New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-06-10
BRILLIANT WEDDING
At 6 This EVENING
Dewitt Riley to Take Miss Helen
M. Eaton As Bride
CLEANUP CAMPAIGN COMING


Interest.
The first big social event Of the
postwar season in this town vii! be
Riley Eaton wedding this evening
when Miss Helen May Eaton.
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Stanley Eaton OF I55 West Main
street Will become the bride of De
Witt Atwatcr Riley, son Of Mrs.
Carrie ~. Riley of Berlin.
The wedding Will be sOlcmniZed in
the Conversational church at 6
o'clock. The pastor Rev. T.. c. Gill
lette will tic the nuptiAl knot and
use the double ring ceremony.
The bride will be uttircd in white
satin trimmed with tullc and carry
d shower bouquet of white bridal
roses and lilies Of the valley. She
will walk into the church on the
arm Of her father and be given in
marriage by him.
The matron of honor VIII be Mrs
Thclma Eaton Kent who will be at
tired in flesh cOlored georgettc crepe
trimmed with. white bead work and
carry bouquet Of pink roses.
The Misses Harriet Hird and
Ruth Ryder Of this town, Mrs. Ed
ward Lindstrom also of plainVille,
and Miss Emily Cone of Millington
Will be the bridesmaids. The young
women will be dressed in various
hues to make up pretty rainbow
color scheme as they walk into the
church. They all will carry shower
bouquets of sweet peas.
Leland Pierce Of New Britain will
be the sroOmsman.
The wedding music will be played
by Mrs. Frederick Bullen with
Mandelssohn's occasional and Lohen-
grin's professional marches being
used. The church is handsomely
decorated in white birch and oak
leaves
a reception will be held at the
home of the brides parents after the
ceremony. Mrs. Thorpe Of Water
bury will cater. The home is
trimmed with mountain laurel, maid
cnhair ferns, and red and white
roses.
The Sroom'H gift to the bride will
be beautiful dinner ring set
with aQuamarinc and four dia-
~monds The brides gift TO the groom
is II set Of diamond studded gold
cuff links. The groom's gift to the
best man is q bcavy black leather
wallet. His gift to the ushers, Eo-
land Hoerlc Of plainVinc, Albert
Scripture of New Britain, Dwight
Rogers and Norman RigelOW both Of
Berlin, and Robert HIATT of Meriden,
is Il silver pencil. The brides gift
10 the matron Of honor is Il hand
aomclE set amethyst brooch and to
tho bridesmaids a brooch set with
pearls
The young couple have received a
large number of beautiful and serv-
icoable gifts.
Miss Eaton is the Youngest
daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. Eaton. She
is native of this town and has made
her homo with her parents here.
She is a graduate of the New Britain
High school.
Mr.. Riley is Il young business man
OF New Britain where he is associated
with H. Dayton Humphrey in the
real estate and insurance business.
Guests will be present at the we'd
ding from all over the state includ-
ing New Britain, Mcriden, Hartford,
Waterbury, New Haven Bristol and
Bridgeport.
f'ean-' Campaign Coming.
+. l." BCnzon, NappOintcd by the
pl2inVille Business and Improvement
association to look into the matter.
after conference with Sclectman
johnson announced this morning that
the dates of juno II and is have been
selected as tho two days when the
town teams will collect rubbish of
all kinds and in all parts of tho town.
The campaign will be carried on as
in former years. The residents have
Just Il week to gather all their rub
Dish which has accumulated. They
are requested to have it neatly piled
in barrels, baskets, or other rCCep-
taclC5 and placed in the street in
front OF their homes. Ashes will not
be carried away by the town teams
but residents are asked to make
special arrangements with private
transfers in order that the cleaning
up will be thoroughly done.
The committee wishes it understood
that residents should not be afraid
PUBLIC NOTICE.
Tho SelectmCn Of the Town Of
Plain willie hereby give notice in 90