The Socorro chieftain., 1905-11-04
Two Of SOCorro's Popular Young
People are United in the Bonds
Of WedlOck.
AWAY FOR A TOUR OF MEXICO.
Will Be at Home TO Their Friends
after December First on
Park Street.

the weddings that have occurred
in Socorro in recent wears was
celebrated in Epiphany church
Wednesday evening, when Miss
Ruby II. Berry, the charming
and deServedly popular daughter
of Mrs. Jas. f. Berry, was united
in marriage with Mr.. John +.
Griffith, junior member of the
we'll known law firm of Dougher-
ty & Griffith.
Epiphany church had been pro-
fuSely and tastefullv decorated
for the occasion. There were
banks ofwhite chrysanthemumsin
and about the altar and chancel
and the pleasing effect was great
ly heightened with lines of as
paragus fern. Pink and white
bows ornamented the pews. AL
together, the interior of the
church never presented a more
attractive appearance.
Enough guests had been usher
ed to their places by Messrs. w.
Homer Hill and Geo. +. Cook to
occupy all the seating room of
the church, and some were still
left standing, when the arrival
of the bridal party at nine o'clock
was announced by the beginning
of the wedding march played by
Miss Ivy Sperling, a friend of
brides. The party proceeded up
the aisle, the bride on the arm
of her uncle, DIR. {. G. Duncan, to
the chancel step, where they were
met by the groom and his best
man, Mr.. w. +. Murray. Rev.
Joseph II. Darling then conduct
ed the beautiful marriage service
of the Episcopal church in a
manner that could not fail to be
very impressive to the assemblage
of the relatives and friends that
filled the church, from the be-
ginning of the service until the
last solemn words that united
two lives in one till death do us
part"
At the conclusion of the cere-
mony the bridal party repaired
to the residence of Doctor and
Mrs. &. G.. Duncan on California
street where reception and
wedding supper was given to a
few intimate friends by the
brides mother, Mrs. Jas. +. Ber-
ry. Here, in a room tastefully
decorated in yellow, the happy
couple were the recipients of
many warm congratulations and
good wishes. The bride, always
pretty, was especially charming
in her beautiful gown of white
lace over white taffeta, and veil.
She carried a shower bouquet of
bridal roses and her mothers
wedding handkerchief of point
lace, and wore her grandmOther's
exquisite wedding pearls. The
maid of honor, Miss Pearl
Berry, was gowned in pale
pink, wore a picture hat OF
black velvet and carried a bouquet
of pink roses. The groom and
his best man were dressed in
conventional black.
After a little time spent in so
cial intercourse the guests were
bidden to the wedding supper, in
the ordering of which the hostess
had fairly surpassed even her
enviable reputation. The dining
room was prettily and cOzily
decorated in pink and the table
was laden with such delicacies
that occupied a large share oi
the guests attention unit
we'll on toward the wee sma
hours. Besides the members OF
the brides immediate family there
were seated at the table Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. +. Cook, Miss Lena
Griffith, Mr.. and Jas. G. Fitch,
Mesdames II. M. Dougherty, f.
L. Browne, c. II. Brown, and J
]. Reddin, Miss Ivy SpeTling
Rev. Jos. II. Darling, and MeSsrs
X. l. Kirchman, A. w. Edelen
w. f. Murray, II. J. Hubbard,
c. h. Keyes, and +. A. Drake.
Not long after the supper was
over, the majority of the guests
took their leave, few remaining
to see the bride and groom off or
the belated southbound train
They will spend two weeks Wis
iting points of interest in Mexico
and will then be at home to theil