The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-11-30
SEVERAL PRETTY WEDDINGS
MISS MARY DA VIDSON and ARCHI-
BALD OWDITCH MARRIED.
Pretty Ceremony and Reception Inst
Evening - Harten-DOwns Wedding
Yesterday Morning-Miss Katherine
A. Hickey to Become Mrs. Henry Il.
Norris This Morning.


A. Hickey to Become Mrs. Henry Il
Norris This Morning.
At o'clock last evening at the resi-
dence of the brides parents at 81 Avor
street, Miss Mary Common Davidson
and Archibald Havens Bowditch were
Joined in matrimony. Only about fifty
of the friends of the couple We're pres
ent at the ceremony, which was per
formed by the Rev. Dr. II. T. Munger
of the United church. Immediately fol
lowing the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs
Bowditch held a reception which was
attended by about $50 invited guests
Refreshments were served during the
hours of the reception, and music was
furnished by a string orchestra. In
honor of the occasion the house had
been very tastefully decorated by the
friends Of the bride, festoon of berries
and ferns being hung around the room,
The happy couple received their guests
in an alcove banked with flowers on
the second floor. The guests We're pre-
scented by Harry Hopkins and Fred
Wells, who acted as ushers Best man
this city. Miss Jane Davidson, a sister,
was the maid of honor. She wore pink
Bengaline silk with chiffon trimmings,
carrying bridesmaids roses The brides
maids were Miss Agnes Middlemas OF
New Britain, and Miss Caroline Dawson
of Shelter Island, both of whom wore
white organdie over yellow silk, and
carried large bouquets of yellow chrys-
anthemums.
The brides gown was white liberty
silk over white taffeta trimmed elabo-
rately with point venise lace. She car
ried large bouquet of bride roses.
The young couple were the recipients
of many and beautiful presents. Among
the most noticeable was large French
china ca binet from the Bowditch Fur
niture company, a splendid dinner set
from the brides parents and a hand
some clock from the father of the
groom.
Mr.. and Mrs Bowditch left at 10
O'Clock on their wedding trip, the dest-
nation of which has been kept secret
On their return they will occupy the
lower floor of the Avon street residence,
which has been newly refitted for them.
Among those who We're present at the
Mrs. Middlemas of New Britain, Mr..
and Mrs. Ravens of New York. Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Bowditch of Long Is
land, Mr.. and Mrs. Hall of Cheshire,
Mrs. Munger, Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Downs, Miss Beach, Mr.. and Mrs. Mac
Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Simpson, Mr.
and Mrs. Adt, Mr. and Mrs. William
Veitch, Mr.. and Mrs Holbrook, Miss
TNvov, nor No
the Misses Moeller Mrs Hepburn, Mr.
and Mrs. Lewis Bradley, Miss Frances
Lambert, Mr.. and Mrs. Grannis Mr.
and Mrs. Augur, Mr.. and Mrs. w. T.
Barnum, Mr. and Mrs. Crane and Mr.
and Mrs. Grant, Alderman and Mrs. G.
Wallace, Mr. and Mrs. r. p. Gillespie
Mr.. and Mrs G. d. Bone, Mr. and Mrs
Angus MACPHERSON, Mr.. and Mrs John
MenziesJ Mr.. and Mrs. James Mustarde,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Macarthur Mr..
and Mrs. Duncan Mckenzie Mr.. and
Mrs. John Hume, Mr.. and Mrs w. L.
Andrew, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Grant,
and many others.
A pretty wedding took place yester-
day forenoon at st. Mary's church when
Miss Katherine e. Haven became the
wire Oh AIIHUHy u. DUWHS. Inc DTlQeS-
maid was Miss Mae Harten, sister of
the bride, and the best man, John A.
Maley. The firm of Lathrop & Shea, |
of which Mr. Downs is a member pre-
scented the bride with diamond brooch
and the bridegroom with an elegant
gold watch. After wedding breakfast |
in the brides home, Mechanic street, |
Mr.. and Mrs. Downs left the city to be |
away for several days
The wedding Of Miss Katherine. A. |
Hickey to Henry Edmund Norris will |
take place this forenoon at st. Francis
church at o'clock. Miss Hickey is the |
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Michael
Hickey of Is Clay street, and Mr. Nor
ris is the popular city clerk of New Ha-
wen.
A high nuptial mass will be celebrat-
ed and Father O'Brien of Bridgeport,
cousin of the bride, will perform the
ceremony, and Father Lilley, another
cousin from Bridgeport, will assist on
the altar.
The bride will wear very handsome
white silk gown, cut en- train, trimmed
with silk fringe, and a veil and carry
brides roses She will be ACCOMPANIED
by her sister DIS Hldlu OI nO1lOF, MISS
Josephine Hickey, who will wear white
organdie over white silk, trimmed with
white satin ribbon. and she will carry
an immense bouquet of white chrysan-
themums. William Coyne of this city
will act as Mr. Norris best man, and
the regular choir of the church will
furnish the music. Miss Hickey was
for a long time in the office of Reynolds
& Co., on East street where she made
a large circle of pleasant friends and
acuuaintances. The wedding gifts are
very numerous A home, ready furn-
ished by Mr. Norris at So Avon street,
awaits them on their return from their
wedding trip.
FTNGLER- HALL IN WALLTNG-
FORD.
Wallingford Nov. 29.-At the Holy
Trinity church, this morning at Z
O clock Miss Alvina Hall, daughter of
Joseph Hall, and Adolph Fengler of
Bristol were united in marriage, Rev.
Father O'Reilly officiating. Miss Mel
lie Trepanier of Wallingford was
and Robert Whilles of
bristol WAS hest man.