The Republican journal., 1913-09-25
WEDDING BELLS.

DoUGLAs-ELLIs. A very pretty cere.
mony occurred on Wednesday evening.
Sept. 10th, at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Gilbert R. Ellis, OH Thaxter street, Hing
ham, Mass, when their daughter, Al
vesta Clair, was united in marriage to
MIR. James Earl Douglas of New Brit
ain, Conn. The Reverend Archibald A.
Forshee, D. D., pastor of the Berean
Temple Baptist church, Dorchester, off,
ciated, and the benediction was pro-
nounced by the Reverend George A. Bull
len, D. d.. pastor of the bingham Bap-
fist church.
Miss Carrie V. White of bingham was
maid of honor, and Mr.. Jerome H.
Douglas, Tufts, '05, brother of the
groom, was best man. The ushers were
II. Milton Ellis, Phi. D.. Harvard. broth
er of the bride, and Mr.. Sumner l.. Mead
of bingham.
The marriage took place before a
beautiful bank of palms and ferns in the
paror, to which the bridal party advanc-
ed through an aisle of white ribbon,
held by eight members of the Girls
Sewing Club, Misses Flora Flower, Clara
Flower, Ruth Humphrey, Mary Leigh,
Jennie Fekkes, Alice Vonderzee and
Hilda Vonderzee of bingham and Miss
Emma Wade of Bridgewater. Miss
A. Eleanor Woodside, organist of the
New North church, played the wedding
march.
Alter the ceremony the newly married
couple, assisted by the maid of honor al
best. man, received their guests and
friends from eight until nine-th thirty.
Mrs. Bertha A. Mears of Morrill,, Maine,
a cousin OF the bride, presided over the
Ice cream and cake table, and Miss Stella
|. Berry of Morrill,, also cousin, served
punch.
The brides gown was of liberty satin
with duchess lace and pearl trimmings
cut with square train. Her tulle veil
was held in place with lilies of the VAL
ley and she carried shower bouquet of
the same flower. She wore diamond
pendant with platinum setting, the gift
of the groom. The maid of honor wore
pink messaline with shadow lace and
pearl trimmings and carried bouquet
of pink sweet peas.
MIR. and Mrs. Douglas were classmates
at the bingham High school in the class
of 1906. The bride later attended the
New England Conservatory of music,
and was for several years organist of tn ,
bingham Baptist church. Mr.. Dougla e
son of Mr.. James w. Douglas of Hull,
graduated in 1910 from Tufts College,
where he was a prominent member of
| the track team and of several college
societies. Since 1910 he has been con-
nected with the engineering department
OF the Berlin Constitution Company
After returning from their honeymoon
at Lake George, Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas
will reside at 50 Trinity street, New
Britain, Conn, where they will be at
home after Oct. Ist bingham, Mass.
Journal
Mr.. and Mrs Ellis were former
we'll known residents of this city and
their Belfast friends extend congratnla-
tons and best wishes.
V1CKERY-HILLMAN. The marriage OF
Earl N. Vickery, son of Mr. and Mrs
Charles E. Vickery of Pittstield, and
Miss Nellie Hillman, occurred Sept 18th
IN Troy at the home of the brides faith
er, Walter Hillman. Rev. F. S. Walk
er, pastor of the Universalist church OF
Pittsfeld, officiated. The ceremony was
performed In the presence of the imme-
! date members of the two families. Mr..
Vlckery is the Pittsfield manager Of the
Central Maine Power Co., and IS one OF
the towns young business men, and the
bride is we'll known there, having been
engaged as teacher in one of the town
schools for about three years. They
will reside on Libby street, Pittsfeld,
and have the best wishes Of large cir
Gle of friends.
/ RUSSELL CLEGG. The marriage OF
Perey Leon Russell and Miss Pauline
Anderson Clegg, took place in the home
of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward A. Clegg in Philadelphia, Sept. 10
! The groom is the son of Rev and Mrs