The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-02-14
SIMULTANEOUSLY WEDDING.
Pretty Ceremony witnessed by Many
People Wednesday Evening.

As many guests as the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Edward c. Crosby on High
street could accommodate witnessed q
wedding which took place amid un
usually pretty surroundings "Wednesday
evening at o'clock when Mr.. and
Mrs. Crosby's younger daughter, Miss
Edna Sylvia Crosby, became the wife
of Harry Allen Bingham Of Springfield
VT, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles +.
Bingham of this town. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. harry X. Miles
Of the Congregational church with the
double ring service. The house was
tastefully decorated with evergreen
and pink carnations, festoons of laurel
tied with huge bows of pink ribbon be.
ing draped about the different rooms,
with here and there large bouquets of
carnations. The ceremony took place
in the living room in front of laurel
bank and beneath a large bell wrought
of smilax and pink carnations. Be
tween $50 and 200 friends and rela
tives were present.
few moments before the appointed
hour the bridegroom and his best man,
Thomas Warren Crosby of Norwich
university, brother of the bride, took
their places. And when Leitsinger S
orchestra, stationed in the music room,
began the bridal march from Lohengrin
the bridal party entered from the hall.
The procession was led by six young
women attired in white princess gowns
and carrying ropes of laurel. They
were followed by the ushers. The
matron of honor, Mrs. John +. Brasor,
sister of the bride, the flower girl, Miss
Alene Crosby of Springfield, VT, and
the bride herself escorted by her ia
ther entered through an aisle formed
by the laurel ropes, which were carried
by Miss Maud Stearns, Miss Charlotte
Barrett, Miss Marjorie Crosby, Miss
Josephine Taft, Miss Ruth Adams and
Mrs. Hal March. The bride was gown
ed in white satin with veil and carried
a smilax wreath and a shower bouquet
of bride roses. The matron Of honor
wore a dress of white crepe de chine
over pink and carried pink roses. The
flower girl was also gowned in pink.
The ushers were Hal L. March. Ralph
B. Pettee, Murray M. Tucker, Paul d.
John +. Brasor and Robert
Mitchell.
Immediately after the ceremony
there was an informal reception fol-
lowed by buffet lunch served in the
dining room. About O'Clock the
bridal couple made their escape from
The house, leaving on the evening train
FOR two weeks trip to New York and
Washington. They will be at home af
Ter May at the Brookline in Spring
field, vt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bingham received an
large number of beautiful
gifts including a set of mis-,
sion furniture made by Capt. B. r. AL
en-, grandfather of the bridegroom.
Among the out-oftown guests were Mr..
md Mrs. Allyn u. Crosby and daugh-
er, Mr.. and Mrs. E. NJ Roscoe, Mr..
md Mrs. L. W. Stiles and Mr.. and
Mrs. M. c. Dodge of Springfield, VT,
Mr.. and Mrs. M. A. Coolidge of Fitch
,urg, Mass, Mr.. and Mrs. r. J. Coud-
ay and son of Hartford, Conn.,, Gregg
". Irwin of Lockport, N. Y, Paul D.
'eaborn of New York city, Miss Effo-
inc King of Springfield, Mass, and A.
J. Hunt of Nashua, N. Fl.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Bingham are well
,nown Brattleboro young people. The
ride has always lived in this town
With the exception of year when she
TENDED the Burnham school in North
mpton, Mass. She was for time en-
loyed as cashier in the store of Rob- {
ins & Cowles. Mr.. Bingham was for
We years clerk in the Peoples National
ank and later bookkeeper for the
(Mass.) Flour & Grain COM
any. Several months ago he became
asher Of the Springfield, VT, Electric
,ailway company.