The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-06-02
WEDDING
SOCIETY EVENT
IN THE ORANGES
Church Ceremony Largely At
tended-Other Weddings En-
gage Interest of Society.

First of the big June weddings in
Orange was that yesterday at the
Central Presbyterian Church, Or
n OF Miss Clara Elizabeth AL
ford, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Charles @. Afford. tt Leonard Brooks
Films, of Harrison street, by the Rev.
DR.. John Fulton Patterson, pastor of
the church The wedding march was
played by Irving Brigham, and a novel
feature was shown as the bridal couple
left the altar. From the mass of palms
and lilies behind the pulpit the initials
of the bride and bridegroom, made up
of incandescent bulbs, were flashed by
electric light.
The bride, who was given away by
her father, wore a gown Of white satin,
directoire, trimmed with princess lace.
A harvest moon of diamonds, the gift
Of the bridegroom, was her single or
nament, n she carried a shower bou-
quet of lilies of the valley and orchids.
Her veil, caught up with orange bios
sons, extended to her gown, cut en-
traine. Miss Louise Films, sister of the
bridegroom, was maid of honor. She
wore a gown of point d esprit lace over
pink liberty satin. n carried brides
maids roses. Miss Helen Parmelee
the flower girl wore white batiste over
pink satin n carried sweet peas in a
basket. James c.. Films was best man,
n the ushers included Gardner Colby,
jr- Henry Hale, jr, Newton Story Eos
ter, Stanley Fleetwood Crocker, How
ard Clark Newman and Spencer Green
Harvey.
The brides gift to her maid Of honor
was a gold bracelet set with diamonds
The bridegroom CAV to his best man
and ushers amethyst and diamond
s~carfpins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elms will reside with
the brides parents. Included among
the guests were: Mrs. Theodore B
Casey. Of Boston. grandmother Of the
bridegroom; Mrs. Martha j. Fins, OF
Newton, Mass; General and Mrs. Theo-
dore r. Barr, Mr.. n Mrs. Charles r
Dillaway. of Boston; Judge and Mrs
James B. Dill, the Misses Dill, Mr.. and
Mrs. Gordon Grand. Mrs. S. Barton
Hazard. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Dunn
Douglas. Miss Douglas, Miss Caro-
Douglas, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles K
Sloan, A. Kellogg, A Sloan Kellogg. jr.
of Brooklyn: Mr.. and Mrs. S. Christy
Mead. of Greenwich, Conn; Mr.. and
Mrs. Franklin NJ. Films. of Montclairi
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Crump. o
Boston; Mr.. and Mrs. Stuart Sliney, o
BROOKLYN; Mr.. and Mrs. William F
Sliney. of New Haven, Conn; DR.. ant
Mrs. Thomas w. Harley, Mrs. Edith K
Rhodes. j. George Kremelberg. Mis-
Florence Brigham, A. Ward Brigham
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles T. Gerhard. Mr.
and Mrs. Paul F. Gerhard. the Misses
Gerhard, Mr.. and Mrs. T. Newton Eos
ter, Miss Anna Foster, Mr.. and Mrs
Robert N. Crater, Mrs. John w. Ho-
bart, Mrs. Nathaniel Tooker, Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert C. 3arnum, Miss Barnum
julius Gomory. of Buda-Pesth; Mr.. and
Mrs. Frederick W. Garvin. Mr.. and Mrs
William L. Ward, Mr.. and Mrs. Gard
rer Colby. Miss Colby, Mr.. and Mrs
Harry Van Alst Brewer, Mr. and Mrs
Oliver D. G. Vanderbilt, Miss Wander
bilt. Mr.. and Mrs. George D. Merrill
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Brooks Day, of Brook
Ign; DR.. and Mrs. william A Walkley
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Ramsay Mccoy, Mr.
and Mrs. Edwin P. Bond-Rutherford
DR.. and Mrs. Ralph H. Hunt. Mr.. and
Mrs. Leonard D.. Baldwin, Mr.. and Mrs
Arthur J. Baldwin, Miss Baldwin, Mr.
and Mrs Hamilton s. Corwin, Mr. and
Mrs. Stanley T. Cozzens. Mr.. and Mrs
George A. Newman. Colonel and Mrs
Henry A. Potter, Edwin A Green. Mr.
and Mrs. Charles L. Parmelee, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Riker. IT.. Mr.. and Mrs
Ellis Adams and Mr.. and Mrs. Laurence
A. Norton, of the Oranges. and Mrs
Charles F. Stone, Of Montclair.
Riggs-Kidder.
The wedding of Miss Dorothy L. Kid
der, daughter of Mrs. Jerome H. Kid
der, of Washington, formerly of Or
ange, n Lawrason Riggs. jr., of New
York, took place this afternoon in the
Church of the Holy Communion, South
Orange. the ceremony being performed
by Archdeacon Lewis Cameron.
The bride, who was given away by
her uncle, Camillus G. Kidder, wor a
gown of white satin and lace applique,
and a bridal veil caught up with orange
blossoms. Her bouquet was white
sweet peas. The bride was attended by
her cousin, Miss Lois Kidder, as maid
of honor. She was gowned in white
batiste over yellow silk n carried
m~arguerites. Harry Beekman, of New
York, was the best nan and h ushers
were Frank Barlow of South Orange
Henry Kidder. Russell Mount, George
Franklin, Christopher Wyatt and Troor
Geer of New York. A small reception
followed the ceremony at the residence
of the brides uncle, rs Highland ave-
nue., Orange. Mr.. and Mrs. Riggs viii
reside in New York.