The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-10-16
CIRCULATION
Ten Ppges.
A Beautiful October
Wedding. y
MISS TODD-MR PEARD.
Trinity Church the Scene of
the Interesting Event.

the Interesting Event.
LARGELY ATTENDED RECEPTION AT
ELMHURST.
The society event Of the fall season
| in Newtown, the Todd-Peard nuptiais,
occurred on Wednesday at high noon
in Trinity (EpiscopaD church. The
weather was ideal, a balmy October
day, and all Nature seemed to smile
on the happy bride.
The interested parties on this inter-
esting occasion were Miss Allys Claril-
la Todd, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Milo
A. Todd, and Richard Louis Peard of
Hartford, son of Mr. and Mrs James j.
Peard Of the same city. The altar and
chancel were beautifully decorated
with dahlias, hydrangeas and autumn
leaves. Prof Platt, the talented Or
ganist at Trinity, presided at the
organ, and while the audience were
assembling to witness the ceremony,
played march by Van Wilm, the
Priests march from Alfalfa, Overture
to Semeramis by Rossini, the Swedish
wedding march, wedding music from
the Huguenots by Meyerbeer and the
FeStal march by Calkin. AS the bridal
party approached the altar he played
the Bridal March from Lohengrin by
Wagner, and during the ceremony he
rendered in soft and subdued strains,
80 Promise Me- by De Koven. AS
the bridal party left the church he
played wedding march by Men
delsSohn.
| Promptly at y the church doors
were swung open, and the bride, lean
ing on the arm of her father, passed
up the aisle. They met the two
bridesmaids, Misses Marjorie Caroline
and Lillian Beatrice Todd, niecesI of
the bride, who had entered the church
from.the robing room, passing to the
chancel and down the aisle. The
bride was charming in a gown of white
peau de cygne, cut en- train, and trim
med with imported lace. She also wore
a white tulle veil and carried in her
hand large bouquet of white chrysan-
themums. At her throat she wore
beautiful brooch of pearls and di-'
almonds, a gift of the groom.
The bridesmaids looked lovely in
white silk mule over white taffeta
silk, trimmed with chintilly lace.
They wore white beaver hats, trimmed
with white ribbon, and carried shower
bouquets of pink roses. At the chan
Gel steps the bride was met by groom
and his best man, w. Ray Goodman,
of Hartford, where was held the be-
altar rail the father gave away his
daughter, and the marriage service
was impressively performed by Trim
ity's popular rector, Rev j. Fl. George.
Following the ceremony reception
was held at Elmhurst, the home of
Mr. and Mrs M. A. Todd, 125 guests
being entertained. The Andrews
Catering Co. of Bridgeport served an
elegant and delightful collation..
The gifts of the bride to the brides
maids were gold crescent pins, the
grOom'S gift to the best man was a
gold stick pin of pearls and to the
ushers, gold stick pins of a four leaf
clover, set with pearls. The young
men who did the honors as ushers were
Walter w. Pratt, Newton w. Larkum,
Harry L. Hilton and Raymond J..
Peard, all of Hartford. They carried
silk hats, in the bridal march to the
altar.
The presents were elegant and quite
filed the large upper hall in the Todd
residence. A few of the many presents
included a set of golden oak dining
room furniture, and a glass cabinet,
from the parents of the groom; a COM
plete kitchen outfit from the brides
mother; mahogany bedroom set,
from the parents of the bride; 49,
piece set of Haviland china, from the
president and Office associates of the
Colts Patent Fire Arms Manufacture
ing Co. of Hartford; mahogany center
table, w. r. Goodman, of Hartford;
mahogany rocker, w. w. Pratt, Hart
ford; Persian rug, Mr. and Mrs W. @.
Todd, Brooklyn: handsome book,
''Little Journeys to the Homes of
Great Musicians" Ambrose Todd,
New York: souvenir spoons, DR. Gil
lespie and daughter, Kenoshia, Wis:
hand-painted PLAGUE, Mrs w. H.
O'Hara, Noroton Heights; silver card
receiver, Mrs John Hall, Hartford:
picture, Harry Hilton; handsome pic
ture from Belgium, Mr. and Mrs Ed
ward Bull, New London; silver coffee
urn, MIR and Mrs William Hooker
Meriden. There were also many val
liable pieces Of cut glass, silver ware,
vases and fine linen.
Amid a shower of rice Mr. and Mrs
Peard departed on the 4.05 p. m. train
for trip which will include New
York, Philadelphia and Washington
On their return they will begin house
keeping at so Deerfield avenue, Hart
, ford, where newly furnished home ir
new house awaits them.
Among those present from out O
town were:
} Mr. and Mrs Edward Bull, Jr., New
London; Mr. and Mrs James J. PearC
: and Miss Ada Peard, Walter w. Pratt
= Raymond J. Peard, Newton w. Lark
UNI, Harry L. Hilton, G. R. Goodman
: Hartford.
Mrs Sarah E. Stevens, Miss Grac
! Stevens, Mr. and Mrs George W. Cook
: Miss Agnes Cook. Mrs Almer l. MAI
O tin, Mrs John Knox, Miss Elsie Mea
Knox, Wallingford.
William f. Baldwin, Miss Mildre