The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-11
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Beautiful Morning Wedding
at St. Marks Episcopal
Church.

The first morning wedding of the sea-
sen took place today at half-past eleven
In st. Marks Episcopal Church, Jersey
avenue. The occasion was the marriage
of Miss Florence Irene Gritten, daughter
of Deputy County Clerk Edwin "
Gritten. 10 Mr.. Louis Forrest La Roche
of Brooklyn. The church was beautifully
decorated with palms, potted plants, lilies
and roses, the wedding colors being green
and white. Rev. Frederick Mortimer
ofscIated. He wore the cope and the altar
candles were lighted, making the service
very pretty and effective. The ushers
were Messrs. Edwin La Roche. brother
to the groom Walter Clay and w. Mon
tague Worthley ali of Brooklyn.
Promptly at the appointed hour the
bridal party entered the church and were
led by the ushers up the aisle. First, the
maid of honor. Miss Beatrice Todd, of
East Orange. She was dressed in white
organdie, over blue. and wore a large
white hat. Her bouquet was OF lilies OF
the valley. Next came the bride, lean
ing or her fathers arm. She wore a
gov of white silk and chiffon. with
Ga~insborough hat, trimmed with white
plumes. and carried in her hand a White
and gold prayer book, which, however.
she exchanged at the altar for he lilies
of the valley, carried by Miss Todd. The
bridal party were met at the chancel by
Rev. Frederick Mortimer. the groom and
the best man, Mr.. Charles Bouton of
Hackensack. The Wedding March from
"Lohengrin'' was played as the bride en-
tered the church. and 'Athalia" as she
passed out to the street. where the car
carriages waited to take Mr.. and Mrs. La
Roche, together with their immediate
friends and relatives, to the Hotel Wash
ington. where lunch was served. '
The brides present to her maid of
honor was a pearl pendant of exquisite
design. and the groom's presents to the
ushers were diamond wreath tie pins. The
groom's present to the bride was a dia-
nnond pendant. AT Hotel Washington
Mr.. and Mrs. La Roche received the con-
CALCULATIONS of their friends, and then
started for an extensive wedding trip. The
bride when leaving wore a tailor suit OF
tan ~broadcloth and brown hat trimmed
with turquoise blue. Upon their return
the young couple will reside in Brooklyn.
Among those present We're Mr.. and Mrs.
Mervyn Armstrong, Jr., Mr.. H. Acheson,
Mr.. and Mrs. John W. Aymar, Mr.. and
Mrs. CndrleS M. AuSllu, MI. anu NILE.
Thomas NJ. Abel. Mr.. and Mrs. George
H. Bowly, Mrs. Josephine Becker; Miss
Sarah BENEFITS. Mrs. Mary Shelton
Bowen, Mrs. Mary Hudspeth-Benson,
Miss Edith Buschmann, Mr.. Frederick w.
Dietz. Mr.. Thomas F. Bedell, Miss Ben
nett, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Brinkerhoff,
Mr. Charles Bouton Mr.. and Mrs. An
drew Brarlnagan. Mrs. Frances Cleveland.
Cook, Justice and Mrs. Gilbert Collins,
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Corbett, Mr.. Ramon M.
Cook. Mr.. and Mrs. John Donahue, Mr..
and Mrs. William Z. DAILY, Mr. Charles
Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Dayton, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jas. S. Erwin, Mr.. and Mrs. John j. Erwin.
Mr.. and Mrs. John G. Fisher, Mr.. ard
George B. Fielder, Mr.. Pierce j. Fleming.
Mr.. Ebert Fisher, Miss Goewey Frazer,
Gary, Miss Margaret German. Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred Howe, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Heller, Mr.. and Mrs. 4; l.. Heritage,
and Mrs; 2. 2. Hibbs, Judge and Mrs
jenkins, Mr.. Il Mrs. Chas. n. King.
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Kelaher. Mr.. David
". Lawrence, Miss Helen Lockwood,
Mr.. E. Lehman, NJ: Charles B. Lyon,
James Mlnn lyon i. Lillis VT Miss S"0 Margaret r
E. v. Lennon. Mr., and Mrs. Arthur
D. Lour, Justice n Mrs. Q Lippincott,
C. Phillips, Miss Jane E. Pierson. DR.. and
Mrs. Charles Putnam, Judge and Mrs.
Henry Puster, Miss Marie Parker, Mrs.
Kate Parker, Mr.. John Wahl Queen, Mr..
and Mrs. j. Rourke, Mr.. and Mrs. Roo
ney. Mrs. Russell. Miss Frances Smith,
Mrs. and Mrs. David Scales, Mr.. n Mrs.
NJ. e. Staples. Miss Scudder, Miss Scott.
Miss Georgia Sweeney, Mr.. Emil Steger.
Mrs. Clifford S~ickelmore, Jr., Miss
Josephine Turley. Miss Helen Thurston,
DR.. and Mrs. William Varick, Miss Kate
Van Mater, Miss M. Weimer, Mr.. and
Mrs. WILDER Wait, Mr.. and Mrs. E. Wad-
low, Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Van Wrinkle,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Vale, Mr.. w.
Montague Worthley, Mr.. and Mrs
William T. LaRoche, Miss Anna F. La
Roche. MI. and Mrs. William ]. La Roche.
Miss Ella w. La Roche. Mr.. Edwin La
Roche, Mr.. and Mrs. Philip La Roche,
Miss Lille LaRoche. Mr.. Mathew Murphy,
Mr.. Jane Murphy, Mr.. MacLeach, Miss
Emelia B. Myers. Mr.. Robert Macdonald,
Miss Alice Macdonald.