Marriages (Sm, So)

 MHD Collection

 

Mr. Leonard Smith and Mrs. Edna Baker, were united in marriage Saturday at 4:30 p.m., in the Baptist parsonage by the Rev. Louis Falk.  After which they went to Windsor where Rev. Robert Moore of the Episcopal Church blessed them in a service at the Manse.  Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Manning of Binghamton, sister of the bride were their attendants.  They spent the weekend with the bride's mother, Mrs. A.D. Bresee at Binghamton [Broome Co., NY].  Their many friends wish them much happiness.  [MHD notation:  Jan. 17, 1942]

 

Miss Mary Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clair Smith, of this village [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY], became the bride of Vic Millus, son of Joseph Millus, of Forest City, Pa., Sunday afternoon, in the rectory of St. Anthony's Church in Forest City. The Rev. B. Paukstis performed the ceremony.  The bride wore a street length dress of Alice blue crepe with black accessories.  Miss Helen Millus, of Forest City, sister of the bridegroom, was maid of honor.  Henry Yenson, of Bainbridge, served as best man.  The bride is a graduate of the Bainbridge High School and was a member of the girls' basketball team.  She is employed at the American Plastics Corporation.  The bridegroom is a graduate of Forest City High School.  While in school he was very active in all sports.  Since Mr. Millus' arrive in Bainbridge, he has been prominent in basketball and baseball.  He is employed at the Dry Milk Company.  [MHD notation:  Feb. 11, 1940]

 

At noon on Saturday, Sept. 20, the Elm Park Methodist church of Oneonta [Otsego Co., NY] was the scene of a pretty wedding when Miss Ruth Marion Soules, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Soules of Sidney [Delaware Co., NY], was united in marriage to Russell Campbell Germond, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur E. Germond of Jefferson avenue, Oneonta.  The ceremony was performed by Rev. Roger B. Glazier, pastor of the church.  The bride was dressed in a street-length dress of aqua velveteen with burgundy accessories, and wore a corsage of talisman roses.  Mrs. Merton Barnhardt, acting as bridesmaid, was dressed in tobacco brown velveteen with black accessories and wore a corsage of white rosebuds.  Mr. Stuart Butler, cousin of the groom, acted as best man.  The bride's gift to the bridesmaid was a gold necklace and the groom's gift to the best man was a gold watch chain.  The bride's mother was dressed in black velvet with black accessories.  The groom's mother was dressed in grey with black accessories.  The church was beautifully decorated with gladioli, dahlias and fall flowers.  The organist, Mrs. Floyd Baker, played several selections including Lohengrin's wedding march, Shubert's Avia Maria, and At Dawning, played with chimes.  Following the ceremony, a reception for the family and close friends was held at the Germond home, with 35 guests present.  A buffet luncheon was served, including a bride's cake.  Following the reception, the happy couple left on a trip to the northern part of the state and the New England states.  The bride's going-away outfit was of moss green with brown accessories.  The bride is a graduate of Sidney High school and Cobleskill State school.  The groom is a graduate of Oneonta High school and attended Hartwick College two years.  they are both employed in the Scintilla Magneto factory in Sidney.  Upon their return from the trip, they will make their home in Oneonta.