Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-06-24
NUMBER 26
BRILLIANT JUNE WEDDING
OSCAR r. BENSON AND MISS
DORA 3. MITCHELL MARRIED.
A Reception and Dance Given in
the Brooks House-Bride and Groom
Both very WelI.known BrattIeboro
Younu People.

the Brooks House-Bride and Groom
Both very Well.known Brattleboro
Young People.
one of the most brilliant and large
| ly attended of Brattleboro's numerous
June weddings was that which took.
place in the First Baptist church Tues
day evening when Miss Dora Beatrice
Mitchell. only daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Webster c. mitchell of this town.,
was united in marriage TO oscar Fred
erick Benson of New York City, SON
of Mrs. Ann Benson of Centerville.
The ceremony took place at o'clock
in the presence of several hundred in
vited guests and was performed by
Rev. Geo. b. Lawson, assisted by Rev.
Reignold X Marvin. The body of the
church was beautifully decorated with
mountain laurel. maidenhair ferns,
and evergreen ropes, the color scheme
being pink and green Laurel covered
arches spanned both aisles leading to
the central arch where the ceremony
took place. The front of the pulpit
platform was banked with laurel blos-
SONS, while above was suspended a
large bell made of the same flower.
Broad bands of pink ribbon stretched
from the central arch to those cover
ing the aisles. The choir loft and ball
cony were festooned with evergreen,
ropes and punches of maidenhair fern.
While the guests We're assembling
Miss Izetta Stewart gave a recital on
Rthe organ, shortly after 5 o'clock be-
ginning the strains of the Lohengrin
bridal chorus to which the bridal party
entered reaching the altar by way of
the south aisle. The party was head
ed by the ushers: Langdon B. Wood.
Frank n. Rodman, Harry X. White
and Robert W. Mitchell of New York
City and Frank B. Putnam and Albert
e. Hobart of Brattleboro. Next came
the four bridesmaids, Miss Anne How
ard of Maiden, Mass. Miss Hortense
Hall. Miss Geraldine Merrill and Miss
Marguerite Tucker OF Brattleboro.
They We're gowned in white batiste,
two with pink and two with green
girdles. All carried pink roses. Fol-
lowing them was the matron of honor,
Mrs. James F. Hooker, wearing pink
lace and carrying pink roses also
Behind her was Master D. Webster
Cary, dressed in a suit of white mohair
trimmed Will NHlle iiiet Nehhk
ing the wedding ring in the heart Of .
pink rose. The bride followed, leaning
on the arm of her father. She wore a
gown of white messaline silk cut en-
traine and trimmed with breton lace,
a tulle veil, and carried shower bou-
auet of lilies of the valley. The gown
was adorned with circlet Of dla-
monds, the gift of the groom. At the
altar they were met by the groom and
his best man, Harry p Webster OK
Brattleboro.
During the ceremony, which was
performed with the Episcopal service,
soft music was rendered, and at its
close the organ broke into the Joyful
notes of Mendelsohns wedding march,
The party left the church by the north
aisle, the bride and groom leading, fol-
lowed by the best man and matron OF
honor and the bridesmaids escorted
by the ushers.
The wedding was followed by a re-
ception and dance in the Brooks house
to which about 800 guests were invit--
ed. From 80 until 9: 80 the wedding
party received in the reception roorn.
which was handsomely decorated in
pink and green with carnations, peon-
lies and palms, the work being done by
Whitley, the florist. A buffet lunch was
served in the dining room and dancing.
was enjoyed from $3.50 until midnight
music being furnished by members OF
Leitsinger's orchestra.
Among the out -of-town guests who
attended the wedding were Benjamin
ID. Benson, Mr.. and Mrs. E. P. Benson,
III, nd
Schoonmaker, Mrs. NJ. l.. Crissey and
Mrs. A. r. Devoe of New York City,
Miss Sarah Benson, the groom's sister,
of Bridgewater DR.. and Mrs. Taggarr
of Burlington, Mrs. NJ. NJ. Turner ana
Carl Perkins of Winchester, N. H.,
Miss Mabel Kendrick of Amherst,
Mass. Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. Winslow,
S. S. Winslow, S. j. Winslow, Mr.. and
Mrs. C. +. Merrill and, Miss Emnna
Townshend of Woodstock, Mr.. ana
Mrs. William F. Bradley, William Bou-
tele and Albert Chandler of Bellows
Falls, Mrs. and Miss Alexander OF
Saxtons River
Mr.. and Mrs. Benson left during the
evening for a brief wedding journey.
They will spend the summer at Carroll
place in Centerville. Both have wide
circle of friends in Brattieboro and
other towns, and received large
number of costly wedding gifts, Mrs.
Benson is graduate of Vermont
academy at Saxtons River and has
lived in Brattleboro with her parents
since 1890. Mr.. Benson graduated
from the Brattleboro high school in
the class of 1888 and for the past six
wears has been in the employ OF
Whiting. the silversmith, New York