The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-06-16
MISS HOPE GRAVES
WEDS HAROLD D.
HAzELT!NE
Brilliant Wedding at St. Peters
Church Last Night
FOLLOWED BY RECEPTION
Bride is Daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
George F. Graves-Groom is Lee
turer at Cambridge University

Smiled on by June skies, Miss
Hope Graves, daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. George f. Graves of Bennington
last evening became the bride Of
Harold Dexter Hazeltine of Cam
bridge, England. The ceremony was
performed at $50 o'clock at st. Pc
ter's church in the presence of a
large concourse of relatives and
friends of the contracting parties.
Rev. Philip Schuyler, rector of the
church ofiiciated. Rt Rev. A. c. A.
Hail. Bishop of Vermont, who was
to have performed the ceremony was
unable because of illness. A civil
ceremony was performed at the house
at 1890 by Municipal Judge Edward
II. Holden.
The church was beautifully decora-
ted for the occasion. The altar was
covered with Bermuda lilies and the
chancel was trimmed with palms.
Along the center aisle were torch
decorations of peonies, while at the
rear of the church was a screen of
laurel The music was by the vested
choir with Harrison Potter as organ
list
Miss Graves entered the church on
the arm of her father and advanced
10 the altar TO the strains of Lohen-
grin's wedding march The bride
was attended by three matrons OF
honor, Mrs J. c. Richters OF SYRIA
cuse, Mrs William b. Lynde of Buff
falo and Mrs. Francis NJ Caughey of
Bellevue. Penn, maid of honor
Miss Imogen Norton of Benning-
ton and two bridesmaids, Miss
Florence Spencer of ST. Louis and
Miss Eugenia McCandliss Of Benning-
ton.
The bride was met at the altar by
the groom and his best man, Hugh
v Hazetine OF Warren, Penn. The
bride was given away by her father.
George T. Graves. The ushers were
Collins NJ Graves and Luther r.
Graves Of Bennington, William b.
Lynde OF Buffalo. Francis NJ Caugh-
ey of Bellevue, Penn, John c. Rich
ters of Syracuse, Samuel f. Batchel-
der of Cambridge, Mass, and Russell
c. Graves of New York, Edmund
Howe served as acolyte
The brides dress was of Alpesse
satin with real lace, embroidered
court train, and veil Of lierre lace
She wore a Juliette cap of pearls and
carried an old ivory prayer book with
bookmark of lilies of the valley.
She also wore diamond pendant,
the gift of the groom Mrs George
f, Graves, mother of the bride wore
gown of blue crepe Georgette with
point lace. The dresses of the ma
irons and maid of honor and the
bridesmaids were of pink marquis
cite, over Dresden silk. On their
heads they wore bandeaux of pink
and blue and carried nosegays of
bride roses.
Following the wedding was a re-
ception at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Graves at the corner of Washington
avenue and Elm street The house
was beautifully trimmed with roses.
The refreshments were served on the
lawn in large marquee which was
strikingly trimmed with laurel.
The wedding party were seated at a
table in the marquee. The party
included Mr. and Mrs. Hazeltine and
their attendants, the ushers and Mrs
Collins NJ. Graves and Mrs. Russell
G.. Graves. Music was furnished by
George E. Donnelly's orchestra.
Mr.. and Mrs Hazeltine left
late in the evening and will spend
their honeymoon travelling in the
west They will return to Benning-
ton in September for a visit and sail
about October LIST for their future
home in Cambridge England Their
English address will be Walsingham,
Wilmington Road, Cambridge, England
Mrs. Hazeltine is one of the most
charming and talented young women
who ever grew up in Bennington. She
is the elder daughter of George F.
Graves, president of the First Nat
ional bank and has always lived
in Bennington except when away at
tending school or when travelling
abroad.
Mr.. Hazeltine is a son of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. j. Hazeltine of Warren, Penn
He is a graduate OF Brown UnlVer-
sity and of Harvard law school and
the university Of Berlin. He is a
Fellow of Emmanuel college and is
a reader of English law at Cambridge
university. His ability and standing
are shown by the high position he
holds at this great English univer-
sity. While at Brown university he
was classmate of Collins M. Graves
of Bennington and has frequently
been a guest here.
The wedding was one of the most
brilliant and beautiful ever taking
place in Bennington and was COM
plete in every detail The decora-
lions at church were exceptionally
good while the house was transform
ed into bower of roses. The dec
orations we're by Sambrook of Troy