The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-09-01
MISS MARGARET ".
COLGATE welded
At BEN VENUE
Brilliant Social Event at Home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Colgate
CEREMONY At HIGH NOON
Largely Attended Reception Follows
Service at Old Bennington
Home of Brides Parents.


Miss Margaret West Colgate,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James Col
by Colgate of New York, and James
Shepard Dennis, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel S. Dennis of Morristown, n.
j.. were married at Ben Venue, the
summer home OF the brides parents
at Old Bennington. at high noon to-
day Rev Edward d. Tibbtts, rector
of All Saints church at Iioosick
Falls, an uncle of the bride, was the
officiating clergyman
Miss Susan +. Colgate, sister of
the bride, was maid of honor and the
bridesmaids were Misses Hope II.
Colgate, sister, Florance Colgate, a
cousin, Dorothy Perkins. Dorothy
Freeman, Elizabeth Kendall, Louise
Kellogg and Katherine Patterson of
New York, Estelle Farrell of Ansonia,
Conn, Dorothy Lassell of Troy and
Dorothy Dennis, sister of the BRIDE
groom, of Morristown Miss Evelyn
Colgate, sister. was flower girl.
Hyatt Wight OF Baltimore was hest
man and the ushers were Van SAINT
voord Merle.Smith, William Scott
Pyle, James Christy Bell, jr., Samuel
Dennis Bell, George w. Perkins. ir..
and Henry A. Colgate of New York,
Matthew Gault of Baltimore, Samuel
Reed OF Pittsburg. Frederick Wayne
of Indianapolis and James b. Waller
OF Chicago
The brides gown was of white
georgette crepe de chine over white
satin with pearl trimming. Her court
train was trimmed with Brussels
paint lace, an old family heirloom,
and her veil which fell to the end of
the train was held in place by lace
cap, Her bouquet was of maiden
hair fern.
Miss Susan +. Colgates gown was
OF lace trimmed white tulle over
crepe de chine and her bouquet glad
ioli of mixed colors.
The bridesmaids wore white tulle
draped over crepe de chine with doub
lie girdles of coral pink satin. They
wore bronze tulle hats and carried
sheath bouquets of coral pink gladio-
H.
Miss Evelyn Colgate wore white
tulle over crepe de chine with pink
satin sash and carried the customary
basket of flowers. Mrs. James c.
Colgate wore net over dark blue.
Immediately following the service
which took place on the east veranda
a wedding breakfast was served the
bridal party and guests. Later in the
afternoon there was a reception
which was largely attended by mem
bers of the summer colony at Old
Bennington and family friends from
this village
Among the gifts was a large cut
glass bowl and dozen glasses and
silver ladle from the employees on the
farm.
The children of Bennington and
their mothers are being entertained
at the Bennington playground by Mr.
Colgate this afternoon in honor of the
wedding.
Last evening dance was given at
the Mount Anthony country club
house for members of the house party
being entertained at Ben Venue and
some of the young people of Old Ben
nington.
Miss Colgate was introduced to
New York society about three seas
ons ago and has since been an active
participant in the affairs of the young
er set of that city and of the summer
colony at Old Bennington AS the
family passes a large portion of the
year at Old Bennington, she has been
brought in contact with many of the
residents and her gracious manner
has made for her lasting place in
their esteem and regard.
Mr.. Dennis is an attorney He
graduated from Princeton in 1910 and
from the Harvard law school in 1913.
He is member of several golf clubs
in the vicinity of New York