Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-10-28
MARRIED BY
HER FATHER
Miss Margaret z. Pockman
Bride of Rev. ]. w. Van
Zanten, of Metuchen.
LAST NIGHT

Special TO the EVENING NEWS.
New ~Brunswiek, OctIS:-In the
church of which her father is pastor,
Miss Margaret Zabriskie Pockman,
daughter of DIR. and Mrs. PIT. Poch-
man, was married last night to Rev.
John William Van Zanten, pastor of
the Reformed church at Metuchen.
The ceremony was performed at 1880
o clock in the First Reformed church
where the bridegroom received his
diploma last May as a graduate from
the Theological Seminary of the
Dutch Reformed church. The cere-
mony al performed by DR.. Pock-
man, assisted by DR.. J. P. Searle and
DIR. John H. Raven, of the Seminary.
The church was filed with guests,
there being a thousand Invitations
issued for the wedding.
The bride was attended by her
sisters, Mrs. w. P. Francisco, of
Richfield Springs, n. ", and Miss
Eleanor A. Pockman, of this city, as
matron and maid of honor and by
ten honorary bridesmaids. The bride
wore a white Princess satin gown
trimmed with Princess and Duchess
lace and carried a bouquet of brides
roses and lilies of the valley. The
gowns of the matron and maid of
honor were of white marquisette
cloth over white Princess silk trim
med with cloth of silver and they
carried American beauty roses.
The honorary bridesmaids and
their gowns were as follows: Miss
Ruth Edna Francisco, Caldwell, N.
Y, blue marpuisette over yellow
silk; Miss Inek Mason, New York
City, white satin; Miss Abbie Chaplin,
Albany, apricot chiffon; Miss Abby
A. Cramner, Somerville,, white satin;
Mrs. Frederick B.. Ryan, Crawford,
apricot crepe de chine: Mrs. F. Sey-
mour Barr, Plainfield, old gold satin;
Miss Margaret E. Suydam, this city,
almond colored ribbed meteor; Miss
Harriet II. Butler, city, hand emA
broidered red rose; Miss Mildred R.
Weigel, city, lavender chiffon over
lavender messaline satin; Miss Claire
Halsted, city, blue crepe meteor.
The best man was j. Gilbert
Mason, of Metuchen, and the ushers
were Peter Plenne, Grand Rapids,
Mich; A. Van Vranken Raymond,
Jr., Buffalo; H. Ladd Smith, Proctor,
VT; Rev. Herman G. Weber, Brook
lyn; Rev. w. P. Francisco, Richfeld
Springs, N. Y; Theodore N. Pock-
man, of this city, a brother of the
bride. Prof. Charles H. Hart, or
ganist, and Frank Hart, violinist,
furnished the nuptial music at the
church and house reception.
The bride gave her attendants
card cases and the bridegroom gave
the bride a topaz and pearl necklace
and his attendants stickpins. The
wedding supper was served by Cater
err Schussler, and Florist George II.
Tice was the decorator. Rev. and
Mrs. Van Zanten on returning from
their honeymoon will reside in Me-
tuchen where a $4,000 parsonage
has been built by his congregation.
The guests from out of town in
Guided Mrs. Jacob Van Zanten and
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wander Veen, ot
Holland, Mich; Mr.. and Mrs, Ste
phen Francisco, of Caldwell; DR.. and
Mrs. William Perry Watson, of Jer.
sey City; Mr.. and Mrs. Jay ID. Pock-
man, East Orange; Miss Cornelia
Anderson, New York city; Mrs.
Mile Shaw, Roselle Park; DR.. and
Mrs. Fred Corwin, Bayonne; Mr.. and
Mrs. Douglas Doty, Ralph D. Whit
ing, Bound Brook; Miss Susan Fran
cisco, Rev. Floyd Decker, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. j. G. Francisco, Little Falls;
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Buskirk, Mr.. and
Mrs. Seymour Barr, Mrs. G.. H. Lows,
Wellesley, Mass.