Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-11-03
BRILLIANT CHURCH WEDDING.
Misc Lillian 8. Berlin ana Charles Arthur
Rics Married In Central Church.

Misc Lillian 8. Berlin and Charles Arthur
Rico Married In Central Church.
I" Central Presbyterian Church was the
scene on Thursday of most beautiful
and impressive ceremony when Miss
Lillian Southland Berlin became the
wife Of Charles Arthur Rice Of South
bridge, Mass. The bride is the daugh
ter of Principal A. II. Berlin of the
High School, and is o graduate of
Vassar College Of the class of 1896.
She has been member of the teach
ing staff of the High School. The
groom Is member of the firm Of The
Southbridge Print Works.
The chancel of the church was deco
rated with ferns and chrysanthemums.
A large number of invited guests wit
messed the nuptials. Close to the APP
pointed hour, the strains Of the bridal
chorus from Wagner's Lohengrin,
played by Mrs. Joseph H. Jones,
heralded the presence of the bridal
party in the vestibnle, and moment
or two later the bridesmaids appeared
in the north central aisle. They were
Miss Bessie Rice of Scranton, Pa,
sister Of the groom; Miss Alice How
land of Providence, r. L., room and
classmate of the bride while at Vassar;
and Miss Mary E. Peoples and Miss
Mary B. Naudain of this city. Fol
lowed by the page, Walter Carver, and
the ushers, who were Herbert N. Fell
of this city, Samuel d. Perry Of South
bridge, Mass. !; ROLAND G. Rice of
Scranton, Pa, a member of the Thir-
teentk Pennsylvania at Camp Meade,
and Raymond Rice of Scranton, Pa
They marched to the front of the
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central aisle where they stopped and
awaited the bride, who was escorted
by her father. She was preceded by the
flower girl, Margaret M. Southland,
and the maid of honor, Miss Maude
Mcfarland of Oswego, N. y, who had
been the BRIDES roommate during her
four years. course at Vassar. Then the
whole party marched to the front of
the church, and at the chancel rail,
the groom, who was accompanied by
his best man, Q. Howard Edmunds of
| Southbridge, Mass, joined the bride,
| During the pretty ceremony of re-
| ceiving the bride and marching to the
altar, H. S. Southland, Jr., of Brad
| ford, Pa, n cousin of the bride, sang
the wedding march from Lohengrin.
The Rev. I. A. McGurdy, D. D.,
| pastor of Central Church, was the
officiating clergyman
| The bride was handsomely gowned
in cream Duchess satin dress,
trimmed with Duchess and point lace,
and made with train. Her bridal veil
was Of tulle. The groom's present TO
the bride was an exquisite diamond
pendant. The maid of honor was
| gowned in pink silk and carried pink
roses. The bridesmaids wore white
organdie and carried white chrysanthe-
NUNS. The flower girl was attired in
4 pink liberty silk and carried basket
of chrysanthemums.
The ceremony over, the bridal party
left the church to the strains of the
triumphal march by Mendelssohn.
A delightful reception was rendered
Mr.. and Mrs. Rice at the Berlin resi-
dence, No. S17 Adams street. The
bride had received large number of
magnificent presents, notable among
which was china closet from the
teachers of the High School.
| Among the out of town guests were
| Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Rice Of Scranton,
Pa, the parents, Miss Gertrude Rice,
Mrs. George B. Rice and DIR. Walter
[. Fordham of Scranton; Mr.. and Mrs.
]. L. Brown, Brooklyn, N. y; j. T.
Washburn, Jr., Saugerties, N. y;
Miss Emma E. Sexton and Mr.. and
Mrs. H. P. Sadtler,, Baltimore, Md. /;
| !, 7. johnson, Hohokus, N. j.; Mr..
4 and Mrs. r. II. Hughes, Newark, N.
| j.; Miss Lille Harper, Tioga, Pa. ;
Mr.. and Mrs. John Day, Germantown,
Pa. James o. Sanders and William
P. Olney, Southbridge, Mass. /; Howard
Craig, Syracuse, N. Y. Mr.. and Mrs.
9. ii. Foster, and George Cooper,
Pittstown, Pa. Mr.. and Mrs. Z. t.
Moore, Miss Edna Moore and Miss
Lillian Moore, Erie, Pa. :; Horatio
Willitts, Merritt Willitts, Mrs. X. H.
Thomas and A. p. Flint of Philadel-
phia; Miss Mary Watson Green, New
port
Among the Wilmington guests were
} Stansbury ]. Wiley, Mr.. and Mrs.
William M. Field, Mr.. and Mrs.
George W. Todd, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Ct Robinson; Mr.. and Mrs. j. F.
Robinson, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles S.
Robb, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Harper Carver,
: Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. McCausland, DIR.
and Mrs. E. G. Shortlidge, DIR. and
Mrs. John Palmer, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs
Alfred d. Warner, Benjamin Nields
, George W. Bush, Mr.. and Mrs. Johr
Q r. Hartman, Mrs. and Mrs. L. G.
! Kent, Judge and Mrs. j. Frank Ball
T Mr.: and Mrs. ]. Herbert Mullin, Mr.
. and Mrs. F. @. Mccall, Mr.. and Mrs
9, Q. III. Lofand, Mr.. and Mrs. @. E
Griffith, Mr. and Mrs. j. B. Bell, Mr.
j and Mrs. James H. Price Mr.. anc
S Mrs, Walter L. Butler, Mr.. and Mrs
n w. X. Crosby, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. 7
Q Clymer, Misses Bertha Harlan, Mabe
S e. Baird, Caroline L. Crew, Elizabetl
Q Carlisle, Maize P. Derrickson, A. M
. Johnson, Mary E. Gillespie, Florenc
g Ramo, Emma S. Kilvington, Mervi
Q s. Bloomsberg, Sallie Hare, Eliz
t Craig, Elizabeth ID. Hopes, Messrs
T. Robert Adair, Elwood Layfield, Charlie
9 Bratton Dubell. o. Edgar Fell, Charlie
IS u. Palmer, Benjamin T. Bye, Wallac
/ II. Carver.
It After wedding trip, Mr.. and Mr..
y Rice will make their home at South
d bridge, Mass.
u Van Born-Deam Wedding.
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