The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-04-29
THE FRENcH-LiTTLEFl
WEDDING A PRETTY ONE

With elaborate ceremony, prettMy
| arranged and executed, Mr.. George E.
French and Miss Sarah Elizabeth Lit
tlefield were married at the Baptist
church last night. 1t was quite an
event socially, on account of the pro-
minence of the bride and groom and
considerable interest was taken in it
by a great many people In Roswell.
The wedding was followed by recep-
tion at the home of the brides par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Littlefield
on South Lea Avenue, to which the
bridal party, the relatives and few
intimate friends were invited. For
the present the couple will be at the
Iittlefield home, but will soon build
home of their own.
With the large auditorium Of the
church comfortably filled and prompt
ly at $3.50 the soft tones of the piano,
under the touch of Mrs. w. L. Hill,
were sounded, marking the opening
of the ceremony. The beautiful song
You" was sung by Mrs. Edward Ell
lis, following which came the wedding
march of Lohengrin, to which the bri-
dal party advanced to the altar, the
brides maids and the bride on the
arm of her sister, Miss Christine, NOV
ing slowly down the left aisle and the
groomsmen down the right meeting
the groom who appeared from the
front of the church. In front Of the
altar, which was a bower of ferns and
palms, the couple took their place
and with the strains of Schumann's
''TrauTneri" family sounding. the
vows were made. Rev. H. F. Vermil-
lion conducted the service, and with
band Of gold the union was made.
Miss Christine Littlefield gave away
the bride. The maids were Misses Ed
Il Iff1aRald another oictar nf tho
bride, and Misses Eva Hedgcoxe, Nell
Bean, Eva Bean and Maud Keller.
Ross L. Malone was best man and the
groonsmen were Fred Miller, DR.. L.
]. johnson, DR.. Dean, Edgar Calfee
and A. L. Hull. The bride wore white
net over white satin, made princess
empire style and wore a bridal veil.
She and all the maids carried pink:
roses and wore wreaths OF pink roses
in their hair. All the maids were In
pure white in striking contrast to the
evening attire of the gentlemen.
The entire bridal party left the al
tar by the right aisle and took car
riages for the Littlefield home, where
the reception was held, making up a
receiving party for the callers, who
came to extend best wishes.
Upon their entry to the house. the
guests were escorted to the gift room,
where the many beautiful presents
were to be seen. The gifts were both
numerous and costly and among them
was noticed the present Of the brides
uncle, Col. George Lttlefield of Dali
las, which was handsome chest of
silver and check for two thousand
dollars. In this room Miss Katheryn
Bean served punch.
Into the dining room was but step
and here light refreshments were
served. In cutting the big heart
shaped wedding cake the prizes fell
as follows: the needle to Mr.. Malone
the thimble to Miss Keller; the dime
to Miss Eva Bean and the ring to
Fred Miller. The whole house was ar
tistically decorated in roses, carna-
tions, apple blossoms, streamers of
tulle and smilax, the color scheme of
the evening, pink and white, being fol-
lowed in every detail OF decoration
and refreshinent.