The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-18
CLERGYMAN WEDS AT NEW
 BuRYPORT.

Bride is the Daughter of the Rev. Dr.. H. c. Hovey, Formerly of New Ha- ven the Groom the Rev. R. w. Ray mond of This State
 The Old South church. Newburyport,
 Mass, was the scene of a brilliant we'd
 ding Tuesday evening, when Miss Cla-
 ra Louise Hovey, the youngest daugh-
 ter of the pastor the Rev. Dr. Horace
 c. Eovey, Ca former pastor of the Sec
 ond church, Fair Haven), and the Rev.
 Royal Wilkins Raymond, son of Franklin M Raymond, a well-known
 and prosperous business man of West
 port, this state, were married.
 The church was filled with a large company of invited guests. The floral decorations were arranged by a com
 mittee iron, the Christian Endeavor so-
 oiety, under tie direction of Miss Mat tie Jaques, and were unusually fine. Directly in front of the altar was a
 beautiful arch made of evergreen and
 hydrangeas. Beneath this the bride
 and groom stood while the service was being read.
 All about the church were placed
 bouquets and potted plants and banks
 of cut flowers. While the guests were
 assembling the organist, Mrs. Isidora
 Flanders, played selections from 'Tannhauser' and "Lohengrin." At D. m. the bridal procession was formed, | and to the famous "Lohengrin" march
 marched down the broad aisle.
 Miss Ellen Graves led the way, car | rying a white satin kneeling cushion, | followed by the six ushers, Messrs. George H. Jaques, William Binley, Jr., l Walter s. Binley, Chester Hanson, 1 Harry Watts and Austin Wakeman.
 The flower girl, Miss Thetis Questrom, l came next. She wore a delicately lowered silk dress and a hat trimmed | with pink and blue flowers, and carried
 a basket with floral offerings.
 1 Next came the maid of honor, Miss
 Edith Sawyer of this city, who was gowned in pale pink taffeta, with Marie Antoinette fichu of chiffon and point | applique lace. The bride was escorted 1 by her brother Dr. Edmund Otis Ho- | vey of New York Qate of this city), and was attired in what was her mother S
 wedding gown, of white India muslin over white silk, with white brocaded | sash and a tulle veil
 | As the procession approached the | pulpit it was met by the groom and his | best man, Dr. Albert Emery Loveland | of New Haven. The bride was given
 in marriage by her brother. The cere-
 mony was modification of the famil- 1 jar Episcopal form, and was very inn
 pressively rendered by the father of the
 bride the Rev. Dr. Horace c. Hovey,
 and immediately the bridal party went ! in carriages to the parsonage, 60 High
 street, where reception was held that
 was limited to their relatives.
 I Refreshments were served by young
 women friends of the bride and mem
 bers of the Christian Endeavor society. | The parsonage was beautifully decora- | ted with wisteria and nasturtiums. In
 one room were arranged the presents
 received by the happy couple Among l the gifts were ten shares of stock in a | street railway company, from the ! groom's parents, a set of silver table l ware from the brides parents, and MT. ] Raymond's gift to the bride, a grand I piano.
 | The Rev. and Mrs. Raymond left on
 an evening train for Boston, whence i they will go by steamer to Old Point Comfort, Va. They will make their
 home at Southport, where Mir. Ray
 mond has a ministerial charge in con-
 nection with the Methodist Episcopal
 church. They will be at home to their
 friends after October 20th.
 The bridegroom Is graduate of Wesleyan university and of Drew The ological seminary, and is regarded as
 one of the most gifted and promising of
 the younger ministers of the Methodist l Episcopal church.
 The bride is general favorite on &C., count of her natural gifts and varied
 accomplishments. She was educated
 at Wellesley college, and is especially | known for her rare musical abilities.