Marriages (July 25)

Miss Louise H. Whitman, daughter of the late Rev. R.B. Whitman former pastor of the First Baptist Church, became the bride of Frank S. Weeks, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Weeks, of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], at 8 o'clock Friday evening, July 14.  The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Norman Lawton at the parsonage in the presence of a small group of friends.  After a short wedding trip into the northern part of the state the couple will be at their home on Yaleville Road.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, July 20, 1944]

 

Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Weeks announce the engagement of their daughter, Louella Mae, to Pvt. Hugh A. Devine, U.S. Army, of Fort Belvoir, Va.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, July 27, 1944]

 

Miss Velma Marie Jacobson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Jacobson, of Sidney [Delaware Co., NY], and Arthur James Riggs, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Riggs, Sidney, were married Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Congregational Church by the Rev. Charlton Opdyke.  The bride was attended by Mrs. Margaret Smith, Sidney, as matron of honor, and Lester Simmons, of Bainbridge, cousin of the bride, was best man.  The ushers were Wallace Stewart, of Oneonta, a cousin of the bride, and Gerald George, of Sidney.  The bride wore a full length gown of white marquisette with a sweetheart neckline, long sleeves and long train.  Her fingertip veil was fastened to the head with a tiara of orange blossoms and she carried a bouquet of white roses and babies' breath.  The matron of honor wore a full length aqua dress, had a tiara of Calvin roses and a bouquet of the same flowers.  The bride was given in marriage by her father, Edward Jacobson, Mrs. Harold Tyson played the wedding music and Mrs. Josiah Jones sang "I Love You Truly" and "O Promise Me."  The church was decorated with hydrangeas and other flowers.  A reception was held at the church parlors following the ceremony. The bride and bridegroom are both employees of Scintilla and will reside at 42 Willow street.  Mrs. Riggs is a graduate of the Laboratory of Technology at Northwestern Institute and Mr. Riggs is an ex-service man.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Aug. 3, 1944]

 

Miss Josephine Strickland, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Strickland, of Vallego, Calif., was married to Ivor Bosket, Pharmacist Mate Second Class, U.S. Navy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Merle Bosket, of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the home of the bridegroom.  The double ring ceremony was performed by the Rev. George N. Underwood, of McClure, before a V-shape flower arrangement of pink and white phlox and hydrangeas.  The bride wore a white jersey gown with a finger tip veil held in place by a tiara of seed pearls.  Her colonial bouquet was of red roses.  Mrs. Frank Delello, Jr., matron of honor, wore a blue taffeta gown with blue and white accessories and a colonial bouquet of pink roses.  Earl Neidlinger, Mo.M.M. 3/C, U.S. Navy, acted as best man.  Mrs. Bosket, mother of the bridegroom, was attired in rose-beige with black accessories and a corsage of yellow rose buds.  A reception was held at the house following the ceremony for members of the immediate family.  A three-tiered wedding cake, flanked with white tapers, centered the bride's table.  After a short wedding trip to Oquaga Lake, the couple left for New York City where they will make their home.  Petty Officer Bosket, who has served with the Navy for two years, has been in many theatres of war.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Aug. 3, 1944]

 

On Saturday, July 29, at 4 o'clock, Miss Mary Herron Fairbanks, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis B. Fairbanks, of Bainbridge [Chenango Co. NY], was married to William Ernest Fairbanks, of New York.  The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Roehlf Brooks in the Chantry of St. Thomas Episcopal Church Fifth avenue, New York, which was decorated with white gladioli.  Miss Helen E. Fairbanks, sister of the bride, was bridesmaid and Ernest Mortensen, of Washington, D.C., was best man. The ushers were all from New York.  The bride, who was give in marriage by her father, wore a street length gown of aqua crepe with matching hat and shoulder veil of tulle, and a corsage of white butterfly orchids.  The bridesmaid's gown was of dusty rose crepe with a flower hat and corsage of gardenias.  About 70 guests from New York and Washington were in attendance.  Mrs. Lawrence Bradshaw, Miss Ruth LeCaro and the bride's father and mother from Bainbridge also attended.  Following the ceremony a reception was held at the Columbia University Club.  Later the bride and groom left for Martha's Vineyard, Mass.  The bride, a former Assistant administrator in the division of drugs and cosmetics of the Office of Price Administration in Washington, D.C., has received degrees from Swarthmore college and Columbia University.  In September she will become Associate Professor of Government at Columbia University.  Mr. Fairbanks, a graduate of the University of Florida, is a practicing lawyer in New York and the attorney for the Lipton Tea Company.  After Oct. 1, Mr. and Mrs. Fairbanks will be at home at 425 Riverside Drive, New York.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Aug. 3, 1944]