Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-25
fairfield
McGorrilI-E Butler


| The following item taken from Sat
".day's Press Herald will be of inter
| est to Fairfield people:
THE Central Square Baptist church
| will be the scene of an attractive June
wedding this evening Saturday when
Miss Bernice Butler, daughter of Mr.
Charles NJ. Butler of Dartmouth street
i (Portland), will become the bride Of
| Mr.. Virgil Courtney McGorrill, son OF
| Mr.. and Mrs. John III. McGorril, of
| Brentwood street. The ceremony will
| take place at o'clock and Mr. Milton
McGorrill. brother of the bridegroom.
will officiatc, assisted by the Rev. Ad-
olson Il. Lorimer. The double ring
service will be used.
Miss Dorothy G. Mitchell of Houlton
will attend Miss Butler rs maid of hon.
| or. will wear gown of rose and gold
taifeta with lcghorn hat. Her arm
bouquet will be of Orphelia roses. The
! bridal gown will be of white crepe
satin with veil of tulle caught with a
band of orange blossoms. Miss But
Ter will carry shower bouquet of
brides roses and valley lilies. Little
Dorothy Wallace will be flower girl and
she will wear dainty frock of organ
die in the pastel shades.
Garden flowers combined with ev-
ergreen will decorate effectively at the
church and also will be used at the
hoHse during the ceremony. Miss
Theresa WhittCmOre will play the
wedding marches. Mr.. McGorrill has
chosen Mr.. Jay r. Shcesley of Penn
sylyania to serve as best man, and the
ushers will be Mr.. Thaddeus Tilton of
this city, Mr.. Hugh Whittemore of
this city, Mr.. Ebcn Tileston of Dor
chester, Mass. and Mr.. George Par
fridge OF Cambridge. Mass.
AN informal reception will follow
the ceremony at the home of the
brides father Miss Eleanor Butler. a
sister of the bride, will have charge
of the guest book and also the gifts.
Miss Doris jackson will serve punch
and will be assisted by Miss Ruth Til
ton, Miss Ruth Wetsell, Miss Winzola
Crockett. Miss Ernestine Elgee, Miss
Eunice Day. Miss Florence Brown.
Miss Helen Martin and Miss Elva Phil
lips.
Mr.. McGorrill and his bride will
leave after the reception on short
wedding trip, the bride travelling in
a navy blue suit with trimmings of
gray and hat in harmony. On their
return they will make their home in
this city,
Mr.. McGorrill is former Fairfield
boy, Using here for some time, and at
tended school until some time ago he
went to Portland with his parents.
Miss Alice Ladd left yesterday for
the Profile House, N. H.. where she
will he employed in the gift shop with
Mrs. r. c. Taylor.
A meeting Of the American Legion
Auxiliary of the George o. Grover
Post No. IA will be held Monday aft
ernoon at Legion hall at $50 o'clock.
The department president. Mrs. Har-
riet T. Hume will be present. 1t is
hoped there will he a good attendance.
Mrs Harriet Hume of Houlton is
the guest of Mrs. w. Fl. Totman of
High street.
At this writing the condition of
Charles L. Holt, who was injured in
the automobile accident Friday. was
reported as being more favorable.
Rhoderick Macdonald Of Rumford
has come here for the summer and is
employed at the Lawrence bakery.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. H. Briggs have re-
turned from a short stay in Constan-
tine, Mich, where they were called by
the illness Of q relative.
Mrs. Lillian Totman Of Needham.