The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-07-07

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South congregational church. IT, cere.
mony being performed BY the pasf.,r
j Kew I. a. Wight, Ia the presence II
an assemblage of relatives and friend.
which entirely filled the beautiful ed hc.
he anair was notable in every resuec,
ana possessed the rare qualities Of beau
~, elegance and formal dignity wIicI
combln 10 form true Significance ol
the Impressive religious ceremony. The
arrangement OF the decoration at the
church was very artistic, in green and
! white and was done by tie Women,
League of the church.
he forward part Of he church was
dense bower of evergreen Prom the
base OF the pulpit platform aud complete
i " hldlng II from view extending hfgb on
elther SIDE over the organ, Tie green pfe.
Fahed, broken only by an alched obep.
ing which disclosed the bauk OF KEYS and
/ presiding organist Huge clusters Of
peonles were included in the pulpit dec
oraton. A shower of maiden hair ferns
was suspended from the main chandelier
ana bouquets of the same rested on the
/ WINDOW edges At the pew entrances
were bouquets of locust leaves and bios.
SONS.
Inc service commenced at the hour of
eight, the organist, John Appleton. o.
bangor, Bowdoin, 20, Yale, o. Of the
bureau OF Forestry. playing Lohengrin's
beautiful wedding march, as the bridal
party moved down the aisle of the church
10 the altar. 1t was scene Of beauty
wnlch VIII not soon fade from the mem
DRY OF those who witnessed il
Inc ushers leading the party were DR..
charles K. Viles of Skowhegan. cousin
OF the groom, David 6. Kinney of the
bureau OF Forestry, Washington, DC
naiter h. Wildes of Skowhegan, Bow,
dom, IA, Edward E. Carter, of Bath,
aie' Va, and recently elected instructor
IN forestry at Harvard, and Mac smith Of
rortiand, Yale, '04, and OF the Bureau of
Forestry.
Inc matron of honor who followed
was MIS-. ID, MacFarlaud johnson, aunt
OF the bride. The bride was maid of
honor at Mrs. Johnson's wedding a few
years ago.
Misses Lottie and Carrie johnson.
cousins OF the bride, Miss Lucy Muth, of
e1nclnnati,a Lasalle friend, and Miss Per-
sls Vose OF Portland niece of DR.. Edyille
U. Abbott, were bridesmaids
The maid of honor, Miss Yira johnson.
sister OF the bride, preceded the bride
| who walked with her father.
As the ushers approached the pulpit
the groom, and best man. Harold G.
Eastman OF Portland, a classmate, Dow-
dom, '02, and Yale, 'o4, proceeded from
the ante-room at the left and stood i'm
mediately in front until met by the bride
and her father. The single ring service
used was beautiful and impressive.
AS the party retired from the church, the
organist played Memberships wedding
march.
The BRIDE was educated in the schools
of Hallowell and at Lasalle Seminary.
Auburndale, Mass. The groom is a
Bowdoin man and completed the course
this year at Yale Forestry school. He
was in the employ of the United States
| government for three years in forestry
work, and passed the civil service exam
nation for field assistant in forestry, last
April. he has now fine position with
the Blue Mountain Forest Association of
New Hampshire. He is a member of the
d. h. +. fraternity
The bride was very charming in crea
ton OF white point de minon, entirely
made by hand, trimmed with duchess
lace and hand work, with white lace veil
She wore diamond crescent, the gift of
the groom, and carried a shower of the
/ lilies of the valley.
The maid of honor, Miss Yira 3. John
son, sister of the bride, was atilred in
light blue crepe de chene, made with
clusters of hand tucks and trimmed with
duchess lace. She carried white roses.
The matron of honor, Mrs. n. MacFar-
land johnson wore a white imported
maTquise lace robe, made over chiffon
and silk trimmed, with duchess lace, for
jewels, diamonds, and carried white
roses.
/ The bridesmaids, Misses Lottie and
Carrie johnson, Miss Muth and Miss
/ Vose, wore white point deasprt over blue
silk, trimmed with white applique, very
pretty and girlish gowns. They carried
large lunches of white sweet peas.
/ Mrs. w. c. johnson, mother of the
/ bride, wore black crepe de chene, with
green silk and jet trimmings,
4 Mrs. Viles, mother of the groom, wore
gray yelling with lace trimmings.
Mrs. r. NJ. johnson, aunt of the bride,
wore black crepe de chene, trimmed with
+ light blue chiffon and jet.
A reception at the home of the brides
parents on Wa zen street, occurred at so
lasting until Il. The decorations at the
home was in charge of the caterer, j, j
Pooler of Portland. The living room
where the party received WAS in pink
and green; the dining room in American
/ Beauty roses and the parlor in pink roses
! The reception WAS an affair of exception
al brilliance and delightfully."- informal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Viles ST rted at once OF
a 10 days honeymoon, after which unit
August /, they will visit in II lowell anC
Skowhegan. Early in August they 90 tl
/ Newport, \. IL. where they will be a
| home after sep mber /,
The gift of the groom t. the bride was
diamond ere, cent; gifts Of groom L
ushers, gold stick pins; gifts of bride L
bridesmaids, pearl pins and gift OF bndt
to maid of honor, gold chain and pear
ornament.
The bride and groom were the recipi
/ tens of several hundred beautiful pres
enis, among those from the immedia'
/ family being: Watch to Groom and sill
yer, Mrs. johnson; Hayland china, Mrs
/ Viles; piano, Mr.. Elles; punch bowl, Mr.
aud M r. NJ. Johnson; silver, Mr.. auC
Mrs NJ. NJ. johnson; silver, class o
! l. u, Yale Forest school; car>ing set
delegation of 1911, D. X. E. fraternit!
Bowdoin College; china vase, tie bride
eli IS in he Hallowell High chool
china, Women's League, Old South Con
gregational church.
There were many present from nearo,
towns, and many from distance, amopl
whom were: MIR. and Mrs William Ea' d
and family of Boston; MIR and MIS-. Ter
hume of Doston; MIS-. Arthur Linscott o