Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-05

IN white CnlIlOH, over NiiltS S4ANi
trimmed with touches of light blue
velvet.
White peonies prevailed in the dec
orations of the hall and staircase. In
the dining room pink color scheme
was used and Lady Hillington roses
we're used in the library. An orehes-
ira rendered selections during the re-
ception that followed the ceremony.
The bridegroom is well known in
local legal circles and is associated
with his father in the law offices bear
ing their names. The bride is popular
in society circles in the Oranges. Mr..
Riker. her father, was recently SUI
preme Court clerk and has been
identified with Republican organiza-
tions in Essex County and especially
in his home city of Orange.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barrett will make
their home in Orange next fall upon
their return from an extended we'd
ding trip
In the presence of a large gather
ing of friends and relatives Miss
Buelah Briggs, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Edgar Briggs, of North
Eleventh street, was married last
night to Russell Purdy Merrick, son
Of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Merrick, also
of this city. The ceremony was per-
formed in the Roseville Methodist
Episcopal Church by the Rev. Dorr
f. Diefendorf. The bride, who was
given in marriage by her fatherwor
a draped gown of white crepe meteor
trimmed with princess lace and white
chiffon, a tulle veil edged with prin-
cess lace and caught up with orange
blossoms. She carried shower bou-
quet of lilies of the valley and white
sweet peas. The matron of honor was
the brides aunt, Mrs. Charles A.
Schleicher, of Troy, n. Y. She wore
white brocaded satin gown trimmed
with duchess lace and pink rosebuds
and carried an arm boquet of pink
sweet peas. The maid of honor, Miss
Persis Kendall, of Jersey City
Heights, wore a pink brocaded satin
gown trimmed with shadow lace,
rhinestones and pink rosebuds and
carried pink sweet peas. The brides
maids, Miss Genevieve Klob and Miss
Squire, of Jersey City Heights,
and the brides cousin, Miss
Helen Smith, of West Brighton, S.
l., wore flounced gowns of shadow
lace over pink satin trimmed with
green chiffon, pink satin rosebuds
and draped sashes of pink brocaded
satin and carried baskets of pink and
white sweet peas. Miss Brigg' S
cousin, Arthur Briggs, of Hoboken,
was best man and the ushers were
Franklin Krout and Arthur Hutchin-
son, Of this city; Frank Van Horne,
of East Orange, and Whitfield P.
Gray, of Hoboken. Pink roses and
sweet peas prevailed in the decora-
ton of the church and of the Briggs
home where supper was served
after the ceremony for immediate
relatives and the bridal party. Mr..
and Mrs. Merrick will take a we'd
ding trip through Canada and after
July ] will be at home at 30 North
Eighteenth street.
The engagement of Miss Bessie
Moore, daughter of Fire Chief Paul
j. and Mrs. Moore, of South Tenth
street, to John v Byrne, son of Mr..
and Mrs. John Byrne, Of New street,
was announced last night at party
in their honor at the chiefs resi-
dence. Mr.. Byrne is member of
the local fire department, being the
driver of No. l truck The wedding
will take place the latter part of
next month.
Among those present were Mrs.
John Byrne, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Byrne, Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Kier-
nan. Mrs. Jacob Suchard, Mrs. Will
lam Elliott, Mrs. George Cooke, Mrs.
George Baumann, Mrs Peter w.
Martin, Mrs. Henry Schlosser, Miss
Bessie Joyce, Miss Norma Martin,
Miss Catherine Taylor Miss Edith
Farraday, Miss Carrie Baumann,
Miss Gertrude Hecker, Miss Adeline
J Hecker, Miss Agnes Moore, Miss Lo-
retta Moore. Miss Frances Hartman,