Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-13
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solomnized at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. John L.sKyle, Winter street,
WaterVille. Saturday afternoon at 4
O'Clock when their oldest daughter,
Miss Helen Irene, was given in mar
riage to Walter Gordon Swan, of
Dorchester, Mass. Rev. Herbert L.
Newman. of Colby College OBLIGATED
using the double ring service.
The bridal party descended the
stairs, which were banked with gold
en- rod and wild blue asters. Preced-
ing the bridal couple was little Mary
Weeks, the daughter of Prof. and
Mrs. Lester Weeks, who acted as
flower girl. and was very dainty in
| pink crepe de chine dress, and car
ried basket of blue bachelor but
tons and ferns. Next in line came
Miss Claire Kyle, sister Of the bride
| as maid of honor on the arm of AL
fred Swan, brother of the groom as
best man.
The bride was radiantly charming
in her dress of white taffeta with
l tulle trimming, wearing her veil
I prettily caught with orange blossoms
| and carrying a shower bouquet of
| white roses and lilies of the valley
| Miss Claire, as maid of honor was
very lovely in her gown of change
| able rose and gold taffeta with a con-
| trasting picture hat, and carrying or
child and rose sweet peas. The bride
| was given away by her father.
| The ceremony was performed In
| the living room against a setting of
| pink and white cosmos and white
| baby breath. Music was by Max
| CHM bollex's trio, and solo 20 Prom
Use Me-" was sung by Mr.. L. L. Cald-
wallader.
! The gift of the groom to bride was
| a triple necklace of pearls, and the
/ gift of bride to the groom was
| travelling case, brides gift to maid
| of honor was a cameo brooch set. in
yer link bracelet. The gift of the
groom to best man was a pair of
green gold cuff links.
| A receiving line was formed in the
| living room after the ceremony, con-
sisting of the bridal party, with the
| parents of the bride and groom. The
| ushers were Harry and Frederick
| Kyle, brothers of the bride.
The decora tons were in charge of
| Mrs. Howard K. Brown, of Clinton, a
| Chi Omega sister of the bride and
| We're very effective, the dining room
| being done in the brides sorority COL
| ors of cardinal and straw. with a
profusion of these colors artistically
arranged. Those serving in the din
| ing room were Doris Hardy. Hope
| Chase, Jean Cadallader, Dorothy
| Hannaford, Jean Watson, Mrs. L. L.
| Cadwallader and Mrs. Lester Weeks.
| Refreshments were frosted in cardi-
nal and straw colors.
The gift room was in charge of
/ q
ga sister of the bride and many gifts
Of gold and silver pictures, linen and
| mahogany were in evidence.
The guest book was in charge Of
Mrs. Herbert L. Newman, and among
| the guests numbering about rs the
| out of town friends were, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Kyle, of South Port
land; Mr.. and Mrs. Forest Farnham,
Rev. and Mrs. Walter Quarrington.
: of Pittsfeld; Mrs. Abbott Nelson and
daughter of Fairfield; Mrs. Edith
Pratt Brown and Mrs. D. D. Pratt, of
| Clinton; Evan Johnson, of Norwood,
Mass; Miss Marian Merrinaan. of
| Skowhegan; Miss Eleanor Taylor, of
| Jay; Misses Emma and Doris Tozier,
of Fairfield; Miss Dorothy Hanna
ford, of Winthrop; Mrs. Hope Chase,
| of Brownville; Miss Jean Watson, of
ton, and Miss Cornelia Adair, Of
Brownville.
| The bride graduated from Colby
College in '26 a member of the Chi
| Omega sorority and was also a mem
Der of the Kappa Alpha Dramatic
Club. y
The bridegroom graduated from
| Boston English High School and
School of Practical Arts, has been
two years announcer at WIZ station
| Hotel Brunswick, Boston, and is now
studio director in charge of broad
! casting from Hotel Kimball, studio of
| WBz, Springfield, Mass. After a
wedding trip to Canada, where they
will visit Montreal and other points
Of interest, returning through the
| White Mountains, they will take up
| their residence g. IS Federal Court,
Springfield Mass.
Many kilograms of congratulations
were received, among which were
those from the WIZ and WBZA ra-
dio stations.