Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-11-19
WRIGHT BENEDICT.
Young People Mar
ried at Baptist Church.

A very pretty mid-autumn wedding
was solemnized in the Memorial Baptist
church Monday evening at 8 o'clock
when Miss Ruth Lulu Benedict, only
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ransom S.
Benedict, of this village and Horace
Kent Wright, son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
E. Wright of Shoreham were joined in
wedlock. Rev. Roy. E. Whittemore,
pastor of the church performed the GER
emony in the presence of large gath
ering of relatives and friends. The
bride was given in marriage by her
father.
The brides gown was of white crepe
de chine and white net trimmed with
duchess lace. Her veil of tulle was
caught with orange blossoms. She
carried shower bouquet of white
brides roses. The maid of honor, Miss
Lois Belle Wright of Shoreham. sister
of the bridegroom, wore a pale green
gown and carried pale pink carnations.
The bridesmaids, Miss Mary Catherine
Wright of Shoreham, sister of the BRIDE
groom, Miss Muriel Reynolds of Middle
bury, Miss Lydia E. Baldwin of Brid-
port and Miss Birdie Kunz of Syracuse,
N. Y, also wore pale green gowns.
The best man was Howard Nelson of
Salisbury.
The entrance through which the bride
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auditorium was surmounted by an arch
of green bearing the letter b in white
flowers. The bridegroom came through
an entrance which had overhead the
letter w on a green background. The
bride and her retinue, accompanied by
her father, came to the altar through
one of the side aisles, while the bride
groom and his best man came through
the opposite aisle.
AS the bridal party entered the church
Mrs. Edgar J. Wiley, the organist,
played wedding march from Lohen-
grin" and as Mr.. and Mrs. Wright and
their attendants left the church Men
delssohn's wedding march was played.
The organist played softly during the
entire ceremony. The ushers were
Seeley Reynolds, Roger Higgins and
+! Kenneth Gorham of Middlebury and
Harold Butler of Albany, N. Y.
A reception followed the ceremony at
the Benedict home, the house being
decorated with smiax and flowers The
color scheme in the dining room was
pink and green. Mr.. and Mrs. Wright
were assisted in receiving by Miss Belle
Wright, Howard Nelson, Mr.. and Mrs.
John E. Wright and Mr.. and Mrs. r.
S. Benedict. Those serving were
Misses Catherine Calhoun, Genevieve
Halnon, Evelyn Wright and Marion
Carr, all of Middlebury, Miss Louise
Nelson of Salisbury and Miss Beatrice
Benedict of New Haven. Mr.. and Mrs.
Wright are to spend their honeymoon
in Albany, New York city and Phia-
delphia and upon their return will make
their home in Bridport. They will be
gone about two weeks.
The bride was educated in the graded
and high schools of Middlebury and for
the past two years has been an assist
ant dentist in the office of DR.. H. L.
Averill. She is a member of the
Memorial Baptist church. Mr.. Wright,
following his course in the Middlebury
High school, took a course at the
Albany, N. Y. Business college. He
is member of the Episcopal church.
Among the out of town guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Wright, Miss
Mayme Wright, Harry Wright, Mr..
and Mrs. Horace Lapham, jr.. Mrs.
Horace Lapham and Mr.. and Mrs.
George Myrck of Shoreham. H. Kent
Wright and Miss Nell Heustis of Crown
Point, N. Y, Mr.. and Mrs. w. E.
Bicknell, Mr.. and Mrs. o. @. Bicknell
and Mr.. and Mrs. John o. Benedict of
Bristol, Mr.. and Mrs. c. r. Bicknell of
Lincoln, Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil M. Bene-
dict and Miss Lucille Benedict of New
Haven, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence C.
Benedict of Addison, Miss Beatrice
Benedict of New Haven, Solon and
Leonard Lapham and Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Heitman and son, CRANKY, of
Shoreham, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Heustis
and daughter, Sabra, of Bridport
E. G. Hunt, jr., had charge of the
decorations, and Mrs. Gertrude Con-
nolley catered. The young couple re-
ceived a number of presents, including
cut glass, linen, furniture and a sub
stantial check.
A. c. A. SOCIETY MEETING.
The annual meeting of the Addison