Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-12
WEDDING.


Miss Mabel Virginia F0ran, young
est daughter of Thomas F. Foran, and
Attorney Arthur Thomas Keefe, eldest
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Keefe. were
in st. Maryss Star OF the Sea church,
New London The hour was $50.
: "A large assemblage of friends wit
messed the wedding Ceremony and the
nuptial high mass. at which Rev. DR..
Timothy a. Crowley. pastor Of st
Mary's, off1ciated as deacon, and Rev.
Alexander +. Wollschlager, assistant
pastor OF st. Mary.s. as sub deacon.
Miss Nellie T. Foran. maid OF honor,
headed the professional followed by
the brides attendants, Mrs. Owen
O'Neill of Willimantic. Miss Valerie
Shannon of Norwich. fancee of John
K. Foran. the brides brother. and Miss
Gretta Keefe of New London, sister of
the bridegroom. The bride followed
with her father. In the bridal party as
tiower girls were Winifred and Lorna
Mcguire. daughters of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank L. MCGUIRE. and nieces Of the
bride.
Miss Jane Walsh. soloist Of st
Mary's choir. sang Wagner's wedding
march from Lohengrin as the bridal
the bridal party was met by the BRIDE
groom and his best man. Robert A
Keefe.
The bride was gowned In ivory satin
with tuiie and silver lace and carried
beautiful shower bouquet Of lilies OF
the valley with showers OF lilies Of the
valley. She wore a Grecian headband
OF lilies OF the valley.
The brides attendants were attire6
| In nesh coiored chiffon with seal brown
velvet and seal brown velvet hats tc
match. They carried large bouquets
OF long stenmed carnations, each hay-
| ing a bouquet Of different shade. The
| colors were bronze. yellow, pink and
| white. each caught with ribbons Of cor.
| responding hue.
The little flower girls wore the min.
4 iature Mingnon roses in their hail
quets Of mingrron roses with showers
| OF roses and lace ruffies, in duplication
/ OF the favorite bouquet Of 80 years age
| and known as the 1852 bouquet.
The ushers were John K Foran
brother of the bride; Edward Shipper
New York. classmates of the bride.
| groom In the class of 1910. Yale.
| After the ceremony there was a wed
ding breakfast at the BRIDES home. 49,
Huntington street. The Wauregar
house OF Norwich catered. wights or.
chestra played during the breakfas
| and the reception that followed.
| The couple received under an arch o.
| southern smilax. The house was beau
ttful!y decorated with a scheme o
southern smilax, yellow chrysanthe
i NUNS and autumn foliage.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Keefe left by touriul
car on their wedding tour. They vii
] sail Saturday from New York 70
Havana. From Havana they will eros
the Gulf of Mexico to New Orleans
then home, stopping at the principa
southern cities. They will be gon
Mr.. and Mrs Keefe will reside a
Ocean Beach in a new home JUS
erected for them on Bentley avenue
| next to the residence of E. S. Neilar
The house is to be completely furnish
ed, the gift Of the brides father.
A wealth of wedding gifts was re
ceived by the young couple. Silver
| ware, glassware and china in album
dance were received from friends bot
In New London and elsewhere.
The brides gifts to her attendant
| were gold enameled circlets. TIL
bridegroom gave his best man an
ushers gold banded amber cigarett
holders. The bride and bridegroom
were handsomely remembered by thei
parents. .ss-.--
plished young women in New London
graduate of the Williams Memoirs
institute, class of 1905. and Mis-
Wheelock's kindergarten school g
Boston, class of 1912.
After leaving Miss Wheeiock'
school, she engaged in settlement
| work at Chicago in Hull House Mis-
Jane Adams famous work. Later sh
was in settlement work in Boston
Last winter she was a member of tn
faculty of the Rye seminary at Ryt
NY
Mr.. Keefe is a graduate of Bulkele
High school, class of 1905, Yale uni
versity, 10. and Yale Law school, 191:
He is now Junior member of the lai
firm of Geary. Davis & Keefe.