The Republican journal., 1918-05-30
Wedding Bells.

home wedding with military effect took
place Monday, May 9th, at 8 p. m. at
the home of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George r. Doak, 8 High street,
when their daughter Hazel Marguerite,
became the bride of Sergeant Dana B.
Southworth, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
D. Southworth of Belfast. Rev. Arthur
E. Wilson of the First Parish Unitarian)
church officiated using the double ring
service. The bride was most attractive
in gown of white messaline with waist
and sleeves of Irish point cut with sweep
ing train. She wore long white lace
veil caught with orange blossoms and
carried a military bouquet-red roses
massed in the center, surrounded by
white pinks and encircled by forget-me-
nots. 1t was tied with white ribbon
bearing clusters of lilies of the valley.
She was given in marriage by her father.
The groom wore his uniform as Sergeant
of the 21st Company of the Coast Artil-
lery. The bride was attended by Miss
Belle Keating who wore gown of pale
pink taffeta and carried pale pink roses.
The best man was Marthon Doak, a
brother of the bride. The home was
simply and approp riately decorated with
flags, evergreens and red tulips The
bridal party stood in front of a bank of
evergreens frightened with flags. An
informal reception followed when Misses
Ruth M. Coombs, Helen H. and Kather-
inc Kittredge served refreshments under
the direction of Miss Abbie Doak of Bos-
ton, sister of the blide. Miss Elizabeth
Doak, their younger sister, assisted in
the hall. When the bride cut her cake
the ring fell to Mrs. Haskell, the thimble
to Miss Clara B. Keatine, the dime to
Miss Helen Kittredge and the penny to
the groom's mother. The brides bou-
ouet was caught by the bridesmaid and
Miss Elizabeth Doak, who later shared it
with the guests. The gift of the groom
to the bride was gold wrist watch and
to his best man an army razor kit, the
latter entering the service on Wednesday
at Camp Devens. To her bridesmaid,
the bride gave a gold friendship circle
Mrs. Southworth is B. H. S. graduate
and talented musician. She studied
during her school days on the violin with
Percy A. Sanborn of this city, and for
two seasons continued her studies in
Providence under Miss Annie Gilbert
cross. Sergt. Southworth left the Bel
fast High to enter Hebron Academy
where he was graduated in 1914. Since
that time, until his enlistment, he was as
sociated with his father in the clothing
business on Main street. Only the i'm
mediate families of the contracting parties
and few of their young friends were
present. The out-of-town guests were
Mrs. Frank Haskell and Mr.. Lewis Ell
wood of Rockland; Misses Katherine
Keene of Augu sta, fnancee of Marthon
Doak and Miss Alice E. Southworth of
Portland, sister of the groom. They
received many beautiful and valuable
gifts, many of which they will take to
their cottage home, near Fort Preble,
Portland, where they will live during
Sergeant Southworth's stay there. The
bride and groom are among the popular
young people of Belfast and their mar
rage is the elimination of a lifelong
friendship. They left by auto for Rock
land, as guests of Mrs. Haskell, the
brides aunt, and will arrive in Portland
today, Thursday, as the groom will re-
port for duty at Fort Preble tomorrow,
Friday, morning.