The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-11-22
CALDwELL-GORSUCH.

The hospitable home of Mr.. Charles G.
Gorsuch, on West Main street, presented Il
brilliant scene on Wednesday evening, the
occasion being the marriage of his eldest
daughter, Miss Helen Katherine, one of the
most amiable and attractive of Westminster s
younger set, and Mr.. John A. Caldwell, of
Philadelphia. Among the yoang friends of
the bride were found many willing hands who
bad transferred the interior of the house into
a bower of beauty. White carnations aud
smiax were the chosen decorations of the
diningroom, and American Beauty roses of
the parlor. The marriage ceremony was per-
formed in the library, the bridal party sttnd-
ing under canopy of smiax in front of the
bay window, which was filled in with hand
some potted palms, ferns ard rubber plants.
At the appointed hour the bridal party, to the
strains Of Lohengrin's wedding march, played
by Miss Test Buckingham, a cousin of the
bride, entered the library and passed through
an aisle of white ribbon held by Misses Helen
Moody, of New York, and Helen Caldwell, of
Philadelphia, to the front of the room, where
they were met by Rev. Durbin G. Miller. pas
tor of Centenary M. E. Church, who read the
service very impressively: The bride was
given away by her father The bridal costume
was very rich and beautiful in its simplicity of
heavy white satin, with bertha of point and
Duchesse lace, tulle veil and orange blossoms
She carried shower boquet of bride roses.
Her sister, Miss Mary Agnes Gorsuch, served
as maid of honor, and wore becoming CO.'S
tune of green crepe de chine with trimming
of pink applique roses. and carried bouquet
of La France roses. Mr.. w. W. Foulkrod,
Jr., of Philadelphia, was best man, and Messrs.
Warrington Caldwell, brother of the groom,
Harry K. Fries, Arthur Singer and William
Overington, of Philadelphia, ushers.
After the ceremony the bridal party passed
into the parlor, where they received the con-
gratulations of their friends. Refreshments
were served in the diningroom by a very eff
cient corps Of walters, Messrs. john Bundy,
Jabez Powell, George Bruce and Lorenza
Walker, who spared no pains to see that every
one was served with the tempting dishes so
beautifully provided. The ices were a tri-
umph of the confectioner's skill, in every con-
ceivable shape of flowers, fruits and figures
Professor Browns orchestra, assisted by Prof
Morelock, furnished music during the entire
evening. Just before leaving the bride scat
tered her boquet from the head of the stairs,
many eager hands reaching for the blossoms
as they fell, aud then amid shower of rice
the young couple left for Glyndon in car
riage, where they took the train for their we'd
ding journey.
Among the guests present from distance
were Mr.. and Mrs. II. G. Gorsueh, Thurmont
Nd. ;the Misses CALDWELL sisters of the groom !;
Misses Flickner, Mr.. Richard Flickner, Ches-
ter, Pa; Mrs. E. R. Moody and daughter,
New York; Mrs g. Fl. Terhune, Philadelph !;
Miss Reed. MyersdaIe, Pa; Miss Horsey
Crisield. Nd; Mrs. Leon Ralston and Miss
Oyster, Harrisburg, Pa; Miss Hunter, Phia.
delphia; Mr.. E. G. Buckingham. Froslburg;
Miss Wilcox, Mr.. and Mrs. Register, Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter j. King, Baltimore.
The wedding presents were numerous and
elegant, filling an entire room. Two of the
most prominent were AL elegant set of china
from social club of which the groom is a
member, and the other a solid silver tea SER
vice with candelabra to match from his fellow
clerks at Strawbridge & Clothier's, Phiadel-
phia Mr.. and Mrs. Caldwell will reside in
Chastar pa