The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-29

Clemenson Of Middletown, IN.
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Miss Nsva Warner Of Brook
lynn. Y, in Trinity Church.
The wedding of Miss Mabel
Kinney Griggs, daughter Of E.
Z. Griggs, to Richard Dow Glenn
enson of Middletown, N. Y, last
evening was the leading function
of the season.
The ceremony was performed
in Trinity church at 8 o clock by
Rev. Wiltshire Winfield Williams,
rector, and was witnessed by a
large concourse of relatives and
friends Of the contracting parties.
Previous to the ceremony as the
guest arrived they were seated by
the ushers, George v. Dayton of
Towanda, George Gage Of Mobile,
Ala., Charles Shaw Of Chester
and Stanley Vail of Middletown.
Promptly at clock the bridal
party, to the strains of Lohen-
grin's wedding march, played by
Harry Malcolm Voorhis, entered
the church the ushers first, fol-
lowed by the bridesmaids, Miss
Neva Warner Of Brooklyn, N. Y,
| Miss Frances Seager of Marvs-
vile, Ohio, Miss Anna Hale of
Towanda and Miss Mollie Young
Of Owego, N. Y, then the matron
Of honor, Mrs. Paul K. Dayton Of
Mount Clair, N. j., sister Of the
bride, then the maid Of honor,
Miss Bertha Smith of Virginia,
MIMI, and then the bride leaning,
on the arm of her father. They
were met at the chancel approach
by the rector, groom and best
man, Richard L. Griggs, and the
church ceremony was performed
after which the party advanced
to the sanctuary for the espousal.
After the pronouncing of the
blessing, congratulations were ex-
tended.
i The brides gown was of white
satin made en- train and the waist
was trimmed with pearls. She
wore a long veil adorned with
pearls and carried a shower bo-
4uet of lilies Of the valley and
white roses. The maid Of honor
was dressed in a gown in tunic
effect of old rose and white
charmeuse satin and wore a mat
inee cap of .bugle, ornamented
with pearls r. knotted with old
rose satin and carried shower
bouquet of white carnations. The
matron of honor wore gown of
old rose satin en- train tri1pmed
with cream lace and chiffon and
wore a large sheperdess hat Of
black velvet and carried shower
bouquet of chrysanthemums. The
bridesmaids gowns were of Nile
green and white satin trimmed
with bugle in similar tunis ef-
feet as that Of the maid Of honor.
They wore matinee caps of white
bugle knotted with green and
each carried a shower bouquet of
roses of an old rose shade. Mrs.
George Clemenson, mother Of the
groom, wore handsome gown of
heliotrope chiffon over satin or
namentated with diamonds and
pearls and Mrs. William Cross
Of Chester, sister Of the groom,
was attired in gown of baby
Irish lace over white satin.
Following the service at the
church reception was held at the
Griggs home where the spacious
parlors and large porch had been
turned into a veritable flower gar
den, so profuse was the array of
hydrangeas, carnations and elem
ats. The color scheme of old
rose and white carried out as
closely as possible. The guests
were served at small tables on
the porch which was enclosed
and in the house. The brides ta-
, BILE was set in the reception hall
! and was deliberately decorated
|. with roses of old rose shade and
candles to carry out the effect.
Mr.. Allberger, the caterer OF
: Ithaca, had charge of that part of
the reception and the Aeolian Or.
! chestra furnished the music.
+ At IL o'clock Mr.. and Mrs
Clemenson and Mr.. and Mrs
Richard Griggs left in Hon. o. D.
? Kinney's large French car fol-
Binghamton where Mr.. and Mrs
Clemenson took their own cal
and left for their honeymoon trip
through the Berkshires. The cal
was deliberately decorated with
,. ribbons, etc. Mr.. and Mrs. Kin.
ney's car. was preceded by
George Dayton driving the Kisse]
: Kar acting as pilot and playing
Here comes the groom" on the
horn. Following were six other
,, cars crowded with the guests OF
= the wedding and each held red
: green and purple torches and fired
Roman candles. presenting a pret.