Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-30
BELFAST
Blacksmith Wedding Unique
Affair-Attendants in Indian
Costume - Wedding in Red
Mems Hall - Boy Arrives
from Overseas Duty

One Of the most unusual wedding
ceremonies ever performed in Bel
fast took place on Tuesday night
| in Red Mems hall. under the aus
pices Of Osceola Council, Daughters
| of poccahontas, when two Of is
members We're united in marriage.
The contracting parties were Deputy
| Sheriff James Arthur Garfield Beach
! and Mrs. Myrtle Smith, and the Of
ficiating clergyman was Rev. Charles
VI. Martin Of the Methodist church.
TIE ceremony followed a regular
meeting of Osceola Council. and the
| hall was attractively decorated with
small trees, flags and rugs. The de-
| gree team in full Indian costume en-
| tered and formed about the altar,
! and the bride entered on the arm Of
! William J. Gordon. in the costume tf
Chief Powhatan. The bride was al
| tended by Mrs. Stella Young in q
gorgeous white costume Of the Propt j..
| etess and the groom was attended by
| Edwin Perkins, m the costume of
| the Prophet. Eona Robbins carried
the ring IN a tiny canoe and was
| dressed like a young Indian boy.
, sat in a circle Indian fashion, on the
! floor The single ring was used and
| the ceremony was followed by a re-
| ception. some 100 guests having wit
/ messed the taking Of the marriage
vows. 4 banquet followed at which
| the bride cut a wonderful cake, CIV
| ing to each guest piece. She was
then presented with a decorated bas-
! ket which was filled with gifts. Mr..
| and Mrs Beach left at once for their
! home in East Belfast which the
| groom has thoroughly renovated and
| refurnished. For years Mr.. Beach
| has been 4 deputy sheriff and turn
key Of the Waldo county Jail. He
| was formerly 4 night Waterman Of
Belfast. Both have many friends who
! wish them many years Of happiness
Although not yet 10 years Of age,
having been gassed and seriously
! wounded. Guy Pattershall, son If
Capt. Ralph Pattershall of Belfast,
| has arrived from France walks
| without limp and is in good health
! and spirits. He has not been 10
! Belfast yet, but recently made n
brief visit with his grandmother. Mrs.
Clara F. Mason in Portland He has
now gone to Camp Devens where he
will receive his discharge. 1t is ex-
pected he will then come to Belfast
! for visit. Guy Pattershall enlisted
| at the age Of 1G years and after three
| months training in Texas was sent
to France in september. 1917. He
went to the front the following April
| ana was in active service until las.
June when he was badly gassed. Re-
! covering after a few weeks treat :
ment in base hospital, he was
AGAIN sent to the front, where lie
was seriously wounded and narrow
~ escaped death. In writing Of his
wounds last October, he said:
THE Hun got me pretty bad this
time. Both legs between the knees
and thighs and in my left shoulder.
Now don't start worrying because I
I'm improving rapidly and my wounds
are healing and l am getting along
nicely. ] EaNe two very nice nurses
ana doctor who is Il professor If
surgery. 81 you see I have the best ;f
care. II you could have seen me- on
Sept. II at $50 p. NJ. you would have
lost all hope for l way lying in an
old trench with three holes in mo.
Another fellow there with me Got
hit with the same she'll that l did
The piece Of shell that went into his
stomach Dassed between my left arm
and body and the poor fellow aiel
Two hours later. So you see am
lucky. 1t Will he three or four months
before am able to walk, but don't
worry about that for am very lucky
TO be alive after what have been
through. l naver lost hope for a sin
gle moment for my motto Is, my
GAYS arc numbered and God knows"
That this young mans wounds Of
such q serious nature yielded to
treatment so that he row walks With
out :" Limp, is an occasion for great
rejoicing tC his relatives and friends.
Upon his arrival in Norfolk he had
the great pleasure Of meeting HIS
brother Willis. two years his senior.
who is in the navy on the Arkansas
ara WHO recently returned from for
e'gn service. The two brothers had
not met before for two years and
their reunion was a very happy one.
Inc uuintnt who hoI that. x~s,.