Putnam patriot., 1924-11-21
MISS ELLIOTT IS
 THOMPSON BRIDE
Oldest Daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Dexter Elliott Marries
 Malcolm K. Douglas
Lovely Autumn Ceremeny--Many
 Guests Are Present

At high noon yesterday, in the fine old Congregational church at Thomp. son, was solemnized one of the most beautiful autumn weddings of recent years. when Miss Frances Addoman Elliott, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dex- ter Elliott. one of the most popular young ladies in this section of the state. became the bride Of Mir. Nal celm Kenneth Douglas of Castine Maine. The ceremony was attended hy many guests from out of town, as well as many prominent residents of this part of Connecticut
 The ceremony was performed by the Rev. John N. Lewis, Jr.. rector of St. Johns church, Waterbury, and chap lain of Wesfover School. from which the bride was graduated two years ago. Mir. Lewis was assisted by the pastor of the church, Rev Mir Living ston.
 Miss Elliott was a beautiful bride. She was given in marriage by her fa- ther, Mir. Elliott. Her gown of white satin was heavily embroidered In pearl and crystals. and she wore full court train. Her tulle veil was crowned with rose point l..e taken from the bridal gown of her grandmother, the late Mrs. Henry Elliott. She carried a prayer book and wore no jewels.
 The Bridesmaids
 Miss Virginia Elliott was her sis- ter's maid of honor. The bridesmaids were the brides sister. Mrs. Charles van Brunt Cushman of Pomfret and Cambridge, and Miss Charlotte Smith of Boston. classmate of the bride at Westoyer. Both the maid of honor and the bridesmaids wore chiffon gowns of autumn colOrs in flame and beige. with large picture hats of brown tulle, They carried large hoa- quets of bronze eolored ehrysanthe- nuns.
 Mir Douglas had for his best man and ushers mostly members of his class of 1924. Sheffield, at Yale. All were members ef St. Anthony Hall. The best man Has Gilbert W. Chap man Of Woodmeae, E. l.. and the ush- CTS were Charles van Bruat Gushman, Harvard '25 Edward M. Greene of Huntingdon, Penn: William W. Ram dolbh. 3rd of East Orange. \. J., and Edmund Melhado of Kingston, Ja- maica.
 The bride gave her bridesmaids presents of Italian leather boxes, while the bridegroom's gifts to his ushers were leather billfolds.
 The "Lohengrin' and Mendelssohn bridal marches were played by Fred uriek W. Bailey of Worcester, who, prior to the ceremony. gave half hour recital, the numbers including q melody which was composed by Vice president-elect Dawes.
 A, Wedding Breskfsst
 Immediately after the ceremony relatives and intimate friends were the guests of Mir. and Mrs. Elliott at a wedding breakfast. Mir. and Mrs. Elliott were hosts to the wedding par ~ at dinner on Wednesday evening
 Later in the afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Douglas left for a wedding trip after which they will go to Buffalo. N. I., to live. Mir. Douglas Is employed there in the American Radiator Company. Mir. and Mrs. Douglas will be at home after January lst at 2g2 Huntington avenue. Buffalo.
 Mir. Douglas was graduated from Yale in June He served in the army in France in the Second Division, U. s. Marines Miss Elliott, who Is the oldest of the three daughters of MT. and Mrs. Elliott. has long been one of the most popular young women in the county. Following her graduation from Westover School. she took a course in nursing at the Massachusetts General Hospital, and has aided in many charities and philanthropies. Her sister, Miss Mary Elliott, became the bride of Charles van Brunt cush- man of Pomfret in June, 1924.