Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Marriages (July 24)

A very pretty wedding took place in the Bainbridge Methodist church Saturday morning, May 3, at 10 o'clock when Miss Margaret Claudine Wilcox, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson E. Wilcox, became the bride of Clinton Stead Wilcox, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert C. Wilcox.  They were married in the presence of the immediate families of the couple with Rev. George N. Underwood, pastor of the church, officiating.  Mrs. Newton Hovey played the Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin as the couple entered attended by Miss Mildred Wilcox, sister of the bride, and Newton Hovey.  The bride wore a beige suit with navy accessories and a corsage of talisman roses and grape hyacinths and her attendant wore a red suit with navy accessories and a corsage similar to that of the bride.  Following the ceremony the wedding breakfast was served at Aldrich's Garden lodge on the Norwich road.  Mrs. Wilcox is a graduate of the Bainbridge High school, Elmira college and Syracuse university and is the librarian at the Bainbridge free library.  Mr. Wilcox is also a graduate of the Bainbridge High school and the RCA institutes of New York city.  He holds a position with the manufactured products division of the Borden company in Bainbridge.  After their honeymoon in New York city Mr. and Mrs. Wilcox will reside at 45 South Main street, Bainbridge.  There were several prenuptial parties for Mrs. Wilcox at which many nice gifts were received....[LMD notation:  1941]

Miss Ruth Louise Taylor, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Taylor, of East Guilford [Chenango Co., NY] and Conrad William Schlafer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Schlafer, of Guilford were married Saturday noon at the home of the bride.  The double ring service was performed by Rev. Ralph Gamewell, pastor of the Presbyterian church at East Guilford.  The bride was charming in a white shadow lace dress, floor length, finger tip veil fastened to a coronet of orange blossoms and pearls.  She carried an arm bouquet of Johanna Hill roses, yellow daisies tied with yellow ribbon.  Her maid of honor was Miss Evelyn Schlafer, sister of the groom, and the best man was Clinton Taylor, brother of the bride.  Miss Schlafer chose a long dress of peach sheer and carried an arm bouquet of peach gladiolas tied with peach colored ribbon.  Mrs. Taylor, mother of the bride, wore a blue dress and a corsage of roses.  Mrs. Schlafer, mother of the groom, chose a rose colored dress and a white corsage.  The bride's traveling dress was a navy blue print with white accessories.  In order that the wedding music might be played by the bride's brother, Clinton, whom she also wanted to act as best man, he went to Binghamton where he played an electric organ and records were made of "O, Promise Me." which he also sang.  The Wagner and Mendelssohn wedding marches which were used for the processional and recessional, were also transcribed by Mr. Taylor at the organ.  The bride's gift to the maid of honor was a double string of pearls and the bridegroom gave a tie set to his attendant.  After the reception, a wedding breakfast was served by Ward Aldrich of Rockwells Mills at the home of the bride's parents.  Mrs. Schlafer is a graduate of the Sidney High school, class of '37.  She was given three showers, one by friends in the Scintilla, another by Mrs. Thomas Joyce, and the third by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Schlafer of Guilford.  Mr. Schlafer is a graduate of the Guilford Central school and is employed in the Scintilla. Returning from a wedding trip they will reside in a new apartment in the house of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Taylor, parents of the bride.  [LMD notation:  June 15, 1941]

Miss Ruth Harriet Hager, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.F. Hager, of Masonville [Delaware Co., NY], became the bride of Maurice G. Hayes, of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], step-son of Mrs. Jessie R. Hayes, of Sidney Center, Friday afternoon, August 22, at 2 o'clock in the Presbyterian Church at Masonville.  The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Harold Hammer.  A violin solo, "I Love Your Truly" and two vocal solos "O Promise Me" and "Sweetest Story Ever Told" were rendered by Archie Wood, a brother-in-law of the bride, accompanied by Mrs. Dransfield Hamilton, of Elmira.  The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, wore a gown of white marquisette with a finger tip veil and carried a bouquet of white gladioli and gardenias.  Mrs. Archie Wood, sister of the bride, who was matron of honor, was attired in blue mousseline de soie and carried yellow gladioli.  The bridesmaids, Miss Grace Hager, sister of the bride, and Miss Elizabeth Finch, a cousin of the bridegroom, were dressed in pink mousseline de soie and carried bouquets of garden flowers.  The flower girl, Barbara Scott, a cousin of the bride, wore white organdy and carried a basket of garden flowers.  Charles Hager Jr., was ring bearer.  Edgar Hayes, brother of the bridegroom, was best man and Dr. O. Kahlenberg and Charles Hager, a brother of the bride, were ushers.  The mother of the bride was dressed in pale green and the mother of the bridegroom chose a green and white sheer print.  They both wore corsages of gardenias.  Following the ceremony there was a reception held at the Hager home after which the couple left on a motor trip through northern New York.  The bride's traveling costume was steel blue with dubonnet accessories.  The bride is a graduate of Bainbridge High School and the Presbyterian Hospital of New York City, and for the past six years has been school nurse at the Bainbridge School.  The bridegroom is a member of the local firm of Thorp and Hayes who operate a truck body and wood working plant.  Following the wedding trip they will reside in Bainbridge.  [LMD notation:  1941]

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