Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-11-28
MISS BENTON
IS BRIDE OF
[. B. HORTON
Brilliant kuptiaIs In ST.
Peters Episcopal Church
at High Noon.
MANY PROMINENT GUESTS
--IMPORTED GOWNS

of the season was the marriage at
high noon today of Miss Roberta
Stockton Benton, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Cleaveland Forbes Benton,
of Water street, this city. to Lucien
Ball Horton, young mechanical
engineer of Pittsburg, Pa. The wed
ding was solemnized in st. Peters
Episcopal church by the rector, Rev.
James L.. Lancaster, in the presence
of many relatives and friends. Fol-
lowing the ceremony wedding
breakfast was served in the old
Chapman house at Rector and Cor
don streets, and later the newlyweds
south. Mr.. and Mrs. Horton will
make their home In Pittsburg.
The church was artistically decor
ated with chrysanthemums in honor
of the occasion and to the strains of
Lohengrins wedding march, played
by Organist G. r. Hills, the wedding
procession began shortly after II
o'clock. Preceded by the ushers,
bridesmaids and maid of honor, on
the arm of her father, the bride slow
ly marched down the centre aisle of
the church and was met at the chan
eel by the groom and the best man.
After the knot had been tied, the
wedding party, to the familiar Men
de1ssohn march, made it's exit and
with the invited guests enjoyed an
elaborate repast at the Chapman
house
The Chapman house holds many
associations for the BRIDES family.
Mrs Benton, the brides mother, was
a former Miss Chapman and her
family have been associated with ST.
Peters church for many generations.
The brides great grandfather, James
Chapman, was rector of the church
for thirty-three years, The church
itself is the oldest in New Jersey and
one of the oldest in the country.
Preceding the ceremony, as the
church filled with guests, Organist
Hills played Greig's Morning
Song" and "Berceuse de Joclyn," by
GODDARD
The wedding party was very
pretty one The bride was dressed
in beautiful ivory satin gown
trimmed with old family lace, with
veil, in duchesse and point. She
carried in lieu of the conventional
bouquet of flowers an, ivory prayer
book with silver and gold embellish-
ments. The bridesmaids carried
chiffon muffs of blue, with natural
flowers, in place of the usual bou-
quets Miss Gladys Hollingsworth,
of Paris, a close friend of the bride,
acted as maid of honor. She wore a
Paris creation of pink chiffon en-
broidered in pastel colors.
The four bridesmaids wore gowns
of a combination of blue and pink
chiffon. The bridesmaids were Miss
Katherine Forbes Howell Jones, of
Newark, a cousin of the bride; Miss
Tedesco Whitehouse Greenley, of
Perth Amboy, a friend; Miss. Helena
Rutgers Van Rensselaer, Nelson and
Miss Katherine Bayard Nelson, both
of Perth Amboy, and cousins of the
bride.
The best man was James D.
Horton, Of Meehan Junction, Miss,
brother of the bridegroom. The
ushers were Fairfax Hall, of Bing-
hamton, N. Y; Thomas Edward
Heating, Of Pittsburg, and Charles
Chauncey Hommann, Jr, and
Andrew Jackson Wight, of this city.
The grooms present to the bride
was a handsome diamond brooch.
The bride gave her maids gold pins,
set with sapphires. From the groom
the ushers received gold cuff links,
set with pearls. Many handsome
presents were received by the young
couple, including jewelry, silver
ware, gold articles, cut glass, bric-a-
xJa 1n,,aahn1A nj oil nd
many objects of useful and orna-
mental nature The groom received
a magnificent loving cup from the
members of his college fraternity.
The new Mrs. Horton is we'll
known in Perth Amboy and was
prominent among the social set
which she is now leaving Her edu-
cation was received in Paris and
Germany, where she spent about Ave
years. The groom, whose home has
been in Binghamton, N. Y, Is the
son of Mrs Lucien Horton. He Is a
graduate of Andover and Yale and
is now established in Pittsburg as a
mechanical engineer.
Included among the invited out
of-town guests were the following:
Mrs. Lucien Horton, Miss Lillian
Horton, Mr.. and Mrs. George Berka-
lew and Mr.. and Mrs. George Bay
less, of Binghamton, N Y; Mr.. and
Mrs Leroy Horton, of Wellsboro,
Pa; DR.. and Mrs. Frederick Peck, of
Easton, Pa; Mr. and Mrs. S. P.
Dayidge, of Short Hills; Mrs. C. S.
Forbes and Mrs. Talbot st. John, of
Noroton, Conn; Mrs. Erwin Eldridge,
of Cape May; Mr.. and Mrs. James M.
Mr., and Mrs. Cleaveland
Forbes Dunderdale, Miss Louise
Parker, Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Nc