The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-06-12
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
4 PRETTY HOME WEDDING LAST
 EVENING.
Dragon Whist Club Entertain ment To- night nt Polar Star HalI-Adelpht Lodge-Painful bia Castle, Etc

Lodge-Painful Aooident-coiumbia
 Castle, Etc
 A pretty home wedding took place
 last evening at o'clock at the home
 or the brides parents, MT. and Mrs.
 Lyman Lewis Sperry. 5S Pierpont
 street. the contracting parties were
 their daughter, May Elmyra Sperry
 and Robert Booth Shearer. The cere-
 mony was performed by the Rev.
 George Foster Prentiss, pastor of the
 Davenport church. The best man was
 Milton c. Fansett of Ansonia and the
 maid of honor Miss Lillian F. Bristol
 of Milford. The ceremony was per- formed in the front parlor beneath an
 arch of daisies and ferns. Lohengrin's
 wedding march was played by Mrs. c.
 M. Rexroth. The bride wore a gown
 of white French lawn trimmed with satin ribbons and valenciennes lace.
 She carried bouquet of white carna- l tons. The maid of honors gown was light blue foulard with white lace trim m1ngs' She carried bouquet of pink carnations. The ceremony was follow- | ed by reception. About sixty rela- tlVes and immediate friends were pres- ent MT. and Mrs. Shearer received numerous useful and handsome gifts. They left last night on wedding tour and returning in a week will make their home at IS Pierpont street.
 The Dragon Whist club enjoyed their annual dinner at the Momauguin Tues day evening, report of which appears in antoher column.
 inf ;. Lot., the entertainment to be given this evening at Polar Star hall under the auspices of the ladies of St. James, church, among the features of which the Tom Thumb Wedding is perhaps of special interest. Whatever has to do with the little folks never fails to be of interest tothose of more mature years, and if indications are read cor rectly there will be large attendance on this occasion. A dress rehearsal was held at the hall on Tuesday last and, the youngsters are said to have per- formed well. Miss Gladys Bottume i11- personates the bride while Master Paul Hemingway will be the groom. The maid of honor will be Miss Ida Mac Leod while Master Ralph Hemingway will be best man and Master Heaton Hemingway, young gentleman with marked ministerial mien, will act as the parson In addition to these char acters there are bridesmaids, ushers, flower girls, parents of both bride and groom, and invited guests the entire company numbering about sixty. This sketch will be enlivened throughout with musical selections. After an in- remission during which Miss Glenna Bigelow will render vocal selections and Miss Cora Eaton give recitations, the farce "Old Maids and Old Bachelors or Why I Never Married" will be given. This is pronounced capital by those who have seen it and will doubt less be much appreciated. The price of admission is twenty-five cents. The entertainment begins at 8 o'clock.
 Adelphi lodge, F, & A. M., has been invited to attend a meeting of Compass lodge of Wallingford next Monday evening. The master mason degree will be exemplif1ed.
 Arthur Kelsey of Forbes avenue, who has been in Springfield for week, met with painful accident recently in alighting from trolley car spraining his foot so that he was unable to walk. He is staying at the home of his un- cle, James E. Miles of Springfield.
 Columbia castle, K. G. D., held a largely attended meeting Tuesday evening The Pilgrim degree was worked on one candidate. This was by a smoker during which and coffee were served. There were informal speeches by Dr. C. L. Kilbourn, Grand Chief Thompson, w. F. Graham and others. It was an meeting and greatly enjoyed by all present.
 The usual meeting of the W. c. T. U. will be held this afternoon at 3 o'clock at their rooms.