Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Marriages (Ba) MHD Collection

 
Betty Babcock is Engaged:  Mr. and Mrs. Earl W. Babcock of 31 Fenton Avenue, Hillcrest, announce the engagement of their daughter, Betty Jane, to John F. Rohan, Jr.  The prospective bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John F. Rohan, Sr., of 24 Fenton Avenue.  Miss Babcock, a graduate of Binghamton North High School and of Ridley's Secretarial School, is employed in the advertising department of Ansco.  Mr. Rohan also was graduated from North High School and served with the navy in World War II.  He is assistant buyer of housewares for McLean's. [compiler note:  Hillcrest is a suburb community of Binghamton, Broome Co., NY]

Miss Mary Banks and Dr. Prince Danforth Married:  The marriage of Miss Mary Louise Banks, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. John Banks of Rochester [Monroe Co., NY], to Dr. Edward Prince Danforth of Sidney [Delaware Co., NY], took place at 4 p.m. on New Year's day at St. Luke's Episcopal Chapel at Rochester.  The ceremony was performed by the Rev. F.M. Winnie, rector of St. Luke's in the presence of Mr. and Mrs. George Gregg, cousins of the bride.  Mrs. Danforth is a daughter of Dr. John Banks and the former Velma Hill, both originally of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], whose families were among the earliest settlers in this valley.  Mrs. Danforth is a graduate of the University of Rochester following which she had post-graduate work for a year at the Sorbonne, Paris, France.  She had recently been a teacher of French language at the Bainbridge Central School.  Dr. Danforth is a son of Dr. and Mrs. Edward Danforth of Bainbridge and a brother of Dr. Elliott Danforth of Sidney.  He is a graduate of Colgate University and the Albany Medical College.  He obtained his hospital training as a resident intern at Bellevue Hospital in New York City following which he took a special course of study in diseases of the eye at the Royal Ophthalmi Hospital at London, England.  He has been associated with his brother in the general practice of medicine at Sidney for the past three years.  The bride and groom are spending two weeks in Virginia and points further south,  following which they will return to Sidney where Dr. Danforth will continue his practice with his brother, Elliott.  Dr. and Mrs. Danforth have taken an apartment in Unadilla [Otsego Co., NY]

Pratt-Barber:  A very pretty home wedding occured at "The Old Homestead," the pleasant home of Mr. and Mrs. John Barber, Wednesday, September 16th, when their only daughter Gertrude Amy [Barber], united her future with that of Bert Arthur Pratt, of Harpursville [Broome Co., NY].  The parlors were beautifully decorated with evergreens, ferns and flowers.  In one corner was a bower of evergreens, from which was suspended a pure white dove, and in back was banked Lilium Aunatum Lilies.  Promptly at two P.M. the bridal couple entered the parlor to the strain of the wedding march played by Mrs. Ansel Parker, where they were met by the Rev. Mr. Parsons, who with a few chosen words, prounced them husband and wife.  After congratulations and good wishes had been said, the guests were seated, while a bountiful repast was served.  The newly wedded couple received many tokens of love from their numerous friends.  The bride is widely known as a most estimable young lady, and the groom is a man of sterling worth.  Friends were present from Harpursville, Binghamton, Oxford, Greene, Norwich, Sidney, and So. New Berlin, who saw them start on their wedding journey following them as far as they could with rice and good wishes, trusting that the journey of life so pleasently begun might be continued long and prosperous.  


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