Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-29
PINK AND WHITE WEDDING
ONE OF THE PRErrIEsr IN THE HIS
TORY OF WILMINGTON,
Gardner. Kidder Nuptiais at the congrega.
tionai Church Wednesday Decorations
and Gowns in Pink and white-Guests and
uifts-other Wilmington News.

The Congregational church was the scene
~ one Of the prettieSi weddings In the his
tory OF Wilmington Wednesday afternoon at
A o'clock. when Miss Faith Wilder Kidder
was married TO Charles Egbert Gardner Of
Troy N. Y. Miss A. H. kidder OF North
ampton presided at the organ and Miss Olive
Whitoley OF Kansas City, No., played sew
oral selections on the violin, while the guests
were assembling, also playing Lohengrin's
wedding march when the hour for the cere'
mony arrived. The bridesmaids were Miss
Esculene Rowland Of Columbus, o., Miss FL
lon Bohrman OF Pennsylvania Mrs, Bertha
Clausen OF Providence, II, l., and Miss Mil
dred Norton Of this place. The ushers were
Mr. CRANKY Of New York, Mr. Alexander OF
Troy, Mr. scoyillc OF Connecticut and o. II.
Buell. OF this town. The matron OF honor was
Mrs. Henry Hudson Of Hoosiek Falls.
The bride entered on the arm Of her ia.
Their and was met at the altar by the groom
and his best man, Henry Hudson of Hoo.
sick Falls Rev. G. +, woodman performed
the ceremony, the Episcopal service being
used. The church was beautifully decorated
with ropes of laurel and banks Of the same
in front. The brides gown was Of white
satin made princess with veil, and she car
ried a shower bouquet Of lilies.of'the.val.
ley and white sweet peas. The matron Of
honor was gowned in pink silk with hat TO
match and carried pink sweet peas The
bridesmaids were gowned in white and wore
white hats with pink trimmings and carried
white parasols and pink sweet peas.
After the ceremony reception was held
at the home OF the BRIDE the laurel being
freely used here as at the church. The de-
lieious refreshments were served by Barr,
a caterer from Springfield, Among the
guests were Mrs, Belle Gardner OF Troy.
mother Of the groom; Mrs. Cox and Miss
Alice Dickinson Of sTroy. aunis Of the
groom: Mrs. ID. l.. Thayer OF Minneapolis.
Mimi, aunt Of the bride; Mr. and Mrs. NJ.
l. Kidder Of Northampton, Mass; Mrs. Lin
coin OF Amherst Mass; Miss Faith Thayer
of Bellows Falls Mrs. Converse Of Burling-
ton; Mr.. and Mrs. J. d. Wheeler Of Troy
Mrs. Ferguson OF Boston, matron OF Gard
ner Hall; Miss Louise Page Of Rutland !;
Mrs. Henry Castle of Boston: Miss Ellen
Ware OF Brattleboro; John Page Of New
York; Mr.. Hawkes. and II. Bingham Of Ben.
ning,on Fred Flagg Of Troy; Mr.. Sherman
Of Albany; Mrs Pierce, Miss Flsgg. A.
Cleghorn and +. King of North Adams.
II would be impossible to give list Of
the many beautiful gifts received by the
bride. Among them were a mahogany chest
of 4 pieces Of table silver from Mr.. Gard.
ner's associates in his work; Jade brooch
bought in Shanghai China was she gift Of
Mr., and Mrs. Rothsay Miller of Japan, uncle
and aunt of the bride; the groom's gift TO
the bride was ring set with diamonds
Mrs Belle Gardner Of Troy gave the bride
q ring set with sapphires and pearls. The
brides gifts to her bridesmaids were collar
pins set with amethysts and pearls, carry
ing out the pink and white color scheme.
The grooms gift to his best man was pin
set with sapphire and pearl and TO the
ushers scarf pins with peridot setting. The
bride and groom left on a special train at
seven-thirty for their wedding journey ac-
companied by some of their young friends
who wished to entertain tD them. Mrs.
Gardner is the only child of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. Henry Kidder. She is very talented
musician, having graduated from the Con.
>servatory of Music in Boston and being
proficient in playing the piano, violin and
pipe organ. Mrs. Gardner will be greatly
missed from the social life of the town. Mr..
Gardner is the only child of Mrs. Belle
Gardner Of Troy, n. Y, and has very fine
position with A. y. Harris & Co., bankers.
He is very popular in Troy, where Mr. and
Mrs. Gardner will be at home to their
friends after September first,