The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-25
MSS N. P. STOKES MARRIED
BROTHER TIES THE KNOT
Ceremony at St. Luke's, Moro ton, Scene of Three Stokes
 Weddings.

Miss Mildred Phelps Stokes, daugh- ter of MT. and Mrs. Anson Phelps Stokes. and pr. Ransom s. Hooker, of New York, were married at r o'clock yesterday in St. Luke's church, Noroton. Rev. Anson Phelps Stokes, IT,, brother of the bride, performed he ceremony. He was assisted by Rev. Dr. George Grover, of New York. Rev. Louis French, rector of St. Luke's, pronounced the benediction.
 Two hundred invitations were is- sued, and the response was great enough to comfortably fill the little old stone church which has been the scene of three Stokes weddings. It was there Robert Hunter and Miss Stokes were married several years ago and later the marriage of J. c. Phelps Stokes and Rose Harriet Pastor was solemnized in the little church. MT. and Mrs. Hunter and MT. and Mrs. J.. c. Phelps Stoves were present at yes- terday's nuptials.
 The little old church, dimly lighted and scared more or less by the flight of time, underwent great transform- ation for the wedding. The interior was a veritable flower garden. A wealth of chrysanthemums, laurel, smilax, great towering palms and del- icate ferns filled it's niches and frightened it. It was a chrysanthe- mum wedding.
 Dr. Garrit Smith of New York was organist for the occasion. While the church was filling he played a medley of appropriate selections Just at F the chimes announced the arrival of the bridal party and presently the bridal march from "Lohengrin" pealed through the church. Then the guests arose, the party passed down the chry- lined main aisle to the arch, where the bridegroom and his best man were in waiting. The bride, smiling and nodding to right and left, was escorted by her father who gave her away,
 The brides gown was very effec- tive creation in heavy white satin, with long train. She wore a half-length veil of rich old lace and orange blossoms. Her bouquet was shower of white roses. The maid of honor and each of the bridesmaids were dressed alike, They wore long gowns of white chiffon trimmed with golden satin ribbon and lace. Bands of the satin ribbon were ! arranged about the skirts with pretty l effect.
 l Their hats were very dainty creations golden yellow in color and trimmed with pond lilies and lace. Goldet broinzed boots Reeped rs from beneasi eI a5I Iaisle. The maid of honor was Miss Hel' en Phelps Stokes, sister of the bride The bridesmaids were Miss Margare Hubbell, Miss Juliette Hubbell, Ms! Dorothy King, Miss Eleanor K. Wilsof of New York and Miss Jesle Mann Q Troy. John M. Howells of New Yorl was the best man. The ushers wer, Harold Phelps Stokes, a brother of thu bride; Alfred Loomis Curtis Dr. A Schuyler Clark, pr. IT. H. M Lyle, pr Norman E. Ditman and Dr. James I
 Russell n
 led by Rev Louis French and Rev pr Grover, and then the bride and groom
 stepped forward between the rows o
 their bridesmaids and ushers to tn
 altar where, Rev Anson Phelps Stoke performed .f1tle NldTFlaB6 CSl GiliullJ
 During the Ceremony Dr. Smith playe
 Gonoud's Sanctus, an Ave Marie b
 Bach and Nevins' Naretssus.
 As the bridal party was leaving Il
 played Mendelssohns wedding march
 The guests went from the church [
 Brick House the county home of tn
 brides parents, where a reception wa held. The house was decorated elabo
 rateiy with chfysanthemun1s
 The bride and bridegroom gave
 dinner, last evening, for the bridesmaid and ushers and few friends. It wa wa
 served at the Wee Burn Golf club, an lust as the guests were about to ? seated a fuse blew out and the electrt light service failed, steward sehmqit
 substituted tallow candles, and part { { the dinner was eaten in light of the making. Electricians had the lights working order In short time, hoWeye and the dinner went on. Aside from the brldesmaids and usi CTS there were. present Mrs James a Eul E | sell. Miss Jessie Moran, Clifford |, Gu ! tis Dr. James E, Russell, Eugene II Leaning.