Thursday, April 3, 2014

Marriages (April 3)

Sayler - Lord:  A very pretty wedding occurred at the First Baptist church in this village [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY] Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock when Miss Sarah Lord, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Lord, of the East Side, became the bride of Lester Sayler, of Binghamton [Broome Co., NY], son of Mr. and Mrs. William Sayler, of Plainsboro, N.J., the ceremony being performed by the Rev. M. DeForest Lowen, pastor of the church.  The attendants were Miss Kathleen Franks, of the East side, and Donald Means, of Johnson City, and the bride was given in marriage by her father.  The ushers were John and Alvin Lord, brothers of the bride, both of Binghamton. The bride wore a white satin dress with a train, white hat and carried a bouquet of white roses.  The maid-of-honor, wore a blue lace dinner dress and jacket, a white picture hat, and carried a bouquet of yellow roses.  Miss Donna Hitchcock presided at the organ, playing a half-hour recital as the guests were arriving.  The processional was Wagner's Bridal Chorus, and the recessional, Mendelssohn's Wedding march.  Mrs. Lowen sang "At Dawning," preceding the ceremony.  The church was decorated with a profusion of gladioli, hydrangeas and golden glow.  The bride has many friends here where she attended the Bainbridge High School, graduating with the Class of 1932.  The groom is an electrician, working in Endicott.  A reception followed the ceremony after which Mr. and Mrs. Sayler left by auto for Endicott, where they will make their home.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Aug. 20, 1936]
 
Clark - Hartwell:  Miss Hilda Hartwell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Datus Hartwell, of this village, was united in marriage with George R. Clark, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Clark, also of this village, last Saturday evening, August 15, at 8 o'clock at the Baptist parsonage in Otego.  Rev. Moser, of the Baptist Church in that town performed the ceremony.  The couple were attended by the groom's sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Poltz.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Aug. 20, 1936]
 

 
 
Walter C. Jensen, coach and instructor at the Bainbridge Central School [Chenango Co., NY], was married last Friday afternoon to Miss Lula Langdon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Langdon, of Copake, N.Y.  the wedding was a very quiet affair and was held at "Langdonhurst," the home of the bride, with only the members of the immediate families in attendance.   The ceremony took place at 2 o'clock with the Rev. Thomas Falshaw, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Copake, officiating.  The bride wore a peacock green princess dress, with brown accessories and corsage bouquet of white roses, while her maid of honor, Miss Jeanne Stauffer of Bethlehem, Pa., wore a black embroidered princess dress, with a corsage bouquet of red roses.  Mr. Jensen's attendant was Charles G. Page of Brooklyn.  A reception was held at the home of the bride following the ceremony, after which the newlyweds left by automobile for a trip in the Adirondacks.  Mr. and Mrs. Jensen will arrive in Bainbridge Sunday and will take up their residence at the home of Mrs. U.C. Toby which they have leased for the school year.  Coach Jensen came to Bainbridge in the fall of 1935 as instructor of mathematics and in charge of the athletics at the Central High School.  He immediately became a favorite with the student body and has also won a host of friends outside the school circle.  He was graduated from Syracuse University with the class of 1935 where he was an all-around star in the athletic activities of the university, playing baseball, basketball, football and lacrosse. Mrs. Jensen has also been a student at Syracuse University.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Aug. 27, 1936]
 
James J. Evans, son of Mrs. E.W. Evans, of Providence, R.I. and Miss Lucile Gifford, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rowland S. Gifford, of Newark, N.Y. [Wayne Co.], were united in marriage, Tuesday, August 25th.  the wedding took place at the Baptist Church, Newark, at 11:00 a.m. with the Rev. Myers, pastor, officiating.  The bride's only attendant was her sister, Mrs. Walter Kinne, of Rochester.  Albert Lawrence, of Herkimer, fraternity brother of the bridegroom, was best man.  Mrs. Ida Salisbury was organist, and Miss Ruth Ellis, of Syracuse, was cello soloist.  Wearing a gown of white chiffon velvet, the bride carried a shower bouquet of white roses and lilies of the valley.  Mrs. Kinne wore flowered chiffon and carried blue delphiniums.  The bride's mother chose a gown of brown figured sheer crepe, and a corsage of Talisman roses.  The bridegroom's mother wore a blue chiffon gown with a corsage of sunburst roses.  Following the ceremony, a breakfast was served in the Wolfe tearoom, Newark, after which the couple left for an automobile trip.  They will be at home after Labor Day in Rutland, Vt., where Mr. Evans is athletic director in Rutland High School.  The bride, a graduate of Syracuse University in 1933, was affiliated with Delta Zeta sorority and Eta Pa Upsilon, senior women's honorary society.  She was a junior beauty, managing editor of the Onondagan, secretary of the junior class, a member of the senior ball committee and was an R.O.T.C. Sponsor.  Miss Gifford came to Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] in the fall of 1933 and during her three years' stay here won a large circle of friends.  She was very popular with the faculty and student body, and the "Echo," high school publication, was dedicated to her by the class of 1936.  Mr. Evans, a graduate of Colgate University in 1933, was affiliated with Phi Delta Theta fraternity.  He was a member of the football and baseball teams during his undergraduate course.  He came to Bainbridge following his graduation at Colgate, where he took over the coaching of athletics at the Bainbridge Central School, and also as instructor of mathematics, serving through 1934 and 1935.  In the spring of 1935 he resigned to accept a position in the same capacity at the Rutland High school, Rutland, Vt., "Jim" as he was popularly known here, was a favorite with the students and produced winning teams in football, basketball and baseball.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Sept. 3, 1936]

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