The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-09-03

BRYNE- HAWKS
Former Bennington Girl Married Re.
Gently in ottawa, III.

Gently IN ottawa, w.
Brief announcement was made in
the Banner at the time of the cere.
mony of the wedding of Miss Helen
Hawks, daughter of the late S. b.
Hawks Of Bennington, and Theron j.
Byrne of Washington, d. G., and
which took place August "a in ottawa.
More complete details of the brilliant
social event are given in the following
from the Ottawa Free Trade Journal:
''At one OF the most elaborate home
weddings Of the year, Miss Helen
Hawks and Theron j. Byrne will be
united in MARI age tonight at O'Clock
at the home of the brides uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. San
ders, 429 Houston street. The beauti-
full colonial residence Of Mr. and Mrs.
Sanders has been elab0rately decorat.
ed in pink and orchid colored flowers
and banks of green fer the occasion.
AT 8 o'clock Miss Susette Jones of
Morris, cousin of the bride, will
play the wedding march as the bridal
party passes down the stairs and takes
] llltli Dlditct iAlLllt Ayudl ltS OduutISt
Jr., cousin of the bride, and Marylie
Mccarthy, the ribbon bearers, will
cCme first. They will stretch stream
ers of tulle, which are tied with pink
and lavender ribbons, and lunches of
flowers every few feet through the
hallway, the living room and the din
ming room, forming an aisle to the al.
tar where the ceremony will be per.
formed
The little flower girl, Miss Barbara
Jordan and the ring bearer Douglas
Hawks Jr., OF Grand Rapids, Mich,
nephew of the bride, will come next
The maid of honor, Miss Gertrude
Pinkerton of Peoria, will follow them,
walking alone, The birdie will come
in on the arm of her uncle, Charles
A. Sanders, who will give her in mar
riage At the altar she will be met
by the groom and his best man. Leigh
ton YeutZer of Chicago Heights, who
with the officiating clergyman, Rev
G. W. F'arrar OF Christ Episcopal
church, will enter the dining room
from a rear door The full ring serv.
ice of the Episcopal church will be
used for the marriage.
The gowns of the bridal party are
among the most beautiful ever seen
here. Miss Hawks will wear white
duchesse satin gown trimmed with
hand embroideryand drapes of prin-
cess lace on the front of the bodice
and sides Of the skirt Her court
train, which falls from the shoulders
is of plain satin. The tulle veil is
made cap fashion with pointed coro
net of princess lace at the front. She
will carry a shower bouquet
Miss Pinkerton will wear a frock
of orchid tulle made over an under
derdress OF silver lace. A buffoon
skirt of tulle win be topped off by
large butterfly sash OF the same ma
terial, one end of which forms a min.
iature train. She will carry small,
old fashioned bouquet of all kinds and
colors of garden flowers.
"The ribbon bearers will be dressed
in white, the boy wearing a white suit
and the little girl a white lingerie
dress with PINK bows. Tiny Barbara
Jordan, the 3-year-old flower girl, will
wear a pale green crgandie frock and
will carry a white garden hat, which
will be swung to her arm by a green
tulle streamer and bow. The inside
of the crown of the hat will be filled
with all colors of sweet peas The
ring bearer will wear suit made with
blue velvet trousers and a white
blouse.
Following the ceremony an inform
al reception will be held after which
a supper will be served in the living
and made into a dining room for the
occasion. The decorations through.
out the house are very elaborate and
among the most beautiful ever seen
in Ottawa. A trunk full of very fine
gladioli were brought by George
Hawks, an uncle Of the bride, from
his home in Bennington, Vt, to use
for decorations, and hundreds of the
same kinds of flowers raised by Hi
nois flCrists added to these make tie
floral showing one of the most beau
tiful ever seen in the city
"Mr Byrne and his bride will leave
tonight for the north on a short hon
eymoon. They will return to Ottawa
before going to Washington, d. c., to
make their future home The bride
travelling suit is navy tricC tine with a
navy hat faced with jade green. Her
blouse is of jade green fichu cloth en-
broidered in oriental colors.
"The bride is the daughter of the
late Mr. and Mrs. S. b. Hawks of
Bennington, VT. Nine years ago, after
the death of her mother, she came to
Ottawa to make her home with her
.aunt, Mrs. Sanders, She attended the
Ottawa High school for two years,
school at Knoxville, from where she
was graduated. During her residence
in ottawa she has made a large cir
Gle of friends.
The groom is the second son Of
Mr. and Mrs c. ]. Byrne of First
avenue, He has lived in ottawa all
his life and is well known here. Dur
ing the war ne enlisted IN the army
and served overseas with the A. e. F.
Since receiving his honorable dis
charge from the service he has been
studying law in Washington, D. c.,
and has two years of his course to
complete.
"The out-of-town guests here to at
tend the wedding include Mr.. and