Putnam patriot., 1921-06-24
POMFRET SCENE OF
SUMMER WEDDING
Miss Grosvenor Is Married To
John Douglas Campbell In
Recently Restored Church
Hundreds See Lovely Ceremony Wed.
ne.day Afternoon

One of the prettiest weddings ever
seen in Pomfret was held IN the re-
Gently restored First Congregational
church on "Wednesday. when Miss
Charlotte Grosvenor. daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Benjamin Grosvenor. was
married to John Douglas Campbell.
This was the first ceremony of its
kind to take place in the remodelled
church. A great number Of people
were present. not only guests from
out Of town. but also many friends
from Pomfret itself formed BY The
Grosvenor family's years Of constant
association with the place. The altar
of the church was beautifully decor
ated with white syringa. sweet peas.
and peonies, while large punches Of
roses marked the various pews. AL
though the day was extremely hot. all
Of Pomfret's summer colony turned
out in gala attire and the picture Of
the bright dresses against the green
lawns presented a pretty panorama.
Long before o'clock the church
was crowded with people and when
the doors were closed there was only
standing room left. Some two hun
bred and fifty persons witnessed the
ceremony. The professional was the
bridal march from "Lohengrin." The
bride was preceded up the aisle by the
six ushers. Robert Feuwiek Jackson
and Chester II. Brown. fellow masters
with Mr.. Campbell at Pomfret School.
John J Whitehead. Jr. aud William
c. van der Lam of Ponfret. yelling
ton Henderson of Elko, Nevada. and
Charles Y. B. Cushman Of Washing
ton. ID. {. Miss Grosveuor's enly at
tendants were her little niece and
nephew. Miss Florence and Master
BENJAMIN, children of Mr. and Mrs.
John Grosvenor. The bride was given
in marriage by her brother. John ?.
Grosvenor. and Arthur c. Palmer OF
Pomfret acted as best man for Mr..
Campbell. The ceremony was per
formed by the Rev. ]. Spencer Voor'
hees of the Congregational church,
assisted By DIR. William Beach Ohm.
sted Of Pomfret School. the Episcopal
marriage service beng used. The
recessional was the Mendeissohn wed
ding march. Previous to the ceremony
George Gulsky. the we'll known organ
ist, gave a recital on the new organ
Among the various pieces he played
Meditation by Sturgis. and the
'Liebestod" from Tristan"
Miss Grosvenor was becominglS
dressed in a travelling gown of blue
taffeta with hat 70 match trimmed
with ostrich feathers. She carried
a large shower bouquet Of white roses
and maiden hair ferns. The little at
PENDANTS we're dressed in white.
Following the ceremony a reception
was held in the mair room of the Ber
Grosvenor Inn. Refreshments were
served in the dining room. Many PEG
nile sat under the large trees on the
lawn. Later in the afternoon Mr.. anc
! Mrs. Campbell left on their weddinl
trip. They have taken house II
/ Biddeford. Me, where they will re
main all summer. On their return t'
Pomfret they will make their home II
the Mathewson Cottage.
Mrs. Campbell Is one of the mos
prominent women in Pomfret, where
4 her family has lived for many genera
tions. On her mothers side she u
related tc the equally well known
Mathewson family, while her father
/ BENJAMIN Grosvenor. IL one of th'
I largest landholders and one of tbs
best known citizens in this part Of
New England. The Grosvenors arr
lineal descendants from the ducal fam
4 ilv of Westminster. and Esther Gros
venor. one of the original settlers o.
Pomfret. is their direct ancestor
Mrs. Campbell has been well known
as a singer and has made many pub
lie appearances throughout this see
ton of the country. OF recent year
she has devoted her time to teaching
Mr.. Campbell is also well known II
Pomfret, having been a master a
Pomfret school since the year 1902
where ne was head of the Frencl
department. He is a Harvard maj
and his original home was Londor
[ England.