Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-04
Berry-Hodgkins

very pretty lnIOfuldl nome wed
ding was solemnized Saturday morn
Ing at II o'clock when Miss Helen
ajmena Hodgkins. daughter of DR..
and Mrs. H. G. Hodgkins of Dalton
street, and Walter Drew Berry of
snringaeld, Mass, son of Mr.. and
Mrs leonard P. Berry of Houlton,
were united in marriage at the home
If the bride by Rev. Herbert L. New
NON using the double ring service.
Tbe bride was married in her going
away gown of rose taupe crepe de
chine trimmed with Irish point lace
and carried q bouquet of cream
white roses. The matron of honor,
Mrs, A. A. LaFleur of Portland, wore
light brown satin and carried yell
low chrysanthemums. The little
ring bearer, Miss Dorothy Wall
Goodwin, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
lbs. Goodwin, wore white silk or
candle with tiny blue flowers, and
carried the rings on a silver tray
which she presented to the bride
later. Mr.. Harold f. Hodgkins,
brother of the bride, acted as best
man and the ushers were Walter j.
Day and DIR. Allen Hodgkins,
brother of the bride.
Mr.. Cecil Daggett at the piano and
Mr.. Phillip Ely, violinist, played the
march as the wedding party wound
their way through the ribbon aisle
10 the parlors, and advanced to the
bay window where the ceremony was
nerformed in front of a bank of gar
den asparagus and hydrangeas. The
decorations throughout the house
were asparagus. ferns, chrysanthe-
nuns and hydrangeas, with bou-
ouets<of mixed flowers of the season
arranged tastefully around thesroom.
Following the ceremony an infor-
NAL reception was held, Mrs. Robert
Stewart being in charge of the dim
ing room. assisted by Miss Flora
Hartman and Mrs. Galen Sweet all
sorority sisters of the bride in Colby
College.
The guest book was in Charge of
Mrs. Carl Weber, and the following
out Of town guests were present:
Mrs. William F. French, Portland;
Capt and Mrs. A. B. Holt, ELS
worth; DR.. and Mrs. c. Z. Holt,
Bangor; Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Ber-
ry Houlton.
Immediately following the recep-
ton the bride and groom stole a
march on the young people by slip
ping quietly out of the house and
into an automobile all ready for the
wedding trip and thus Disappointing
those prepared with the usual
amount of confetti.
Mrs. Berry wore handsome
brown coat trimmed with badger fur
when starting away on an auto trip
through the White Mountains and
the Berkshire Hills, after which they
will be at home at 102 Belmont ave-
nue., Springfield, Mass.
Mrs. Berry is a graduate of Coburn
Classical Institute and Mason Instl-
tute Springvale, and attended Colby
College one year and is a member
of the Chi Omega Sorority. Since
her graduation Mrs. Berry has
taught Home Economics in the Pitts
field schools and in the Lawrence
High School where she coached the
basketball team. She was prominent
in athletics both in Coburn and Mas
son.
Mr. Berry is a graduate of Kicker
Classical Institute and Colby College,
member of the Lambda Chi Alpha
fraternity. and was very popular IN
Colby, being made manager of the
year book and played on the football
team. After graduation Mr.. Berry
worked for several years for the
Horace Purinton Construction COM
pany, and on Jan. list, 1925, entered
the employment of the New England
Telephone Company where he has
been rapidly advanced from one
position to another until he is now
assistant traffic manager of the New
England Telephone Company IN
Springfield Mass.