The Newtown bee., 1909-10-29
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CHURCH WEDDING AT QUAKER
 FARMS,
Miss Beardsley-Mr Hirst.

Miss Beardsley-Mr Hirst.
 There was q very pretty autumhal wedding s0lemnized at Christ church
 on Wednesday, October 26, at high noon, the contracting parties being Miss Mary Ethel Beardsley, daughter
 Of Mr and Mrs r. (. Beardsley, and
 John Hlrst of Rosedale, N Y. The
 altar to the church was very prettily
 decorated for the happy event with
 running pine, ferns and chrysanthe-
 nuns, and over where the bridal
 couple stood during the ceremony
 was a large wedding bell of the same.
 The church was filled with guests
 and friends to witness the ceremony
 Promptly at the hour the bridal
 party entered the church to the
 strains of the Lohengrin wedding
 march. The bridal party passed up
 the left aisle in the following order:
 ushers, two flower girls strewing the
 flowers as they went, maid of honor,
 and bride on the arm of her father,
 who gave her away. The party were
 met at the altar by the groom and
 best man, who came up the right
 aisle. The wedding ceremony was
 the full Episcopal service used by the
 chursh of England, Rev George J.
 Sutherland, rector vr the church officiating and using the ring. The
 bridal party left the church to the
 stre ins of MenGelssohn's wedding
 march, the flower girls strewing
 chrysanthemums in their pathway.
 During the service 70 Perfect Love"
 by Burnaby was sweetly sung by the
 choir. William R. Palmer officiated
 at the organ. The bride was beauti- fully attired in a gown of white silk, trimmed with imported lace from Paris. She wore the bridal veil which was made of imported lace. ] She also wore string of gold beads | which were over 100 years old and | formerly belonged to her grand
 mother, Mrs Cornelius Shelton. She
 wore gloves and carried shower
 bouquet of bridal roses. Her travel ing dress was a tailormade suit of grey with hat to match. The maid of honor, Miss Edna Hirst of Rose dale, L. l., sister of the groom, was gowned in pretty dress of white silk trimmed with Irish point lace and carried a bouquet of red pinks. The two flower girls, Miss Maude , Waltermire of Quaker Farms and
 Miss Harriet Hitchcock of Derby, , were prettily dressed in white. The T test man was Alexander Hirst of l. aosedale, L. l., and the ushers were z, jyrus J. Shelton, Atwater C. Treat, n leonard P. Ames and Harry S. Tom P inson and all had a chrysanthemum
 outtoniere. A reception immediately ', ollowed the wedding at the home of f he brides parents, which was filled a 9 overflowing with guests, and at VI rhich the wedding dinner was " erved. The happy couple received N in the parlor and ', we're assisted in receiving by the <: naid of honor, the best man and the n shers. MT and Mrs Hirst received "
 large number of very useful, costly f nd pretty presents, wnfch included f. ut glass, solid silver ware, linen and F nina. The presents were spread out
 n a table in the room in the rear of o he parlor. About 3 o'clock MT and 1a frs Hirst left for their wedding trip a mid a shower of rice, confetti and N Id shoes. They took a hack to Sey- r' ~ nour which was finely decorated by r heir friends before they started and u t Seymour they left by train for :, Jew York and other places. After 7, /, heir wedding trip they will go at " nee to their home at RosedaIe, L. l., l. which is in readiness for them and . heir large circle of friends lIere wish e' e' hem a long, happy and prosperous q fife. Guests were present from New F F 'ork, kosedale, L. l., Ansonfa, Derby, | outhbury, Newtown, New Haven, a s' Ionroe, Oxford, Woodbury and other II II faces. One fact in regard to this n n Jedding which will interest many II yas that this was the first wedding U 0 be held in Christ church for AS -. ears. The contracting parties at D D hat time were Miss Maria Antoinette . 'omlinson, daughter of MT and Mrs z, z, eorge A. Tomlinson of Quaker q. IF arms and Smith p. Glover of New | own, and the bride of 4S years ago J ras present to witness the ceremony u u rith her two daughters, Mrs George :" . Taylor and Mrs L. Warner. Mrs w lovers grandfather was Squire n 7, 'avid 1omlinson, who formerly S wned nearly all of Quaker Farms d nd was the main giyeE of the pres :, nt Christ church. ., u