Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-06-08
At Washington, d. C.

oh saturday evening at the Church
or the Covenant on Connecticut ave-
nue., Washington, d. c., occurred the
nuptials of Samuel Titcomb of Au-
gusta and Miss Laura Elizaheth
Smith of Washington. The ceremony
was one of the largest attended of the
early June season and is of particular
interest to many friends of the bridal
couple in this city and vicinity. After
honeymoon of about weeks dura-
ton at Atlantic City, N. j., Mr.. and
MRS. Titcomb will come to Augusta to
make their home.
Mr.. Titcomb is the son Of Mrs. Ida
s. c. Titcomb of sc Stone street. Au-
gusta, Me. He was graduated from
Cony High school and later Exeter
Academy. He then entered Harvard
University and was graduated from
that institution in three years. He
then took an extensive course at Har-
ward Law School. Completing his law
studies at Harvard he returned to Au-
gusta and has been practicing law in
the oftices formerly occupied by his
fahter and grandfather. He also is
president of the Titcomb Real Estate
Association.
His bride is member of the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution and
belongs to one of the pioneer families
or Maine. Her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Luther Webb Smith, whose home is in
Brooklyn, N. Y, were here for the
wedding.
The bridesmaids were Miss Lucy w.
T1tcomb of Augusta, Maine, sister of
the groom, and Misses Paulina B. Sa-
Din, Ruth Pantall and Marion Burgess
all of Washington.
Mr.. Titcomb's brother, William Cald-
Wen Titcomb, served as best man and
the ushers were Harold Kellogg of
Brookline, Mass, and Gilman L. Smith
and Paul B. Smith, brothers of the
bride and both from Brooklyn, N. Y.
The brides wedding gown was of
white fiat crepe, heavily beaded in
crystal. 1t was sleeveless, and of
moderate length, with beaded ties of
self material, which fell over the
shoulders and looped in back. The
veil was of white net. with a Russian
effect over the forehead, caught in
the back with orange blossoms, and
fell into a train some yards long. She
carried shower bouquet of brides
roses and lilies of the valley.
The matron of honor wore a frocI
of peach-colored georgette yelled with
powder blue georgette. with a peach.
colored horsehair hat and she carried
Ophelia roses.
The four bridesmaids wore blush
pink georgette dresses with tiny roses
appliqued here and there, and pinl
horsehair hats. They carried bouquets
of pink roses and blue delphiniums.
The church was beautifully decorat.
ed with ferns, palms, daisies and lilies
The bride entered to the strains OF
Mendelssohn Wedding March, and dur.
Ing the ceremony Mrs. Myra Marks
soloist of st. Margarets church, sans
1 Love You Truly" "At Dawning" and
o Promise Me-" The, ceremony was
the customary ring ceremony, saw.
That the word ''obey" was omitted In
favor of cherish"
After the ceremony the bridal party
attended wedding supper at the May.
mower Hotel. There were about 25 ir
the party and the supper was exqui.
sitely served, the table being set In
horseshoe shape around tiny sunker
garden illuminated by electric lights
and fragrant with flowers.
The grooms mother, Mrs. Lendal
Titcomb of Augusta, and his sister
who have been staying at the ORATOR
Hotel with Miss Lucy Titcomb, the
maid of honor. will return to Augusta
Immediately. The best man, William
Titcomb, though native of Maine
now is an instructor in the Univer.
sity of Illinois and arrived here only
the day before the ceremony. He has
been staying at the Mayfiower Hote
with his brother.
Although the bride has been ir
Washington for six or seven years
and was born ard educated in Brook.
lyn, N. Y, she can claim Maine as her
home since her father and mother
were natives of Lyman, Maine. and
she has numerous relatives in Kenne-
bunk, Kennebunkport, Saco, Biddefor6
and Alfred. The handkerchief carried
by the bride was of rare old lace, more
than SO years old, which was given
her by her aunt, Mrs. w. H. Cloudmar
of Kennebunk, Me.
She met her husband in 1915 wher
she went to Augusta to accept a posi-
tion in the State House there, and
when she came to Washington after q
year and half to accept a position in
the treasury department Mr.. Titcomh
made several trips to the Capital to
visit her.
During the last few years Mrs. Tit
somb has served as secretary to the
chief clerk of the treasury department
f. A. Birgfeld, though she also found
time to attend the George Washington
University here, where she took up a
course in home economics.