The Republican journal., 1916-06-29


speeches by others present, and the delightful
| banquet served by the home lodge. Cordial
| invitations were extended to Grand Master
| Bunker to attend meetings of the other lodges
| represented, and many of which were accept
| ed.
FLooD-BUCK The home of George H. Buck.
Searsport Harbor. was the scene of very
pretty wedding Saturday evening, June 24th,
| when his daughter, Mary Relief, was married
to George Levi Flood of Alexander in the
presence of about Is guests. relatives and
! friends. The house was handsomely decorat-
| ed, quantities of cedar and evergreens combln-
| ed with seasonacle flowers being used with
| beautiful effect The ceremony took place at
| 100 o'clock in the living room, in which the
| color scheme was green, white and blue, with
| field dases and fieur de lis most artstically ar
ranged To the strains of the Mendelssohn
wedding march, played by Miss Evelyn Gree
ley, the bridal party entered and took places
before the green and white arch. The bride
in dainty frock of white organdy, richly en-
| broidered, and carrying white suowbals and
ferns, was attended Dy her sister, Miss Annie
Buck, in pale blue wolfe with white lace. The
groomsman was Ralph Mortland of Searsport.
Rev. Thomas j. Martin performed the cere-
! mony, using the single ring service. and the
bride was given in marriage by her father.
OBITUARY. Mary NJ Packard, widow of
Marlborough M. Packard. former master
shipbuilder of Searsport, died at her home at
a. M, June 18TH aged 70 years. She had been
ill since last January but the end came sud-
denly, following an i'll turn from which she
did not rally. She was the daughter of Thorn
as and Eliza B. Park, who came to Searsport
from Minnesota, and was born in Searsport
and the greater part of her life was spent in
this vicinity. She is survived by one son,
Burton M. Packard, proprietor of sporting
camp at Sebec lake, and by two daughters,
Mrs Henri eta r. Young of Searsport, with
whom she lived, and Mrs. Caroline Coson of
Brooklyn, N Y. She also had IL grandchil-
dren. She was greatly beloved by her family
and had many friends. During her old age
dren and grandchildren and will be sadly miss
ed in the home. The funeral took place June
goth. Rev. Thomas j. Martin of the Congrega-
tonal church officiating. Bearers were Capt
D. c. Nichols Capt. A. V. Nichols, Capt. Amos
Nichols and Capt. B. F. Cocord. Interment
was in Elmwuod cemetery.
HoDGKINs- GRIFFIN. At the home of the
brides parents, Capt and Mrs. Warren A.
Griffin, Searsport Harbor. at II o'clock We'd
nesday morning, June 21st, Miss Mary Eva
Griffin became the bride of Almon B. Hodg-
kins of Bar Harbor. The house was very ef-
fectively decorated, white flowers combined
with ferns Transforming the rooms into bow
ers of beauty. In the paricr an arch was ar
ranged of green from which was suspended
wedding bell of white flowers. Before this
setting the bridal party was formed. Men
delssohn's wedding march was played by Miss
Evelyn Greeley, and the bride. entering on the
arm of her father, was attended by her sister,
Miss Edna, as maid of honor, and by little
five-years-old Dorothy Griffin. who was her
aunt's ring bearer, Owen L. Flye of Brook
lin was the best man. The single ring service
was impressivey performed by Rev. Thomas
J, Martin in the presence of some twenty five
or more guests, and the bride was given IN
marriage by her father. Immediately follow
ing the ceremony, the bride and groom were
surrounded and warmly congratulated, and
dainty wedding breakfast was served by MISS
Prudence Griffin, sister of the BRIDE assisted
by Mrs. Silas Buck, Misses Annie Buck. Eve
lyn Greeley and Ruth Barbour. The newly
Weds left soon after for brief wedding trip,
after which they will 60 to thersnew home In
Bar Harbor. The brides gown was OF
handsome white net white silk, and she
carried shower of brides roses. The maid
of honor wore pale blue silk. and the ring
ba.rer dainty frock of white lingerie. Both
bride and groom are graduates of the Eastern
State Normal School of Castine. The bride
! has for some time been one of the promoters
of the Auto Rest Tea Room, when She ana her
sisters have maintained very successfully at
Searsport Harbor, and which Is we'll known to
motorists She is member of knyvetta Re
bekah Lodge. Mr. Hodgkins is a prosperous
Young business man of Bar Harbor and mem
Der Of the Masonic orders and Odd Fellows.
The bride was the recipient OF some very
costly and beautiful wedding gilts, and Will be
followed to her new home by the hest WISHES
of many friends. Her going away gown was
smart tailored suit with which she wore
dainty blouse and becoming hat, Among the
out Of town guests were Capt. F. M. Griffin Of
Maiden, Mass, and Warren A. Griffin, Jr, OF
Derby, Maine, brothers of the bride: Miss
Mary E, Bates of Calais, and several friends
! from Bar Harbor.