Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-21

n Hrs. LYON SMITH, OF blaii,
nj New. win serve as matron Of
honor at the marriage of her
sister. Miss Helen Eyre Osborne to
Charles shearnan Coke, of New York
eity. on June at Trinity Episcopal
church. The ceremony will be per-
formed by the Rev. Mercer G. Johns
ton. Mr.. Coke will be attended by
Howard Cleveland Coke. Of New
York, who will be best man. The
oshers will be John Gay, of German
town, Pa: William w. Prizer OF
Philadelphia; Paul Tomlinson, of
Elizabeth; Hayward Myers, of st.
Daxids. Pa; Vernon Dougherty, OF
Haversford. Pa; Edward Roberts.
Philip G. Roberts and Joseph K.
Hooker of Hartford. Conn; julius
v. Doolittle. cousin of Mr.. Coke,
and Schuyler Van Ness, of this city.
Miss Ada Jones was guest of honor
Yesterday afternoon at linen
shower given by Miss Anna Coles
st her home, 54S Summer avenue.
Mrs. William Stevenson, jr.. and Mrs.
William Johnston assisted the hostess
In . receiving. During the afternoon
bridge was played. The decorations
we're Killarney roses and ferns.
The marriage of Miss Roberta
Ward, daughter of Mrs. John Free
man Ward. of lilo Broad street, to
flames Philipson, also of this city.
was solemnized yesterday evening
az the home of the brides mother.
The Rev. George P. Dougherty, pas
tor of St. Paurs Methodist Episcopal
Church. offfciated. The bride, who
wak given in marriage by her brother.
Ralph d. Ward. wore a white crepe
meteor gown made en- train and
draped with rose point and duchess
lace from her mothers wedding
gown. her mothers bridal veil
Of tulle edged with rose point and
duchess lace. made in cap effect and
caught up with orange blossoms, anG
carried a shower bouquet of bride
roses and lilies of the valley. Her
only ornament was a diamond and
pearl lavalliere, the gift of the bride
groom. The maid of honor. the brides
sister. Miss Emile Jean Ward, wore
a pink crepe meteor gown yelled in
princess lace and caught up with
rbinestoneN ornaments. bird of para
disc hair ornament, and carried an |
arm bouquet of pink sweet peas. The
bridegroom nephew. Robert James
Philipson, was ring bearer; Clifford |
Ward. of South Orange, was best |
man, and Harold Jaeobus, of Verona, |
and Robert Carlisle Craig, of this |
city. We're ushers. Mrs. Ward, moth |
er of the bride, Wore a white satin |
gown veiled in black lace and a cor
sage bouquet of pink sweet peas.
The wedding music was played by |
a string orchestra. The drawing
room. in which the ceremony was
performed, was banked with pink |
sweet peas and ferns and festooned
with smilax. White roses prevailed |
IN the library and pink Killarney |
roses in the dining room. The cere-
nlony was followed by wedding
supper. Owing to the illness of the
brides mother the wedding was at
tended by only relatives of the couple. |
Mr.. and Mrs. Philipson left for a |
three weeks tour of Canada. The |
BRIDES travelling costume was blue |
serge suit and a lavender hemp hat |
trimmed with white aigrettes. The |
couple will be at home after June |
20 at the West Mead. Second and Mt. |
Prospect avenues.
The marriage of Miss Kathleen |
Howell, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. |
George Goes Howell, and Wallace |
Melville Coursen, son of Mr.. and Mrs. |
Herbert r. Coursen, of Roseville ave-
nue.. was solemnized yesterday after
noon at the home of the brides par
ents, 2S6 Roseville avenue, by the |
Rev. John r. Atkinson. pastor of St. |
Thomas's Episcopal Church. The |
brides sister, Miss Martha STREET. |
Howell, was her only attendant. |
Herbert Preston Coursen, brother of |
the bridegroom. was best man. Pink |
roses, dogwood, palms and ferns pre-
vailed in the decorations. The cere- |
mony was followed by wedding sup
per for members of the immediate !
families. Upon returning from their /,
wedding trip Mr. and Mrs. Coursen |
VIII reside in Roseville.
Miss Dorothy Buermann, daughter !