The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-16
MISS JENNINGS
I WE'D SAT URDAY To
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Brilliant Social Event at Old
First Church
SUMMER COLONY PRESENT
Prominent Society People Attend
Ceremony and Reception
at Old bennington
SUMNER COLONY PRESENT

The summer colony at Old Benning.
ton, for the first time since war was
declared on the Central Powers OF
Europe, turned out in force Saturday
when at p m. at the Old First
Congregational church, Miss Eliza
beth I. Jennings, daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Philip B, Jennings Of Old Ben
nington and New York, was married
to Karl EEamlen Martin OF Benning-
ton
Some OF the summer homes at Old
Bennington have not yet been opened
for the season, but W tn characteristic
loyalty and appreciation of the gni-
fcance Of the occasion, a cons derable
number made the journey from New
York ana other cities for the particu--
lar purpose of being present at the
ceremony. SO many friends of the
contracting part es in Old Bennington
and Bennington village also respond
ed to inv tations that the auditorium
Of the historic church was comfort
ably filed
The decorations were simple but
effective. The high old fashioned al
tar was comp etely banked with palms
with a background of bridal wreath
and ascension lilies.
To the strains OF the br dal chorus
from Lohengrin, Mrs A. w. Varney
at the organ, the bridal party entered
the church from the vestibule. The
bride who wa'ked with her father,
8 n ~ nf
feta trimmed with cream lace. Her
veil of tulle was caught with orange
blossoms and she carried bouquet Of
III es OF the valley and orchids. Pre-
oeding the bride were two little nep-
hews, sons Of Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Steyens
The attendants. Mrs Edward Stew
ems Of New York. sister, and
Mrs. Leonard Outhwaite OF Old Ben
n ngton. a sster.in-law, also wore
Victorian gowns of taffeta, the form
er in light blue and the latter in
orchid, tn old fashioned bonnets.
and carried Colonial bouquets of
lilies Of the valley and resebuds.
The ushers wece James Il, Hayes
and Edward Stevens of New York.
Richards Kellogg and Leonard Outh-
waite Of Old Bennington, Byron c.
Foy of Detroit and Luther r, Graves,
End, of bennington.
AT the atar the procession was met
by the bridegroom and h S best man,
Harold II. Burtch of New York The
ceremony was performed by Rev Vim
cent Ravi-Booth, pastor of the church.
At 430 the-n was a reception at the
summer residence OF the brides par
ents. where the bridal party was as
sisted by Mr. and Mrs Jennings and
by DR. and Mrs Truman T. Martin of.
Buffalo. parents of the bridegroom.
Among the out Of town guests we're
Mr. and Mrs. William Martin and
Mrs. A. iB FIGHTER OF Bethlehem, Pa,
Mr. and Mrs,sGeorge G Morse OF Rut-
and. Mr.. and Mrs Guy T. Murray OF
Kew Gardens. Miss Mary Adams of
Springfield, Mass, leGrand Tibbetts
of Hoosick. Mrs. Jacob Miller of Ar.
lineton He ghts, Mr., and Mrs. F S.
Battershall. Mr. and Mrs. Ira Bar
rows. Mrs. George f. stevens and
George Il Stevens. Mrs f. NJ Borden,
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Jennings. Mr.. and
Mrs Hall p. Mccullough, Mr.. and
Mrs ! Nob'e Hayes. Mrs, Alice X
Cole and Miss de Wilde of New York,
Mr. and Mrs. H. w. Shields, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. c. Shields, NJ SIS Hart Shields,
Miss Ann Shields, William Leroy
Shields, Mr. and Mrs f. Q Lasel,
Mss Dorothy Lasell, Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Vail and the Misses VAIL
Miss CAROLYN Caldwell and Miss A. A.
Fongart of Troy.
Mr.. and Mrs Martin will res de 81
"Settledown," Old Bennington.
The bride has passed large por-
ton of her life 1t Old Bennington,
the community TN which her family
has been so prominently connected
for many years, She has been closely
identified tn the social activities OF
the Younger set of the summer colony
who will be pleased to know that sat
rday's event Is not destined to break
this associat on.
Mr. Martin is comparatively re-
cent resident Of Bennington, coming
here to take the direction OF the Mar
n.Wasp Automobile Manufacturing
company and through his business
coneot'ons has thoroughly estab-
l,shed himself in the community.
Incidentally, and as a fitting con-
clusion, it IS here stated that the
bride and bridegroom late Saturday
afternoon made their getaway over
the Colgate road for parts unknown
In a Wasp car VIII ch had been
thoughtfully decorated with the custo-
mary attachments in the shape or TIN
core and other annoyances provided
by loving friends on such occasions.