The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-06
A BRILLIANT WEDDING.
WILLIAM EDnIN HALL TO MISS
 MARGUERITE HOOD

In Bridgeport church Yesterday Noon
 The Groom shelf Man, son of Lead-
 ing PennsyIvania Polite 'nn-Bride
 Granddaughter of Justice BeardsIey.
 In Bridgeport yesterday noon Miss Marguerite Curtiss Wood, daughter of M-. and Mrs. Charles Frederick Wood of Bridgeport, and William Edwin Hall O. New York. son of the Hon. John Knox Polk Hall of Ridgeway. Pa.. chairman of the democratic state cen- tral committee. and former representa- time in congress. were married in St. Johns Episcopal church. The ceremo- ny was performed by the rector, the Rev. William H. Lewis, D. D., and was witnessed by very large gathering of relatives and Friends.
 The maid os honor was Miss Mildred Gill Of Baltimore and there were four bridesmaids. Miss Genevieve Hall of Ridgway, Pa, sister of the groom; Miss Mary Phelps of Stamford, Miss Clara Harper of New York, and Miss Helen F. Bishop of Bridgeport. The best man was Richard Hayes Hawkins of Pitts burg. and the ushers were Myron T. i Townsend and Harry Parker Wood of New York. Thomas Steele Schultz of Pittsburg. Pierce DaDvDies Schenck of Dayton. O.. Joseph M. Bettes of Paris, Texas. and Augustus Wood of Bridge port, brother of the bride.
 The gown of the bride was an elab- crate creation of white tulle over white satin. with yoke of old point late, completed with tulle veil edged with point lace. She carried a shower bou- cuet e lilies of the valley. Her only ornament was large diamond heart suspended from platinum chain, the i gift of the groom.
 The maid of honor wore a srock of pale yellow chiffon. with flowing sleeves and hand-tucked skirt, yellow girdle and yoke and cuffs of white lace. She wore a large picture hat of white and carried a bouquet of yellow Mar suerites tied with broad yellow rib- bon.
 The bridesmaids were all gowned in white chiffon. the detail of the frocks being the same as that of the maid of honor. They all wore pocture hats of white, and each carried a bouquet of white Marguerites tied with white ribbon.
 The maid of honor and bridesmaids wore gold lorgnettes and chains, the gifts os the bride The groom's gifts to his best man and ushers were dia- mond horseshoe pins.
 Mr. and Mrs. Hall will sail for Ma. oles on April 12 on the North German Lloyd steamship Koenig Albert. They will be away about five months, and on their return will reside in New York. l The bride is a great granddaughter oi Cyrus H. Beardsey, state senator and speaker of the Connecticut house ot representatives, and granddaughter oi the late Sidney B. Beardsley, justice oi the supreme court of errors of Connecti- cut. On her father's side she is de- 'scended from David Wood, first manu- i sacturer of heavy coaches in the Con- 1 iSCllcul COloiiy. MrS- 1ail Is beautiful and accomplished. She has fine con tralto voice and plays the violin and plano with marked skill. She is a graduate of the Misses Ely's school U. Riverside Drive, New York city.
 Mir. Hall is a graduate of Sheffield I Scientific school of Yale university class of 1900, and of the Harvard law school 1903. He is practicing law in New New York with the firm of Shearmar & Sterling, A Wall street. MT. Hall i: q nephew of Major H. A. Hall of Pitts. \ burg, formerly United States distric attorney for Pennsylvania. and is re lated to Rear Admiral James H. Gillis U. s. N, retired.