Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-06-10
MISS RUNY0N BRIDE
OF CHAS. B. GAYLORD

The marriage OF Miss Anna Ruth
Runyou. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
George ID. Runyon. of High street.
and Charles Brooks Oakford. of
M~erchantville. took place yesterday
at the home of the brides parents in
High street at 6 o'clock.
The house. which was decorated
by the local Red Cross Motor Corps
members, of which the bride is a
member, assisted by Mrs. Lambert
Hughes, was completely transformed
into a wilderness or roses. The front
windows were banked with a lattice
work of roses. over the walls of the
rooms myriads of roses climbed IN
p%rofusion. The chandeliers were
transformed into rose bushes and the
lights peeped out from artificial
buds. Tall pink candles completed
the garden effect.
A little after 6 o'clock the wedding
march played by Miss Alma Parsons
was the signal for the initial ppear
ance of the wedding party. Slowly.
down the front stairs came h menu
bers of the motor corps carrying the
bridal chain which formed the path
down which from the rear entrance
the bride upon the arm of her father
entered. In the meantime the groom.
accompanied by his twin brother.
Harry Knox Oakford. acting as best
man, had followed the motor corps
members anu SiDOu Ndillllk DtSlu6
Rev. Wilbert Westcott. pastor of the
Simpson NJ. u. church. who perform
ed the ceremony. Preceding the
bride was her maid of honor, Miss
Helen Runyon, a sister of the bride,
and her bridesmaids, the Misses
Clementine Smith and Marie Brown.
The bride made a charming pic
ture dressed in white satin trimmed
with embroidery and pearls with only
a platinum and diamond lavaliere,
the gift of the groom, as her only bit
Of jewelry. Her veil was fastened
with orange blossoms and lilies-of-
~the-valley and she carried a shower
bouquet of sweet peas, lilies-of-the-
valley and orchids. Miss Helen Run
yon, as maid of honor. wore a gown
of old rose satin and carried a bou-
quet of pink roses and blue blossoms.
The Misses smith and Brown as
bridesmaids were gowned in orchid
organdy and carried shower bouquets
of pink roses. h ushers were G..
Vincent Runyon and Harold Runyon.
Following the ceremony the entire
bridal party remained for a supper
which was catered by Day Of Newark
and was served In h dining hall.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Oakford left at s
o'clock n motored to Railway,
where they took a train for Niagara
Falls where they will spend part of
llClI N0tlhAh6 II
mer in Asbury Park, after which they
will live in Merchantsvilie. As the
bridal couple ran down the steps they
ran under a bower of pink satin rib
hons suspended by the members of
the motor corps and amidst a shower
of confetti and rice.
Many gifts were received by the
young couple from organizations to
which they belonged as well as per-
sonal friends One entire room was
reserved for the gifts which included
a wide range of articles from hand
painted sets through sterling silver
pieces, pictures and linens.
Guests were present from Newark,
New Brunswick Camden, Philadel-
phia, INTERCHANGEABLE, Red Bank. As
bury Park. Highland Park, Rocka-
way, Nutley, Poughkeepsie, N. Y,
New York. Westfeld, Oxford, Pa,
Franklin Park. Baltimore, Ridley
Park and Hollis, l.. l..