Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-30
GUILFOILE-M'DONALD
Large Gathering Witnessed We'd
 dlDg Ceremony To-Day.

fiahNic dtilSh uuHiOiiC, oCA VA Michael Guilfoile of South Willow street. and Miss Margaret Mary Mc- Donald, daughter of Mrs Edward Me- Donald of East Main street. were married at the Immaculate Concep- tion church this morning at o'clock. The marriage was solemnized by the Right Rev Monsignof William J. Slo- cum, assisted by Rev James Broder- ick. The ceremony was perform ed in the sanctuary. The celebrant of the mass, solemn high. was the Rev J. E. O'Brien, the Rev Luke Lawlor of Hartford was deacon and the Rev John A. O'Connor of this city, recent ly ordained, was sub-deacon; the Rev James Broderick was master Of ceremonies. The altar was prettily decorated with marguerites and bri- dal roses while in the sanctuary itself were numerous beautiful palms and ferns. An audience that filled the church witnessed the ceremony. The walk leading to the main entrance of the church was carpeted, while the mid- de aisle was covered with crash. Handsome bouquets of white roses bedecked the ushers' seats, the first on either side of the aisle, and hand some punches of lavender sweet peas were tied on the pews in the center aisle.
 During the half hour previous to the ceremony Prof John Hughes rem dered an organ prelude of the follow ing numbers:
 Nuptial March ......... .Guilmant Bridal Song .............. Jensen Melodie from "Puritani" Bellint Immediately after the last number the bridal party entered the church and the organ pealed the wedding march of Lohengrin. As the process sion was approaching the altar Ger aid Reynolds of Meriden rendered finely Lohengrin's Bridal song. Following. the ushers who led the procession, came the bridesmaid. Miss Mary Louise Me- Donald, sister of the bride. The bride herself walked with her brother, Dr Arthur F. Mcdonald, who was to give her away. At the altar steps they met the groom and his best man. Leo J. Curley, who came from the vestry with Monsignor Slocum The cere- mony was performed with the bride and groom kneeling upon the altar steps.
 l The bride was attired in an elaborate empire gown of crepe olga, heavily embroidered, with yoke and sleeves of point lace. She wore a tulle veil caught with orange blos- sons and carried shower bouquet of | lilies of the valley.
 The bridesmaid was gowned in a handsome dress of meteor crepe, or enid shade, with lace to match. She wore white embroidered hat with shower of plumes and carried a bouquet of white and lavender sweet peas.
 During the offertory Mrs William Monagan sang in fine voice Whitney Coomb's Ave Maria" Schubert's Serenade was rendered by MT Rev. holds and the solos of the mass were | sung by Miss Marie Bauby and Mrs M J. Wagner. The clergy besides the officers of the mass in the sanctuary were the Rev William Flynn of New London, the Rev Thomas Mulcahy of Bridgeport, the Rev Dominic Brown of New London and the Rev Thomas
 Mooney of this city. The ushers were William J. Rice and James w. Prendergast of New York, classmates of the groom; Frank P. and Martin J. McEvoy, William E. Kennedy and Dr Joseph Lawlor of this city. Fathers
 Brown, O'Connor and O'Brien. and Messrs Rice, Curley, Prendergast and
 Kennedy attended Mt St Mary's col- lege where the groom was also stu- dent.
 A reception for the relatives of both families and the clergy was held at the home of the
 MT and Mrs Guilfoile left this after noon in an automobile for Stamford
 where they will spend day or two
 with relatives after which they will
 go to New York.
 The brides travelling gown was of
 reseda broadcloth. Saturday they will sail for Europe where they will take an extended vacation. spending most of the time in Ireland, England,
 Switzerland and France. On their
 return they will reside on West Side
 hill Attorney Gullfoile is one of the
 foremost young men of the town and has law practice that stamps him as lawyer of much ability. The bride
 is the daughter of the late Dr E. w.
 Mcdonald and until recently was a
 teacher in the Kindergarten depart
 ment of the public schols.