Wedding Ceremony Performed by Klan
Norwich Sun, Sept. 29, 1925
With full marriage ceremony except for omission of the word "obey" from the script, Miss Alta Mae Dickinson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dickinson, on 97 Ackley avenue, Johnson City [Broome Co., NY], and James H. Russell, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. James M. Russell, of Walton [Delaware Co., NY], an employee of the Binghamton Railway Bus lines, were married in full Ku Klux Klan regalia Saturday night at the fair grounds in Norwich [Chenango Co.., NY].
Attired in the robes of the order but minus the masks, Miss Dickinson and Mr. Russell passed between two rows of Klansmen stretching from head-quarters under the grandstand to the judge's stand. They were attended by four couples, similarly attired. The bride carried a bridal bouquet of 50 bridal roses. The ring ceremony was used.
A huge throng looked on as the Rev. Mr. Austin of Sherburne tied the knot in regulation style. Whether it is a Klan law to omit the word "obey" from the ceremony could not be learned. Music was furnished by the Klan band of Endicott.
Miss Dickinson is a former student of Lowell Business School of Binghamton and has recently been employed by the Central Flatiron Company of Johnson City. The groom operates the South Side bus of Johnson City for the railway company. The couple will live at 97 Ackley avenue, Binghamton.
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Walton Man Takes Johnson City Woman As Bride in Norwich
Binghamton Press, September 28, 1925
Miss Alta Mae Dickinson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dickinson of 97 Ackley avenue, Johnson City, and James M. Russell, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Russell of Walton were married in Norwich Saturday night by the Rev. E. Austin of Sherburne.
The bride wore a tap ensemble suit and carried a large bouquet of bridal roses. Mr. and Mrs. Russell will live at 97 Ackley Avenue, Johnson City.
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James H. Russell, Jr., Nov. 20, 1901 - Feb. 1986
Alta M. Russell, Sept. 5, 1909 - Jan. 21, 2001
Mr. and Mrs. Russell are buried in Vestal Hills Memorial Park, Vestal. Broome Co., NY
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