Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-06
TAFTVILLE
chartier-Fregeau Wedding First to
Take Place in New Church-Many
Out of Town Guests Attended-Notes
of Interest,

One Of the prettiest weddings of the
summer season took place in Sacred
Heart church Wednesday morning at
o'clock when Ida May Fregeau,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph FIRE.
geau, Of Providence street, became the
bride OF Alfred Lewis Charter, son of
Mrs. A. A. Charter, of Hunters ave-
nue.. This was the first wedding to
take place in the new church and the
ceremony was performed by Rev. u. 0.
BeIlerose, pastor of the church. The
church was attractively decorated with
palms, ferns and roses.
AS the bridal party entered the edi-
flee the organiSt played the bridal chorus
from Lohengrin, and as the wedding
guests assembled Hugh Kinder rem
dered several selections.
The maid of honor was Miss Marie
r. Fregeau, sister of the bride, and
Roderick L. Dion of Willimantic, cousin
of the groom, was best man. Little
Miss Marie Rose ProulX was ring
bearer and Miss Claire Brisquet of
DanieIson and Miss Esola Blanchard
were the flower girls. They carried
baskets of pink sweet peas. The
bridesmaids were Miss Beliane Gau-
cher of Baltic and Miss Blanche Char
tier, sister of the groom and class
mates of the bride at the Presentation
of Mary convent, Montreal, Canada.
The ushers were HOredOre FTegeau, a
brother of the bride, and jeremiah La
france of Danielson, cousin of the
| bride.
During the ceremony o Promise Me
was very sweetly rendered on the vio-
| lin by Miss Louise Charter, sister of
| the groom, accompanied by Hugh Kin
| der The children's choir sang and Miss
Louise Charter sang in fine voice Ava
| Marie.
The bride was lovely in white satin,
| trimmed with seed pearGlS, and her veil
| was caught up with orange blossoms.
| Her only ornament was a pearl tiara,
| the gift of the groom. She carried a
shower bouquet of bridal roses and
| lilies of the valley. The maid of honor
wore rose pink taffeta and wore a pic
| ture hat to match, trimmed with roses.
| She carried a bouquet of American
| Beauty roses. The bridesmaids were
| dressed in light blue tulle over blue
| taffeta, with picture lace straw hats to
match. They carried shepherds
! crooks trimmed with ribbon and sun
| burst roses.
/ Following the ceremony, a reception
| was held to one hundred guests at the
| home of the brides parents. Mr.. and
| Mrs. Fregeau, parents of the bride, and
! Mrs. Charter, mother OF the groom, as
| sisted in receiving. Mrs. Fregeau wore
| gray crepe and Mrs. Charter black
| peau de sol. The house was beauti-
| touches of freen, palms and American
| Beauty roses. During the wedding
| breakfast an orchestra from Hartford
! furnished music.
| The bride received many handsome
and useful wedding presents, including
| silverware, cut glass, china and other
| 5ousehoId furnishings. The brides gift
| 20 the groom was a pair of cuff links
and pearl and sapphire pendants to the
maid Of honor and the bridesmaids. She
/ gave rings to the ring bearer and the
| flower girls. The groom gave the ush-
| ers pearl stickpins.
/ The brides travelling gown was blue
| taffeta, and they left in the afternoon
! on a wedding tour to be spent i'll
| Washington. Vermont and Canada.
| The bride is a graduate Of the Nor
! wich Free Academy and also attended
| the Presentation of Mary convent, in
! Montreal, Canada. The groom is q
| graduate of the Windham High schoO
and also attended college in Canada.
The out Of town guests were Mr.
and Mrs. P. H Bourque of New Bed
| ford, Mass. Dr. and Mrs. J. G. Per-
rault of st. Adams, VT. Mr.. and Mrs
U. r. Lafrance of Central Village, the
| Misses Stella and Beatrice Lafrance
also of Central Village, Mr.. and Mrs