The first marriage to be solemnized in Methodist Church in Downsville [Delaware Co., NY] in 30 years took place Sunday afternoon, Aug. 8, at 3 o'clock when Miss Virginia May Tingue, daughter of Principal and Mrs. George A. Tingue, of Downsville, became the bride of Donald Sweet, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton M. Sweet, of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY]. The double ring ceremony was performed by the Rev. Joseph Rainear, pastor. The altar was beautifully decorated with an arrangement of phlox, gladion and candelabra. Miss Barbara Aber sang "Because," and "I Love You Truly." The wedding music was furnished by Mrs. W. Wells Baldwin, of Cooks Falls. The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, wore a white satin wedding gown made princess style with long sleeves and long train, trimmed with rosepoint lace. Her veil was caught in a halo, she carried an arm bouquet of white rose buds and bouvardia. Miss Mary Elmore, of Coles Cove, was maid of honor, and the Misses Thelma Gregory, Wilma Townsend and Doris Miller, were bridesmaids. The attendants were dressed in light blue georgette crepe and carried bouquets of talisman roses. Leon Carlton Babcock, of Bainbridge, brother-in-law of the bridegroom, was best man. Richard McClelland and Vincent Ward, of Sidney, and Howard Foster, of Bainbridge, acted as ushers. Little Dixie Hotchkiss, the flower girl, was dressed in light blue georgette and wore a wreath of yellow roses in her hair. Billie Waldron acted as ring bearer. Immediately following the ceremony a reception was held at the Tingue home. The bride is a graduate of Downsville High School and was in training to become a nurse at the Memorial Hospital in Syracuse for a short time prior to accepting a position at the Scintilla Magneto Co. The bridegroom graduated from Bainbridge Central High School and Mechanics Institute in Rochester and is employed in the Engineering Department of the Scintilla Magneto plant. They will reside at the Sweet home in Mt. Pleasant [Bainbridge, NY]. [Bainbridge News & Republican, Aug. 19, 1943]
Miss Ruth E. Hyde, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Hyde, of Ballston Lake [Saratoga Co., NY], became the bride of Lieut. Walter J . Roider, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Roider, of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], Saturday evening, July 31, at 8 o'clock at the First Reformed Church in Scotia. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Anthony Van Westenburg. A profusion of summer flowers made a beautiful setting for the ceremony. Frederick Morris sang and Mrs. Osmon A. Tilton was at the organ. The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, wore a wedding gown of white faille silk fashioned with long sleeves and full train. Her finger-tip veil was held in place by a coronet, and she carried a bouquet of white roses centered with an orchid. Miss June Hyde was maid of honor and she was attired in aqua and carried a bouquet of yellow roses. Lieut. Charles Dull was best man, and Lieut. Arthur Oppenheimer and Lieut. Frederic Fischer acted as ushers. A reception followed the ceremony at Butler Hall. The bride is a graduate of Scotia High School and attended Mildred Elley Business School in Albany. Lieut. Roider is a graduate of Hamilton College and is now stationed at the Schenectady Army Service Forces Depot. Mrs. Roider chose a powder blue suit with white accessories and an orchid corsage for traveling. Following a wedding trip to New York City, the couple is residing at 339 Brandywine Ave., Schenectady. [Bainbridge News & Republican, Aug. 19, 1943]
Mr. and Mrs. Fred W.C. Carl, of Hallstead, Pa., announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Harriet Bixby Carl, to Capt. Milan J. Duray, of the U.S. Army Air Forces, now stationed at Republic Field of the Farmingdale Air Base, Farmingdale, L.I. He is the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Duray, of Nutley, N.J. The wedding will take place in the near future. [Bainbridge News & Republican, Aug. 26, 1943]
Mr. and Mrs. Herman C. Newell and Miss Jennie Leadbetter, of Bainbridge, attended the wedding of Miss Alice Chamberlain, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin R. Chamberlain of Unadilla [Otsego Co., NY], to Borden Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Horace Smith, of Johnstown [Fulton Co., NY], Sunday afternoon at 3:30 in St. Matthew's Church, Unadilla. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Belden, rector of Johnstown. The bride graduated from Cornell University in Home Economics, and now has a position as institutional dietician at Newark, N.J. The bridegroom attended Green Mountain Junior College and Cornell University and has a position with the G.E. at Bloomfield, N.J. [Bainbridge News & Republican, Aug. 26, 1943]
Beneath a flower-decked arch in front of a chancel banked with flowers and lighted by tall tapers, Miss Marion Elizabeth Hamilton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Grover C. Hamilton, of Coventry [Chenango Co., NY], became the bride of Tech. Sgt. Robert J. Comings, son of Mr. and Mrs. George H. Comings, of Coventryville, Tuesday evening, Aug. 24, at 8 o'clock in the Coventry Methodist church. The double ring ceremony was performed by the Rev. William E. Bartz, of Marathon, a former pastor of the Coventry Church. The bride wore a floor-length gown of white satin with net overskirt. Her tulle veil was draped with clusters of orange blossoms and she carried a bouquet of white roses. She entered the church on the arm of her father, who gave her in marriage. Mrs. James Bickford, of Coventry, was matron of honor and Mrs. Ernest Fletcher, of West Bainbridge, was bridesmaid. Mrs. Bickford wore a gown of pink marquisette and Mrs. Fletcher wore white marquisette over blue. Both carried bouquets of pink roses. The bridegroom's attendants were his brothers, Major James Comings, of Little Rock, Ark., and Phillip comings, of Coventryville. James Bickford, of Coventry, and Ernest Fletcher, of West Bainbridge, were ushers. Little Janice Bickford and Mary Jean comings were flowergirls and six-year-old James Comings, Jr., was ring bearer. Mrs. Hamilton, the bride's mother, wore orchid figured crepe with a corsage of yellow roses, and the bridegroom's mother chose a navy blue gown and corsage of red roses. Musical numbers preceding the ceremony included vocal solos, "I Love you Truly" and "Because" by Mrs. Clifford Porter, with Mrs. William Hancock at the piano. Following the ceremony a reception for about 50 guests was held in the chapel near the church. A pink and white color scheme was carried out in table decorations and the bride's cake was centered with a bride's cake topped by a miniature bride and groom and decorated with tiny flags. The young couple left later in the evening for Otsego Lake where they will spend a few days at Cooperstown. For traveling, Mrs. Comings wore dark brown corduroy with rust accessories. Mrs. Comings is a graduate of Greene High School and for three years was faculty secretary and clerk of the school board. Sgt. Comings is a graduate of Afton High School, and since entering service has been located in Missouri for 2-1/2 years, until he was transferred to Minnesota last week. He has to report for duty, Sept. 3. Both young people are well known throughout this section, are popular with young and old and have the good wishes of the community. -- From The Chenango American [Greene, NY] [Bainbridge News & Republican, Sept. 2, 1943]
Miss Ruth E. Hyde, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Hyde, of Ballston Lake [Saratoga Co., NY], became the bride of Lieut. Walter J . Roider, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Roider, of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], Saturday evening, July 31, at 8 o'clock at the First Reformed Church in Scotia. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Anthony Van Westenburg. A profusion of summer flowers made a beautiful setting for the ceremony. Frederick Morris sang and Mrs. Osmon A. Tilton was at the organ. The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, wore a wedding gown of white faille silk fashioned with long sleeves and full train. Her finger-tip veil was held in place by a coronet, and she carried a bouquet of white roses centered with an orchid. Miss June Hyde was maid of honor and she was attired in aqua and carried a bouquet of yellow roses. Lieut. Charles Dull was best man, and Lieut. Arthur Oppenheimer and Lieut. Frederic Fischer acted as ushers. A reception followed the ceremony at Butler Hall. The bride is a graduate of Scotia High School and attended Mildred Elley Business School in Albany. Lieut. Roider is a graduate of Hamilton College and is now stationed at the Schenectady Army Service Forces Depot. Mrs. Roider chose a powder blue suit with white accessories and an orchid corsage for traveling. Following a wedding trip to New York City, the couple is residing at 339 Brandywine Ave., Schenectady. [Bainbridge News & Republican, Aug. 19, 1943]
Mr. and Mrs. Fred W.C. Carl, of Hallstead, Pa., announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Harriet Bixby Carl, to Capt. Milan J. Duray, of the U.S. Army Air Forces, now stationed at Republic Field of the Farmingdale Air Base, Farmingdale, L.I. He is the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Duray, of Nutley, N.J. The wedding will take place in the near future. [Bainbridge News & Republican, Aug. 26, 1943]
Mr. and Mrs. Herman C. Newell and Miss Jennie Leadbetter, of Bainbridge, attended the wedding of Miss Alice Chamberlain, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin R. Chamberlain of Unadilla [Otsego Co., NY], to Borden Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Horace Smith, of Johnstown [Fulton Co., NY], Sunday afternoon at 3:30 in St. Matthew's Church, Unadilla. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Belden, rector of Johnstown. The bride graduated from Cornell University in Home Economics, and now has a position as institutional dietician at Newark, N.J. The bridegroom attended Green Mountain Junior College and Cornell University and has a position with the G.E. at Bloomfield, N.J. [Bainbridge News & Republican, Aug. 26, 1943]
Beneath a flower-decked arch in front of a chancel banked with flowers and lighted by tall tapers, Miss Marion Elizabeth Hamilton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Grover C. Hamilton, of Coventry [Chenango Co., NY], became the bride of Tech. Sgt. Robert J. Comings, son of Mr. and Mrs. George H. Comings, of Coventryville, Tuesday evening, Aug. 24, at 8 o'clock in the Coventry Methodist church. The double ring ceremony was performed by the Rev. William E. Bartz, of Marathon, a former pastor of the Coventry Church. The bride wore a floor-length gown of white satin with net overskirt. Her tulle veil was draped with clusters of orange blossoms and she carried a bouquet of white roses. She entered the church on the arm of her father, who gave her in marriage. Mrs. James Bickford, of Coventry, was matron of honor and Mrs. Ernest Fletcher, of West Bainbridge, was bridesmaid. Mrs. Bickford wore a gown of pink marquisette and Mrs. Fletcher wore white marquisette over blue. Both carried bouquets of pink roses. The bridegroom's attendants were his brothers, Major James Comings, of Little Rock, Ark., and Phillip comings, of Coventryville. James Bickford, of Coventry, and Ernest Fletcher, of West Bainbridge, were ushers. Little Janice Bickford and Mary Jean comings were flowergirls and six-year-old James Comings, Jr., was ring bearer. Mrs. Hamilton, the bride's mother, wore orchid figured crepe with a corsage of yellow roses, and the bridegroom's mother chose a navy blue gown and corsage of red roses. Musical numbers preceding the ceremony included vocal solos, "I Love you Truly" and "Because" by Mrs. Clifford Porter, with Mrs. William Hancock at the piano. Following the ceremony a reception for about 50 guests was held in the chapel near the church. A pink and white color scheme was carried out in table decorations and the bride's cake was centered with a bride's cake topped by a miniature bride and groom and decorated with tiny flags. The young couple left later in the evening for Otsego Lake where they will spend a few days at Cooperstown. For traveling, Mrs. Comings wore dark brown corduroy with rust accessories. Mrs. Comings is a graduate of Greene High School and for three years was faculty secretary and clerk of the school board. Sgt. Comings is a graduate of Afton High School, and since entering service has been located in Missouri for 2-1/2 years, until he was transferred to Minnesota last week. He has to report for duty, Sept. 3. Both young people are well known throughout this section, are popular with young and old and have the good wishes of the community. -- From The Chenango American [Greene, NY] [Bainbridge News & Republican, Sept. 2, 1943]
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