The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-04-24
uuRLBur- -BLANCmARD.

I--BLANCHAhD.
The FIurlbut- Blanchard wedding iasU
wednesday afternoon was the first OF
the Easter weddings and one Of the
finest ever seen in Morristown. The
groom was Harold Hunter Hurlbutf
of.LeNiston, Idaho. while the bride
was Maud Ella, daughter Of Mr. and
Mrs. f. G. Blanchard. The ceremony
was performed 10 the Methodist
Church. which was elaborately deco
rated for the occasion. The pulpit
and choir loft were banked with palms
and Easter lilies, while on the front
of the gallery were southern smilax
and alternate clusters OF swansoni and
stock on the main floor OF the
church the ends Of the pews were dec
grated with Easter lilies and Ameri-
can beauty roses tied with white rib
bon and alternating.
Before the ceremony Carl g. Schmidt
rendered the following program on
the organ: Romance, Day; over
ture to ssOberon,' Weber; Intermez-
20, Mascagni Melody" Rubenstein;
ssCantaline Nuptial. . Du Bois; pro-
cessional, Lohengrin' we'd ding
march, Mendelssohn's wedding march
being the occasional.
The bride was attended by her sis
ters, Miss Nellie Blanchard as maid OF
honor and Miss Ruth Blanchard as
flower girl, and five bridesmaids, Miss
Edith Hart, of Orange, who led the
bridal procession, walking alone, Miss
Lillian Birdsall, of Glen Falls, N. "
and Miss Jean Mcmillan Holmes, OF
Orange Miss Fern Stewart, of New
York, and Miss LILLIAN Blanchard OF
Orange, a consin Of the bride. Verne
G. Hurlbut, Of Lewiston, Idaho, a
brother of the bridegroom was the
best man, and the ushers were Leslie
T. Blanchard, OF Red Bank, and Ralph
Blanchard, of Orange, cousins of the
bride; Emil v. Kehrlein Jr., and
Oliver Kehrlein, of California, Pay
mond Unger and Walter Krementz, OF
Newark.
The brides gown was OF ivory satin
with point lace and veil caught with
orange blossoms. Her only ornament
was the bridegroom's gift. a diamond
brooch. She carried bride roses. The
maid of honor wore white lace over
cream chiffon cloth and carried bou-
uuet of orchids and maidenhair fern,
the bridesmaids were dressed in light
blue crepe de chine and lace and car.
ried moss roses and orchids. The
Ilaid Of honor and bridesmaids wore
pVeture hats of light blue neapolitanl
With pink moss rosebuds.
The officiating clergymen were the
Rev. George f. Dickinson, of Newark,
grandfather Of the groom and Rev. r,
B. Urmy.
The decorations at the house were
very elaborate. Kitchell avenue in
front Of the Blanchard property was
Illuminated with many incandescent
lamps, while the inside Of the house
was also brilliantly illuminated, over
fourteen hundred lamps being used.
The large piazzas enclosed in glass
were decorated with palms. The draw
ing room was decorated in American
beauty roses and smilax. Here Mr..
and Mrs. HurIbut received under a
bower of smilax and roses. The music
room had pink as the prevailing color,
while the dining room was done in
yellow and green. Especially for this
occasion a special dining room accom-
modating three hundred had been
erected and here the collation. was
served by Day at small tables. The
sidewalks we're hung in green, while
the ceiling was covered with southern
smilax and moss combined with an ef-
fective lighting scheme. The lamps
radiated from a great center OF light
surrounded by two rows of colored
lights.
The bridal table set for eighteen in
an alcove separated from the larger
room by smilax was also brilliantly il
luminated; lamp being placed over
each guest, while many more were
used over the center Of the table.
Pending from this was bell Of lilies.
An orchestra rendered selections dur
ing the collation., being stationed on a
platform. A feature was a large table
four tiers high surmounted by a large
boar's head, handsomely decorated.
After short wedding trip Mr.. and
Mrs. Hurlbut will attend the wedding
of Miss Edith @. Hart, of Orange, and
Walter Krementz. of Newark, next
Wednesday, Mrs. Hurlbut being Miss
! Hart's matron of honor, shortly after
which Mr.. and Mrs. Hurlbut will
start FOR their home in Lewiston.
Among the many gifts received by
Mr.. and Mrs. Hurlbut were deed for
house now being constructed in
Lewiston, Ida, from MI. and Mrs.
Wendell r. Hurlbut, the parents OF
the bridegroom, and case of silver
containing 300 pieces from Mr.. and
Mrs. Blanchard.
SATART-BAIRD.
The residence of Mrs. Sarah G. Baird
on Speedwell avenue presented hand
some appearance with its decorations
ne nal'naz and flnuorc lact. "Wednesday .