In honor of their fortieth wedding anniversary, which occurred June 7th, a surprise party was held for Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Stewart who reside on the Unadilla-Franklin road. They were presented with numerous gifts including a purse of money. [Bainbridge News & Republican, June 21, 1945]
PECKHAM - VAWTER: Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY]: Miss Anne Mary Vawter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.E. Vawter of 17 Juliand street, Bainbridge, was married to Technical Sergeant Edward L. Peckham, U.S. Army, son of E.J. Peckham of Bainbridge, Saturday afternoon at 1 o'clock in St. John's church. The double ring ceremony was performed by Rev. John J. Kavanaugh, pastor of Sacred Heart church in Sidney. A profusion of red, white and blue flowers, artistically arranged, provided the decorations for the church. Mrs. Earl Leonard played organ selections for the ceremony. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a street-length dress of black and white with white accessories and carried a colonial bouquet of white roses and white gladioli. Mrs. Donald L. Quinney, matron of honor, wore a pink print dress with white accessories and carried a colonial bouquet of pink and blue flowers. Technical Sergeant John T Kilcourse of Philadelphia, Pa., acted as best man. the ushers were Donald Sweet and Sam Taylor. A reception was held at the home of the bride for relatives and friends following the ceremony. Bouquets of garden flowers decorated the house. A three-tiered wedding cake, topped by a miniature bride and soldier, centered the table. Sergeant and Mrs. Peckham left after the reception for a trip to the Adirondack mountains. Mrs. Peckham chose for traveling a gold colored suit with tan accessories and a corsage of talisman roses. The bride is a graduate of Bainbridge central high school, and Cornell university and had a position in New York previous to her marriage. The groom was graduated from Bainbridge central high school and attended Cornell university. More than three years ago he entered the service and after a year in the states he arrived in England where he served as an aerial engineer on a bomber. On his third mission he was shot down in German occupied territory and was captured and put in prison where he remained for two years. He arrived home the fore part of June, Sergeant Peckham will report for re-assignment in August at Atlantic City, N.J. [Norwich Sun, July 5, 1945]
PERSAK -= BLAKELEY: Corporal Virginia Curtis Blakeley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bryce D. Blakeley of Bainbridge [Chenango Co, NY] and Staff Sergeant John Garrison Persak, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Persak Sr. of Hillside, N.J., were married Thursday, June 28 in the Episcopal Cathedral of the Incarnation, Garden City, L.I. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Frank E. Knapp. Sergeant Suzanne Dane of New Haven was maid of honor and Master Sergeant Walter E. Slivika of Pittsburgh was best man. The bride attended Milwaukee-Downer college and Paine Hall in New York, and was a laboratory technician at the Chenango Memorial Hospital, Norwich, before enlisting in the WAC in 1943. Staff Sergeant Persak was graduated form Blair Academy and Rutgers university. He was employed by General motors Corporation prior to entering the army. Both Sergeant and Mrs. Persak are stationed at Mitchel Field. [Norwich Sun, July 5, 1945]
Miss Bertha Frances Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Smith, was married to Cecil T. Laughman at the Federated Church Saturday afternoon, June 30. The ceremony as performed by the Rev. Archie Benedict. [Binghamton Press, July 7, 1945]
A handsome wedding was the event of yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock. Helen Merinda Rood, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Perry Rood of this village [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY], was married to Jay Leon Anderson also of this village. The home of the bride's parents where the ceremony occurred was the scene of elaborate decorations and mystical trimmings. Evergreens were tastily arranged throughout the interior of the house. The stair railing of the entrance hall was entwined with the green Christmas tide emblems and white ribbons. Excellent taste made the adornments of the parlor where the ceremony occurred most pleasing. An evergreen arch with silver interwoven supporting a wedding bell, received the bridal couple accompanied by Miss Alice K. Freiot as bridesmaid and Archibald F Gilbert as best man and attended by little Iva Mosher and Floyd Anderson during exquisite rendering of the "Norwegian Bridal Procession" by the pianist, Miss Jennie Thomas of Mt. Upton. The two attendant children formed a pretty part in the bridal scene. They preceded the entrance of the bridal party to the parlor and took up broad white ribbons lying at either end of the arch and extended them forming an aisle for the nuptial procession to pass through Rev. C.H. Sackett the bride's pastor, performed the ceremonial rites. Seventy-five guests were present who partook of a well served and dainty wedding supper after the completion of the ceremony, and who extended hearty congratulations and merry good wishes to the bride and groom. The bride wore a gown of white Mousseline de sole over white silk trimmed with Mechlin lace, with Rhine stones on corsage, hair ornaments of white aigrettes. A white prayer book graced her hand during the service. The bridesmaid was attired in a dress of pink organdie, trimmed with Mechlin lace with white ornaments for the hair. Miss Iva Mosher was dressed in white. Many beautiful and valuable presents were given to the bride being marks of the esteem in which she is held. Mrs. Anderson is an accomplished and cultured young lady receiving her education at Wyoming Seminary, Kingston, Pa. The groom is the son of Homer J Anderson and is a popular energetic business man having a responsible position at the D.&H. station in this village. He was reared in Bainbridge, attended our High School and is held in high regard by all. His future is promising. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson will continue their residence in Bainbridge. They left this morning for a short wedding trip and later will make an extended tour. Very pretty bridal mementoes were given by the bride and groom to their attendants. Mrs. Anderson presented the bridesmaid with a brooch of emeralds and pearls set in gold; to the pianist, a brooch of emeralds and brilliants set in gold; to the little girl Miss Iva Mosher, a gold neck chain. The groom gave to the best man a pin of opals and diamond chips; to master Floyd Anderson, a silvercoat marker. [Dec. 26, 1900]
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