Marriages (July 7)

Mr. and Mrs. Wilber Hovey, of Ives Settlement [Guilford, Chenango Co., NY], celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary last week.  Their daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Stead entertained in their honor.  Present were 35 friends and neighbors, among them Mr. and Mrs. Ransome Ives.  Mrs. Ives is an invalid confined to her wheel chair with arthritis, but her adopted daughter made it possible for her to attend this anniversary party for her husband's brother and wife.  Refreshments were served.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Sept. 30, 1943]

 

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Christie, of Niagara Falls, announce the approaching marriage of the latter's daughter, Miss Charlene Bloom, to Charles John Hatton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hatton, of Rockdale [Chenango Co., NY].  The wedding will take place Sunday evening, Oct. 3, at 7 o'clock in the Guilford Methodist Church.  The Rev. Charles J. Dempsey officiating.  There will be a reception from 8-9 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Watson Hatton.  Both the bride and groom to be are former Guilford young people, having been born here, and their entire lives spent in our village until within the past few months.  They both hold excellent positions in Niagara Falls, their future home.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Sept. 30, 1943]

 

Hatton - Bloom:  Sunday evening, Oct. 3, at 7 o'clock in the Methodist Church at Guilford occurred the marriage of Charlene Margaret Bloom, daughter of Mrs. Donald Christie, of Niagara Falls, and Charles Bloom, of Binghamton, to Charles John Hatton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hatton, of Rockdale [Chenango Co., NY].  The Rev. Charles J. Dempsey officiated.  Previous to the ceremony, Mrs. Mildred Darling, of Sidney, close friend of the bride's mother, presided at the organ, rendering a delightful program of music.  The wedding marches were played as the bridal party entered and left the church.  During the ceremony "O Promise Me" and "I Love You Truly," were played very softly.  The church was set with large vases of hydrangeas. The bride wore wine colored velvet with matching hat.  Her corsage was of gardenias.  The bride's maid, Miss Florence Olds, wore a blue cloth dress and hat to match.  Her corsage was white roses with a touch of blue.  The mothers of the bride and groom were dressed in prints and wore corsages of talisman roses.  The bride's sister, Carolyn Bloom, wore red and a corsage of pompons and roses.  Paul Dempsey was best man.  Harold Wahlberg and the former acted as ushers.  A reception followed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Watson Hatton, brother of the groom, at Guilford Center, to which around 75 attended.  A buffet lunch was served, with lighted tapers on the table, from which the bride served the four-tiered wedding cake, which was topped by a miniature bride and groom.  They were the recipients of many lovely gifts, including china, rose point ware, linen, coffee makers including service, cut glass, walnut, magazine rack and walnut coffee table, and many other beautiful and useful things.  Following the reception the happy couple left for a brief honeymoon.  They returned to Niagara Falls, their future home, on Tuesday.  Both are Guilford [Chenango Co., NY] young people, having been born here, received their schooling and their entire lives spent here until the last few months.  A church filled to capacity, of relatives and close friends, spoke of the popularity of the bride and groom and all wished them happiness through the years to come.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Oct. 7, 1943]

  

Gair - Parker:  Sunday morning, Sept. 19, at 10 o'clock at St. Paul's Church, Oxford [Chenango Co.,  NY], occurred the marriage of Miss Mary Parker, daughter of Mrs. Charles J. Parker and the late Mr. Parker, to 2nd Lieut. Russell A. Gair, Jr., U.S.A.A.F., son of Mrs. Reinhold D. Anthony, of Norwich.  The ceremony was performed by the rector, the Rev. G.V. Hemsley.  The wedding was one of the loveliest of early fall events.  The altar vases were filled with white gladioli and all the altar candles were aglow.  At the chancel steps there were assorted gladioli in large brass vases.  The bride was given in marriage by her brother-in-law, Dr. Herbert Chasis, of New York.  She wore a gown of gray blue crepe and a black velvet hat, and a corsage of white roses.  Her sister, Miss Katherine Parker, of New York, acted as bridesmaid.  Her dress was purple wool, with a corsage of yellow roses.  Edward Grabow, Jr., cousin of the groom, acted as best man.  His home is in Chenango Bridge.  Following the ceremony, a reception was given for the immediate members of the families of the bride and groom at the Van Wagenen home in Oxford.  The happy couple left for New York City Sunday afternoon for a brief honeymoon.  Both reported for Army duty on Thursday, the bride at Wilmington, Del., and the groom at Leesburg, Fla.  The bride is a graduate of Oxford Academy, class of 1935, and received a B.S. Degree in physical education, at Russell Sage College, Troy, in 1939.  She has taught in the Beaver Co. Day School at Boston, Mass., and in the Westover School at Middleburg, Conn.  Since June, 1942, she has been in training as a flying cadet.  On Sept. 11, 1943, she received the silver wings of the Woman's A.F. Service Pilot, in graduation ceremonies at Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas.  It is the nation's only military flying school for women.  Lieut. Gair was graduated from Norwich High School and Duke University.  He entered the service two years ago and received his commission at Yale University.  Lieut. Gair has always spent much of his time in Guilford at the home of his aunt, Mrs. H.S. Whiting, and at the summer home of his mother, on Guilford Lake, and has always been thought of as one of our Guilford boys.  A legion of best wishes are extended to Lieut. and Mrs. Gair for happiness throughout the years to come and after the war is over and they have given of themselves to the service to the fullest extent, years together in a country at peace.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Sept. 30, 1943]

 

Miss Evelyn L. Swartz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lealon Swartz, of 174 Ackley avenue, Johnson City [Broome Co., NY], and Robert R. Lord, son of Mrs. Leonard Lord and the late Mr. Lord, of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], were married Sept. 18, at 2 o'clock in the Johnson Memorial Church, at Johnson City.  The Rev. Earl V. Tolley performed the double ring ceremony which took place before the altar decorated with palms, gladioli and lighted candelabra.  A program of wedding music was presented by Miss Emily Williams, church organist.  The bride, given in marriage by her father, was attired in a white satin wedding gown made with a shirred bodice, long pointed sleeves, and a long train.  Her finger-tip veil was held in place by a tiara of orange blossoms.  She carried a colonial shower bouquet of white roses and pompons.  Miss Louise Watson, of Dalton, Pa., maid of honor, appeared in a gown of peach chiffon with a tiara of bronze pompons, and she carried a colonial bouquet of bronze pompons.  Donna Farnum, cousin of the bride, was flower girl.  She wore a floor length frock of blue crepe with a tiara of white pompons and carried a basket of white and yellow pompons.  John Lord was best man for his brother.  The ushers were Leon Perry and Bert Lord, a brother of the bridegroom.  Following the ceremony a reception was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Karl Rose, 180 Ackley avenue, for more than 80 guests.  A three-tiered wedding cake, flanked with white tapers and fall flowers, centered the bride's table.  The couple left on a wedding trip to the Thousand Islands, and upon their return they will reside in Maine, N.Y. [Bainbridge News & Republican, Sept. 30, 1943]