The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-02
DAvIS--LEACH.
Montpelier Seminary Graduate Bride OF
Former Teacher in the School.

|
An unusually attractive wedding, th'
first ever to have taken place in thu
Methodist Episcopal church of West
Burke, was solemnized at $3.50 in the
evening of June l3 when Miss Ruth
Mabel Leach OF West Burke became
the bride of Clarence Adelbert Davis
OF North Scituate, r. |. DIR. j. w
Hatch, principal of Montpelier semi
nary, performed the ceremony, assisted
by Rev. j. Q. Angel of Moultonville
m. H.
Miss Leach is graduate of Montpel-
ier seminary. She has also studied at
the University of California and Bos
ton university. Miss Leach has always
taken an active part in the social life
OF the town and is member of Eve
ming Star chapter of the o. 4. S. Mr..
Davis is a graduate from Brown uni
versity; Phi Beta Kappa man a
member of lambda Chi Alpha frater-
nifty. For six years he was an instruct
or in English and history at Montpel-
ier seminary and for the past year has
been principal of the Wilmington high
school.
The church was artistically decorat.
| ed with hemlock and mountain laurel.
Many yards of festooning were draped
about the church, being caught up
above the altar with beautiful wed
ding bell made of green moss and white
| daisies. Hemlock trees, lovely ferns and
numerous displays of daisies and roses
added 10 the woodsy effect of the scene
Ac Nhn atr - - Sc
wedding march, rendered by Mrs. " +.
Fail brother of West Burke. pealed
forth, six ribbon bearers entered and
formed the aisle leading TO the altar.
They were Misses Ruth f. Cole, Dor
othy j. Smith, Annie Gallagher, Grace
Richards, Clara A. Hill and Gladys
Thompson, all graduates of Montpelier
seminary. and Miss Thompson is now a
student at Middlebury college. The rib
bon girls were beeomingly dressed in
various colors of orgaudie. They were
followed by DR.. Hatch and Rev. Mr..
Angel, who passed down the opposite
side aisles and met in back of the altar
rail. Then came the groom accompanied
by the best man, Thomas G. Prince, a
student at the University of Vermont.
They went down the center aisle TO the
altar there awaiting the bridal party.
Ernest Winsor, John c. Bisbee, IT,,
Gordon Webster and Loren Jenkins, as
ushers, entered. followed by the four
bridesmaids, who were Miss Harriet
Davis, sister of the groom, gowned in
flesh colored satin with lavendsr
georgette drapings; Miss Evelyn B.
Hill, student al Boston university, |
gowned in turquoise satin with tur-
quoise drapings Miss Marjorie NJ. |
Hall, a student at Simmons college, |
gowned in green satin trimmed with |
silver lace, and Miss Bertha L. Silsby, |
gowhed in peach satin with peach |
georgette drapings. The bridesmaids |
carried gorgeous bouquets of pink
sweet peas.
Miss Abbie j. Smith of Boston. uni
vcrsity, maid of honor, then entered.
Her dress was of orchid satin trimmed
with silver streamers caught up by
satin roses. She carried a colonial bou-
quet Of lilies of the valley. Masters
Everett Abar and Mahlon Smith came
in bearing the wedding rings in the
heart of large pink roses. The flower
girls, Misses Pearl and Elaine Roundy,
prettily dressed in white. entered,
strewing roses in the path Of the bride.
who entered on the arm Of her father.
They proceeded TO the altar, where
they were met by the groom
The bride was beautifully dressed in
IVORY satin trimmed with satin lace.
She wore a veil of silk milene with
bridal wreath of orange blossoms. and
,arried a shower bouquet of bridal
-oses
As soon as the bridal party had tax
N their places Paul Howard Hatch Of
a student of Syracuse uni
'ersity, rendered. in his pleasing
manner. the solo. 20 Promise Ne" i
Then 10 the strains Of Mendelssohn's i
he bridal party marched out beneath ,
he arches of hemlock aud mountain I,
aurel
Immediately following the impress
i've ceremony reception took place |.
L the home OF Mr.. Leach on Maple
treet where a group of friends and !
elatives were gathered TO extend their /,
'ood wishes to the bride and groom.
The dining room and hall were attrac- :
iXely decorated with ground pine and
ink roses. A wedding cake adorned the ,
lining table and was served with ice I
ream to the 20 guests by Misses Annie {
nd Rita Gallagher, Dorothy Newman, \
'eatrice Chappell and Reginald Gal 1
lgher p
The living room, in which the nu- {
lerous presents were displayed. was o
ecorated with white daisies and ferns. '
Wedding bells were extended from the
eiling by ribbon streamers Mr.. and
irs. Davis we're the recipients Of many v
seful and beautiful gifts includ- 4
e cutglass, silver, linen. picksrd b
nina. pictures, money and pyrex, s.
howing the high esteem in which n
hey are held by their many friends Il
The bride and groom left amid al O.
iower Of confetti for their wedding
-ip. They viii be az home after Sept. IL
in Torringtop. Conn. where Mr.. Da =
IS has position ss teacher Of Eng II
n in the Torrington high school. The \
pod wishes Of the Montpelier semi !,
ary family" and the townspeople 20 Il
18th them.
There were many guests present =.
ON various towns in Vermont, :.
iends from Rhode Island and Massa-
lusetts.