The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-17
BROWN-LOOMIS
WEDDING TODAY
Well Known Nurse Becomes Bride of
Progressive Northfeld (Vt.) Farm
er-Handsome Decorations.

The marriage of Walter Egbert Brown
Blanche LOOMS, daughter of Mrs FL
vira Loomis of Brattleboro, took place
this afternoon at 3 o'clock in the brides
home at % Harris place Only relatives
and a few friends, including the gradual
ing class of 1908 of the Memorial hospi-
tai training school, of which the bride is
member, were invited. Rev. DIR. H. p.
Woodin, pastor of the Centre Congrega-
tional church. officiated. a single ring
service was used. The only attendants
were little Miss Helen Brown of Keene
as flower girl and Master Edward Loomis,
nephew of the bride, as ring bearer, who
carried the ring on a small silver tray.
Miss Helen was dressed in white and car
ried pink sweet peas. The ceremony was
performed in the living room, which was
trimmed with palms, evergreens and pink
snap-dragon, the bridal party standing
under an arch with bell OF trailing arbu-
tus. The bride wore a gown of white
crepe de chine, with corsage bouquet of
white roses and white sweet peas.
A reception followed the ceremony, dur
ing which a buffet luncheon was served.
The decorations in the dining room were
of pink and green.
Mr. and Mrs. Brown will leave this
afternoon for a short wedding trip and
will make their home in Mortified. Mrs.
Browns mother will move there next
month to make her home with them.
Mrs Brown graduated from the North
field high school in 1894 and taught school
several years after her graduation. She
came to Brattleboro to take a course IN
the Memorial hospital training school for
nurses, being a member of the first class
to graduate from that institution She
then went to Boston, where she took a
post graduate course in district nursing
| work. After returning to Brattleboro she
was supervisor of nurses at the Mutual
| Aid association four years. She also was
| in Boston for year at the House OF
Mercy and did private nursing for short
| time She accepted a position as school
| nurse in district No. in September, 1917,
which position she held until last week
| Mr. Brown is a son of the late Mr.. and
| Mrs. Dennison Brown of Mortified When
| he was Is years of age his parents moved
| from Williamstown to Northfield, buying
a home ON Main street, where they hved
81 years Mr.. Brown graduated from the
/ Northfeld high school in 1891 and for a
| time attended Norwich university AT the
time of the Columbian exposition he spent
several months in Chicago and farther
west.
The next year he entered the employ d
| the Vermont Marble company, with which
company he remained 10 years. Seve-
years of this time were spent in New
York city in charge of the company,
shipping yard.
Great.v prcgernng the country &c til,
city as matter of both health and pleas
IRE, he returned to his home town, buy
ing section of the Central block and en-
gaging in business In improving thi
property Mr. Brown was the fist to intro
duce up-to-date store fronts in North
fields oldstyle business blocks 1hi
property was later exchanged for farm
pleasantly located two miles from North
fields railroad station, and on this farm
Mr. and Mrs. Brown will make thej
home
The out-of-town guests at the weddin
were Miss Nellie Brown of Mortified,
VT, Mrs. Mary Adams and daughters
Ruth and Dorothy Adams, of BELOW
Falls. Charles III. Loomis and son, Mas
| ter Edward Loomis, of Waltham, Mass
Mrs Frank Brown and daughter, Helen
of Keene, n H., and Mrs. Hubert
Brown of Hinsdale, n III.