The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-06-16
KEMPSTER---DAvlS.

one of the prettiest home weddings OF
the season took place last evening al the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. M Albert
Davis. No. 76 Clifton place. when their
daughter, Miss Mary Elizabeth Davis,
was married to Mr.. J.. Aquila kempster OF
New York. The floral decorations were
by Bonnet and were very pretty. All the
mantels, the stairway and hall were bank
ed with palms. ferns and roses, pink and
white being the wedding colors, while
from the chandeliers hum graceful
draperies Of smilax and the favored fow-
ers. The entire front end of the parlor
was formed into a floral e-mbankment, be-
| fore which the bridal party stood during
the service, which was performed by the
| Rev. George Bennitt of Grace Episcopal
Church. About one hundred and fifty
guests witnessed the ceremony.
Promptly at eight O'clock the bride en-
| tered the room. She was attired in a
simple but handsome gown of white satin
and mousseline de sole and carried bridal
/ roses. She wore no vail to hid her pref
| fily dressed hair. The bridesmaids, Misses
| Florence Fishbough and Ella Rotten, of
| Brooklyn, cousins OF the bride, wore white
| organdie over pink silk and carried white
roses. The bridal party marched up the
centre of the room to the wedding march
from Lohengrin, and paused before the
bank of flowers, where they were met by
the groom, the best man, Mr.. w. Brown
| Cawthorne, of Crawford, and the Rev.
George Bennitt, the ushers, Messrs. Mark
Hoffman and Lewis Bush, both of Cram
| ford, s~tationing themselves at a respectful
! distance. The brides father, Mr.. M.
| Albert Davis. gave her away. Men
d~elssohn's Wedding March was played by
/ Cranmer, and Mr.. and Mrs. Kempster re-
! ceived the congratulations of their friends.
A reception followed the and
| supper was served by Morrow ana Day.
1t was about eleven before the young
couple could get a chance to get away. Tie
bride wope a travelling gown of castor
cloth with black trimmings and hat t3
match. Aften an extended tour Mr.. and
Mrs. Kempster will reside at No. so7 Mont
gomery street. this city.
Mrs. KempSter, nee Davis, Is a niece OF
Mrs. John A. Walker, and has resided in
Jersey City about six weeks. She came
from Crawford, but is largely known ii
social circles in this city, especially in the
Woman's Club, where she has on one n
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Kempster are professional artists. and
are quite at home in the literary world.
Mrs. Kempster also possesses a very fine
voice.
Among those present at the wedding
were:-The Rev. and Mrs. George Bennits
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Walker. Mr.. and
Mrs. John s. McMaster. Miss Dennis, cx-
Judge and Mrs. Hudspeth, Mrs. Hubs
p~eth-Benson, Mrs. Harriet Eaton, Miss T.
Platt, Miss T.. Scott, Mr.. and Mrs. p.
Manton, Miss Lily Manton. Mr.. Leon
Manton, Mrs. M. Edwards. Mrs. William
Brown, the Misses Fuller, Miss Lillian
Cummings, Mrs. Seran. Miss Martha
Seran, Mr.. and Mrs. H. Hall, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. Dougherty, Misses Dougherts
DR.. w. Dougherty. Jr., Miss A. G.. Mahon,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Patterson. Mr.. and Mrs,
w. Gamble, Mr.. and Mrs. AZ Clark. Mrs.
S. Ostrander, Miss Carrie shute, Mrs. p,
Shute, DR.. Cuinat, Miss Bessie VIII
son, DR.. and Mrs. Wyman. Mrs. ENNIS
F~ishbough, Mrs. Eliza Fishbough, Mr.. w,
F~ishbough, Miss Lille Stinzel, Miss Laura
Rotten, Miss Julia Strong. Mr.. n Mrs
H. Hull. Mr.. and Mrs. w. s. Bullock, Mr..
and Mrs. e. jenkins, Mr.. and Mrs. Com.
moss. Mr.. and Mrs. w Mulligan, Miss
Ada Fairbanks. Mrs. Julia Fairbanks. Mr.
Gamble. Miss Lucy Gamble, Miss n. CAM
| Bile, Mrs. w. Shape, Mr.. w. Shape, Mr.. =
Shape. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Severance
Mr.. w. p GawthoTne, NE. Mark HOFFMAN
Jauuette Torbush. Mr., Lewis Bush, Mr.
and Mrs. w. Cawthorne. MI. j. Van MID
ellsworth. Mr.. and Mrs. q, Carter, MIR
and Mrs. L. White. Misses Carter and Mr.
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