Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-08-21
DALToN--DoDGH.

"A church wedding which was novel but
altogether charming in its simplicity and
informality was celebrated at the Unitarian
church Wednesday afternoon, when Miss
Stella Dalton, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
james Dalton, was married to Prof. Rich
ard Ellwood Dodge of New York. The
church was simply but beautifully deco
rated with maidenhair and sweet peas.
The pulpit front was banked and COM
pletey hidden with mass of the deli
cate green, the fragrant blossoms showing
amongst it. Similar decorations were
about the organ and the choir rail, and the
tasteful effect was completed by knots of
maidenhair and the pea blooms tied at
the entrance to each pew. The parents
and other immediate relatives occupied
seats in front, and elsewhere in the church
were large number of other personal
friends who had gathered to witness the
ceremony. Exactly upon the stroke of
the strains of the bridal march from Lo-
hengrin announced the coming of the
bride and groom. They came unattended
up the centre aisle, and at the altar front
were met by Rev. E. Bradford Leavtt,
pastor of the church and a college class
mate of the groom, who performed the
ceremony impressively, using the ritual
nun Jll6 StINtCc DOOk VI lie CuuTCns AS
he closed and gave his greetings to hus-
band and wife the strains of Memberships
wedding march pealed from the organ, the
bride gave "good-by' to her mother by
handing to her her brides bouquet of
white pea blooms, and Mr. and Mrs.
Dodge left the church, entered a carriage
and were driven to the railroad station just
in season to take the $40 train for the
south. A peal from the church bell rang
out as they left the church.
The bride wore a tailor-made travelling
gown from Paris. The ushers were E. II.
Miller and Harry White. Mrs. Knowlton
presided at the organ. The out-of-town
guests included the parents of the groom,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Dodge, sister, Miss
Kate Dodge, a brother, Lawrence Dodge,
Mrs. Thomas Pingreeand Mrs William Pin
gree, all of Wenham, Mass, Prof. Rob
ert DeCourcey Ward of Harvard college
and Frank rockingham of Brooklyn, N.
Y, personal friends of the groom, Miss G.
NJ. Dalton and Miss Ethel Dalton of Bos-
ton, aunt and cousin of the bride, her un-
Gle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. F. p. Wheeler
of Chicago, and Mrs. H. G. Willard of
Greenfield.
The groom is a native of -Wenham,
Mass, and in descent is the ninth genera
ton of family for $50 years resident at
| the old homestead there. He was gradu-
ated at Harvard, taking then a POSTCARD
uate course in geology, and following this
was for two years instructor in geology at
his alma mater. A year ago he became an
| instructor in natural science at the Teach
ers' college in New York city, and last
June was appointed to a professorship
there. The bride is a granddaughter of
Franklin II. Wheeler, one of the oldest
living residents of this village, man who
came to Brattleboro in 1922 when 10 years
old. Miss Dalton has grown up in the
Unitarian church and has been actively
identified with all its work and interests
| She has a wide social acquaintance in
Brattleboro and elsewhere and many
| friends give her and her husband sincere
good wishes. There were many wedding
gifts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dodge will spend the COM
ing month in a cottage on Fire Island in
Long Island sound, going to New York in
season for Prof. Dodge to begin his year of
college work. They will live on Amster-
dam avenue.