The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-28
MISS IM0GEAt S.
NORTON BRIDE OF
1t. [NGLEHART
Military Wedding Wednesday
Afternoon at ST. Peters Church
REV. 7. F. TURNER OFfcIATEO
Beautiful Ceremony Followed by Re
ception at Residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harrison |. Norton.

In the presence Of a gathering that
filled st. Peters church, Miss Imogene
Sarah, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
rison |. Norton, at o'clock Wednes-
day afternoon was married to Lieut..
Francis Augustus Englehart of the
United States coast artillery, Rev.
Thornton F. Turner, the rector, Of
flciating.
Simple but effective decorations of
Christmas green and Easter lilies
and the subdued light of candles in
the approaching dusk of the late af-
ternoon added an element of solemni-
ty to the impressive service. Young
spruces had been placed at the base
of each pillar, the double row of lofty
candlesticks extending the entire
length of the church had been roped
with ground pine and a bank of
Easter lilies surmounted the marble
altar. The contrast of white and
green, natures own at the Christ
mas season. together with the beauti-
full church interior combined to COM
plete an appropriate setting for the
ceremony.
The matron of honor, Mrs. Edward
Stevens of New York, the maid OF
honor, Miss Elizabeth p. Taylor of
Miss Katharine Boyer of East Orange,
~ j., Miss Mary Shaw of Old Ben
nington and Miss Helen Boyd of Phil
adelphia, entered the church from the
parish house and marched down the
beribboned aisle to the church en-
trance TO meet the other members of
the bridal party.
The bride, walked with her father,
who gave her in marriage Her
gown was of white satin cut entraine
and trimmed with rose point lace. Her
long veil OF tulle fell from wreath
of orange blossoms about her hair
and her bouquet was a shower of
bride roses and lilies of the valley.
The matron of honor, the maid of
homer, and the bridesmaids wore yel-
low satin trimmed with gold lace and
velvet hats. They carried red roses
tied with bows of wide red ribbon.
Lieut.. William Capthorne, the best
man, Lieuts. Alfred cambridge John
son, James Crawford and Raymond e.
Lee, the ushers, who like the BRIDE
groom, are instructors at the West
Point military academy, wore the full
dress uniform of the United States
army.
Preceding the service, Augustine
Daley at the organ gave a recital of
songs by American. French, Russian
and English composers. The process
sional was the bridal chorus from
Lohengrin and the recessional the
wedding march from Mendelssohn's
Midsummer Nights Dream.
At the conclusion of the ceremony
the ushers formed the arch of swords
from under which the bride and
bridegroom and the brides attendants
marched out of the church to await
ing automobiles.
Immediately after the service re-
ception was held at the residence of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison l. Norton on
Elm street. attended by about 150
NAaelfOo vi lllO anu SlOOlll
immediate acquaintances of the bride
and her parents. The bridal party
and the brides parents were assisted
in receiving by Miss Marguerite Engle-
hart of Cameron, No. sister of the
bridegroom. Forest green, cut flow
ers and potted poinsettias were used
in an exceptionally pretty scheme of
interior decorations. Donnellys or
chestra was in attendance and re-
freshments were served
Mr.. Englehart is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry F. Englehart of Cameron,
Mo. He was appointed to the mill.
tary academy at the conclusion of his
first college year and received his
commission with the members of the
class of 1918. He elected the
coast artillery branch of the service
and was assigned to the military
academy as Instructor in mathema-
tics. .
Mrs. Englehart is the only daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Norton, She has
passed her entire life in the communi.
ty where she has taken a prominent
part in social affairs and where she
has acquired host of friends who
will wish her and her soldier husband
a long and happy married life.
Among the out of town guests at
the wedding were Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
ton Morrison of Fairfield. Wash, Miss 4
Englehart of Cameron.
No. Mr. and Mrs Philip B. Jennings +
and Mr.. and Mrs. Guy b. Johnson of &
New York, Miss Margaret May of &
Philadelphia, Miss Ann Shields of (
Troy, Rev. Charles r. Seymour of x
Mount Vernon, N. Y, and DR.. and
Mrs. Arthur A. Boyer of East Orange,
n. J.