Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Marriages (May 26)

Rev. & Mrs. Joseph M. Coleman
 
 
Rev. & Mrs. Joseph M. Coleman

Friends and relatives will join with the Rev. Joseph M. Coleman and Mrs. Coleman in observance of their golden wedding anniversary, Monday, Feb. 21, when open house will be held at the home of their daughter, Mrs. Charles E.B. James, 625 Wendell st., West Endicott, from 2 to 5 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m.  The Reverend Mr. Coleman is well known in the Triple Cities having served in nearby Methodist churches.  Since his retirement in 1938, he and his wife have resided in Nineveh [Broome Co., NY].  Methodist churches served by the Reverend Mr. Coleman include Hallstead, Great Bend, Windsor, Greene, Candor, Damascus, Beach Lake, Candor, Damascus, Beach Lake, Carley Brook, New Berlin, Mt. Morris, Sidney Center and LeRaysville, Pa.
 
Ireland - Burfening
Mr. and Mrs. Louis R. Burfening of Saint Paul, Minnesota, announce the marriage of their daughter, Lois Ruth, to Francis Copeland Ireland, Seaman First Class, U.S.Navy, on March 11, 1944, in the chapel of St. Paul's Episcopal church in San Diego, California, at 8 o'clock.  The rector, the Rev. Dr. Canon Rankin Barnes, performed the ceremony.  The bride was attired in a lilac wool suit with a white corsage.  Miss Mary TeaBroeck of San Diego, maid of honor, wore navy with a corsage of pink.  The groom was attended by Walter Heilbuth, U.S.Navy, of Chicago, Illinois, as best man.  Mrs. Ireland attended Marquette University where she was a member of Kappa Beta Gamma sorority, and Carroll College at Waukesha where she was affiliated with Kappa Gamma Phi.  She is a graduate of Prospect Hall.  Mr. Ireland is the son of Mrs. Rachel Ireland of Oxford.  He attended Syracuse University and the Eastman School of Business.  Mr. Ireland was Assistant Treasurer of Fox Wisconsin Amusement Corp., which is controlled by 20th Century Fox and the Chase National Bank.  He is now stationed at San Diego, California.
 
Talcott - Emmick
1944
At noon Saturday, Miss Mary Louise Emmick, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Emmick of Highbridge Farms, Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], became the bride of Carlton Albrecht Talcott of Ithaca, son of Mr. and Mrs. Adna Talcott of Sidney [Delaware Co., NY].  The Methodist Church was the scene of the marriage ceremony and Rev. Norman B. Graves officiated.  The altar was banked with white snapdragons and ferns and white taffeta bows and ferns decorated each pew.  The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, was gowned in traditional white satin, entrain.  Her tulle veil was attached with a headdress of orange blossoms and she carried an arm bouquet of gardenias, white roses and freesias.  Her sister, Miss Beverly Emmick, was maid of honor, and the bridesmaids were Miss J. Seymour of Oxford and Mrs. Robert Beardsley of Ithaca.  Miss Emmick wore a gown of yellow taffeta and carried a bouquet of blue iris.  The bridesmaids wore similar gowns of pink and blue taffeta and carried yellow daffodils and pink snapdragons.  Ralph Talcott of Sidney was best man for his brother and the ushers were the bride's brother Chester Emmick, and Robert Beardsley.  The bride's mother wore an aqua crepe dress and the bridegroom's mother wore royal blue velvet.  Both wore corsages of white gardenias.  Fifty guests were present at a buffet luncheon at the bride's home.  The refreshment table was centered with a fan shaped bouquet of white snapdragons and a three-tiered wedding cake topped with a miniature bride and groom also decorated the table.  There were fourteen at the bride's table, which included the bridal party, parents of the bride and groom, and Rev. and Mrs. Norman Graves.  For the wedding trip to New York City, Mrs. Talcott chose a green silk suit with black accessories and wore a corsage of white gardenias.  Mrs. Talcott is a graduate of Oxford Academy, Class of 1936 and Utica School of Commerce.  She was employed by G.L.F. of Ithaca as secretary to the General Manager, before her marriage.  Mr. Talcott is a graduate of Sidney High School and received a B.A. Degree from Cornell University.  They will make their home at 505 East State Street, Ithaca, where the bridegroom is head of the Accounting Department of the G.L.F. Soil Building.  Guests were present form Bainbridge, Unadilla, Sidney, Sherburne, Ithaca, and Wellsboro, Pa.
 
Miller - Peck
1944
Mr. and Mrs. Verne Peck announce the engagement of their daughter, Dorothy Frances, to Pvt. Thomas J. Miller, son of Francis Miller, of Scranton, Pa.  Miss Peck is a member of Instructors at Nix, Hospital, Medical Chemical Laboratory Base at Abolo, Tex.  Pvt. Miller is a member of the Air Force at Randolph Field, Tex.  No date has been set for the wedding.  Mr. and Mrs. Peck recently enjoyed a telephone call from their daughter, Dorothy.  It took two hours to put the call through from Texas to Bainbridge. 
 
Spinelli - Husted
March 1944
Mrs. Lawrence Rivers announces the engagement of her daughter, Miss Emily Husted, of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY[  to Mr. Dominic Spinelli, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Spinelli of Sidney [Delaware Co., NY].  Miss Husted is teaching Latin and Social Studies at Laurens.

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