Hill - Smith
Utica Saturday Globe, September 1911
Harry B. & Edna Martha (Smith) Hill
Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]: A quiet but pretty wedding occurred on Wednesday evening at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Smith, on West Main street, when their daughter, Edna Martha [Smith], became the bride of Harry B. Hill, of this village. The ceremony took place at 8 o'clock and was performed by Rev. M.D. Fuller in the presence of the immediate realties and a few close friends. The bride's costume was a handsome blue traveling suit and the house decorations were asters. Following the ceremony a wedding supper was served. Many beautiful gifts were received. The bride, who is a well known and talented young lady was formerly an employee of the Marquis Telephone Exchange. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Hill, who reside near Syracuse. he has been a resident of Norwich about three years and now holds a responsible position as operator and ticket agent at the D.L.&W. station. Both have many friends who extend best wishes. After a wedding trip to Binghamton, Utica, Syracuse and other points they will be at home about October 10, at 309 North Broad street. [Glen Buell Collection, Guenrsey Memorial Library, Norwich, NY]
Bassett - Coats
1941
A beautiful autumn wedding took place Saturday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Coats in New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY] when their daughter Mildred Avis [Coats] became the bride of Allen B. Bassett of Brooklyn and Sandwich, Mass. The living room where the ceremony was performed had been transformed into a bower of fall flowers and foliage. A background of palms and chrysanthemums was fronted by cathedral tapers in candelabra. Elsewhere throughout the house the decorations consisted of chrysanthemums, roses and garlands of asparagus ferns. The Rev. George Brown Swinnerton, D.D., of Oneida, uncle of the bride, read the marriage service. preceding the ceremony, wedding music was rendered by Mrs. Richard Michell of Brewster, cousin of the bride, who sang "Because," and "O Promise Me," accompanied by Mrs. William L. Harcourt of Syracuse, who also played the wedding march from Lohengrin. The bride who was given in marriage by her father was radiantly lovely in a charming floor length gown of blush rose jersey. A shoulder length tulle veil was attached to a matching headdress of ribbon, and she carried a garland bouquet of gardenias, sweetheart roses and stephanotis. Miss Sally Bassett of Norwich was the bride's only attendant. She was attired in a floor length gown of ice blue jersey with matching ribbon headdress. She carried a garland bouquet of Gerbera daisies and mixed pom-pons, tied with Dubonnet ribbon. Robert R. Crane, of Montclair, N.J., brother-in-law of the groom, served as best man. Mrs. Coats, mother of the bride, was attired in a gown of sapphire blue velvet with orchid corsage. The groom's mother wore plum colored crepe. She wore an orchid corsage. Following the ceremony a reception was held and a wedding breakfast served to some 45 guests. The bride's table was centered by a wedding cake surrounded by gardenias. The couple left for a short wedding trip after which they will be at home at 31 Monroe Place, Brooklyn. For traveling the young matron wore a green wool dress with brown accessories, a beaver jacket and an orchid corsage. The bride is a graduate of the New Berlin high school, Cornell university, and the School of Library service, Columbia university. For the past three years she has been employed by the Brooklyn Public Library system. Mr. Bassett is an alumnus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, Mass., and is associated with Grevatt Bros. Inc., of New York city. Prenuptial events were given by Mrs. Russell Lowe of New Berlin, who entertained at a variety shower, a dinner party at Hotel St. George, Brooklyn, by Mrs. Jelkes Barksdale and Miss Olive Kennedy of New York city. On Friday evening, following the rehearsal, Mr. and Mrs. Coats entertained the members of the bridal party and Mr. Bassett's family.
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