Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-04-10
POST-LENTEN WEDDINGS.
Interesting Marriage Ceremonies at Union
and Grace NJ. f. Churches.

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Interesting Marriage Ceremonies at Union
and Grace NJ. Il. Churches.
The wedding of Robert Walter Simmons
and Miss Daisy Cook Moore, which was
soemnized in Grace NJ. E. Church last
week, was a beautiful and brilliant affair.
| The church was decorated with daisies,
palms, ferns and vines. While the guests
were arriving organist George n. Maris
| played 20, How Sublime, Sweet Evening
Star, from Tannhauser. ~
| Precisely at O'Clock the music changed
| to the familiar wedding march from Lob
| engrin.n The four ushers walked up the
south aisle to the altar, where they met the
| maid of honor and the bridesmaids and pre-
ceded them to the rear of the church; then
the entire bridal party marched up the north
aisle. First, the ushers, then the brides
| maids, the maid of honor and the bride, on
| the arm of her father, Col. Enoch Moore.
formed by the Rev. W. W. King, the bridal
| party walked down the south aisle.
| The brides gown was heavy white satin
| trimmed with lace; she wore II veil of tule
and carried large bouquet of white roses
and lilies of the valley. The maid of honor,
| Miss May Hawkins, wore white Paris
! muslin and carried daisies. The brides
| maids, Miss Lucie Butcher, Miss Elizabeth
! Turner, Miss sara Lawson and Miss Alice
| Hanna wore gowns alike. the waists of
/ white satin ribbon and lace insertion, and
| the skirts of Paris muslin. Two of the
| bridesmaids wore blue sashes and two wore
| pink sashes and all carried daisies. The
| groom best man was John ). Reinhardt
and the ushers were Henry q. McComb,
Thomas Baker Young and Robert l.. Foord
| OF this city, and Frederick n. Pritchard of
Chester, Pm. Albert Dayton Smith, a
nephew of the BRIDE carried the ring.
GolT-ADtMs.
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Miss Mary Bratt Adams, daughter of the
Rev. and Mrs. r. H. Adams of This city. and
James Percy Colt of Easton, Md, were
married at Union NJ. Z. Church last night
week by the brides father. About O'Clock
the bridal party marched mp the aisle as
| quartet composed of Messrs. Mcdaniel
| and Watson and Misses Taylor and Evans
sang the chorus of Faithful and True,
by Mendelssohn. First came the ushers,
| then the bridesmaids followed by the bride,
leaning on the arm of her brother, Addison
| Adams. The bride was met at the altar by
| the groom, accompanied by the best man,
H. Orlnan Colt of Baltimore, brother of
the groom. The ring ceremony was per-
formed, and the bride carried the book
| from which the ceremony was read. Prof.
| Potter played the wedding march, and as
the bridal party left the church the quartet
sang the chorus.
1 Following the ceremony the bridal party,
together with relatives and Sunday school
class OF the bride, proceeded to the home
| of Mr. and Mrs. Adams, where a reception
was held. The church and parsonage were
| handsomely decorated. The bride was at
tired in charming gown of peau de sole,
entrain and her veil WAS caught with orange
| blossoms. The bridesmaids were Miss Dolly
Grace OF Baltimore, cousin of the groom,
and Miss Nettie Mallalieu of Millington,
Md, cousin of the bride. Their gowns
were of white organdie over pink tatieta
| silk, and they carried pink carnations. Miss
Anna Adams, sister of the bride, was
| maid of honor, and wore handsome gown
OF white Paris muslin. She carried roses
| The ushers were Clifton Mallalieu, New
York; EDWARD Mallalieu, Baltimore; Viii
liam Hull. Etkton, Md, Harvey Diggins,
Harry Reed and William Bicking OF this
| city, Following the reception the newly
| welded couple left for a wedding tour TO
| Washington and Baltimore. On their return
they will live at Easton. About $50 gifts
were received.
LEY-YAEGER.
Miss Mary V. Yaeger. daughter of George
| 1aeeer, and Charles Ley, both of this city,
were married last night week at the residence
of the brides father, I'LL West Third street,
by the Rev. Paul lsinschmid, pastor of Zion
| German Lutheran Church, in the presence
| OF about 100 relatives and friends. Miss
lille b. faeger, a sister of the bride, was
| bridesmaid and Charles Grubb was best
man. The house was handsomely decorated
with potted plants and brilliantly illumi-
mated. reception followed the CEREMONY
which was attended by large number of
people. Many handsome and useful gifts
We're received. The happy couple left for a
wedding trip north. On their return they
will reside at the northeast corner of Fifth
and Adams streets.
BANNER-DowNwARD.
James Lawless Banner and Miss Evelyn
U, Down ward vera rrip1 M tho bot,,a nf
the bride on New Castle avenue, last night
week. The ceremony was performed by the
Rev, A.. n. Keigwin, d. D., of West Presby-
| terrain Church. Miss Downward is daugh-
ter OF Alfred Downward, we'll known
contractor and builder.
DoRKIs-BuRRIs.
Miss Ida Burris of Bear Station, daughter
| of John Burris, and James A. Doris of
| New Castle, conductor on the New Castle
trolley road, We're married at the parsonage
of Union NJ. E. Church last night by week
Key: X. II. Adams, ID. d. They will live
in New Castle.
| MoNTEITH-Bou HNER.
Miss May Boughner and Robert Monteith
| both of Philadelphia, came to Wilmington
| on Tuesday week and were married at
the lnanse of Central Presbyterian Church
by the pastor, the Rev. Thomas A. McCurdy,
D. D.
| -. toofEH-hlLLEN,
! Special CORRESPONDENCE of Gazette ond Journal.
Dover, April 3.-Christ Church was the
scene of a datfodil wedding last night, when
Miss Elizabeth Porter Killen of Dover and
Jacob Lewis Cooper of Wilmington were
married by the Rev. George Murray Bond.
A ring was used in the ceremony. Miss
Edith Lucille Hooper played the wedding
march. Miss Ethel Cooper was maid Of
honor, and Trueman Campbell best man.
Miss Ida Hope and Miss May Wharton
were bridesmaids, and Samuel Cooper, Curtis
Cooper and Reginald Goodwin ushers. The
Jones. She was gowned in white silk muslin
over taffeta, and carried Bride roses The
maid of honor was costumed in white silk,
and carried maiden hair fern. The brides
maids wore Paris muslin, with yellow sashes
and carried daffodils. A reception was held
| Mt the rnsidenna Df Mr. and Mra IT