Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-18
WEDDING.
Crooks Spicer.

With only members of the two fam lilies attending the wedding ceremony but a large company of friends at the reception which followed. the marriage of Walter B. Crooks, son of MT. and Mrs. Samuel Crooks of A Oak street, and Miss Susan Spicer, took place on Tuesday evening at the home of the brides mother, Mrs. John Sands Spicer of Laurel Hill ave- nue.
 The house was beautifully decorat- ed in the general color scheme of pink and white, except that in the din- ing room the colors were green and white. Hydrangeas with ferns and palms were used to form floral bank before which the ceremony was per- formed, while in the dining room asters were used with maidenhalr fern
 The ceremony was performed at 6 o'clock by Rev. pr. Lewellyn Pratt, pastor emeritus of Broadway Congre- gational church, and Rev. Nelson Poe Carey of New York, formerly rector of Christ Episcopal church of this city. To the music of the bridal chorus from Lohengrin, played by Choirmas- ter w. F. Habekotte of Christ church, the bridal party entered the parlor through the double doors, meeting the groom and his best man, his brother, Harrison L. Crooks. who came in through the hall, door.
 In the bridal procession, the mother of the bride, with Joseph B. Spicer, the brides brother. came first, followed by the ribbon bearers, Master Edmund and Miss Dorothy Spicer, nephew and niece. of the bride. who carried rib- bons which made an aisle for the pas sage of those who followed
 The two ushers. Frank Spicer. a brother of the bride and Arthur Me- Williams, next preceded the two ring bearers, little Elizabeth Spicer and Anna Spicer, nieces of the bride. In pink gladioli they carried the rings for the double ring service. Miss Fannie B. Lester of Boston, the bridesmaid. followed the ring bearers, preceding the matron of honor, Mrs. Joseph w. Dean of New London, after whom entered the bride, with her brother, William J. Spicer.
 The bride was charmingly gowned in crepe charmeuse with duchess lace and Roman, pearls and wore the gift of | the groom, diamond brooch. Her veil was caught with lilies of the val | ley and she carried shower bouquet | of white Killarney roses and lilies of | the vallefy, The matren of honor wore pink maFquisette and messaline carrying 8 bouquet of American glad ioii, and the bridesmaid wore white l crepe de chine and carried pink roses The little ribbon bearer wore white and the ring bearers were in pink.
 Mrs. Spicer, mother of the bride wore black charmeuse, and Mrs | Crooks, mother of the groom, wore gray silk. The ushers were William Joseph and Frank Spicer and Arthur 1 McWilliams.
 The groom's gift to the best mar
 was vest chain and to the ushers gold cuff links. To the Nlatron o1
 honor the bride presented tourma.
 line pendant, to the bridesmaid z
 brooch set with diamonds and to hel
 nieces, who were ribbon and ring
 bearers, she gave pearl necklaces anC
 to her nephew a gold ring.
 For the reception from to o'clock
 Davenport catered. The newly mar
 ried couple left during the evening fo
 wedding trip to Bermuda and vii
 reside upon their return at SS Pros
 pect street.
 Among the large number of beauti
 full presents received were a carvinl
 set from the vestrymen of Chris
 church, mahogany table from tn Sunday school, silver from fellow em
 ployes of the groom in the Unite'
 States Finishing companys office, an
 cut glass from the Sunday school clas
 taught by the bride at Broadway Con gregational church.
 Both young people have a wide cir cle of friends in this city. The groor is employed in the United States Fin , ishing company office, and Is promi , nent in Christ church. where he is
 vestryman, superintendent of the Sun
 day school and member of the choil The bride Is a graduate of the Nor } wich Free Academy and attended Sim , mons college. She is a member ( 3 Broadway Congregational churcl ;. where she has been a teacher in tn Sunday school.