Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-08-27
BALDWIN-VAIL.

beautiful days of the summer, Miss
Mary Catherine Vail was married at
St. James church, at-snoon, to Mr.,
Roger Sherman Baldwin of NewIork
city, who has beeen q summer Wis
itor in Woodstock for many years,
Rev c, II. Wells, rector of the
church, performed the ceremony, as
sisted by Rev. Samuel Tyler of Gin
cinnati, Ohio. The auditorium was
filled with friends of the bride and
groom, and was prettily decorated
with green and white for the we'd
ding, S. b, Whitney, orgmist OF
the Church of the Advent, Boston,
presided at the organ.
The wedding party was preceded
into the church by the vested choir
boys; then came the ushers, Messrs.
j. II, Foster and +. G. Foster of
New York, John McGregor Of Cleve-
land, Ohio; Michael Gavin and En-
erson Newell of New York and John
French of Woodstock and New York !;
the matrm of honor, Mrs. II. S.
Brooks of New York, IA sister of the
bride; and the bride, accompanied
by her father, Henry II. Vail of New
York. The party were met at the
chancel by the groom and his
brother, Charles NJ. Baldwin of New
York. who acted as best man, and
the olliciatig cIergymen.
The bride was aowned in crepe de
chine with Irish lace and wore dia-
mond pendant, the gift of the groom.
The matron of honor wore crepe'de
chine with cluny lace. The full Epis-
copal marriage service was used
opening and closing with selections
by the boy choir.
During the ceremony and as the
bridal party were leaving the church
the boy choir sang the wedding an
them, 30, Perfect Love-" and the
HYMN, "The Voice that Breathed
Der Eden"
After the ceremony a wedding
breakfast was served by Caterer
Louis of New York on the lawn be-
tween the two Vail summer resi-
dences, the sunshine, flowers and
hundreds of guests attending, max
ing the occasion happy one.
The immediate families were
seated at two large tables and others
at smaller tables. Wilder's orches-
ira from Montpelier furnished mu.
sic during the breakfast. The Ia
bles were decorated with sweet peas
and the bride and matron of honor
each carried large bouquets of the
same flower. During the breakfast
the guests had the opportunity tc
Inspect the hundreds of beautiful
wedding gifts which were shown in
the large music room in " Tothel
House
Among the presents were: Loving
cup, from Troop A, n. Y. N. G., o
which the groom was corporal; silver
coffee urn, Mr.. and Mrs. E. d. Faulk.
ner; oak linen chest, mahogany Ii
brary table, Mr.. and Mrs. f. S. Bill
lings; etching by Corot, James Gard
ner; etching by Whistler, Mrs. Chap
man Fisk; clock, Frederick Billings
case OF small silver, MI. ana mrs
Simeon Baldwin; Tiffany lamps, J
II. Foster, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry de For
est Baldwin; cut glass compete, Mr.
and Mrs. j. A. Greene; plates, Misse
Billings; silver dish, DR.. and Mrs
Il. II. Kidder; Florentine ename
work, Mr.. and Mrs. F. S. Mackenzie
Eastern rugs, Miss Alice Kennedy
Mrs. Charles Baldwin, Miss Heller
Forrest, and the children of Mr.. AM
Mrs. Henry de Forest Baldwin; sill
YER vegetable dish, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ
c. Fleming; plates, Judge and Mrs
+. b. Adams; silver bon bon dishe,
from the servants in the house.
| About 9 o'clock the bride an
groom left the house under the usus
hail of rice. The decorations of tn
carriage were ribbons and a hoars
cow bell. Their destination was ur
known to the guests, but they wi
eventually make their home with tn
brides father in New York city.
Saturday evening the groom CAV
a dinner to the ushers at the Lakot
Club, and Miss Vail gave the far
we'll party, at her home. to the usl
ers and other friends, including Re-
Samuel Tyler, Miss Steiner, Mil
Whittredge, Miss Wheeler, Mr.
Pratt, Miss Foster and Mrs. Hem
s. Brooks, Jr., Mrs. Eldredge an
Mrs. Fleming
A tournament on the Billings 60
links was played on Monday, cul
being presented to the winners |
the groom. The guests at the Va
house had ride to Barnard Tue
day evening, this closing the festi>
ties of the wedding day.
Among the relatives present we
Mrs. Mary Myers and Miss Luz
: Hewitt of Washington, Miss ELI
t NJ. Chandler and Mr.. and Mrs. \
b. Gates of Burlington, Mrs. l..
2 White, Jr., and daughter of Win
i, sor, Mrs. Frank Hewitt of Quecht
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. II. Miller. Miss Pr
sis Hewitt and Mr.. and Mrs. Able
) Sherburne of Pomfret, George
Myers of Washington.