wilkes Barre, as'they approached from
the right, met the bride and escort. The
! party stood In a semi-circle, the ushers
| on the extreme right and left, and Mir.
Moffatt performed the ceremony in an
impressive manner. After the final
vow had been sealed with the custom
airy wedding ring the bridal party left
the building in a formal way. The
audience remained seated while the
ushers escorted them individually 10
the exit
At the reception rendered to Mr. and
Mrs. Davis there was a brilliant gath
ering. The exterior of the house was
Illuminated by Chinese lanterns and In
the adjoining dwelling, where Mr.. and
Mrs. Davis will reside, the guests In
spected the handsome future home Of
the two popular young people.
Among the out of town attendants at
the function We're. Miss Susan Jenkins:
Miss Florence jenkins; Honesdale; Mrs
| William Hartman and Miss Irene Hart
man, of Mifflinville; Mrs. A. NJ. Bidle-
man, Columbus, Pa; Mrs. John NJ.
| Geiger, Reading; Mrs John w. Marcy
Green, N. Y; Mr.. and Mrs. ID. H. Davis,
and family, Knightville, Ind; Hen. and
Mrs. Morgan b. Williams, of Wilkes
Barre; Miss Libbie Phillips, Wilkes
Barre; Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Williams
Plymouth.
Among the costumes worn by the
| ladies were: The bride, white satin.
with Duchess lace trimmings and white
veil with diamond clasp Mrs. G. W..
jenkins, black silk, Dresden white silk
trimmings; Mrs. Davis, black silk and
Persian grey silk: Miss Florence Gibbs,
pink organdie and chiffon: Miss Belle
V.pond, organdie over yellow silk; Miss
| Della Penwarden, pearl silk: Mrs. John
| Walker, blue crepon; Miss Grace
Walker, Persian figured organdie; Mrs.
Robert Walker, pink swiss; Miss Anna
Welles, white organdie and silk; Miss
Margaret Gibbs, Nile green; Miss Mary
Williams, dark green silk; Mrs. r. w.
Luce, cream silk and green velvet; Miss
Edith Richards, white organdie: Miss
Margaret Edwards. pink swiss and
satin ribbons; Miss Dolly jenkins, wife
organdie.
Miss Jenkins is an exceedingly pretty
young lady. Mr.. Davis is assistant city
solicitor and is a practitioner at the
Lackawanna, bar. They left on the
o'clock Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western train for Buffalo, from whence
an extended wedding tour will be made
of the eastern states. Mr.. and Mrs.
Davis will be "at home" in August.