New-York tribune., 1915-09-22
Weds William AvereIl
Hartman Before Brill
liant ThrOng.
RECEPTION AT
LANIER HOME
Bride. Unattended, Given Away
by Her Grand
father.

Lenox, Mass. Sent. 2l The wedding
Of William Averell Hartman, eldest
son of the late Edward II. Hartman.
Of New Iork. and Miss Kitty L@niet
Lawrance, granddaughter o. Charles
Lanier. of 30 East Thirty-seventh
Street. New York, occurred at 3 O'Clock
this afternoon at Trinity Episcopal
Church The ceremony united two OF
the prominent families and great fort
unes Of New York. I; was a real cOun-
try wedding. with simple garden flowers
forming the decorations, and reccp-
ton at country house of fine old pro-
portions.
Society. three hundred strong. at
tended the reception. A special train
from New York brought a brilliant
Company. most Of whom attended the
service in the church.
Rarely has Trinity Church been more
beautifully decorated The chancel
arch was festooned with small white
cluster asters on a background OF as
paragus. On each side stood luxurian;
palms, their bases buried in smaller
palms and ferns. The altar rail was IA
shower of clematis; on either side pink
and white Japanese anemOnes and
yariegated crotons lent touch OF
color, while along the base were pale
pink spirea. The altar bore white lilies
and as:ers. Lighted cluster candlebra
were or either side. Even the windows
were filled with scarlet Gahlias ana
cluster asters. and the rear OF the
church banked with hyaclnth scan
deans.
DI.n.IorI .ha Trinity
Church organist, who married Miss
Elizabeth Lanier Turnure, a cousin of
the bride, played while the guests were
being seated.
Three friends Of Mr. Hartman
Charles Lanier Lqwrance. J. Holiday
Philbin and Charles II. Marshall
seated the guests.
There were no attendants for the
bride. As she walked up the aisle with
her grandfather. who gave her in mar
riage, the organ played the Gilmartln
wedding march and Dean William NJ.
Grosvenor. of the Cathedral of st. John
the Divine, in New York, and the Rev.
William Lawrance Wood. rector of
Trinity, stepped forward TO meet her.
Mr.. Hartman stood at the left of the
chancel with his brother, f. Roland \.
Hartman. as best man.
The bride wore cream satin gown,
with a corsage of old lace and tulle
and long tulle sleeves. A rare rose
point veil extended fully over the court
train of satin. Both the lace and the
veil had been worn by the brides moth
or. About her neck were two strings
of pearls. One had belonged TO her
mother. Mrs. Francis Cooper Lawrance,
the other to her grandmother. She
also wore the bridegrOom's gift, mag
nifcent diamond pendant.
Dean Grosvenor read the betrothal
service and gave the benediction. The
Rev. Mr.. Wood read the nuptial ser
vice. The Rt. Rev. Thomas +. Davies.
Episcopal bishop of the diocese OF
Western Massachusetts,, was in the
chancel. A selection from Mendelssohn
formed the recessional hymn.
A brilliant reception at Allen Win
den followed.
Among those who came up to LenoE
for the ceremony were: Judge and
Mrs. Robert Lovett, Robert A. Lovett,
Sidney Lovett, Mr.. and Mrs. Ruther-
ford. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Camp. Jr,
Pierre Lorillard. Miss Mary Garfield,
Miss Julia Appleton. Allen Sheldon,
George X. Denny, Mrs. Charles A.
Denny. Miss Hamilton, Archer Harri-
man, William Averell, Mr.. and Mrs. du
Pont. the Rev. and Mrs. j. A. Nc
Guinness. Mrs. William c. Waters, a. A.
Colgate. Mr. and Mrs. Marchard.
Present at the church service were
Mr.. and Mrs. James F. ID. Lanier.
Charles Lanier, I'd, Reginald b. Lanier,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lanier Lawrance,
Mr.. and Mrs. George +. Turnure, Miss
Irene Bigelow, Miss Helen P. Denny,
Miss Irene Turnure, Mrs. Allen b.
Fenno. Lawrance Turnure, Mrs. j..
Frederic Schenck, Frederic Schenck,
Mrs. William B. Bacon, Mr.. and Mrs
John c. Greenleaf. Mr.. and Mrs. Ham
ilton Fish Benjamin, Mr.. and Mrs.
James F. d. Lanier, Mr.. and Mrs: Rob
ert Livingston Gerry, Francis II. APP
pleton, jr., Charles Appleton.
Also, Mrs. Edward II. Hartman, Mrs.
Charles Cary Rumsey, Miss Carol A.
Hartman, Mrs. Robert Winthrop, Mrs.
John ID. Wood, Grenville L. Winthrop,
the Misses Emily and Kate Winthrop,
Mr.. and Mrs Henry White, DR.. and
Mrs. II. p. Jaques, Mrs. Joseph X.
Whistler, Mr.. and Mrs. Carlos NJ De
Heredia, Miss Civilise Alexandra, Mrs
William Lawrance Wood, Miss Mary
Pyne, Miss Daisy Post, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph II. Choate, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
iams, F.. s. Griswold and Mr.. and Mrs.
Roger Griswold.
MIR. and Mrs. Hartman departed late
in the afternoon in the Hartman prl-
vate car, attached TO a westbound train.
On their return Mr.. and Mrs Harri-