The Palatka news and advertiser., 1914-09-25
HA[L-CASE WEDDING
SOLEMN|zED At
BRIDGEPORT, CT.
Last Saturday Evening
Bride and Groom to Re-
side at Federal Point.

the charming granddaughter of Mrs.
l. A. Boughton who for many years
has had a home at Bridgeport, few
miles down the Saint Johns River
from Palatka, and who is well-known
socially in this city, took place last
Saturday night at Bridgeport, Con-
necticut. Miss Hall has passed a
large part of her time in Palatka
during the past three winter sea-
sons, and her charming personality
won her prominent place in the
younger social circles of the city. Mr..
Case, the groom, has lived for the
past several years at Federal Point.
The following account of the wedding
is taken from the Bridgeport (Ct.)
Sunday Post of the goth inst:
Quaintness characterized the pref
tiest wedding witnessed in Bridge
port for some time when several hum
dred guests gathered to see Miss
Grace Boughton Hall, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Clifford Hal of No.
TIC Laurel avenue, become Mrs. Roy
Stanley Case. The ceremony took
place at St. Johns Episcopal church
at Park and Fairfield avenues last
evening dG i.oO v CloSh'
Shortly after the beautiful or
gan prelude arranged by Alvin e..
Bruel, oragnist of the church, COM
menced and continued while the
guests were gathering. The church
was simply but very effectively dec
GRATED by James Horan & Sons with
palms, bay trees and purple and
white asters, the altar being banked
with the green with nosegays of the
blooms and the pews for the recep-
lion guests being designated with
ribbons and bouquets of the white
and purple asters. The amethyst idea
was carried out also in the gifts to
the bridal party, this September jew
ell figuring in all the trinkets.
At Just 1880 the organ pealed out
the first strains of the bridal chorus
from Lohengrin and the vested choir
led by the gold crucifix marched up
the side aisle of the church to the
rear and down the. center, as they
started toward the altar beginning TO
sing the ringing words af the hrldal
chorus. While this is custom fire.
ouently used in Episcopal services IN
New York it has rarely if ever been
Il, ed in Bril-. cport and was one OF
the most beautiful features Of the
wedding. ~
Following the choir dowl the center
aisle were the ushers, Edwin B. Nall
of Detroit, brother-in-law of the
groom; Raymond Hall, o. Howard
Hall, Jr., and Charles H. D. Kellogg,
Jr., and the brides attendants, Mrs.
Edwin B. Nall, sister of the gro om;
Miss Helen Hatch Hall, sister OF the
bride, and Miss Bethesda Hamilton;
The attendants were gowned in blue
velvet basques with satin trains and
Chantilly lace skirts, their heads Gov,
cred with illusion wells which dropped
"a their waists in the back, the entire
effect being of the princess gowns
worn at royal functions. They earned
tououets of lavender asters tied with
chiffon. oo,
of the church on the arm of her faith
or the choir broke into Here Comes
the Bride" and a thrill went through
the entire gathering as the pretty girl
in her robes of virgin white cut on
the same lines as those of the attend
ants, came slowly down the aisle WIN
Gowncast ewes. She carried a bou-
ouet of white roses and lilies OF the
valley. IT. .,.o T..
the groom and his brother, Bert Case
who was best man.
The bethrothal ceremony, perform
ed bv the Rev. Frank H. Bigelow
was accompanied by the low strains
of "The Rosary" and between TINS
Eceremony and the wedding at the al
tar the organ played 30 Perfect Day.
The double ring ceremony was per
formed by Rev. Stephen F. Sherman
Jr,, and following the benediction th'
party. led by the bride and groom
marched out of the church,
Following the ceremony a receep
ton was held at the brides home TO
about rs of the most intimate friend
and relatives. Thereafter the ccoupl
departed on the 9:55 p. m. train 10
New York city. This evening the,
will board the night boat for trip u
the Hudson river, later going t
points of interest in New York state.
Mr.. and Mrs. Case expect to depar
from Bridgeport on or about Octobe
s for Federal Point, Florida, wher
thev will make their future home.