The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-20
GRAVES-MAY
Bennington Young Man Married Last
Week in Philadelphia

1
! Week in Philadelphia
| The issue of the Philadelphia Public
Ledger of Sunday, April Is, contained
the following
! One of the most important weddings
| CT the week was that of Miss Margaret
Ann May daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Clarence Davis May OF 4420 Pine
street, and Luther Russell Graves, I'd
of Bennington, VT, the ceremony for
which was performed Wednesday in
st. Marks Episcopal church, Sixteenth
and Locust streets, by the Rev. Ell
lott c. White, the rector.
White flowers. Easter lilies predom-
mating. with the green of numerous
palms for background. constituted the
exceptionally beautiful decorations
at the church. The betrothal service
was said at the chancel step. During
the procession to the altar for the mar
riage service the ancient professional
marriage psalm was chanted by the
choir
Mr.. May gave his daughter in mar
riage. Her gown consisted of tuhi1
of white tulle embroidered in silver
over a foundation OF silver cloth, with
a long court train OF silver metal bro
cade. The veil was of tulle held by a
double bande lu of pearls and arranged
in tam.o' shanter fashion at the left
side and finished with tassel of
orange blossoms.
In addition to the conventional bo-
quet OF orchids and lilies of the val.
ley, she held lace >Souchoir that had
been carried by four brides in her
family.
Mrs. John c. Richters of Syracuse,
n. Y. sister of the bridegroom, was
matron of honor She wore grass
green tulle over silver cloth and trim
ed with pink rosebuds and silver rib
bon. Her large Leghorn hat had a
tulle crown and was adorned with pink
roses and silver ribbon.
The maid OF honor. Miss Margaret
~ Baird of South Orange " j., was
gowned like the inatron Of honor, and
both young women carried white en-
ameled STATS, to which were attached
showers of American Beauty roses.
The bridesmaids, Miss Frances Nc
Cam, Miss Dorothea Hackett. Miss
Maud Morrison Virgins, Miss Helen
g. Murray and Miss Sarah Beecher
Finck, wore nile green tulle over tat
feta. Their bodices were laced with
black velvet ribbon and trimmed with
pink rosebuds. Leghorn poke bonnets
trimmed with roses and streamers of
black velvet were worn. and they car
ried black crooks, in which were tied
pink roses Mr.. Graves had as his
best man George A. Smith OF Little
Falls, N. Y, and the following gentle
men acted as ushers: Alden Graves,
cousin of the bridegroom, of Benning-
ton, VT, William May, brother or the
bride, John van Santvoord of Troy,
~ Y, Homer Hall of Hoosick Falls,
N. Y, Robert Witherell of Chester,
Pa, Ralph Welthouffer of Newark, n.
j., and Arthur Isley of Philadelphia
The bridegroom's mother, Mrs
George Franklin Graves, wore pale
blue satin with a silver brocade train
and a corsage OF orchids. Mrs. May
was attired in white. and gold brocade
with a train, of turquoise blue net en-
broidered with gold, She also wore |
corsage bouquet of orchids.
The brides gifts to her attendants |
were pearl bracelets. Mr.. Graves |
gifts to the ushers were gold cigarette |
holders; to his best man gold pencil |
A large dinner-dance at the Belle |
followed the ceremony
Mr.. Graves gave his bachelor dinner |
at the Bellevue-Stratford Monday eve.
ninG.
Mr. and Mrs. Graves are spending |
their honeymoon at White Sulphur |
Springs, w. Va. They will be at home |
after June 1.