Marriages (November 7)

Woodward - Willcox

October 1912

A large number of invited guests witnessed the marriage of Harold E. Woodward of Philadelphia, Pa., son of Mr. and Mrs. E.M. Woodward of Worcester, Mass., and Miss Ethel Willcox, daughter of Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Inman L. Willcox of this village, in the Congregational church Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock.  The ceremony was performed by Rev. Dr. Willcox, the bride's father.  The church was beautifully decorated with palms, yellow chrysanthemums, and evergreens.  The large festoons of evergreens were the work of the young people of the church. The pews of the center aisle were decorated with chrysanthemums and ferns.  The bride was attended by Miss Marguerite Willcox, sister of the bride who was bridesmaid and acting maid of honor and Miss Helen Green of Worcester, Mass., bridesmaid, and the best man was Edward Gray Griffin of Albany. The ushers were Dr. Alfred P. Lothrop, instructor in Columbia university, and Frank R. Elder, post graduate student in Columbia University.   The wedding music was played by Miss Emma Miller whose program included:  "Sweedish Wedding March," Sodermann; "Elevation," Florsheim; "Gavotte," from Mignon, Thomas; "Lohengrin" wedding March, Wagner, "Nocturne," Mendelssohn; "Wedding March," Mendelssohn; "Wedding Feast," Stone.

As the Lohengrin wedding march was played, the ushers took their places in front of the pulpit.  The bridesmaids appeared from either side of the pulpit and marched down the aisle to the door where they met the bride and preceded her to the altar, as she was led on the arm of Mr. Willis H. Bartlett of Worcester, an old friend of the family.  At the altar the bridegroom and best man met the party.  The bride's wedding gown was of crepe de chine, with train, trimmed with princess rose point lace; she carried a bouquet of bride's roses and lilies of the valley. The bridesmaids wore gowns of pink marquisette, over peach colored messaline, trimmed with beaded lace, carried long stem yellow chrysanthemums.

A reception at the parsonage followed the ceremony. The house decorations were yellow chrysanthemums, palms and smilax.  The bridesmaids assisted the bride and groom in the receiving line.  Those who served in the dining room the first hour were Mrs. J.S. Graham and Mrs. E.A. Pearsall, assisted by the Misses Edith and Katherine Packard, Miss Zaida Lee, Miss Susie Walworth, Mrs. Charles Parker, and Mrs. Fred McNeil.  Those who served the second hour were Mrs. V.D. Stratton and Mrs. J.C. Estelow, assisted by Miss Bessie Ash, Miss Hannah Honeywell, Miss Stella Cowan, Miss Josephine Roesch and Mrs. George Stratton. The punch bowl was presided over in the hall by Mrs. Emmet Stratton, assisted by Miss Marion Stratton and Miss Mildred Snell.  Master Henry Harrington and Lewis Stratton attended the door and Masters Hubert Stratton and John Stratton were pages.

The bride is the eldest daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Willcox.  She is a graduate of the Worcester Museum Art School.  She has only spent her vacations here during the residence of her family, having been a student in Worcester.  The groom is a graduate of the Worcester High School, Amherst college, and received the degree of Ph.D., at Columbia University last June.  He is a member of the fraternity of Theta Delta Chi.  He has a position in the pure food and drug department at the United States Appraiser's stores in Philadelphia.

The groom's gift to the bride was a gold necklace set with diamonds, sapphires and pearls.  The bride's gifts to the bridesmaids were clasp pins of a design of four leaf clovers with pearl in center.  The groom'[s gifts to the best man and ushers were sets of inlaid pearl studs and cuff buttons. Among the valuable gifts to the bride were three sums of $100, in gold.  An inlaid table of artistic design and beauty was the gift of Mrs. E.M. Tower, her husband having selected it as a wedding gift for his granddaughter before his death.  A dinner set of Haviland China (Limoges) was the gift of the bride's parents.

Mr. and Mrs. Woodward left on the midnight train for New York and will go from there to Philadelphia, their new home.  They will reside in West Philadelphia, and unite with the church of which Ref. J. Beveridge Lee is pastor, who was best man at the wedding of Rev. Dr. Willcox, and was his classmate in college.

Marriage Notices

Chenango Telegraph, October 7, 1863

LATHAM - RANDALL: In this village [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 1, 1863, by Rev. A.N. Benedict, Mr. J.H. Latham to Miss Frances L. Randall, all of Norwich.

CURRIER - SANFORD:  At the parsonage, Oct. 1, 1863, by Rev. A.N. Benedict, Mr. John H. Currier to Miss Arvilla L. Sanford, of Georgetown, Madison County.

THOMPSON - TYLER:  In South New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], Sept 2, 1863, by Rev. J.C. Foster, Mrs. A.Z. Thompson to Mrs. Susan Tyler.

FOLLETT - CONKEY:  In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 23, 1863, by Rev. Samuel Scoville, Mr. S.E. Follett, of Otego, Otsego Co., to Miss L. Francis Conkey, of Norwich.

ROSEBROOK - DIXON:  In Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 30, 1863, by Rev. W. Peck, Mr. Charles H. Rosebrook to Miss Phebe E. Dixon, all of Sherburne.

CATLIN - BRUNSON:  In Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 30, 1863, by Rev. W. Peck, Mr. Warren Catlin to Miss Corintha M. Brunson, both of Hamilton, Madison Co.