Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-10
WEDDING.
Willard Allen.

Elaborate were the preparations made for the wedding of Miss Ellen Bailey Allen of Thames street, Grot- on, and Charles F. Willard of Camden, N J., which took place at o'clock Wednesday evening at the Groton Heights Baptist church. Rev. George R. Atha performed the ceremony The church was beautifully decorated with palms furnished by Reuter-. At Miss Aliens home a reception was held with about 100 guests present The back ground of the house decorations were greens interspersed with pink and white roses. The work of decorating the residence was undertaken by mem bers of the Wizards, an organization of which Miss Allen is vice president The decking of the church was in charge of the Young Woman's Social circle, of which she is an active mem Der. At the reception an orchestra rendered music and played for a half hour programme before the ceremony.
 Frank w. Alien, brother of the bride gave his sister away. She was atrired in white crepe meteor, trimmed with shadow lace and caught up with lilies of the valley and car ried a shower bouquet of lilies of the caIley and bridal roses.
 The maid of honor, Miss Audrey Smith carried pink Killarney roses and the flower girls. Miss Carrie and Marion Bailey had baskets of white marguerites.
 The only ornament worn by the bride was a lavalier. set with dia- monds, a gift from the bridegroom. The groom presented the ushers gloves, neckties and stickpins. The flower girls received jewels of cres- cents, set with pearl from the bride, and the maid of honor received a lavalier set with pearls. as a gift from the bride.
 Miss Aliens gift to MT. Willard was a handsome stickpin.
 Mrs. Georgiana B. Allen. mother of the bride was gowned in violet satin charmeuse
 MT. Willard is an attorney for the Victor Talking Machine Co, and he was we'll remembered by the officers of the company. The president sent half dozen beautiful gold leaf dinner plates, and the vice president sent a sterling silver dish as wedding gifts to the couple. Friends employed by the Victor Co. sent a silver game set.
 The gifts were numerous, there being upward of 150 remembrances besides many bouquets. The Wizards present. ed Miss Allen an electric lamp and the Young Womans Social circle sent a fern dish. Mrs. Georgiana B. Allen gave her daughter substantial check as a wedding gift. Among the gifts were pieces of silver cutglass and many kinds of table silver and dishes. Miss Aliens brother gave the bride a handsomely wrought clock. and Mrs. S A. Allen, her sister-in-laW present. ed her with a cut glass lemonade set.
 The couple will enjoy a honey moon trip through Massachusetts. They will reside in Camden, N. J.
 Among the out of town guests at the reception were: MT. and Mrs. Sumner Willard of Marlboro, Mass; MT and Mrs l.. HolbroOk Tourtelotte, al nf fn TeoIn tives of the bridegroom; MT. and Mrs. Arthur Dorr of Marlboro, Mrs. Sey- mour Bunker of Poughkeepsie; MT. and Mrs. P. J. Meyers of Hyde Park, Mass; MT and Mrs E. M. Maine and Mrs. Maine of Wilmington, Del; MT. and Mrs. Thomas Marshall of Hunt ington, w. Va; James MacGowan, Jr., of Camden N. J.; Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Leffingweu of Norwich; Mrs. $. A. Allen of New York and Mrs. Charles R. Smith of New York and numerous other people from New London, Nor wich and Mystic.