Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-05
MISS JESSIE GRAY HISLoP
 BEIDE OF DIR. JAMES S.

BTIDE OF DIX. JAMES Ss ALLEN
 John Porteous and his sister Miss Mary A. PorteoSs of Norwich, and their sister, Mrs Hugh C. Murray, of Willi- mantle. have returned from Auburn, N. Y, where they attended the wedding of their niece, Miss Jessie Gray Hislop, freuuent Norwich visitor. Mir. and Mrs. John B. Porteous of Portland, Me. MT. John Hislop of New London also at tended the ceremony, regarding which the Auburn Advertiser-Journal of July 1st said:
 One of the most beautiful weddings of the season took place at o'clock lost evening when Miss Jessie Gray His lop, daughter of Mrs. William Balfour Hislop of 11s South Street, became the bride of Dr. James Stephenson Allen of Geneva. The ceremony was performed at the home of the bride by Rev. Norton T. Houser, rector of St. Peters Episco- pal Church. this city, assisted by Rev Louis F. Ruff, pastor of Windemere | Presbyterian Church, Cleveland, Ohio, an uncle of the bridegroom.
 As the wedding march was played by Oltz.s Orchestra, the bridal party de scended the stairs and took their places beneath a bower of greens, peonies and roses, banked in the front of the par lor The Episcopa lservice was used The bride was given in marriage by her brother, Thomas Hislop One hundred and twenty-five guests witnessed the ceremony.
 The bride wore an exquisite imported gown of white lace with court train of white satin and a veil that had been worn by her mother and by her aunt. She carried a shower bouquet of white roses. Miss Emily Taber, lNaid of honor, i in a gown of flesh colored net over satin, carried pink roses. William A. 1 Allen of Geneva, brother of the bride gr;osn, was best man
 1 Mrs. Hislop, mother of the bride, was attired in a gown of orchid satin with silver lace. She wore a corsage bouquet of pink roses. The mother of the bride groo mwore black lace over white with yellow roses. The brides going away frock was of midnight blue taffeta- The house was decorated wi hthuge baskets of peonies md roses, in color scheme of pink and white.
 Following the ceremony a reception was held and then an elaborate dinner was served. During dinner and through out the evening music was furnished by i an orchestra.
 i The bride received many beautiful and costly wedding gifts
 I Doctor and Mrs Allen left for motor trip through New York State and New England and will be at home after Sep. tember Is, at 423 Main Street, Geneva l Guests were present from Portland
 Norwich, WiIlimantic, Cleveland Wash ington Syracuse, Gorham and Geneva
 Mrs. Allen is well known in Auburn having been leader in social affairs
 She is a member of the Board of Mana
 gers of the Auburn City Hospital. Dur
 ing the war she was active in Red Cros:
 surgical dressings department. Her zea
 work and was assistant leader of tht
 in this work won for Miss Hislop higf conlmendaticn from Red Cross directors Doctor Allen spent 27 months in tht
 service during the war, fourteen month!
 in France. He went overseas as assist ant surgeon with the 3srd Division o
 the National Army and at the close 0.
 hostilities was chief sanitary officer o the authorization camp at LeMans
 France. with the rank of 1ieutenatn-col onel.s He has been practicing in Geneva for some time.