The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-08
HUGHES-CHILDS
CHURCH WEDDING
Double Ring Ceremony Performed by
Roy n. Houghton Last Even
ing-Handsome Decorations.

1ng-HandSome Decorations.
A delightful church wedding, the
first of the autumn church events of the
kind in Brattlcboro this season, took
place in the Centre Congregational
church last evening, when Miss Ruth
| Chaplin Childs, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frederic Lyman Childs of 81
South Main street, became the bride Of
| Village Attorney Orrin Burton Hughes.
A large audience was present and the
decorations of the edifice were very
attractive, hydranseas and laurel pre-
dominating.
While the guests were assembling,
/ Fred G. Leitsinger, organist of the
| church. rendered several selections, and
promptly ut 5 o clock Miss Miriam b.
/ Childs, Youngest sister OF the bride,
sang pleasingIy O Promise Ne. by De-
| Koven, accompanied on the organ ~
| Mr.. Leitsinger. Immediately after the
rendition of this solo the four brides
maids. entered tire church from the
chapel doors on either side of the altar
/ Miss Helen NJ ChiIds oldest sister of
Donald. a cktssmate Of the bride in the
Brattleboro high school, entered from
the north door and Miss Lizzie NJ
Ranney. another of the bride 5 class
| mates, and Miss L. Marion Knight en-
| tered on the south side. They march,
ed in couples up the centre aisle to the
vestibple 10 meet the others of the
bridal party.
Rev. Roy NJ. Houehtou, pastor of the
church, entered from the south chapel
door and proceeded to a place in from
Of the altar, Followed shortly afterward
i hv the bridegroom and his brother
George b. Hughes Of South Londonder
~. who was best man, Howard C. Gil
bert acting as page.
To atbe strains of the bridal marcel
from Lohengrin. played by the organ
ist. the bridal party came slowly dowF
the aisle to where the minister bride
groom and best man awaited them
They were preceded bv the four uShers
George \. Buck of Springfield, Mass
and Charles b. Cushman. Hugh iguev
and Richard c. Ayerill. all Of Brattle
boro. The bridal party consisted of TN
four bridesmaids. Miss Miriam
= Childs as maid Of honor and the brid
, escorted by her father, by whom sh
was given in marriage. a double-mn,
ceremony was performed, the organis
playing Nevin s Love Song, and a
its close the bride and bridegroom lie,
: the way TO the vestibale rs the or9a]
} pealed forth the joyful strains o
( Mendelssohn S wedding march and TIL
church bell announced the conclusion
! of the event,
The bride was gowned in white Prin
I, cess charmeuse, en- train, tTimme,
j with pearls, the collar and vest bein
l of real cid point lace made by tn
e bride 5 grandmother, the late Mrs. !
al oh
with lilies Of -the-vaIlev. Her onl
ornament was a pearl pin. gift 0
tie bridegroom. She carried Shove
bouquet Of bride roses and lilies of-tht
: valley. The maid of honor wore
EgOwn of light blue crepe de chine, ca
r ZEN train, trimmed with a 9uimpe O
cream shadow lace and brilliant but
tons. She carried pink roses an
= maidenhair. The four bridesmaids wor
e tpnic style crepe de chine gowns 9
|, light green, pink, lavender and yelio'
IiespectiyelH, trimmed with oriental lac
4 land Eroses to match each gown. The
y fearried bouquets of pink and whit
sweet peas and ferns. They also woI
silver friendship bracelets, gifts of tn
bride. The BRIDES gift to the maid {
honor was a chatting dish. The brid
!, groom 5 gifts to the best man an
r. ushers were gold scarf pins.
The decorations were prepared an
! arranged Under the direction of IL
:, bride s sister, Miss Helen NJ. Child
2 The altar was banked with laurel an
y hydrangeas, and palms also were use
effectively about the pulpit platforr
Hydrangeas ornamented the ends {
the pews, and across from the side ba
;, comics were festooned ropes of laurC
= from the one nearest the altar beiT
e suspended large bell of hydrangea
10 under which the bridal couple stot
to during the ceremony.
lie After the wedding reception WI
I'd given in the home of the bride s pa
ly ents to the bridal party and intima
friends A. f. Miller catered and w
assisted by Mrs. Homer Sherman
Cbarlemont, Mass, Mrs Ralph Word,
Of of Springfield. Mass, Mrs. Harriet
Bemis, Mrs. Clyde C. Chamberhn al