Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-09-06
BRIGGS-MlNER.
An Early Fall Wedding of More
Than Usual Interest.


Wednesday evening witnessed brill
liant event in society circles, the occasion
being the wedding of Miss Susan Beatrice
Miner, youngest daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Gideon D. Miner, of this place, and
Mr.. Elmer L. Briggs, of Boston, at the
Congregational church at eight o'clock
The ceremony was performed by the
pastor of the church, the Rev. Charles
H. Dickinson, and the single ring SER
vice was used, the ceremonial part of the
occasion being severely simple. The
mother of the bride presided at the organ
and rendered the Overture to Stradela
as the guests gathered The Pilgrims
chorus from Tannhauser and an inter-
mezzo in Db followed and the closing
strains of the march from Lohengrin
ended the journey of the bridal party at
the chancel rail and the denouement
of the first act in that sweetest story
ever told was signalled by the strains of
the wedding march by Mendelssohn.
Miss Miner was accompanied by her
bridesmaids and the groom was attended
by Mr.. Chester D. Holmes of Plymouth,
Mass. The bride was gowned in white
crepe de chine over white taffeta en-
train and trimmed with Duchess and
rose point lace. She wore a veil of white
and carried a shower bouquet of sweet
peas. Her only ornament was the grooms
gift, diamond and pearl brooch.
The bride was given away by her
father, Gideon d. Miner. Miss Sophia
E. Wilds of Middlebury, gowned in white
lace over white taffeta, decollete and
carrying pink asters, was the maid of
honor. The bridesmaids. Misses Grace S.
Buttolph and Mabel E. Wales of this
town, Nerna w. Childs of Weybridge
and Agnes F. Murdock of Warren, O.,
wore decolette gowns of white net over
pink taffeta and carried white asters.
The bridesmaids are members OF the
brides college fraternity. True to her
frat" the bride chose its colors, gold and
white-golden rod and white asters with
the subdued green of the ground pine,
for the color scheme of the church
decoration on her wedding day.
Following the usual fluctuations the
wedding party was given a reception at
the home of the brides parents on Court
street. Mrs. Frank j Hubbard, sister
of the bride and Miss Pauline Wilcox, of
Los Angeles, Cal, served. The house
decorations consisted of cut flowers. red
and white prevailing in the dining
room where the luncheon was served.
The bride needs no introduction to Mid
dlebury people, being one of "Old Midd'
girls and one whose departure, even as
bride, causes pangs of regret that are
genuine. She is a graduate of Middle
bury College, class of '07 and member
of the Alpha Chi fraternity,
The groom is an attorney at law of
Boston. graduate of Boston [ University
'03 and is a member of the legal college
fraternity Phi Delta Phi and several
clubs and social organizations in Boston
and Plymouth, Mass.
The ushers were: Percy S. Bailey
Lynn, Mass, Paul D. Hawkins, Boston,
Edwin Wilcox, Sandford H. Lane, New
York City.
Amid showers of good wishes, rice,
flowers, shoes and good-byes Mr.. and
alrs. Briggs left for an extended honey
moon, after which they will reside in
Brooklyn, Mass. Wedding gifts in pro-
fusion testified to the esteem in which
the bride and groom are held.