Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-26
WEDDINGS.
Eldred-Lord.


 WEDDINGS. Eldred-Lord. 1 Christ church was the scene of the | first ot the fall seasons weddings on I Wednesday afternoon, when Lucille Otis Lord. daughter of Mrs. Henry E. l Church, was married to Roger Mortiz mer Eldreds of Hartford, formerly of i Norwich. Tos the music of the bridal chorus from Lehengrin, and preceded l by the maid of honor. Miss Lucy LoF- 1 ing of this city. and the matron of honor. Mrs. Edwin Brown Coy of Wes- terly, the bride walked down the main aisle of the church with her step-fa- ther, who gave her in marriage. At the ehancel steps the bridal par ty was joined by the groom with his best man, Julian LaPierre of Norwich, and Edwin Brown Coy of Westerly, 1 the two also serving as ushers in seat | ing the guests.
 During the ceremony. of the double ring service. which was performed by. 1 Reverend Richard R. Graham, rector of Christ church Organist William r. l Hahekotte played softly To a Wild Rose, and Mendelssohn's wedding | march was played for the reeessional. | The bride looked very lovely in wedding frock of white crepe meteor, l cut en train, garnished with princesse lace, with long tulle veil. and car | ried 9 shower bouquet of white bridal roses.
 Mrs. Edwin Brown Coy of Wester- 1 ", a sister of the bride ana matron of tlener, wore charming frock Of 1 lavendar ergandie, with a dainty hat | of corded and pleated orsandie to match. As maid of honor, Miss Lucy Lnring was gaEned in pink crgandie, | with hat to match and both attend
 ants Icarried bouquets of garden flow CTS.
 1 The church decorations, while sim- nle, were effective in the extreme, consisting entirely of garden flowers, Tall vases of giant dahlias were l ranged on the enancel steps, and the altar was most artistieally treated
 with graceful sprays of snowhails and
 asparagus. Mrs. Coy superintended
 the very effective scheme of decorat- ing,
 i Following the wedding ceremony, an Informal reception for only the inti-
 mate friends and relatives was he'd at. the home of Mr. and Mrs. Church, on Broad street. Here the decorations | were also of autumn flowers. 4 Wed+ ding sapper was served. six friends, all members of the Delta Cpsilon Phi
 
 waitresses. These were the Misses Gladys Beebe, Lillian BoEntcn, Airline ] Combies, Hazel Fletcher. Ruth Loring
 and Olive McKeiVey. Assisting in re-
 eeiving were MT. and Mrs. Church,
 Mrs John E1dred. Mrs. Edwin Coy and
 Miss Loring.
 The brides going-away suit was of
 rose taupe velours silk. trimmed with
 seal fur. and she wore q tan beaver
 hat, She is a very charming young
 woman, well and favorably known in
 musical circles, having sung for sey- : eral years in two of the local churches
 She is graduate of the x. F. A. class of IT. and honor pupil of the Jeweti
 Business school, and since rraduatiEs from the latter. has been employed ir a seeretarial capacity. at the Norwich Savings Society. She is the younge: daughter Of Mrs. Church. and grand , daughter oe the late Dr. Franklin R
 Thomas of Philadelphia. Tie groom } Is the son of the late pr. John FL ! dred. He is g graduate Of the Acad- enE class of IF. and of the Sheffield Scientific School. 1915, having beer , the recipient of three scholarships
 while at Yale. He is also a member of the Alpha Chi Rho fraternity o1 that university.
 f MT. and Mrs. Eidred left early 1T the evening by automobile. for a silor . wedding trip after which they vii ' live in Hartford. where Mfr. Eldret
 holds responsible position, as ont
 of the designers in the mechanical en
 gineerins department of the we'll known firm of Pratt & Whitney. A host of wedding gifts, consisting ; of silver, china cut glass. mahogan, and money testified to the affection IaAo 1t nf f,-fn n
 the young people,
 Vanasse-DuPuis.
 Theodore yanasse, who is a ma
 chinist in Hartford, and Miss Ros : Dupuis, who is employed ih a mill a I Yantie, were married on Monday D,
 Rev. G. H. Ewing at his residence a , Norwich Town. The groom is a na : tive of Wiliimantie. the son of Olive
 Vanasse and Aurelia Beisnger. Tn
 bride was born in .Jewett City. Niehels-Axery.. n Thursday evening, Sept 19, at tn f home of MT. and Mrs. M. F. Avery i, h l Hampton, their daughter, Evelyn Ell d zaheth. was united in marriage wit v William Joseph Nichols of Hampton
 The ceremony was performed by Re' i Prank B. Nye, of Howard Valley, i ,; front of 8 large American flag. Tn room was decorated with asters an :, other fall flowers.
 5 The bride wore embroidered whit 1 organdie and carried large bouaue .' of white asteFs. She was attended ' her sister. Ethel, NJ, Avery, A siste
 of the groom. Mrs. Moses KenyaI
 played the wedding march.
 The gFoom's present to the brid s was d Liberty bond.
 r Only members ef both families wer V present at the ceremony. the guest <, including the aged grandparents ( n the bride. MT. and Mrs. W <. Ashle, IS whe have spent sixty five years { n married life tegether The mother the groom was also present; who
 nearly eighty.
 The bride and groom ate rreserve
 auinces canned twenty four years az e with spoons handed down from tf c brides great grandmother. They ais $ ate some of the wedding. cake of tn l. brides parents.
 n. Mir and Mrs. Nichols will make the
 home in Hampton where the grcoI
 has been in business for number {
 years.
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