The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-01-12
sAFFoRD-sPRAeUE
Arlington Young Man Married at
Auburn, Maine

ding of former Arlington young
man who is also well known in North
Bennington:
The beautiful new home of Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur c. Sprague on Gam
age avenue, Auburn, was the scene
Of pretty and informal wedding last
evening when their only daughter,
Miss Alice Hazel Sprague became the
bride of Ira Benjamin Stafford, the
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. George S. SAT
ford of Arlington, Vt.
The living room and the reception
hall We're decorated with green and
white. In one corner of the room
where the bridal party stood was
bank of ferns and palms, and about
the room were white cut flowers.
The full Episcopal double ring SER
vice was carried out at eight o'clock
by the Rev. F. NJ Preble, pastor of
the Court Street Free Baptist church
Miss Angie NJ. Starbird presided at
the piano throughout the evening.
playing while the ceremony was be-
Ing performed and for the reception
which followed.
| There were no attendants, the
bride and groom entering the room
together, and there meeting the pas
tor and the father of the bride who
gave her away
The bride was gowned in white
brocaded silk poplin with trimmings
Of shadow lace and pearls. The dress
was cut low in the neck, with short
| sleeves and a train. She wore the
groom's gift la VALERIE set with a
diamond and pearls. She carrie da
bouquet of bride roses ard lilies of
the valley.
Relatives and few intimate
friends Witnessed the service. and
other close friends came in for the
reception which followed between,
the hours Of $3.50 and $3.50. The par.
ents OF both the bride and the groom
stood with them to assist in receiv-
ing. Mrs. Sprague wore black satin
with trimmings of shadow lace and
touches Of blue. Mrs. Safford's gown
was grey satin with white lace trim
mings and suggestion OF lavender
Harold Tibbetts met the guests NJ
me door, and the young men who act
ed as ushers We're Thurman w. Dix
OF Herkimer. n Y, classmete Of |
the. groom at the University Of Yer
mont. Lawrence ~ Wight Of Albany. |
\. y. and George L. Foss of Auburn.
The young ladies who assisted |
were Miss Florence T. Estes, Miss
Minnie h. Bailey, Miss Margaret l.
Greenleaf, Miss Mabel l.. Buck. Miss
Bertha l.. Bailey also Mrs. Lawrence
n. Wight Of Albany, n. Y. all mem.
oers of-the Auranita Club, Of which
the bride is a member Others who
assisted were Miss Nellie b. Kicker
MISS Hazel T. Stackpole and Mrs. n.
Hobbs knight Of West Someryille.
Refreshments were served in the
dining room. where the decorations
We're in pink and white. The center.
piece on the tablet was Of davbreak
plnks and asparagus ferns.
To the ushers the groom gave cam
60 scarf pins and to Mr.. Tibbets he
gave q tie clip.
Many beautiful gifts were received
by the bride including cut glass. sill.
FER. china, linen. pictures. etc. Tho
Auranita Club gave dozen silver
easpoons. One Of the gifts which
he bride prizes highly is the hand
woven tablecloth made by her great ,
grandmother and given to her by her 7
grandmother Mrs. Cynthia NJ.
'prague
he ont of town guests were Mr..
nd Mrs. George S. Spafford. Airing
on, VI, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles II.
lorey Of Bemis, New Hampsbire.
Hiss Annie L. Swasey of Springfield
Massachusetts,; Thurman W. Dix of c
ierkimer. ~ Y. and Mr.. and Mrs. n
lawrence n. Wight Of Albany. n. Y.
Mrs. Spafford was born in Auburn.
nd attended the public schools. She
as graduated from Edward Little
lgh school in 1903. and then attend.
4 Hebron Academy for one wear. T.
ne Is also graduate of Miss Law Z
ms school OF Expression in Boston a
Tier completing her studies she p
'ught elocution in the High school al
Livermore Falls, going from there g
the Burlington. VT. high school g
here she also taught elocution. For pl
he past three years she has been at
er home in Auburn. She is a mem. &C
pr OF the Auranita Club. and is an E
tendant at the Court Street BAPTIST W
lurch. w
Mr.. Stafford was born in Arlington. sa
l. He was graduated from the an
orth Bennington high school. and S5
ON the University of Vermont. He w
member OF the Alpha Tau Omega
aternity. and for three years he AL
ught sciences in the Burlington
gh school He is now a chemist for
e Warren Brothers Construction =
r. Of Boston. In the winter his head
arters are in Boston and il is
ere that he and Mrs Stafford nth 4