The Somerset reporter., 1907-08-08
NUMBER 81
Stevens White Wedding.

The following account Of wedding
at Lewiston on Tuesday, we clip from
an exchange which from the promi-
hence Of the families Of the contract
ing parties was the society event If
that section. As the groom's parenta
own beautiful summer home in our
town and the newly welded couple
will no doubt pass several weeks II
each season here az transient resi-
dents it gives the wedding almost q
local favor
LEwIzToN, Aug. 6.-Tuesday after
noon al ; O'Clock the marriage OF
Miss Emma Frye White, only daugh-
ter Of Hon. and Mrs. Wallace h.
White OF this city, and DR.. Horace
Paine Stevens son Of DR.. and Mrs. B.
H. Stevens Of Cam bridge, Mass, took
place. The beautiful home of thR
brides parents was simple but efee,-
lively decorated with potted plantH
and ferns and simplicity was the key
note of the entire observance Of thE
ceremony. Miss White is a Young
lady very popular mere, and especial
II dear because Of her cordial and
unaffected manner, and has hundreds
of friends VINO were glad TO attend
her marriage reception. The cere-
mony itself was semi private, only
the relatives and a few close friends
being present. Rev. Percival f.
Marston pastor of the Congregational
church officiated.
AT O'Clock the guests for the wed
ding reception began to arrive ana
several hundred friends were present
to tender congrat ulations. After the
wedding trip, the young couple will
reside in Cambridge, Mass, where
DR.. Stevens is practicing physician
Among the guests present from out
of town were DR.. and Mrs. Z. H. Ste
vens, father and mother of the groom;
William Stevens, wife and child OF
Cambridge Edmund Stevens and
Miss Lena Leach, relatives Of ths
groom; DIR. Jas. F. Irish, wife and
daughter, Mrs. Pillsbury of Lowell,
Mass, Congressman Littlefeld and
wife of Rockland; Judge Clarence
Hale and wife, Judge VIM. L. Putnam
of Portland; Mrs. Geo. Garcelony
Riverside, Calf, Mrs. Graves. Miss
Graves and Miss Spear of Rockland,
Mrs. Chas. Holyoke, Medford, Mass
Mrs. Vim. Martin, Lexington, Mass
Vim. E. Spear OF Washington, D. Cz
Ella Stevens, Cambridge, Mass. Nh.
and Mrs. VIM. Frye White, Washing
ton, D. G., Mr.. and Mrs. John White,
Augusta, Mrs. Garrett a. Hobart. Jrz
Patterson, y. j., Frank S. Benson for
merly OF Bangor and others.
Among the beautiful gifts received
by the bride were included silver can.
dlesticks, Lucius futile, Boston, d
heavy Japanese bronze stand lamp
Mrs. Garrett A Hobart, silver sery-
ing dish Mr. and Mrs. Garrett A. Ho-
bart, Jr, double cut glass dish, Gen
Bancroft, Cambridge, Mass, silver
coffee set, inferno doctors at Massa-
chusetts General hospital, bouilloz
service from DR.. and Mrs. W. E. John
son, Washington, D. c., Canton china
salad set, from the girl friends OF the
bride, silver sandwich set, the Ricken
of Poland Springs, silver spoon from
Japan, Rev. 5. P. Merrill, Rochester,
y. y, mahogany writing desk from
the Davensports of Boston, and SOUR
rel Island, hammered brass jardinierS
DR.. and Mrs. Bonney, Denver, Col
mahogany fern dish, inlaid with brass
from friends of DR.. Stevens in Cam
bridge, silver bread plate ex-GoY-
Cleaves of Portland.
The parents OF the groom presented
a mahogany dining room set and the
parents of the bride the family silver
and mahogany chamber set. The
friends in these two cities lavishlv re-
membered the bride with substantial
and beautiful gifts.