Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-30

WEDDING HELD
LAST EVENING

very pretty wedding was held at the
home of ex-..lderman and Mrs. Edison
Locke on Gage street Wednesday eve
ming when their only daughter, Miss Bes
sic r. Locke, and Harold F. Vannah OF
Newport. VT. were united in marriage
Rev. f. W. Philbrook of the Winthrop
street Baptist church officiating. The
ceremony was performed in the presence
of many of the young people of the city
and number of relatives from out of
town.
The house was beautifully decorated for
the occasion with holly. nistletoe ana
evergreens The ceremony was perform
ed in front OF a large bank of ilr.
The bride was charmngly arrayed in
gown of white satin and carried a bou-
quet of lilies of the valley. Miss Doris
Wilder of this city. the maid Of honor
wore rale blue taffeta and carried a bou
quet OF roses. The bridesmaids We're Miss
Marguerite Lowell Of this city who wore
peach taffeta, Miss Bcrnice Leighton Of
this city, who wore pale green taffeta
Miss Hazel Chadbourne of Farmingdale
who was sowned in pale yellow, and
Miss Esther Perkins Of Portland. who
quets of sweet peas.
Herbert F. Locke. brother of the bride
was best man He was = classmate and
fraternity brother in Zeta Psi at Bowdcin
colle.e with the bridegroom and Is now
connected with the law firm of Atty. Gen
Pattangall. The wedding march from
LohennriH was rendered by Miss Ear
bara Johnson at the piano. The bride
was given away by her father and the
double ring service was employed
A reception was held following the
ceremony at which Mrs. James Harvey
of this city and Miss Doris Perkins Of
Portland served, assisted by Misses Ma
RON Mower. Mary Johnson, Nan Yves
ton and Mabel Townsend. Miss Anna
Hendee and Spofford Giddings welcome
the guests at the door.
A large amount Of silver was in
cluded among the presents to the bride
and groom as well as many beautiful.
cut glass dishes. One generous gift
was 500 given by the bridegroom
mother The brides gift to the maid
of honor was a handsome tourmaline
ring. to the bridesmaids gold pendants.
while the bridegroom's gift to the best
man was gold cuff links. The bride
groom's gift to the bride was cameo
pendant and chain
The guests from out of the city at
the wedding were: Mr. and Mrs. Will
liam A. Vannah Of Waldoboro, the
backgrounds parents; Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Stubbert Of Waterville. Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Locke and sons, Ray and
John, Atwood Cressey, and Annie Hall.
all Of Mt. Vernon; Miss Celia Stevens
and Mrs. Oscar Lundborn Of Norfolk,
Mass.
The bride was graduated from the
Cony High school in 1914. She was
prominent in many of the school ac-
tivities. was assistant manager of the
girls basketball team at one time and
was a member of the girls Greek let.
ter sorority. After her graduation from
High school she taught for year in
one Of the kindergartcns in the city.
The bridegroom is a graduate Of
Lincoln Academy and Bowdoin Col
lege. from which institution he va
graduated in 1912. He is a member Of
the Zeta Psi fraternity and the PHI.
Beta Kappa Honorary Society. In col
lege Mr. Nannah held the position Of
alumni editor OF the Bowdoin Orient
and was also secretary and treasurer
of the BoWdoin Chemical Club.
Mr.. Nannah was connected with the
State Laboratory of Hygiene in this
city for a year and a half, later going
to the United States Experimental!
Station al Orono. He is at present buy
er Tor H. p. Hood & Sons Of Boston,
dairy experts. with his headquarters at
Newport. Vt, where the newly married
couple will make their home.