Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15

The Congregational church was fill
 ed with relatives and friends, Thurs
 day evening, at 6 o'clock, who had
 gathered to witness the marriage of
 Miss Marian Adelaide Paul of Jew
 ett City and Arthur Hall Strickland of Middlefield. The decorations were of golden rod and wood ferns, the platform and choir loft being ar
 ranged with a bank and border of the flowers, brass pedestals and bowls
 forming the center fiat arcn. Bego- nias and house ferns were used to add to the effect. The piano was deco rated with a border of ferns, and or 1 namented with golden rod in large brass baskets. Golden rod was ar ranged at the vestibule and other en- frances.
 The March from Lohengrin was played by F. $. Leonard, organist of
 the church, who also played several selections before the ceremony. The | rector, bridegroom and best man who was the groom's brother, Harold Ly- man Strickland of Middlefield, entered from the vestry door. Then from the vestibule down the center aisle came the four ushers, Francis Strickland, Burnham of MiddIefeld, and Charles B. Lyman, Jr, of Chicopee Falls. They were followed by the two bridesmaids, Miss Jean Courtney Burleson wear HE Due pOIHpduOuE CdIlSGd lIlIlln6u with silver lace, and Miss Dorothea Williams Burleson, in pink pompa- dour taffeta and silver lace. The maid of honor, the brides sister, Miss Dorothy Frances Paul wearing yell low pompadour taffeta and gold lace,
 came next, and preceded the matron of honor, the brides cousin and a
 June bride, Mrs. James Henry Farrell
 of Manchester N. H. She wore pink
 chiffon and taffeta with black velvet
 hat. These attendants carried arm bouquets of pink rosebuds.
 Two little flower maids carrying
 pink baskets containing pink asters,
 were Misses Christine Marshall and
 Carline Allying. They wore dainty
 white frocks. The bride walked with
 her away. She was gowned in ivory
 satin and Chantilly lace with court
 train. She wore a tulle veil, and car
 ried shower bouquet of bride roses.
 The ceremony was performed. by
 Rev. Franklin Johns Bohanan, rec
 tor of St. Andrews Episcopal church
 in Greenevtlle. The full Episcopal
 service was used. As the procession
 left the church, Mendelssohn's We'd ding March was played.
 A reception was held at the brides
 home on North Main street and was
 followed by a dance in Rioux hall.
 The main rooms were decorated in
 pink asters and foliage plants. Mrs. Aaron ward roses were used in the
 dining room.
 MT. and Mrs. Strickland will visit
 various places in New Hampshire on
 their wedding trip. They are to re-
 side in Middletown. The brides tray cling gown was gray taffeta with
 black and old rose velvet hat. At the ceremony and reception, the
 brides mother wore white marqui-
 sette over yellow satin. The groom's
 mother wore black lace over. gray silk. The gToon's gift to the bride was a pearl sunburst lava1liere set in plat mum. The brides gift to the groom was an amethyst and pearl sttckpin.
 Her gift to her attendants were an- tique rings and silver chains and hearts to the flower maids The best
 man and ushers received stickpins from the groom,
 Mrs. Sttckney wks graduated from Riverside Grammar school in 1908 and from Norwich Free Academy in 1912. She taught in RocR Fall for two years and the last year has been the spe- cial teacher at the Riverside Gram mar school.
 Mr. Strickland is a graduate of the Msriden High school and. a member of