Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-11-10
TASkER-RoHDE WEDDING,
Weli-known erattIeboro Young People
Married Monday ~Evenlng-Are on a
Wedding Trip to Nova Scotia.


A very pretty home wedding, uniting
the lives of two ~well-known Brattleboro
young people, took place Monday even
ing when Helen Charlotte Rohde. daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. A.. Il. Rohde of A
Organ street, and John Edward Tasker.
son of ID. Il. Tasker of 8 Highland street,
were married in the home of the bride
In the presence of immediate relatives
and intimate friends.
The rooms were decorated tastefullv in
red and green, evergreen and bitter
sweet berries being used generously with
crepe paper and bouquets of chrysan-
themums. The ceremony was perform
ed at s o'clock, beneath a wedding bell
of evergreen, Rev. ID. e. Trout of the
Universalist church officiating, using a
double ring service. The bride was given
in marriage by her father. Miss Inez
Goodale acted as bridesmaid, owing to
the sudden illness of Miss Dora e.
Rohde, who was to have attended her
sister. Hyland Tasker, younger brother
of the bridegroom, was best man.
The bride wore a gown of silk en-
broidered net over white messaline and
carried a shower bouquet of white roses
n sweet peas. The bridesmaid wore
silk muslin of pale blue and white trim
med with blue silk, and carried White
chrysanthemums. Preceding the cere-
mony Miss Emily r. Clapp at the piano
played the bridal march from Lohengrin.
and while the newly welded pair were
receiving the good wishes and congratu-
lations of the guests she played very ac-
c~eptably other suitable selections. A pc
Rod of sociability followed, in which the
services of Miller, caterer, PLAYED a
prominent part. As the time for the de-
parture of the bridal party approached
the young women friends of the bride
stationed themselves along the stair
case, armed with rice and confetti. on
mischief bent, and it is safe to say that
all who left the house that night, bride
and bridegroom included, carried upon
their persons unmistakable evidence of
a wedding party and souvenirs of a very
jolly time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tasker left at 10 o'clock
for a wedding trip to Boston and Hall
fax, Nova Scotia. The bride wore a
handsome travelling suit of navy dag
onal serge and a large black beaver hat
trimmed with heavy plumes and a bead
ed On their return they will
live at 1 Southern avenue.
Mrs. Tasker is a graduate of the
Brattleboro high school, class of 1902,
and of Albany business college in 1903.
she mas been a stenographer in the Of
fees of the New England Farmer and
the Dunbar Brothers company. Mr..
Tasker graduated from the Brattleboro
HiSh 9c"ool III 1881 ana entered the in
surance Office of Sherman q JENNIE, con-
tlnuing in the same place when the
business was bought by George NJ. Clay.
He has been prominent in various local
athletlcs. Both young people are favor
ably known and respected in the social
life OF Brattleboro. They received a large
number and variety of gifts, cut glass,
silver, linen, pictures, ETC., including $50
in gold from the brides father, a dinner
set of china from the bridegroom's ia
ther, a cut glass fruit dish and set of
silver teaspoons from the brides office
associates at Durham Brothers, and a
barrel of flour from Charles r. Crosby.
Much goodwill accompanies them into
their new home and new life.
Out OF town guests present at the we'd
ding were Mr.. and Mrs. a. a. Naumann
and Miss Louise Naumann of Springfield,
Mass.