Sunday, May 11, 2014

Marriages (May 11)

Miss Dorothy Adams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward E. Adams, of Whitehall [Washington Co., NY], became the bride of K. Melancton Hoyt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hoyt, of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], on Saturday evening, July 20, at 8 o'clock.  the ceremony was performed by the Rev. William Frazer, in the First Presbyterian Church, at Whitehall.  The bride was given in marriage by her father.  She wore a princess gown of blush pink organza over net, with a shoulder length veil and carried a colonial nosegay of sweetheart roses and forget-me-nots.  The bride was attended by her sister, Mrs. Edwin Bigelow, of Fair Haven, Vt., who was gowned in ice blue net and carried pink sweet peas.  Eloise Dorothy Bigelow, niece of the bride, was flower girl.  Kenneth Hoyt, of Binghamton, a brother of the groom, was best man.  The ushers were Robert Adams and Edwin Bigelow.  A reception for the immediate families followed at the home of the bride's parents, after which the couple left for a motor trip through the New England States.  Mrs. Hoyt has been for several years a member of the faculty of Bainbridge High School.  On their return the couple will make their home in Bainbridge, where Mr. Hoyt is associated with the American Separator Company.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, July 25, 1940]

A beautiful wedding took place, Thursday afternoon, August 1, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leland J. Silvernail, of Otego [Otsego Co., NY], when their daughter, Marion Elizabeth, became the bride of William Donald MacPherson, son of Mr. and Mrs. William V. MacPherson, of this village.  The ceremony was performed by the Rev. George E. Youngs, of Unadilla, with the bridal party standing under an arch of hydrangea blossoms and ferns.  The bride was attended by her sister, Mrs. Ray Sherburne, of South  New Berlin, and the groom by her brother, Fenton H. MacPherson, of Bennettsville.  The bride wore a dress of navy blue sheer with white accessories and carried a bouquet of white roses and baby's breath. The bridesmaid wore a dress of powder blue crepe with white accessories and the bride's mother wore flowered chiffon with white accessories.  The bridegroom's mother was attired in a dress of blue print crepe, also had white accessories, and wore a corsage of pink and white sweet peas and baby's breath.  The couple will be at home to their friends at 32 Tyler street, Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY].  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Aug. 8, 1940]

Miss Erma Louise Garlow, of Bennettsville [Chenango Co., NY], and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Garlow, of Deposit [Broome Co., NY], was united in marriage to Richard Orman DeLong, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin DeLong, of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], Thursday evening, in the parsonage of the Congregational Church, at Greene, with the Rev Wood performing the ceremony.  The couple was attended by the bridegroom's parents.  Mrs. DeLong attended Oxford High School.  Mr. DeLong is a graduate of the Bainbridge High School and has a position as bookkeeper with Charles Eldred and Co., of Bainbridge.  The newlyweds will make their home in Bennettsville.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Aug. 8, 1940]

Miss LaVern Watson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Watson of 1209 Summit street, McKeesport, Pa., became the bride of William Richard Moffitt, of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], and the son of Mr. and Mrs. S.R. Moffitt, of Wilkensburg, Pa., in a service at 7:30 P.M., Saturday, Sept. 14, in the Coursin Street Methodist church, with the Rev. S. John Wylie, of Dogelville, and the pastor of the church assisting before an altar appointed with candles, white flowers and cibotium fern.  A quarter hour of organ music preceded the service.  The bride chose a gown of frost-white taffeta with fitted bodice, bracelet length sleeves net yoke and full length square cut train.  Her veil of net fell from a Queen Anne bonnet and her only jewelry was a three strand necklace of pearls, the gift of the bridegroom.  She carried a bouquet of white roses, lilies of the valley and orchids. She was attended by Miss Martha Watson, her sister, as maid of honor and by Miss Virginia Fawcett and Miss Hazel Fawcett, of McKeesport, Pa., Miss Virginia McBride, of Wilmerding Pa., and Miss Dorothy Moffitt, of Wilkensburg, Pa., a sister of the bridegroom, as bridesmaids.  The best man was James G. Richardson, of Brooklyn, and the ushers were Arthur Watson, brother of the bride, Harold R Letner, Harry W. Guenther, and Charles A. Bishop, of Pittsburgh.  The bride's attendants wore similar gowns of taffeta with full skirts and sweetheart necklines accented by pearl clips.  The maid of honor wore rhumba green and the bridesmaids appeared in acadia rose. They wore ribbons in their hair and covered sheaves of mixed fall flowers.  The bride's mother selected a dinner gown of river blue with gold trim and had a corsage of yellow roses.  Mrs. Moffitt wore a gold gown and had a corsage of Talisman roses.  A reception at Jacktown Hotel for members of the bridal party and the families followed the service  The coupe left by plane for New York City. They expect to be at home after Oct. 1 at 28 South Main street, Bainbridge. Mr. Moffitt is employed as a chemist at the Casein Laboratory in this village.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Sept. 26, 1940]

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