Norwich bulletin., 1920-06-18
WEDDINGS.
Huntington-Drake.

At o'clock Thursday afternoon, at the parsonage of the First Baptist church, Rev. George H. Strouse united in marriage William Lathrop Hunting ton, son of Mrs. Frank Futile, and Miss Doris SNIiller Drake, daughter of MT. and Mrs. William l. Drake, both of Norwich The bride wore a tailored suit of navy blue serge with taffeta hat to match. Immediately after the ceremony MT and Mrs. Huntington left for a wedding trip which will include the Thousand Islands, Montreal and Quebec
 The bride is a graduate of N F. A., class of 1913, and has since been employ ed in clerical work for a local fire insur- ance office and for the past two years with the Norwich Savings Society. The groom is an ex-service man, the we'd ding ceremony being performed on the anniversary of his return from France last year, and is in the employ of the Pequot Brass Foundry.
 On their return MT. and Mrs. Hunting ton will reside in a newly furnished home at 73 Elizabeth street.
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 Miss Doris Elizabeth Hall, daughter of Col. and Mrs. William Henry Hall of South Willington, and William Rhodes LeRoy Melee, son of MT. and Mrs. Will liam B. Melee of Providence, R. l., were married Thursday afternoon at o'clock at the Clara Hall Elliott Memorial church at South Wilmington by the pastor, Rev. Theodore Bacheler, formerly of Torring- i ton and Madison. The guests included a large number of relatives and friends, in- l cluding associates of the brides father in the state legislature. The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, was at tended Hon aa | maid of honor, and the bridesmaids were Miss Maude Hind of San Francisco, Cal, | Miss Doris Cobb of Boston, Mass. Miss Veronica Hewat of North Adams, Mass, and Miss Marguerite McBee of Provi- dence, sister of the bridegroom. The ring bearer was Frances Hall, sister of the | bride, and the flower girls. were her | cousins, Elizabeth Jones and Faith Rob- inson. F. Russell Smith of Norwich was | the best man and the ushers were Will | liam D. Holman of Manchester, Harold D. Scott of Providence, Frederic A. Bal i lou, Jr., of Providence, formerly of Hart l ford, and Gardiner H. Hall of South Wilmington, brother of the bride The church was decorated with mountain lau- rel and ferns
 1 Organist Albert Waite of Rockville fur. i nished program of music preceding the l ceremony, playing The Bridal Chorus
 from Wagner's Lohengrin and Mendel ssohn's Wedding March from A Midsum
 mer Nights Dream as the bridal part, | enterd and left the church. The bride | wore gown of Margot lace and heavily 1 beaded net, her veil of tulle being caugh
 with orange blossoms. She carried ;
 shower bouquet of ciel dor roses. Tn, maid of honor's dress was lowered chif ion in tones of orchid and peach and he, | T,aO hot friT | lace and orchird plumes. She carried
 bouquet of old blue la-hspur. The brides
 maids were dressed in orchid ergandi frocks, with taffeta hats to match, ant
 carried shower bouquets of Aaron warc
 roses. The ring bearer wore peach col
 ored organdie and the flower girls frock
 were of white organde with peach color
 ed sashes and white hats. The bride
 mother wore embroidered net and lac over brown taffeta, with lace hat, ant the dress af the bridegroom's mother va.