Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-17
In THE SOCIAL r
MISS LOUISE CR0WELL
WEEDS R. B. CR0WEll

In this busy season of weddings
and brides. hat which Will be re-
membered as the prettiest for many
years to come. took place last night
in the Presbyterian church when
Miss Louise Crowell. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Alfred Hall Crowell. OF
Rector street. became the bride OF
Reginald Buckley Crowell. son oil
Mr.. and Mrs. William Alexander
Crowell, of Metuchen. with over 500
relatives. friends and well wishers
Of the couple. c%rowding the pews
and aisles in anticipation Of the
event.
At exactly 8 O'Clock the couple
were marching down the aisle to the
strains of Lohengrin's wedding
march, attended by the matron OF
honor. the best man and six ushers.
TO the chancel. where. before the
embankment of ferns and flowers
arranged in basket effect. h bride
was given away in marriage by her
father, while the nuptials were said
by Rev. Frederick ID. Neidermeyer,
pastor of the church. assisted by
Rev. II. G. Mendenhall. of New York
city, an old friend of the family and
a former pastor of the church.
The brides dress was of white
satin with an o~verdrape of imported
rose point lace and her lace veil
caught in a coronet effect of this
same rose point lace. fell gracefully
over her white satin rain. The lace
was brought from France by her sis.
ter, a former war-worker in France,
and the veil. a cherished family pos
sessien. has been worn by even
other brides. Her arm bouquet OF
lilies of the valley, lavendar orchids
intermingled with the lace flowers
and was particularly beautiful and
the completing touch of her bridal
costume.
Miss Edith Hall Crowell as her
maid of honor and only attendant,
wore an afternoon gown of pale
crepe meteor looped with sashes of
a leafy green. Her bouquet was
made up rose pink camelias with
maidenhair fern.
Wesley Benner, of Metuchen, was
the best man, and the six ushers
included two cousins of the groom,
Howard Runyonu. of Hazleton. Pa;
Warren Randolph, Of New Bruins
wick; two brothers of the bride. j.
Malcolm Crowell. of Woodbridge;
H. Ramsay Crowell of Metuchen,
and two friends of both young peo-
pie, Dudley Wilson of New Rochelle.
and Crosby Clarkson of Metuchen.
Miss Susie II. Dixon, former or
ganist OF the Presbyterian church.
and now organist of Trinity Epis-
copal church in Woodbridge, played
the wedding march. Her delightful
program of selections began shortly
after 1880 o'clock with a March"
from Aida by Verdi. including Mel
ody of Love- by Engelman, Bridal
Chorus from Rose Maiden by
Cowan; Love Song" by Lassen;
'O'Celeste" from Aida by Verdi,
and "Mendelssohn's Spring Song"
the introduction of the third act
Lohengrin beginning just in
to play the parts preceding
Wagner's noted march and conclud-
.ng with Mendelssohn's wedding
march as the final triumphant num-
Der. Miss Dixon has long been a
friend of the family and the songs
were favorites of both the
bride and organist.
Only the bridal party and men,
ters of both families were guests
1t the wedding supper which fol-
lowed Immediately afterwards at
the home of the bride. Mrs. liver
Larsen was the caterer. The couple
left Immediately for Railway where
amidst a shower of confetti and
shouts from the numerous unbe-
known followers, they boarded the
train for New Orleans. for a two
honeymoon. They will re-
side in Metuchen.
The wedding is of peculiar inter-
est because although both of the
young people had the same name.
they were undelated. Mrs. Crowell
IS a graduate of the local high
school. class of '16 and her pleasing
voice has completed many delight
programs and concerts given in
the city. She is a pupil Of Homer
G.. Move. Mr.. Crowell was a men,
Der of the 7th regiment and later
served with the First Pursuit Group
of the eth Air Squadron in France.