The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-31
HAIL-REARD.

A simple yet beautiful wedding is in
preparation for $3.50 O'Clock this even
ing, at Park Street Congregational
church, when Miss Louise Frederick
Beard eldest daughter of the Rev.
and Mrs. Gerald H. Beard, will be
united in marriage to Clarence Russell
Hall of this city.
Miss Beard is a graduate OF the
Bridgeport High school of the class
of 1918, and has recently studied for
two or three years at Smith college,
Her college course was interrupted for
one year, which she spent at Mime
apolis regaining her health.
Mr.. Hall Is q SON of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ely, r. Hall of woodstock, Conn. His
father, younger brother Of the late
Frederick B. Hall of this city, CHIEF
justice of the Supreme Court of Err
rors, was for some rs years principal
of the famous Woodstock Academy.
Like his father, Mr.. Hall is Yale
man, having been graduated in the
graduate class of 1907, and from the
Yale Law School in 1910. In both
I courses he won high honors. He is
now a member Of the law firm OF
| Hubbard & Hall. He was secretary
of the committees whose business it
AOA
Commission Government and now for
| the Commissi on manager Plan, and
rendered important, service in that ca
pacity. He is also a member of the
Home Guard, and of the Seaside and
| other clubs.
The wedding ceremony will be per-
! formed. by DR.. Beard, the brides
father, who will also lead the bride
to the altar. A simplihed arrange
ment of the ancient English wedding
service will be used. with the double
ring formulas.
The brides only attendant will be
| her next sister, Miss Katherine Beard,
who has come from Smith college to
| attend the wedding. The goomsman
will be John T. L. Hubbard Mr.. Halls
law partner. The following men will
serve as ushers: Dwight H. Hall and
| Lewis F. Hall of this city; cousins OF
the groom; Eugene A. Kingman OF
| Providence, a cousin of the bride;
Joseph M. Dohan Of Philadelphia, Mr..
Halls brother-in-Iaw;' and DR.. Paul e.
McChesney of New York, and Thomas
A. Tu1ly of New Haven. both class
mates of Mr.. Halls at Yale.
! Miss Beard will wear a. dress OF
white satin with square train, sleeves
and waist of tulle, bows at the waist,
and veil. She will carry a natural
bunch of long stemmed white bride
roses. Miss Katheraine Beard, maid
Of honor, will wear pale yellow crepe
with pink chiffon. and will carry
| Ophelia roses.
| The church has been beautifully
| decorated with palms and woodsy
| flowers by a committee of the church,
which Mrs. Egbert Marsh has super
intended. Dogwood and apple bios
SONS with sweet peas also decorate
| the parsonage. An informal invita-
ton has been extended to all mem
| bers of the church and parish to at
tend the church ceremony, besides the
| more formal invitations sent to friends
outside the parish. The home gather
| ing and supper following at the home
will be attended by only the relatives
| of the bride and groom and the wed
ding party. Among those expected
from out of town are: Mr.. and Mrs
Ely r. Hall, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph NJ
Dohan, Mrs. Allen c. Keyes and her
son, Allen Keyes, and Mr.. and Mrs
Eugene A .Kingman.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Hall will take two
weeks wedding trip. after which they
| will be at home in Bridgeport.
| Clayton P. Stevens, the organist OF
| Park Street Congregational church
will preside at the organ, from G
o'clock on rendering the following
program: "Scherzo," T. Haigh; ITO a
Wild Rose" Mcdowell; Hank, Hank
| the Lark!'' Franz Schubert; "Noc-
/ turne." Miller; "Serenade,'' F. Schu-
| bert; 'Evensong," E. F. tombstone
TO the Evening Star" Wagner
| Mr.. Stevens will play also during
| the ceremony 80, Perfect Love-" ;.nt
before and after it Wagner's Lohen.
| grin wedding March" and the Men
| delssohn March. ~