New-York tribune., 1919-04-29
5000 Pieces of the Wedding
Cake Are Sent Employees
of Family's Woollen Mills,
Located at Webster, Mass.
Will Live in New York
Lieut.. Henry r. Benjamin, of
Aviation Corps, Married
TO Miss Dorothy Rennard

MISS nay Nldler, QauSnter OF mrs.
Horatio Nelson Slater. of Boston and
New York, was married at noon yester-
day at her home, 270 Park Avenue, to
pr. James B. Murphy, son of DR.. P
Livingston Murphy, OF Morgantown, N.
c. An interesting feature of the we'd
ding was the sending Of 5000 boxes of
the wedding cake to the employees of
the Slater cotton and woollen mills at
Webster, Mass, which were distributed
at the noon hour yesterday at the mills.
After the ceremony Mrs. Slater invited
several of the wounded men from Base
Hospital No. in for refreshments and
also several employees of the big apart
ment house in which she lives.
The apartment was beautifully deco
rated with Dorothy Perkins, American
Beauty and Rambler roses, palms and
ferns. The entrance hall was arranged
with lattice work and made to resemble
pergola.
Decorations in Library
The library, where the ceremony was
performed, was decorated with palms
and roses and the couple knelt on a
prize dleu of white satin under an altar
of palms and roses. The ceremony was
performed by the Rev. DR.. Samuel S.
Drury, of St. Paul's School, Concord,
y. H., and the Rev. Wocott Kinsley,
Of Webster, Mass.
The bride, who was given away by
her brother. Horato N. Slater, wore a
gown of white satin made with a court
Eraln and carried bouquet of white
orchids. Her tulle veil was held in
place by wreath Of orange blossoms
encircllng the cap-like lace head piece
Miss Adrienne Iselin, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Columbus O'Donnell Ise-
lin, was the maid of honor and was
dressed in cream tulle over pink silk,
with which she wore a lace hat and
carried d shower bouquet of pink
roses.
DIR. A. Raymond Dochez, of Balti-
more and the Rockefeller Institute, was
best man, and the ushers were Major
Russell l.. Cecil. Dr. Francis Peabody,
of Boston; Dr. George Draper and Dr..
Walter W. Plumer, Of New York.
viii Live in New York
The ceremony was followed by re-
eeption and luncheon. DR.. and Mrs
MNrphy. after their wedding trip. will
live in New York
Among the guests we're Mrs. Van
derbit, Mr., and Mrs Charles b. Alex
snder. Mrs. William Douglas Sloane,
Mrs. Burke Roche, Dr. and Mrs. Pres
ton Pope Satte rwhite. Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis Nixon. Mrs. Charles S. Whit
man. Mira Frederick Pearson. Miss
i,oNlev Fredericka Pearson. Mrs. j.
Lowell Putnam. Mr.. and Mrs. Columbus
o'ponnell lselin, Mr.. and Mrs Ernest
Mpo b.,~ I
Violet King and I.ispenard Stewart
Or. Murphy is pathologist OF the
Rockefeller Institute and until recently
was on the staff of the Surgeon Gener-
al of the army with the rank of major.
The bride at the outbreak Of the war
offered her services TO the government
and after a course in commercial eff
fciency devoted herself to war relief
work and became volunteer employe
OF the State Department in Washing
ton. She left there only a short time
ago.
Aviator Takes Bride
The marriage Of Miss Dorothy S.
Rennard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. j.
Rogers Benjamin, Aviation Section, u.
s. n, son of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Evarts Benjamin, of East Eighty-sev-
enth Street. and grandson of the late
Henry H. Rogers took place yesterday
afternoon in st. Thomas's Church. The
decorations consisted Of white roses,
lilies and palms.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. DR.. Ernest II. Stires and recep-
tion for relatives and few intimate
friends followed at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Rennard, 70 East Seventh
seventh Street.
The bride, who was given away by
ner father, was in n gown Of white
satin, trimmed with point lace which
was on her mothers wedding gown
Her point lace veil also was worn by
her mother when she was married She
carried bouquet of white orchids and
hEes-o of~thc-valiey.
The Bridal Attendants
The bridal attendants were Mrs.
Charles Edward Adams, Miss Edith 8.
Beavor Webb and Miss Dorothy A. Bat
tie. They we're all dressed alike in
apricot chiffon and satin, carried roses
20 match and wore hats Of straw Of
darker shade Of apricot CYNTHIA
Pratt, a niece of the bridegroom, and
Natalia Coe, mis- cousin, served as flow
cr girls They were in frocks Of green
tulle and carried baskets of spring
flowers.
Lieutenant lie Grand B. Cannon was
best man, and the ushers were Major
Elliot c.. Cowdin, Lieutenants Dave
Eennen Coddington, Roger NJ Poor.
Stanhope W. Nixon. Robert |. Brown
and John Warburton.