The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-29
,ArrEBoRo DAILY REFoR,iEs MONDAY sEpTE,iIER 90 1918

alone in the parlor Mrs. George Al
dcrman and Mrs. Leila Allen presided
at the refreshment table and these
Young women served: Misses Marion
George, Persis Washer, Louise Bard
well and Gertrude and Ethel Proctor.
During the evening program of
songs and piano selections was rem
dered by Mrs. S. +. Walker, Miss
Marion Webster, Mrs. Grace Bailey
and B. f. Field dinner set. a
IIaviland tea set, a dozen dessert
forks and a dozen teaspoons from the
Order OF Eastern Star and the Masons
were few Of the many beautiful.
gifts received.
A pleasant feature of the occasions
was the wedding march, which was
PLAYED at 6 O'Clock. the exact time OF
their marriage, and Mr.. and Mrs. Web
ster led march, followed by relatives
about the house.
Guests from out of town were Mrs.
Charles Briggs of Springfield, Miss
Henrietta Webster of Amherst, Mrs
Lucian Goodspeed, Miss Edith Good
speed Miss Harriet Hastings, Miss
Katherine Bacon, Miss Sarah Ward,
Judge and Mrs. George Andrews and
| Miss Pearl Andrews, all of Orange,
Mrs. S. B. Thompson of Port Royal,
is. c., MIR and Mrs w. W. Ward of
! Montague. Miss Grace Bailey of North
! a,npton Miss Lillian Sullivan of Wal
than, Mrs Hattie Van Nalkenberg of
| Orange, and Mr. and Mrs. Herman
/ Brown ana Mrs j. A. Brown Of Yer
non.
Charles H. Webster was born in
/ Nofthfield, the Youngest son of Lewis
/ 7. and Mary \. Lord Webster. He
/ attended the public school of the town
/ and Powers Institute ut Bernardston.
| lie then entered his father 5 general
store. and after several years succeed
| ga to his father 5 interest. In 1896 he
/ retired from the store and built a drug
store Mt the corner of Main street and
| Parker avenue, having passed the ex-
! animation of the state board of phar-
macy After few years he built q
second drug store at East Mortified
at the corner Of Main and Pine streets
These he ran successfully for several
wears and then disposed of them to
confine himself more closely to his
steadily increasing fire insurance bust
ness IN March, 1908, he passed the
Massachusetts bar examination and be
came an attorney and counsellorat law
which profession with the writing OF
/ fire insurance constitutes his present
business.
lie was postmaster many years, anc
Il Republican in politics until the Pro
gressive movement was launched, wher
lie Joined that party and was elected
representative from the 4th Franklin
district in November, 1912. He is pas
master of Harmony lodge of Masons
past patron of Mortified chapter, Or
der of the Eastern Star, a member o
Crescent chapter, Royal Arch Mason
Of Orange and Orange commandery
Knights Templar
Mrs. Webster was Josephine NJ
daughter of the late William d. Alex
ander of Mortified, and was born il
the Alexander homestead, which wa
built by Ter great grandfather in III
and which has been occupied by tn
Alexander family continuously sine
that time She attended the publ
schools and Mortified seminary, fror
which she graduated at the age of II
For several years before her marriag
she was teacher of music, havin
! classes Ill NOIiHHtIl anu sui OdiiNIi
| towns. She is past matron of NORTH
field chapter, Order of the Easter
= star. and has served as grand Elect
aud deputy grand marshal in the gran
chapter.
Mr. and Mrs Webster We're marie
in the Unitarian church September z
; 1883. BY Rev J. G. Parsons OF Greer
field They have two children, Mario
+ f.. now a senior at the New Englan
K Conservatory Of Music in Boston, an
Bernice NJ. student at Northhel
:, seminary