The Newtown bee., 1909-10-22
AUTUMN WEDDING AT STEPNEY.
Miss Bridle-Attorney Hull.

The notable social event of the
 year was the beautiful church we'd
 ding solemnized, Wednesday, at 1
 D. m., in the Methodist church, Step
 ney, Miss Ellen Bride, q popular and
 highly esteemed Stepney young lady
 and Arthur J. Hull, successful and
 well known Bridgeport attorney, be-
 ing the happy couple. The church
 interior was decorated in exceeding
 good taste. The pulpit was screened
 with oak leaves. The front of the
 chancel rail was an arch, decorated
 with evergreen and white chrysan-
 themums, while the chancel rail was decorated with evergreen and au-
 tumn leaves. At the end of each
 seat a large white chrysanthemum
 was affixed. The entire arrange
 ment was artistic. The body of the
 church and galleries were all filed,
 it being one of the largest audiences Stepney has seen in many a year.
 The bridal party entered the church
 to the strains of the Lohengrin march, Mrs J. Arthur Sherwood of Easton officiating at the organ. Dur ing the ceremony she played softly 70 Promise Me-" and as the bridal party left the church the Mendel- ssohn wedding march. Rev A. L.. Hubbard, pastor of the Stepney
 Methodist church, officiated, using the full ritual of the Methodist
 (Episcopal) church. The bride was charming in gown of white lans- down. She wore a wreath of orange blossoms with veil en traine and car ried a bouquet of white bridal roses, The matron of honor, Mrs Randolph Bradley of Easton, wore a gown of white satin soliel, trimmed with sil- yer and spangled braid. She wore a white moire turban hat and carried a bouquet of cream colored roses. The bridesmaids, Misses Mabel Hayes and Caroline Osborne, wore pink silk, with pearl trimmings. They wore white picture hats with plumes and carried white roses. The flower girl, Miss Gladys Hull, wore gown of champagne colored silk with pink ribbons, and pink colored hat and gloves. Attorney Ebert o. Hull of sBridgeport, a brother of the groom, did the honors becomingly as best man. The ushers were Prof Fred D. Aldrich, member of the faculty of Worcester Academy, and a classmate at the Worcester Acauemy and Brown University of the groom, Coroner Clifford B. Wilson of Bridgeport, Royal B. Curtis of Stepney and Elliot P. Curtis of Bridgeport. The groom's gifts to the best man and ushers were stick pins. me brides gift to the flower girl was gold brooch and to the matron of honor and brides maids white plumes. The groom's gift to the bride was brooch con- taining topaz and@ pearls. A recep- tion to invited guests followed at the residence of Mrs Jane Taylor, at tended by about 100 people. MT and Mrs Hull received in the front par Tor. A choice wedding dinner was served. The table where the bridal party sat had the handsome bridal cake as the chief adornment, and was decorated with smilax and run ming vines. Among those present at the wedding from out of town were: Attorney and Mrs B. o. Hull and daughters, Attorney and Mrs H. E. Shannon, Miss Egan, Mrs Ruggles, Mrs Arthur Morgan and daughter, H. c. Plumb, Mrs John w. Sherwood and daughter, Mrs Henry B. Seeley of Bridgeport, MT and Mrs John J. Northrop, Miss Hattie Northrop, Mrs Charles E. Beers, Miss Ruth Pierce, Allison P. Smith, Miss Hazel H. Smith, Mrs Herbert w. Wright, Miss Lillian Fairman, MT and Mrs Il. M. Greenman, of Newtown, MT and Mrs Seymour Johnson of New Milford, F. w. Wheeler, Howard Wheeler, MT and Mrs Merwin Johnson of Mon roe, Dr and Mrs George Shelton of Ridgefield, MT and Mrs Oscar B. Plumb of Nichols, Mrs John Sher- wood, Mrs l.. Andrews, MT and Mrs John Wheeler, MT and Mrs J. Arthur MT and Mrs Edward Gil lette, MT and Mrs Arthur Staples of Easton, MT and Mrs R. C. Hitchcock of Plattsville, Dr Gallup of Long Hill, Mrs Lorenzo Mallett, Miss Grace Mallett and William Mallett of Tashua, Mrs Matthias of Boston, Mass. The bridal party left in an for Bridgeport, being showered with confetti as they de- parted. The wedding gifts were rich l in the extreme, comprising cut glass, gold pieces, hand painted china, checks, chairs ana linen.
 F. A. Barnes, the genial represen