The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-07

presents were received and among the
notable ones were silver punch bowl
ard liable from the employees of the Cape
| Elizabeth branch Of the Portland railroad
aad silver candelabrum from the foot
ball team of the Portland Athletic club.
MIR. and Mrs. Maoraedie went on bridal
trip and on their return will spend the
summer at the w. g. Davis cottage on
Mes ting House hillland will be at home
at 81 Emery street after September 81.
The guests from out of the city were
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Skolfeld, Mrs. p.
@. Merryman, Mrs. Nellie Merryman,
Andrew Meiryman. Brunswick; Mrs
Dunn, Yarmouth; Mrs. Townsend, Free
port.
CUSHING CHENERY.
A pretty church wedding was held
Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the
Woodfords Congregational church, Spring
street. the contracting parties being
Miss Leonice Helen Chenery, daughter
of the late j. #. Chenery, and Mr..
Charles Edmond Cushing.
The church was handsomely decorated
with ferns, palms and pink and blue by,
dranReas. The ceremony was the Episco-
pal form, using only one ring, and that
for the bride. The bridal procession en-.
tered the church TO the strains Of lie
March des Prophecies played by Mr..
! Frank l. Rankin, the well-known mu-
sician. The bridal party was headed by
the ushers and Miss Grace Blanche Noble
of Providence, as maid of honor, who
was gowned in white muslin over pink,
and carried bouquet of pink. carna-
tions
The bride came next. accompanied by
her mother. Mrs. Charles A Cushing.
The bride WAS handsomely gowned in
white crepe de chine with tulle veile.
The bride carried a. handsome bouquet
of bride roses. The brides mother, Mrs.
Gushing, was handsomely dressed in a
gown of white and blue silk with lace
and velvet trimmings.
At the altar the bridal party were met
by the groom and his best man, MIR. Har-
ry f. Noble of Providence, r. l., and the
officiating clergyman, Rev. e. p. Wilson.
The bride was given AWAY in marriage
by her mouher. The sufb notes Of the
Finland love song now changed Co Msn.
delssohn's wedding 4 march, and the
charming bride leaning on the arm Of
her husband, marched down the aisle
and out of the church, from which they
were taken in hack to the former home
OF the bride, corner Of Mechanic street
ana Deering avenue, where an Informal
reception to the Immediate friends and
relatives was held.
The ushers at the church were Mr.,
George Loring Pickett of Portland, Mr..
Samue Gibson Wing of Fairfield, MIR.
Edward Marshall Hunt of Portland, and
mir. John q. Chenery of Woodfords, a
cousin OF the bride.
The former home of the bride where
the reception was held was Hastily deco
rated with farms and hydrangeas the same
as at the church. A wedding lunch was
served by the well-known caterer, j. j.
Pooler, and after a brief and informal
reception, Mr.. and Mrs. Gushing left on
the Q o'clock train for Boston en- route for
their new home, Port Angeles, Washing
ton.
Among the guests noted from out OF
town, were the following; Mr.. John
Sawyer, grandfather of the groom, Prov
idence Mrs. K. q. Noble, Providence;
MI. 5: Gibson, grandmother of the
bride; Miss Carrie Gibson. an aunt Of ths
bride, Fairfield; Rev. J. +. Rhodes'and
wife, Fairfield; Mrs. George II. Newhali,
Fairfield; Miss Eleanor Mitchell, Gardi-
ner; Messrs. Samuel Wing, Fairfield;
stephen Wing, Portland; Eugene Wing,
brookline, Mass. Mrs. Charles Cushing,
freeport, grandmother of the groom; Mrs
j. q. Kendall, greeport; Mrs. Merton
brewer, Freeport; Mrs. l.. M. Bailey,
burn.
] A feature of the wedding was the at
tendance in a body at the wedding of the
W; G.'s a social club of Woodtords, of
which the bride was a member.
NOTES.
Mr.. and Mrs, George r. King WIN
were married Monday, are to be- AZ home
after July LIST, at No Deering street.
The marriage of DR.. Victor Emanuel
Lagerson and Hilma Elizabeth, daughter
OF T. and Mrs. Oliver Anderson, OF th is
city will OCCUR at the First Lutheran
church on Elm street, on Wednesday.
June q at p, m. A reception will fol.
low from 8 to 10sat Al Falmouth street,
Cards have been received in this citv
announcing the marriage of Alden j.
BleIehen, Jr., to Miss Genevieye Swadley
OF Mhatcom, Wash. They win live IN
Seattle, Wash. Mr.. Blethen Is the SON ~
MIR. Alden j. Blethen, formerly well
known citizen Of Portland
A pretty home wedding was solemnized
at the home OF Mr. and Mrs. Noah Pen
dexter OF South Hiram. Wednesday eve.
ming, MAY "a, the contracting parties be-
ing Mr.. Arthur NJ. Chapman Of Parsons
field and Miss Grace Ia Pendexter The
ceremony was performed by Rev. 4. G.
Chapman OF Cornish.