Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-11
Society of the Oranges

A wedding of note in the Oranges
was that of Miss Margaret Currier,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
Sanford Currier, of Prospect street,
South Orange, and Reginald Heber
Smith, son of Rev. and Mrs. E. w.
Smith, of Boston, which was per-
formed last night in the home of the
parents of the bride. Rev. f. w.
Smith, father of the bridegroom, and
Rev, William Y. Chapman, of Rose
vile, oftlciated. Mrs. Seth Clark, jr.,
of Brookline, MassE sister of the
bride, attended as matron of honor.
and Miss Emily Hornblower, of New
York. as bridesmaid. Miss Frances
Burnett, Of South Orange, was flower
girl. The bridegroom was attended
by Harold Burlington, of Fall River.
John Sehaupp, of Des Moines; Louis
Setback of Louisville Elmer I.
Learned, of Fall River, and Charles
II. Currier, the latter a brother of
the bride, served as ushers. The
bride who was given in marriage by
her father, wore a gown of white
satin with a court train. She wore
silk lace veil and carried a bridal
bouquet of lilies of the valley and
white roses. The matron of honor
and bridesmaid were gowned alike in
pink crepe meteor, with an oVerdress
of chantilly lace. and they carried
sweet peas and orchids. The flower
girl wore a white lace frocI. and she
carried basket of pink sweet peas.
A stringed orchestra played the we'd
ding march and music at the recep-
ton which followed the ceremony.
Two hundred guests attended the
wedding and reception. Mr.. and Mrs.
Smith will reside in Brookline, Mass,
after a six weeks wedding trip.
Miss Ethel Belle Thompson, of
Prospect street, Maplewood. was
married last evening to William
Melvin Howie, of East Orange, at
the home of the brides brother,
Harry q. Thompson. Rev. Alvin q,
Church, South Orange, officiated.
The bride, who was given in mar
riage by her brother, Harry G..
Thompson, was attended by Miss
Florence A. Remsen, of Hohok1Is.
David H. HOWE, of East Orange, a
brother of the bridegroom, served as
best man, and Miss Adelaide HOWE.
niece of the bridegroom, and FAIRY
c. Thompson, jr., nephew OF the
bride, were ribbon bearers. The bride
wore a gown of white filet charmeuse
trimmed with pearls and shadow lace.
She wore a veil caught up with lilies
of the valley. Her ornament was a
pearl and sapphire pin. the gift OF
the bridegroom, and she carried a
bouquet of white roses and lilies Of
the valley. Miss Remsen was gowned
in pale blue brocaded satin, and she
march was played by George NJ.
HOWE, another brother of the bride
groom, organist of the Elmwood
Presbyterian Church, and Tracy C.
Culver Violinist. A small reception
followed for smembers of both fami-
lies and few intimate friends of the
couple. Roses, sweet peas and smilaX
formed the decorations Mr.. and Mrs.
HOWE left on a wedding trip. They
will reside in East Orange,
An oper-air festival given by In
dian and negro students of the
Hampton Institute took place last
evening ON the lawn of the residence
road South Orange. The customs
and legends of the Indian and
negro were given in eleven tab
leaus. There was brief de-
scription of the work of the Insti-
tute by Major r. r. Morton, of the
Hampton faculty. There were songs
and old-time dances of the Indian
given by full-blood members of the
different tribes. The patronesses of
the. affair were: Mrs Yorke Allen,
Mrs Frank Arnold. Mrs. hewitt S.
Barlow, Mrs. William Bayne, jr., Miss
Lucy Beard, Mrs. Lorenzo Benedict,
Mrs. John Hammond Bradshaw, Mrs.
Archer Brown, Mrs. William Brown,
Mrs. Charles Burke, Mrs. Arthur d.
Ch9ndler, Mrs. Richard Colgate, Mrs.
Edward NJ. Collie, Mrs. G. w B.
Gushing, Mrs. S. Bayard bod, Mrs.
Thomas A. Edison, Mrs. Wilson Far
rand, Mrs. Robert A. Franks, Mrs.
Fhil McKim Garrison. Mrs. Charles
c. Goodrich, Mrs. Henry Graves,
Mrs. George A. Halsey, Mrs. Cyrus
Hitchcock. Mrs. William Read Howe,
Mrs. Clarence H. Kelsey. Mrs. Camil-
lus G. Kidder. Mrs. William ]. Kings
land, Mrs. A. Fl. Lawson. Mrs. Arthur
b. Leach, Mrs. Henry G. II. Martin,
Mrs. George Merck, Miss Helen Page,
Mrs. Henry A. Potter, Mrs. Theron
Rockwell, Mrs. T. OConor Sloane,
Mrs. Francis Speir, Mrs. J. Wilbur
Spencer. Mrs. Charles b. Storrs, Mrs.
Henry G. Taylor, Miss Taylor, Mrs.
Ferdinand Thieriot. Mrs. Charles L.
Thompson, Miss Mary Tool1er, Mrs.
Walter Wallace, Mrs. Thomas D.
Webb and Mrs. Theodore Woodbury..