The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-18
MISS DUNHAM WEDS
LIEUT.. II. w. MASON
Daughter of Mr.. and Mrs George L.
Dunham Married in Her Home,
with Double Ring Service.

The wedding OF Miss EVELYN Hawley |
Dunham, daughter Of Mr.. ard Mrs |
George L. Durham, and Lieut. Harold !
Whitney Mason, son of the late Mr. and
Mrs. William L. Mason of Worcester, |
Mass, took place yesterday afternoon at
430 o'clock in the home of the brides
parents at North street Rev Richard
H. Clapp, pastor of the Centre Congrega-
tional church. officiated A double ring
service was used The ceremony was
performed il; the living room, in front
of the bay window which was banked
solidly with southern smilax, in the cen
ter of which was large American flag
with six smaller flags of the allies on
either side The other decorations in the
living room were of red and white large
bouquets of American Beauty roses
reaching from the floor to the top of the
fireplace, with vases of white snap drag
ons and small American flags on the man
tel. In the sun parlor red carnations
were used III profusion, in addition to the
greens growing there. Yellow snap
dragon bouquets were about the dining
room ard the library decorations were Of
white snap-dragons. Pink roses and as
paragus fern were placed about the re-
ception hall.
Dugans orchestra seated in the library
rendered selections while the guests were
arriving The ceremony was performed
In the presence OF about 30 relatives and
few immediate neighbors and friends
| The bride was attended by Miss Marga-
ret Root of Brattleboro, as maid Of honor,
who wore a grey gown of georgette and
tatfcta. and by five bridesmaids, who wore
/ silk afternoon gowns and carried bou-
Iqucts Of yariegated sweet peas and aspar-
agus fern, tied with white ribbons. The
bridesmaids were Misses katherine Bing-
aman of PlaiLheld. y. j.. and Miss EVELYN
Staples, Miss Evelyn Harris. Miss Harriet
Alellen and Miss Marguerite White of
/ Brattleboro The bridegroom was attend
ed by his brother, George Mason of
/ Worcester.
! Upon the strains of the Bridal March
from Lohengrin, the bridal party descend
ed the stairs, the bride walking with her
father. who gave her IN marriage The
party was met in the living room by Rev.
| Mr., Clapp, Lieut. Mason in his military
uniform. and his brother these three ccm-
ing from the library and standing in
front OF the American flag The bride
wore white embroidered net and satin.
with long court train. She wore her
mothers wedding vel, with coronet Of
orange blossoms and carried a beautiful
shower bouquet OF bride roses and lilies
of-the-yalley. Mr.. Dugan rendered softly
! Nevin's Venetian Love Song during the
ceremony.
\ reception was held after the cere-
mony. Mr.. and Mrs. Durham receiving
with Lieut. and Mrs Mason. Mrs Dun
ham wore very handsome gown of pearl
grey georgette over fesh-coor silk. en-
broidered with white beads.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Mason left on the Cos
train for Springfield, Mass. where they
are for the present at Hotel kimball
, Mrs. Mason's going away gown was ot
=, burella cloth, with black hat. Her travel
ing coat was blue suede cloth
! Mrs. Mason graduated from the Brat
: tleboro high school in the class of 1913
! afterwards attending Lasell seminary al
: Auburndale, Mass, graduating from there
in 1915
. Lieut.. Mason graduated from tn,
: Worcester classical high school III l9l.
= and from Dartmouth college in 1917 will
:, the degree of bachelor OF science He en-
! listed May 4. 1917, in the ordnance de
! partment, graduating from the Amo
= Tuck ordnance school at Dartmouth
y From there he went to the WatertowI
arsenal, where he took six weeks o
training. He was neSs sert to Cam
Z Upton, \. y, and was one of the tw1
: selected to 90 to Camp Meade. Annapo
:" lis, Md, to attend the officers trainin
u school. While there he was promoted I
second lieutenant. He has been statione
IN Springfield since early in March and
now making study of airship gun equiv
ment, expecting to be soon ordered to a
ayiatioE camp.
Il The out t-of-town guests included Mr.
frank Pierce OF Providence. r. l., Mr. an
Mrs Phillip Remington of Springfield,
= Mass. Mr.. and Mrs. +. L. Hamilton an
- Miss Catherine Hamilton OF Greenfield
: Mass, and Miss Charlotte Hamilton ,
: Mount Holyoke college
: Preparations had been begun for
'' wedding in the Congregational churc
with which the Dunham family long HI
been actively identified, but because
ne the uncertainty as to when Lieut. Masc
OF might receive orders for overseas duty
pc home wedding was planned,
y.