Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-24
WEDDING Post-Church

At noon Thursday in the Central Bap- list church the marriage of Lieutenant John Palmer Post and Miss Dorothy May Church, both of this city, was solemnized i'll the presence of relatives and many friends.
 To the music of the Lohengrin bridal chorus, played by Frederick ". Les- ter and preceded by the ushers, Lieut.. Charles R. Nichols and Lieut. Frede- rick X. Crowell. and the maid of hon. or Miss Charlotte Elise Church the bride walked down the main aisle of the church with her father who gave her in marriage. At the altar the bridal party was met by the groom and his best man Lieutenant Edwin C. Adams of New Hartford, Conn During the ceremony of the double ring service, at which Rev. Dr. Peter c. Wright of Hartford, officiated. "Oh, Promise Me-" was softly played by the organist, with Mendelssohn' $ Wedding March for the reeessional. The bride wore a very handsome | frock of embroidered navy blue geor- gette crepe over white satin, with a l Florentine hat of corresponding shade She carried bouquet of pale pink ros- | es. Her only ornament was a pearl necklace, the gift of the groom. The maid of honor's modish gown of gray Georgette crepe with beaded tunic. She wore a gray hat, and her bouquet was pink carnations.
 An informal reception followed the | wedding ceremony at the home of MT. and Mrs Church on Broad street, where breakfast was served by the i Wauregan house. The decorations at | both church and house were simple, l but effective arrangements of palms l and cut flowers.
 The bride is a graduate of both the Norwich Academy and the Jewett Bus mess school, and since graduating 1 from the latter, has been doing secre- 1 tarial work with a local law firm. She | is the younger daughter of Henry E | Church and the late Charlotte Batty | Church. She is an active worker o1 the Central Baptist church. where she is secretary of the B. Y. P. IT., and is 1 well and favorably known in town.
 Lieut.. Post, who is the son of MT and Mrs. John Eli Post of this city after completing his course at the Nor Wich Academy, was in the office at the 1 Aspinook company, Jewett City, unti his enlistment July 24, 1917 with the 1 5th Co.,, Connecticut c. A. N G. He was ordered with this company to For
 Terry, N. Y, then to Camp Upton, tt the third Officers Training school where he received his commission as second lieutenant, Field Artillery, U. s A. In May, 1918. he was transferred to Camp Jackson, s. C., where he was commissioned first lieutenant At tho time of his honorable discharge iron the service on January, 1919, he Wa: adiutant of the 4th Regiment, Field Ar
 tillery Replacement Depot, U. s. A.
 The bride received an array of beau
 tiful wedding gifts. Lieut.. and Mrs Post left Thursday afternoon by au
 tomobile, on a brief wedding trip, aft
 CT which they will live in Norwich
 Lieut.. Post resuming his duties in tn
 office of the Aspinook company.
 Skewer- Darrow
 Miss Eleanor May Darrow, younges
 daughter of MT. and Mrs. Israel A
 Darrow of Linden street, New London
 and Frank Edward Skewer of Soul
 Manchester who were married at tn
 parsonage of the Montauk avenu
 Baptist church, New London, by Rev
 Welcome E. Bates, Sunday, Jan + will make their home in South Man
 chester.