Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-09-02
LOGAN-LANDON
Beautiful Outdoor Wedding mt Caspian
Lake, Witnessed by Summer Colony


A wedding OF interest to large cir
Gle of friends solemnzed at the sum-
mer home of Mrs. Sealand Whitney Lam
don at Caspian Lake. Greensboro, when
Helen Weeks, younger daughter Of Mrs.
Landon and the late Professor Sealand
w. Landon of Bordentown. n. j., was
united in marriage to Harry Arthur Lo-
gan who is associated with Lewis A.
Riley, end, consulting mechanical and
gas engineer of New York.
The ceremony was performed on the
afternoon of Wednesday. August 25th. at
| five o'clock, in cedar grove, natures
cathedral. an ideal setting, the vaulted
| blue of the sky, the carpet of grass and
| moss. with the clear waters OF the lake
and the surrounding fields and hills form
ing the background. 1t was a scene that
will lnger In the memory of those present
! as distinctive and charming.
The BRIDE who, has been a pet of the
summer colony since childhood, was never
more lovely than when she appeared
| through an avenue of cedars, gowned in
white taffeta with a scarf of chiffon
| draped from the shoulders and caught
at the waist line, the ends falling near
| ly to the hem of the short skirt and edged
with rare Spanish gupure lace. which had
! adorned the wedding gown of the brides
mother. The veil. which also was worn
! by her mother and three other members
of the family successfully, was caught
| closely about the head with a spray of
oranges blossoms and fell over court
train of the taffeta, which hung from the
| shoulders She carried shower of white
sweet peas and bride roses. Her only
ornament. a gift Of the groom. was a
! bar pin of platinum and gold set with
! solitaire diamond and pearls. Her mo-
ther, who accompanied her and gave her
| away, was In white crepe de chine,w it'll
a bouqet Of lavendar sweet peas.
They were preceded by six little flower
| girls. all IN white. children in the cottage
colony. Adele Eichelberser and Jean Car
| ter of Washington. u. G.. Charlotte Bean
and Helen Stebbins Of Brooklyn. \. Y.
Virginia Peasants, Upper Montclair n.
b. and Ruth Miller. Palisades, n. J. They
Carried a garland of ground pine inter-
woven with golden-rod. Emerging from
the cedars they separated and formed
an aisle through which the bride and
her mother passed. preceded by her only
attendant, her sister, Miss Mary Louise
| Landon, attired in gown of orchid geor-
Gette and carrying a cluster of pale yell
low chrysanthemums. They proceeded to
a chancel formed Of cedar trees. where
they were Joined by the groom and his
brother, Richard w. Logan, who acted
as best man. The flower girls then came
together In front, forming an altar rail
Of the garland.
From the grove, before and during the
ceremony were heard the sweet strain,
of music, voice violin and cello. Cap
tain and Mrs. Horace H. Landon and Cap.
tain Sealand Whitney Landon and Miss
Lucy Lowell, accompanied by Mr.. Charles
f. Johnson, of Toledo, Ohio. formerly
organist at Kings Chapel, Boston. con
| tributed this bit OF harmony to the fiesta
| occasion,
The marriage service WAS performed
by the Rev. Charles +. Carter. ID. ID.
pastor of the First Congregational Church
Of Hartford. Conn. a long time frienc
and former pastor of the family durtnf
the years when Burlington. was theil
home The Rev. e. V. Gordon. pastor
, of the Congregational Church OF Greens
| boro. assisted.
The wedding was as simple and quie
as possible. the guests including only thu
near relatives of the bride and groom
and the friends In the Immediate neigh
borhood who have spent so many hap
by summers together.
J Those Of the family attending and GU
of town guests included Captain and Mrs
. Horace ". Landon, of Boston. Captain
3 Sealand Whitney Landon OF Worcester
Q Mass. Mr. Hiram Il. Weeks OF st. Adams
grandfather Of the bride. Mrs Ernes
W. Roberts and daughter. Miss Deal
Roberts, of Washington, d. c., Col
Thomas d. Landon and daughter. Mar
garet Of Bordentown, N. j., Col. Ian
. don is principal Of the Bordentown Mil
tary institute of Bordentown. N. j.. wit
whom the brides father was associate
for twenty-five years. Others presen
were Mrs. II. V. Logan of Scranton, Pa
mother of the groom. Richard w. Loga
and Misses May and Lucie Logan, hrothe
and sisters of the groom; Miss Ida Snyder
n Miss Lucy Lowell, Scranton. Pa Mr. an
a Mrs. willard Springer. of Wilmington
Del: Lewis b. Stillwell, Lakewood. \
. j.; Robert Barrett, Yonkers. N. y; Nj
> and Mrs Herbert Merriam and Mis-
: Merriam. ,and-Mrs. j. h. Floyd. OF WaVe'
llyssM Y.