St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-11-03
October Weddings.
Beard-Eastman.

October was certainly month of we'd
dings in St. Johnsbury the last being
that of lanes Edward Beard, son of the
late James S. Beard, city treasurer of
Somerville, Mass, and Miss Helen Lou
ICE Eastman on Saturday evening at the
home of the brides mother, Mrs. Emile
T.. Eastman. There were about $50
quests present, including many from out
Of town. At 8 o'clock Miss Alice L.
Kicker at the piano and Miss Elizabeth
Peck, violin, played the wedding chorus
from Lohengrin and the bride descended
the stairs. At the foot she met her
mother, who gave her away, and the
wedding party except the groom and his
hest man, who awaited them in the north
parlor, with the officiating clergyman,
Rev. George w. c. Hill. In the bridal
procession the ushers Joseph Whitaker
and Robert Thayer of Boston, Fred Pope
and Frank Tapln of st. Johnsbury came
first followed by the bridesmaids, Misses
lean Stanley and Isabel F. Noyes, the
maid of honor, Miss Charlotte SLIDER of
Dedham, Mass, and the bride on the
arm of her mother. The maids wore
white gowns and carried bouquets of
pink chrysanthemums. The maid of
honor's gown was of yellow messaline
and she carried yellow chrysanthemums.
The bride was gowned in white satin
with bertha of rose point and duchess
lace, the gift of her mother. She wore a
veil and carried a shower bouquet OF
lilies of the valley.
The room was deliberately decorated
with evergreen and white chrysanthe-
NUNS and festoons of hemlock. The
bay window was solidly banked with
evergreen and the bridal party stood
under a bell of evergreen which con.
tanned an electric light. The other lights
were turned off during the ceremony and
the effect OF having all the light thrown
on the wedding party was very pretty.
The decorations throughout the house
were under the direction OF B. |. Staples
and Harry w. Randall. The Episco-
pal service with one ring was used.
After the wedding Mrs, Eastman, the
groom's mother, Mrs. A. NJ. Beard,
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received with the bride and groom.
Mrs. Eastman's gown was OF lilac crepe
meteor trimmed with old rose point and
duchess lace and she wore diamonds.
Mrs. Beard wore a gown of white mar
uuise lace and diamond ornaments.
Punch was served during the evening
by Misses Elsye Sargent and Florence
Bean. Miss Marion D. Patterson ushered
the guests into the dining room which
was decorated with red carnations and
ribbon and asparagus fern. Mrs. George
II Cross and Mrs. Robert Mackinnor
cut the ice cream and the refreshments
were passed by Misses Vera Drew, lont
Barrett. Bertha Aiken and Winnitrec
Drew. The guest book was in charge O
Miss Alice L. Kicker and the tavors, wed
ing cake in boxes, were distribused by
Misses Cadde B. Hamblett and Ethe
Goss. The groom's gifts to his attend
ants were stickpins and the brides tc
her maid of honor necklace, to her maids
lace pins and to the musicians hatpins
all the handiwork of Mrs. Helen Patter
son Williams of Misrepresentation, N
y. The groom's gift to the bride was {
beautiful set of furs.
The bride is the only daughter of thu
late Richard Eastman and Mrs. East
man, and graduate of St. Johnsbur,
academy, class of 1908 The groom il
employed by the American Express com
panv in Boston. They are spending two
weeks in Norfolk, Va, and other south
ern points after which they will reside
at II Brown6eld Road, West Somerville
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for them by the groom's mother.
Among the guests were MIR. and Mrs
Charles E. Parks, Edwards Parks, ant
Mrs. E. P. Thayer of Somerville, Mass
Mrs. James Weeks of Lancaster, n. H
Mrs, John L. Clark and daug& FER Edwin
of Maiden, Mass, Mr.. and MIS-. Charlie
Darling and Misses Mazda, Jeanne am
Lucia Darling of Newbury, Ernest Hett
erington of Bradford, Alanson G. Aide
OF Hanover, N. H.