Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-26
WEDDING.
Wilcox-Starkweather,

A very pretty wedding took place Saturday evening at the home of Mrs. s. c. Starkweather of Preston City when her daughter, Helen Anne, was united in marriage with Calvin Eugene Wilcox, Jr., of Groton.
 The ceremony was performed by Rev. N. B. Prindle of Shelton, Conn.,, in front of a huge bank of ferns in- terspersed with asters, gladiolis and other flowers. The house was attrac- lively decorated, the color scheme be- ing pink and white. A feature of the decorations was a, large bell of flowers, the niain part of which was built up of white hydrangeas, with the tongue in pink gladolis. During the ceremony the bridal couple stood under the bell.
 At eight o'clock Mrs. E. P. Barnes sang with great feeling O Promise Me, after which the bridal Chorus Lofengrin was played by Miss Rosa 1 s. Wilcox. a sister of the groom. While 1 the march was being played the bridal party led by Miss Elizabeth Service | and Miss Marcia Zabrislzie, who acted as flower girls and ribbon bearers, en- | tert0I the parlor These two little girls who are former pupils or the bride wore dainty pink voile dresses and car 1 | They untwined the white ribbon that l formed the aisle for the bridal party as they walked along. The other rib
 bon bearers were Master Howard Za- 1 briskie and Master Charles Brown | ing, cousins of the bride.
 Miss Catherine J. Warrington was the maid of honor and Jesse R. Wilcox, { | brother Of the groom, was best man The bridesmaids dress was of pinl 1 crepe de chine and she carried pinI and white asters. Master Donald "a l brisllie was ring bearer, carrying tht
 rings in a basket decorated with fern! 1 and white rosebuds. The double rin, service was used and during the cer
 emony Miss Wilcox played ITO Wilc l Rose" The bride wore 8 white satil
 gown with pearl trimmings and he
 veil was caught up with white rose
 buds She carried a bouquet of brida roses.
 After the ceremony a buffet luncl
 Wals served with Misses Mildred an
 Grace Zabriskie and Anna Warrington
 as WaitresGes. The waitresses wor
 white dresses with pink saskes Tn
 bride received many handsome gifts in
 cluding china. cut glass, silver an
 li19an. The groom's gift to his best ma
 was pair of cold cuff links and to tn l BOY rlDDon bearers ne gave u
 clasps and the girl ribbon bearers ba
 pins set with amethysts.
 Guests were present from Fall Riv
 CT, Dartmouth and New Bedford 1 Mass, Hartford, New London. Jewet City and Norwich, and Brooklyn, \ Y.
 The bride is a teacher of great abil , jty as she had the honor of havin
 the first model school in the town ( : Preston. During the past year she ha F taught at Miss Wheeler's Open Ali , Private School at West Hartford Sh is a member of the Preston City Bar tist church and cheSr and was lady as
 sistant steward of the Preston Cit grange for a nAmber of years. She 2 also an elocutionist of some note. r The groom is a graduate of the Nol | Wich Free Academy and was prom inert in athletics at the Academy. H , was a star football player. He is a < honor student of the engineerir course at Sheffield Scientific schoc
 At present he has an important pt e sition with the Groton Iron Works. The happy couple left by automobi 6 for honeymoon trip through Centr e New England. They will reside in the newly furnished home on Fairview a = enue in. Groton, where they will be e home after October fist,