The Pleasantville press., 1913-11-05
PRETTIEST EVENT
OF THE SEASON
Miss Hulda Champion Newell Became
the Bride Of DR.. Robert Osborne
Bricker Wednesday Evening.

Miss Hulda Champion Newell,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.
Newell, Jr., and granddaughter of
the late Senator w. |. Newell, became
the bride of DR.. Robert Osborne Brick
er, youngest son of DR.. and Mrs. Will
liam H. Bricker, last Wednesday even
ing in one of the prettiest home we'd
dings Pleasantville has ever known.
The ceremony took place at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Collins,
the Towers" which was beautifully
decorated for the occasion with flow
ers and ferns. Rev. Henry F. Par
ker, of Camden, former pastor of Sa-
lem M. E. Church, of Pleasantville,
officiated, using the beautiful ring GER
emony of the Methodist Church.
The bridal party stood under a bell
of orange blossoms decorated with
bulbs of electric lights, and faced
bank of palms, foliage and chrysan-
themums, in an alcove of the large
music room.
The bridal party descended the
stairs and passed down the aisle form
ed for them by the guests, while the
Lohengrin Wedding March was being
played by Mrs. John G. Thomas.
The bride was beautiful in an i'm
ported gown of white charmeuse, en-
train, trimmed in exquisite simplicity
with point lace and pearls. The we'd
ding veil was caught with lilies-of the
valley, while the bride carried show
er bouquet of Bride roses and maiden
hair fern. The maid of honor, Miss
Helen Collins, was charmingly attired
in white charmeuse and net, with gir-
die of yellow in a pastel shade which
harmonized beautifully with her show
er bouquet of pink roses and maiden
hair fern. The bridesmaids, Miss
Maud Stebbins and Miss Edith Jen-
ness,were charming in pink charmeuse
veiled in net and caught with pearls
and shadow lace, and also carried
shower bouquets of pink roses and
maiden hair fern.
The bride was given away by her
father, William l. Newell. The best
man was Mr.. George B. Thomas, of
Germantown, and the ushers were Mr..
Herbert Wriggins, of Ocean City, and
DR.. William H. Bricker, Jr., of Phila-
delphia, brother of the groom.
After the ceremony the party
marched to the dining room to the
strains of Mendelssohn's Wedding
March. An elaborate collation. was
served
The gifts to the happy couple were
many and handsome. Among them
was house and lot and furniture on
Washington avenue from the parents
OF the groom; a magnificent diamond
ring, an heirloom, from the parents of
the bride; silver tea service in CO.
lonial design from DR.. and Mrs Will
lam H. Bricker, Jr.; handsome Jap
anese chocolate service from members
of the Art Club; heavily embroidered
lunch cloth from DIR. Fish and Mrs.
M. K. Fish, and many other handsome
gifts of silver, cut glass, linens, ETC..
The brides mother, Mrs. William l.
Newell, wore grey crepe de chine veil
ed in net; Mrs. Hugh M. Collins, black
crepe meteor with over dress of white
crepe and net; Mrs. J. B. Westcott,
white net and lace caught with law
ender messaline and pearls; Mrs. Will
lam l. Garrison, white charmeuse veil
ed in macreme lace; Mrs. Robert L.
Race, pale blue silk with tunic and
drapery of pale blue marquisette and
bodice of net and pearls; Mrs. Ber-
tram E.. Whitman, pink crepe de chine
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white messaline and embroidery; Mrs.
Charles Wesley Blake, pearl crepe de
chine, draped with shadow lace; Mrs
Daniel Collins, black charmeuse and
net heavily embroidered in gold; Mrs
Charles S. Adams, gray crepe meteor
elaborately embroidered; Mrs. Charles
Collins, lavender crepe and net.
The bridal couple left late in the
evening, by automobile for Atlantic
City en- route for Florida where the
honeymoon will be spent. A royal
sendoff was given them with enough
rice to stock several rice plantations.
The invited guests most all of whom
were present, included:
Pleasantville-Mr and Mrs. John
F. Ryon, James Ryon and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Stebbins and
daughters, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Steb-
bins, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles T. Collins,
Mr.. and Mrs. Job Stebbins, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert L. Race, Mr.. and Mrs,
John P. Ashmead, Mr., and Mrs.
Samuel Ireland, Mr.. and Mrs. Mark
Shimp, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles S. Ad-
ans, Mr.. and Mrs. John G. Thomas,
Mrs. Mary B. Campbell and son, Charles
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton c.. Shinn, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Ang, Mr.and Mrs. J.
B. Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. John C. AL
bertson, Mr.and Mrs. Harry Bradley,
Mrand Mrs. Richard l. Risley, Mrs.
Roxanna Risley, Mr.and Mrs. Gran
vile Steelman, Jr., Mr.and Mrs. How
ard Gardner, Mr.. Roy C. Adams, Miss
Della Dorsheimer, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam York, Mr.. James C. Vickers, Mr..
and Mrs. Wesley Ford, Mr.and Mrs.
William Jackson, Mr.and Mrs. Ber-
tram E. Whitman, Mr.and Mrs. George
w. Leech, Mrs. Christianna Stetser,
Miss Adeline Myers, Miss Adele Smith,
Miss Elizabeth Ang, Miss Sara Bowen,
Misses Helen and Bette Weaver, Miss
es Dotty and Florence Zippler, Mes
srs. John McDermott, Stanley Zip
pier, Thomas B. Wootton, Charles
Buckley, Roger Williams, Fred Fen