The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-06
VIOLET AND WHITE.
A Charming Home
Wedding on Ger
main Street.
SESSIONS GARLAND NUpTlALS
Beautiful Decorations and
Exclusive Party the
Prime Features.
SESSIONS GARLAND NUPTIALS.

One &C the prettiest fall weddings Of
the season took place at $50 o'clock last
evening al the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Sessions, IS German street,
when Edmund Augustine Garland of
Worcester and Miss Florence Anna
Sessions were united in matrimony. The
full Episcopal service with the double
ring was used, the ceremony being. per-
formed by Rev. DR.. Almon Gunnison
and Rev DR.. Archibald McCullagh.
The prevailing colors used in the dec
orations We're violet and white, the flo-
raj work being done under the super
vision of c. A. Keyes. The chief deco
rations in the rooms were of smilax and
fern, the nantes and newell post of the
stairway were banked with white roses
and violets. The couple stood in front
of bank Of palms and ferns arranged
at one side of the parlor
The maid of honor was Miss Ethel
Sessions, a sister Of the bride, and the
Of Minneapolis, Miss Helen Durgin of
Haverhill, Miss Anna Crawford and
Miss Alice Trask of Worcester.
The best man was Frederick Fosdick
of Fitehburg, and the ushers were Wal
ter Eddy, Robert Rice, w. E., Walker,
Charles Walker, Everett Green and
Arthur Garland, brother of the groom.
All but the last named of the ushers are
Amherst men, the groom being q grad
uate of Amherst in the class of '98.
The bride wore gown of ivory satin,
trimmed with point lace and en- train.
A long veil fastened with orange bios
SONS was worn, and shower bouquet
Of lilies of the valley was carried. The
bridesmaids and maid Of honor wore
gowns of violet satin and violet wells.
The maid of honor carried bunch of
purple asters, and the bridesmaids car
ried white roses with violet ribbons.
Mrs. Sessions, the mother of the bride,
wore handsome gown of violet vel
vet, en- train and with low neck and
short sleeves.
Ingrahann's orchestra was stationed
in the music room, and rendered the
wedding march from Lohengrin, at the
entrance of the bridal party
Immediately after the ceremony, a
reception at which was present nearly
500 invited guests, was rendered. Re
ceiving with Mr.. and Mrs. Garland
were Mr.. and Mrs. Frank E. Sessions
and Mr. and Mrs. z. A. Garlond.
Among the many valuable gifts was
a set Of wedgewood ware, a solid silver
tureen, a dozen hand-painted ice cream
plates, a solid gold sugar shaker, q
Dresden dinner service, several hand
some jardiniers, a crystal mantle clock
a bust of Shakspere, a silver candida
bra, check for $500 from the father OF
| the groom, mahogany bookcase, a
mahogany and leather Morris chair and
large Bogara rug.
| The couple left after the reception
for short bridal tour, and will make
their future residence at the Albion.
Among the many friends of the con-
| tracing parties who called while the
reception was in progress, were;
Rev. DR.. and Mrs. Moses II. Harris,
Rev Almon Gunnison, Mr.. and Mrs.
W. Wellington, Mr. and Mrs. Frank M.
Heath, Mr.. and Mrs. Burton w. Grout.
Mr. and Mrs Waldo E. Sessions, Mr.. and
Mrs. David H. Hayter, MI, and Mrs.
min r. Barber, Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin B.
| White, Mr., and Mrs. Wright $. Prior, Mr..
and Mrs George Herbert Harlow, Mr.. and
Edward II. Kendrick Mr.. and Mrs. Jo-
seph A. Shaw, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry H
Gabeler. Mr.. and Mrs. John M. Russell,
1 DR.. and Mrs Edwin B. Flagg, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frederick f. Hopkins. Mr.. and Mrs
Charles A. Hill, Capt and Mrs. Joseph B.
Knox, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel A Willis,
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton w. Dadmun, Mr.. and
!
Frederick Goddard, Mr., and Mrs Charles
A. Gates, Mr.. and Mrs, Freeman Brown,
Mr. and Mrs. Willis e. Sibley. Mr.. and
Mrs. John e. Allen. Mr.. and Mrs. John
w Green, Mrs. S. Foster H. Goodwin, Mr.
and Mrs. Leander f. Herrick, Mr.. and
Mrs J. Lewis Ellsworth, Mr.. and Mrs
Forrest =. Barker Mr.. and Mrs; WI
Harrison " Eddy Nj and Mrs
Bean Miss Fannie z. Fitch. Miss
Luella Flagg, Miss Alice Brown, Miss
| Edith M Heslor. Miss Edith NJ Goodell
4 Miss Ida Belcher. Miss May Lytle, Miss
Alice Warren, Miss Josephine. White
Miss Helen Bdrtis, Miss Sallie Flagg
Miss Florence Buckingham, Miss Helen
Lincoln, Miss Annie May Henderson, Miss
Eleanor G. Henderson. Miss Ida Smith
Miss Edith Kendrick. Miss Elizabe Ii
Evangeine Dean Miss Edith Warren
Otis G. White Edward H. Fuller. Ed.
ward w. Kinsley, William w. Macon.
Der. Fred w. Whittemore. Waldo e SEES.
sions, Jr.i Charles ,Albertso2n2. W. Thane
John H Orr, Mr.. and Mrs Myron p
Roach Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander G. Nun