The Republican journal., 1909-12-30
Wedding Bells.


Christmas wedding took place in Auburn, Sat
urday evening, when Miss Blanche Lucretia
Jordan became the wife of Mr.. BENJAMIN F.
Wells, Jr. The ceremony was performed at
eight o'clock at 120 Summer street, where thew
will make their home. About 40 guests were
at the nuptials.
Appropriate for the Christmas season, the
house was decorated in laurel and fir
boughs. Ropes of laurel wound about the
stair banisters and mistletoe hung in the
chandeliers. An arch of evergreen, before
which the VOWS were said, was erected in one
corner of the parlor, and this room was further
ornamented with dark red roses and with
maiden hair fern entwining the windows.
Evergreens were wound about the Ionic COL
umns between the parlor and living room the
latter apartment being cheerful with a blazing
fire in the CRATE.
At the hour appointed, Master Carleton
HELEN began to play Lohengrins wedding
march and the bride and bridegroom entered
unattended. Rev. H. P. Woodlin, pastor of the
High street Congregational church, who was
the offciatng clergyman, used double ring
service. When the service was ended Master
HELEN played Mendelssohns march,
The bride was gowned in a beautiful prin-
cess dress of ivory satin, with opalescent trim
mlngs and train. She wore no veil and her
only ornament was pearl brooch, the gift of
the bridegroom A shower bouquet of valley
lilies carried.
nl. anu Hrs. "elis received hearty con-
sia1uia'ioiis IRON siie guests ana were assist
1 eu ~ III ,eceiVlhs ny WY "els fnother and Mrs
Wells parents. Linwood Parker and Earl
Records both of Auburn, were the ushers.
Members OF the Nahant club served in the
uliliilg u room, wlicll was prettliy arranged by
Ihe res. eipU ~, glrls VINO had charge of the
decorations: ora G Inc eenterpiece was huge plant
ot t lielu GSsles OH tne slaepoafd was bouquet
oi purple ehr ysahthehufns' on the serving
Iapie d ial rye oashet Oh imported frult, the gift
oi noston friend fNoss catered Two tiny
SS.E' Si.iE' MaLion ali poliheS anu hhored Stevens,
po1h n, III "hl'e' "el1 at tile doof"ays to lower
eh9 rloponS'
Durillg Inc Iattef part of the evening there
i was nucn herrlnent among the young people
WI Who constituted the majority OF the company
mere was pretty picture when the bride
th anu ~ 'liie~ het ppuquet to the girls
gathered at the foot OF the stairway. Miss
l Liza % peas caIght the ring; MISS Clara Has
heu the tnimoie ana MISS Ethel Stevens the
putton. MISS stevens was IN charge of the
guest oook.
But the young men mad Their fun when MIR.
ana ana Mrs. "els were feaay 10 leave the house.
Huarus were placed at the doorways and others
were On the %ateh lof tne mack, which was late
IN ~ arriving. IN spIte OF all their precautions,
the pride escaped by a rear door and entered
the fiaGk laFther up the street. She was joined
at y, tne 1l mousse py Ine pfloegroom, who received
an 'ie iiee anu oiN ahoeS iltehoed Lor the par
At the station We're othef friends Tho made
merry un',t me efalh starr ed
. tnl, anu, anu Mrs' MenS , lelt oy Pullman for a
tb 'p any b,ra mli retu[i 20 make Their
nom nome IN tne new mouse winch j: W. Maxwell
mas mas. reeentis con; eompleIeo. 1 ms is one OF the
lios' t eoiiihouious anu oest puAlt houses IN the
eiIy.