Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-02

Old Paxton Presbyterian church, the
scene of many weddings since Colonial
days when it was built. never saw a
prettier service than that of to-day al
high noon when Miss Helen Boas
Waller. daughter of Mrs. John w
Waller. 1903 North Second street. was
united in marriage with Andrew Gus
tave Bisset of Washington, d. c. The
Rev. Henry w. A. Hanson, pastor OF
the Messiah Lutheran church Off
ciated, assisted by the Rev. Harry B.
King. pastor of Paxton church.
1t was most fitting that, the cere-
mony take place here, for the bride s
at-grandparents. Sarah Ward and
George Simmons, plighted their troth
in the same church in early days of
the country and many. family mem
ories are associated with the old place
of worship.
Daisies, pink rambler roses and
fern in profuston were used in decor
ating. The windows were garlanded
flowers. At the altar palms and bas-
kets of roses made a lovely setting
for the wedding party. II was essen
TALLY summer wedding in the
filmiest frocks with large hats
wreathed in flowers and the men wore
white trousers. dark blue coats and
straw hats to carry out the thought.
Miss Genevieve kelley, the oreanlst,
gave a short program before the
service, her numbers including ths.
wedding. hymn, 80. Perfect Love,
Promise Me- "The Bridal Chorus
from Lohengrin was used as a pro-
cessional. and the brilliant Mendel-
ssohn Wedding March" as a recess
sional.
The bride. who was given in mar
riage by her brother Luther Walzer,
of Bellefonte. wore an exquisite frock
of white Georgette. crepe, beaded in
roses. Her fine white straw hat was
covered in malines and the embroid-
cred crown was wreathed in tiny white
ostrich plumes. She carried a shower
bouquet of bride roses and lilies of
Miss Ruth Mccullough Waller was
maid of honor for her sister, wearing
pink crepe. de chine, picture hat of
marguerites, John Leister, of Watson
town, was best man.
Wedding Breakfast Follows
After the service. attended by only
a wedding breakfast of forty covers
was served at the brides home. where
daisies and pink ramblers were used
in decorative garden erects. The
The wedding journey will include
southern pleasure resorts, and as the
newlyweds left the house, the bride
in a charming travelling costume of
crepe with large rose colored hat,
they were showered with rose leaves
instead of confetti or rice. Returning,
Mr.. and Mrs. Bisset will reside on
Spring Road, Washington. D. c.
The bride. who has a host OF
friends in this vicinity, is a graduate
of the Central High school, where she
was a charter member of the d. V. V.
Sorority. She is also a-graduate of
Drexel Institute in the Domestic
Science department and was for a
time a social worker in Philadelphia.
Mr.. Bisset. a son of Mr.. and Mrs
Peter Bisset of Cleveland Park, Wash
ington, d. C., is an alumnus of
Lafayette College, a Chi Phi frater-
nifty man, now civil engineer in serv-
ice with the United States Govern
ment. Among the out-of-town guests
here for the wedding festivities were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Bisset. Peter Bis
set, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. David Bisset
Miss Marian Bisset and Alvord Risset
all of Washington. Miss Laura Hetzel
of Lewisburs and Miss Anna McCul-
Tough of Baltimore.