Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-17
MRS. EDWARD ].
YOUNG FOLKS WE'D
IN ST. STEPHENS
Miss Frances Bailey and Cap
tain Edward ]. Stackpole Jr.,
Married in Midst of Friends

There was q military note to the
wedding of Miss Frances Bailey and
Captain Edward James Stackpole, Jr.,
in St. Stephens Protestant Episcopal
Church at high noon to-day. with
the rector, the Rev. Rollin Alger
Sawyer, officiating.
The church was simply decorated
with hydrangeas and greenery, ar
ranged in large clusters and tied with
lilies were banked on either side of
the altar and about the chancel.
Alfred c. Kuschwa, the organist,
played the wedding music, the num-
hers including the Bridal Chorus
from 'Lohengrin" as a professional
and the Wedding March from Men
delssohn's Midsummer Nights
Dream" as a recessional. The bride.
who was given in marriage by her
father, wore gown of silver lace
with satin panniers and court train
Of tulle edged with satin, caught at
the shoulders with orange blossoms.
Her tulle veil was crowned with
orange blossoms and she carried q
French military bouquet of valley
lilies and orchids.
Miss Emily Bailey, who was maid
of honor for her sister, was charm
ing in pale green tulle and silver
lace with silver slippers and large
tulle hat. She carried an arm bou-
duet of lilies of japan and farleyense
! fern.
The bridegroom and men of the
bridal party in military service wore
their uniforms. They included Cor
poral Albert Hummel Stackpole, the
hridegroom's brother, as best man;
John Sylvester Reilly, of Washington,
ID. c.; William Seller Bailey, Will
liam Martindale Shedden. of Brook
line, Mass; John Crull Herman, OF
this city; Walter Bruce Caldwell, of
Sharon; Edwin L. Slocum, of Mont
clair, n. J.; ]. Donald Robb. of
Minneapolis; Irving Paris, of New
York city, and Stephen r. Daven-
port, of New York.
Following the service there was an
informal reception and wedding
breakfast at tho Bailey residence,
2lO3 North Third street, for the i'm
mediate families and a few personal
friends.
The bride is the second daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lukens
Bailey, Jr., of this city, and received
her education at the Seller school
here, graduating later from the Ia
comic school, Lakeville. Conn. She
made her debut into society two win
ters ago and has been a general
tavorite.
Captain Stackpole, eldest son of
Mr.. and Mrs. L. j. Stackpole, 1926
North Front street, is graduate of
the Harrisburg Academy and Yale
University. 1915. Since that time
and prior to his military service he
was associated with his father in the
TELEGRAPH.
Following a brief furlough Captain
and Mrs. Stackpole will reside at
Wrightstown, n. j., where he has
been ordered as captain of infantry
in the officers reserve corps at the
big camp located there.
In Country's Service
1t is interesting to note that among
the ushers were several young men
who were classmates of Captain
Stackpole at Yale and who are now
serving their country IN the various
arms of the service, including the
aviation department. One of them,
Mr.. Robb, also in the uniform of
! Uncle Sam, spent year in the Yale
| College in China after his graduation
| in 1915 and relates many interesting
experiences of his work in the Orient.
He has great faith in the future of
| the Chinese and says they have con-
| fidence in Americans.
Four members of the bridegroom s
class at Yale expected to be among
| the guests to-day, but at the last
minute were compelled to send their
regrets because of orders to sail for
France tomorrow to join the am
bulance service. in which so many
young university men, including the
| brides brother. Charles L. Bailey, Sd,
are making fire record.
| Corporal Albert H. Stackpole, who
is with Battery A. Twelfth United
States Artillery. now stationed near
Fort Myer, Va, spent one summer
at the Plattsburg camp. Among the
out-of of-town guests were Captain
Russell H. Brennan. of Utica. N. Y:
the Rev. DR.. and Mrs. Marion ].
Kline, of Altoona; Mrs. M. Ross Fish
burn and Miss Margaret Fishburn.
| of Washington, d. c.: Nh. and Mrs.
Walter Bruce Caldwell. of Sharon;
Mr.. and Mrs. John Reilly. of WASH
ington. d. c.: Miss Margaret Tenney.
of Haverford: Miss Betty Peale. of
New York city. and Miss Sarah Hast
ings. of Bellefonte.