The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-08-12
WEDDING BELLS.

McCoRMIcK-P EIRcE Miss Ada Stetson
PIERCE, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Mellen C,
Peirce Of PA Cedar street. Bangor. was united
in marriage on Saturday evening, July Slst. to
Frederick Culver McCd4mick of Williamsport,
Pa. The ceremony was upon the broad
grounds Of the PIERCE estate. and was one Of
the most beautiful elaborate and impressive
ever solemnized in Bangor.
1t was promptly at o'clock that white rib.
bons were strung from the house to big pine
at the upper part of the grounds; and through
the lane thus cut between the brilliant groups
of wedding guests. the bridal procession made
its way. It.was preceded by the ushers-Hay-
ford PIERCE of Paris. brother of the bride, DR..
Lester Adams of Bangor, DR.. John b. Mutt
and William G. Mccormick of Williamsport,
Clarence C. Stetson and Albert PIERCE of New
York, and John C, Cutler. Jr., of Brookline,
Mass. Then came the bridesmaids. Miss
susanna Allison of Providence, Miss Dorothy
Aver OF Bangor, and the Misses Margaret and
Katherine PIERCE of Frankfort; the maid of
honor, Miss Susan P. Ryerson of Chicago, and
the bride on the arm of her father.
The bridesmaids were gowned uniformly in
pale yellow chiffon, and they carried trays of
yellow roses, mignonette and garden flowers,
The maid of honor, who also wore yellow
chiffon, carried basket Of roses and mignon-
cite. The bride was charming in white
georgette crepe, with satin train, her tulle
veii being caught by an orange wreath, and
she carried bouquet of white iris.
An orchestra, led by Ha rold C. Sawyer, and
concealed behind bank of shrubbery, played
Mendelssohn's Wedding March.
The groom, attended by Horace Wilson of
Kentucky, was waiting at the imp, ovised
altar-a giant pine, which in the setting sun
was silhouetted against background of vel
vet green. Then the ceremony was perform
ed by Rev. L. Walter Lott of St. Johns Epis-
copal church, and in the course of it Dr. Rich
ard c. Cabot of Boston sang If With All Your
Hearts, from the oratorio of Elijah The
bride and groom knelt upon divan covered
with Turkish rugs.
reception followed, those in the receiving
line, in addition to the bridal couple. being
Mr.. and Mrs. Mellen c. peirce. Mr. and Mrs
Frank H. Mccormick and the Misses Jane and
Charlotte Roberts. The guests on passing
the receiving line were directed to the
spacious gardens at the right. where refresh
ments were served at many little tables. At
o'clock every light throughout the house
was flashed on, and opportunity was afforded
for inspection of the wedding gifts, which
filled an entire room-a wonderfully elaborate
and richly beautiful display.
The bride and groom left to take the 8 O'Clock
train for the west their destination not being
given, and then the guests streamed to their
hundreds of carriages and automobiles. which
stretched for blocks in every direction. Each
guest. upon leaving the residence, was present.
ed piece of wedding cake.
Guests from out of town, in addition to those
mentioned, were Mr.. and Mrs S T! Mccormick
S. T. Mccormick, 3rd, DIR. and Mrs Horace
G. Mccormick, Mrs. Henry Mccormick and
Walter Plankenhorn of Williamsport; Mr.. and
Mrs. charles E. Hamlin, Mss Louise HamIin.
Miss Sara Hamlin, Miss Charlotte Hopkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer Waters, Thomas Allen,
Bird, New York; Mrs. Richard C. Cabot, Mr., and
Mrs Richard Dow, Mrs. Margaret ]. Stannard
Miss Katherine French, Miss Ada Williamson,
Mrs. Hayward Gushing and Miss Helen Cush.
ing, Boston; Mrs. Thomas L. Painter. Pitts
burgh; Francis G. Allison, Providence: Mr.. and
Mrs. Ruel Beach, Cambridge; Miss Dorothy
St. Louis; Miss Eleanor Webs
ter; Miss Adelaide Cutler, Brookline; Mrs. Os.
good and Miss Louise Osgood ,Rockland. Mass:
and these guests from Maine; Mrs. Eugene
Hale, Congressman and Mrs John A. Peters.
Mrs. Andrew P. Wiswell, Ellsworth; Mr., and
Mrs. Albert Peirce. Hayward PIERCE and Robert
PIERCE. Frankfort; William Williamson and
Robe TT Williamson, Augusta; Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph P. Carleton. Rockport.
The bride a member of the exclusive
Shakespeare Club and has long been prominent
In Bangor society. She has been, also. keenly
interested in social betterment work, and for
Two years she studied IN the Boston School for
Social Workers. She was very successful, dur
ing two summers in supervising the Bangor
and she has been active in MANY
forms Of charitable endeavor. The groom is a
graduate of Princeton, class of 1907, and is as
ISOLATED with his father in business
They will be at home in Wiliamsport after
Nov. 1.-Bangor News.