The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-12
EVENING WEDDING
AT "CONGLOMERATE.'
Miss Elizabeth Parke, Daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Parke,
Welded to Percy Ballantine.

AT 'COnglOmerate, the city nome Oh
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Parke, last night,
was solemnized the marriage of their
daughter, Miss Elizabeth, to Percy Bal
lantne, of Newark. While it was
strictly a family wedding, with only
half-a-hundred guests in attendance,
the ceremony was of an especially elab-
crate character.
The bridal party was composed of
twenty-seven young people. members of
representative families of several states,
and included bevy of girls of grace
and beauty, quite in consonance with
the rare grace and beauty of the charm
ing bride.
Miss Helen Parke, sister of the bride,
was maid of honor. The bridesmaids
were Miss Carrie Rogers, of Boston,
Mass; Miss Mabel Kingman, of South
Orange, n. j.; Miss Nancy Lows, Of
Cleveland o.: Miss Louise Atherton,
of Wilkes-Barr Miss Dorothy Cor
NELL of Ithaca, n. y; Miss Louise
Mayo. of Richmond. Va; Miss Antoi-
nette Hewitt and Miss Juanita Hewitt,
of Ardsley- on the Hudson.
Eleanor and Elizabeth Atherton, of
Wilkes Barre: Anne Parke and Helen
Strang, Of Pittston, were ribbon girls.
Master Bosworth Parke acted as page.
The best man was Herbert Ballantine,
of Newark, the groom's brother. The
ushers were Norman Fl. Parke and
Grier Parke, jr.. brothers Of the BRIDE
f. Il. Husscy. of Pittsburg; p. S. Ross,
p. G. Downing, l.. b. Lampman, l.. r..
Sutphen and w. Clark Synington, Of
Newark.
lo ArfN In, l,n
reception hall, at S o'clock by Rev. n.
G.. Parkc, d. D., of Pittston, grand
father of the bride, and Rev. I. ]. Lam
sing, d. D., of the Green Ridge Presby-
terian church, who is the family pastor
The bridal party. during the ceremony,
was assembled at the front of the hall,
which was embowercd with tall palms,
ferns, smlaX and white carnations. The
bride and groom stood beneath a globe
daintily woven of maiden-hair fern,
studded with white carnations and en-
closing an incandescent light. Ropes Of
smilax radating from the globe formed
a canopy covering the entire party.
Greens relieved with white carnations
entered exclusively into the color
scheme Of the whole house, with the
exception of the red library, where
American beauty roses supplantcd car
nations.
The bride was attircd in white satin
and lace. The costumes of the maid
of honor and bridesmaids were uniform
of white point d'csprit, excepting that
that of the maid-of- honor was trimmed
in green, while those of the brides
maids had pink trimmings.
The costumes We're designed by Mad
anne O'Donovan, of New York, and the
bouquets were by. Tharley, of New
York.
Supper was served by Morrissey, OF
New York, to the accompaniment of a
choice programme of music by Bauer's
men.
The guests We're: Mrs. p. II. Ballan-
tine, Mrs. J. ii. Ballantine, Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Young, jr., Mrs. r. w.
Cumming, Miss Isabella Ballantine, of
Newark; Mr.. and Mrs. William H..
Hulick, Mrs. Anne Young, of Easton;
Mrs. Abner Mckinley, of New York;
Miss Catherine Symes, of Denver, Col. ;
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas H. Atherton,
Henry Atherton, Miss Melano Ather-
ton, Miss Sarah Atherton, Miss Eliza
zeth Atherton, of Wilkes-Barre: Mrs,
Lorenzo Ackley, Mrs. Charles Strang,
). Nj. Parke, of Pittston; Forest G..
Pearson, of Germantown: DIR. William
Il. Parke, of Philadelphia; Mrs. l. J..
Lansing, Mr. and Mrs. James A. Linen,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. ID. Simpson, Mr.. and
Mrs, II. Fl. Brady, Mr.. and Mrs. T.
ii. Watkins, Miss Gladys Watkins. Mrs.
James p. Hosie, Miss Eugene Hosie,
Miss Eleanor Hosie, of Scranton.
10 hri1
for six months trip in the Orient.
They will spend most of their time in
Japan. On their return they take up
their residence in beautiful summer
home, which is building for them on
the Parke farm, near Montrose.