The Republican journal., 1915-06-24
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
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WEDDING BELLS.

BIDDLE-DUKE. Distinctly notable
among weddings was that on Wednes-
day, June 10th, of Anthony Joseph Drex-
ell Biddle, Jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. J.
Drexel Bidde of Philadelphia, and Miss
Mary L. Duke, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Benjamin N. Duke of, 1916 Fifth
avenue, New York, which was celebrat-
ed late in the afternoon at Duke Farms,
the magnificent country estate of the
BRIDES uncle, James B. Duke, at Somer-
vile, N. J. The union parked dual
romance between the Duke and Biddle
families, since less than two months
ago, in April, Miss Cordelia Drexel Bid
die, sister of the bridegroom, was mar
ried in Philadelphia to Angler Buchanan
Duke, brother of the bride, and it was
on that occasion that the engagement of
Miss Duke and Mr.. Biddle was announced
Mr.. and Mrs. Angler B. Duke acted as
| best man and matron of honor at yester-
days ceremony. Thus the wedding COM
pleted a double alliance between two of
the prominent families and great fortunes
of New York and Philadelphia. The
gifts to the bride, who is one of the
greatest heiresses in the United States,
were many and costly, amounting to
nearly $500, 900, but they were placed in
Q 1IS epuSll vaults anu were HOL SHOWN
/ at Duke Farms. The fathers wedding
gift to his son, it was said, was check
! for 5000, 900. For the wedding two special
! Philadelphia to the heart of the estate,
which extends over 1000 acres. Bishop
James Henry Darlington of the Episcopal
Diocese of Harrisburg, Pa, oficiated.
The bridesmaids were the Misses Ellen
! Yuille, Florence Gilbert and Caroline
, Fuller of New York; Yvonne Townsend
of Washington, d. c., and Lucy Stokes
and Anna Brans n of Durham, S. C. Lit
tie Doris Duke, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
! James B. Duke, served as flower girl
! The ushers included Maurice Burke
Roche, Evans Russell Tucker, Jr., Henry
Nichols Tucker, William Sturgis and
Edwin Kane of New York: Pierpont
Schneider of Short Hills, N. j.; De Ben
neville Bell, Reginald Hutchinson and
Alfred Putnam of Philadelphia, and
Lawrence Villas of Chiago. Boston
Transcript.
RowELL CHoATE. A pretty wedding
took place June 9Th at the home of Mrs.
l.. R. Choate, MontviIle, when Leola. he,
eldest daughter, was united in marriage
to Eden N. Rowell OF Liberty The sin
gle ring service was performed in an I'M.
pressive manner by Rev. T. R. Pente.
cost in the presence Of only immediate
relatives and friends. The bride was
daintily gowned in pale blue satin MESA
line and shadow lace, while Miss Laura
Choate, sister of the bride, acting as
bridesmaid, was becominglv gowned II
pink silk. E. D. Choate, brother of the
bride, acted as best man. After the
ceremony refreshments were served
Mr.. and Mrs. Rowell have the bes,
wishes of many friends for long anc
happy married life.
SHUTE- FLANDERS. The wedding Of
Lucretia Howe Flanders, daughter Of
James A. Flanders, local agent of the
Bull Steamship Co., TO Eden Harvard
Shute OF South Sebec, son of Capt. FL!
den S. Snute, took place at noon June
18th at the Flanders residence in Stock
ton Springs, with very large wedding
party and handsome decorations, the
most brilliant nuptials seen in this vii
lage for many years. The bride was at.
tended by Mrs. Lavigne, the groom by
his brother. Harry Shute, ahd little
Louise Shute was the flower girl. The
ceremony was performed by Rev Ashley
A. Smith of the Universalist church
Bangor