Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-23

CHILDS-HAMMOND
BRIDAL AT NOON
Miss Helen Goodwin Ham,
mond Married Today in St.
Stephens Episcopal Church


A simple and pretty wedding was
that of noon to-day in the st. Steph-
ems Episcopal Church, with the Rev.
Rollin A. Sawyer. pastor of the
church, officiating. the bride was
Miss Helen Goodwin Hammond. a
member of one of the oldest Har-
risburg families. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. William b. Hammond and
granddaughter of the late DR.. George
w. Porter, and the bridegroom was
Charles Everard Childs, Of Philadel-
phia.
The church was decorated in red
rambler roses, making an attractive
setting for the bridal party. Alfred
c. kuschwa played the wedding
music, using Wagner's .Lohengrin"
as professional and the Mendels-
sohn wedding march as a recessional.
The bride, who was given in mar
riage by her father, wore a lovely
gown of silver lace and tulle, with
overdress of satin. Her tulle veil
was caught with orange blossoms
and her shower bouquet was of val
ley lilies and orchids. Miss Elizabeth
Bailey, the maid of honor and only
attendant, wore an attractive gown
girdle and panIers of satin and
large hat of georgette and leghorn.
She carried garden bouquet of sun
burst, Killarney and ophelia roses
and larkspur. Smith T.. Ferguson, of
New York city. was best man and
the ushers included George Porter
Hammond, a brother of the bride;
George Porter Shotwell, of Williams
port, cousin of the bride: Casper
Ofutt. of Omaha, Neb., and Bene-
dict Clifford, of Hudson, n. Y. A
small informal reception for the
bridal party and immediate relatives
followed the service at the Ham,
mond residence.
The bride is a graduate of the
Seller School and of the Oldfelds
School, Glencoe, Md.
Lowrie Childs, of Omaha, Neb., is
connected with the Midvale Steel
Company, of Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs Child3 will reside in
Germantown. Philadelphia.
Out-of-Town Guests
Out-of-town guests here for the
wedding include Mr.. and Mrs. Low
rie Childs, of Omaha, Neb.; Mrs. E.
d. Ferguson, of Hudson, N. Y; Miss
Lands, |, of Omaha, Neh;: Miss Mary
b. Gleason, of Troy n. Y; Henry n.
Eyre, of New York city; Mr.. and
Mrs. Nicholas Hill and Mrs. Bene-
dict Clifford, of Hudson, N. Y; Mrs.
w. w. Trout. of Spring Lake Beach,
\. j.; Mr.. and Mrs. David Townsend,
OF Philadelphia; Mrs. L. H. Austin
and Mrs. H. w. Moore, of Phila- |
delphia, and Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
Fronheiser, of Johnstown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert James and
small daughter, Lucille, have gone
home to Towanda, after a visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Roberts, OF
Green street.
Mrs. Edwin F. Tausig and three
little daughters, of sos North Sec
ond street, are visiting relatives in
Bellefonte for a fortnight.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dana Goodwin, of
Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Spahr. of Mar
ket street. leaving to-day for Balti-
more and Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace A. Segel-
baum, and small daughter, of Front
and Seneca streets, are enjoying a
trip along the coast of Massachu-
sets.
Mrs. R. Lucien Reinhart and chill
dren, of Huntingdon, West Virginia,
who visited Mrs. Louis G. Fischer,
in Camp Hill, for a fortnight, went
We vi
yesterday.
Miss Mabel A. Charles, of 1247l
Mulberry street, has gone to Litch-
field, Conn.,, for the summer.
Miss Harriet Stokes and her cous- |
In, Miss Merle Stokes, of Baltimore, |
are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. George
B. Turner, of North Third street.
Miss Amy K. Halfpenny, of 36
North Nineteenth street, is in Over
brook to attend commencement at
the Overbrook School for the Blind. |
Mrs. ]. A. Parthemore and daugh- |
ter. Miss Lucille Parthemore. of 1923 |
Derry street, have gone to Bethesda, |
Md, for the summer holidays.
Mrs. Samuel Buckley, of SO North |
Eighteenth street, has gone to Chi |
cago for a visit with her mother.
Harold FELTON, and Miss nellie Fell |
ton, of Canisteo,, n. Y, left for home !
this morning, after visiting their rel !
atives, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward G. New |
man, of State street.