1920 (1 of 2)

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Wed Missionary to China, '
Miss Marion Benson 'Paterso~l, daugh-.odist~. Episcopal church. The year at
ter of Mrs. Addie G. Paterson of Higlt Nariking-w ill be occupied wit.h language
studv.: and at Nancharig, Dr., Blyden~
street, Farm Hill, Middletown,' and, t~1e burgh will be in...charge of the erection
late J~hn B. Patersqn, and,Dr. Ge~rg;e of,a I?oew,hospital, and of the surgical
Theron Blydenbur'ghj.. son.of. Mr..:, anti work there. Mrs..Paterson plans to do
Mrs. George B. 'B1Ydl:l,nburgh ".of,:,Rich-' soCia1 service work, in,QQrfril'lct'Qi). with
mond Bin;~ Long Island, ~ N. Y.; -W:ill,',he tll~r':;r:nis.~~on. The Q;id~.}:va~ a t~a9he,r I
married this, afternoon at 5 o'clock 'at, in the, West Ha:rt;fotd,, IiI,g"h,.. S,ChOOI for I
the home of the bride"s mother by ~'th'c, three' years following 'graduation from
Rev. Dr. Harry Belcher; pastor of '.:thE: college, For the past' two' years, she
First Methodist Episcopal church, of has 'been doing Red,Cross work in New
Middletown. The ceremony will be per-: York. The bridegroom is a" graduate
formed on the lawn, which will be pret- of Wesleyan university, B14;- -and of
tily decorated and dressed in aylvanrar- Cornell university': medical; c9Hege, 1918.
chitecture. The br-ide will, 'be i"iven, ir; He was a lieutenant in the United
marriage by her brother, the,:Rev. Ar-, States navy during the world _war, sta~
thur Elliott Pa.teraon. The, bnidesrna.ids tioned for a time -a~the ErooIdyn naval
will be college,friends, of the bride' h: hospital. Since 'his dis.c,harge from the
Mt. Holyoke college" Miss Doruthv service be has been, an InJEl,r,ne, at Park
Stewart, 1915" and Miss Lesley stewart!)/ hospital, New York: Relati~~s and
1916, both of New York. The' matrci friends 'were present at the wedd ing and
of honor will be Mrs. Arthur E. Pater- reception from New Yorlc, New Haven,
son, l3is~ r-In-Iaw 'of the bride and' a col; Hartford,' Boston, l\I[eriden, Wethe,rsfield, I
lege classmate of the bride in the class Westfield, Manchester, N.. Y. and Midof 1915, Mt. Holyoke college. The best dletown. '"
man will be Chester Sa.rgearit of Nev
York ~. a. gw.ssmate of the bridegro9m..a '
~le~an uniVerSItY. ctasS~.. I
The bride's dress, will.be vi white
satin and', white tune, with lace and I
pearl beads. She will' wear a' veil, hel~T i
by a band of net, studded wrth pearls, I
and will carry a J>hower bouquet of t
white roses. The traveling suit will'
be a jade greenO-homeSPun. The brides-,
maids will be dressed in white, with
pink and, blue 'sashes. 'The matron of
honor will wear her own wedding- dress
of white corded silk and net, with pearl
beads, and will carry a floral basket ~f
goldenrod and rerns, tied with, yellow
satin.
The. bridesmaids will carry similar:
baskets tied with satin to match thair,
sashes. The bride's mother will wear'
dark lavender trimmed with lace, and'
the bridegroom's mother will be dressed:
in black silk trimmed with lace. The'
Lohengrin "Bridal Chorus" will' be
played by violintsts; Miss Taylor of the
Connecticut college for, wcmen,: and
Miss Theodora Burr of ]\;l'ddletown:
The background ~ll' b~?f,)il.'. t.r.yee~'I'
banked with ferns'1'~fl~ ~(fel}t~;:r. 0,;T~
I aisles ",through w~Rfu;;f.IW'.~~a.al ~,i~'L:y,
will approach the~lt.W,,,:;~ b..~;tn:;:itlt~~,
off by double roW'S, o.f.. &oi9:eR:t:C?~,,a,I}g:~
ferns laid flat on tliWl~thlnd.' 'RefI:la,l;lf-,II
ments will be served on the lawn;--fof..;'
lowing the ceremorrg> Mr~ and Mrs.
Blydenburgh will ~eav~J tlli*,.filven.i~g_ for
a short trip, after w)ilCli tney WIll re~
turn for a brief vl.sLt At the. horne pi 1M
bride's mother, and "'~'visl~lo;Rich:ID,p!J.~tl,
Hill with the family;of., tlle;Jlridegr5!.~Ill: I
They will start eadY,' ~nex1., week for an J
extensive trip ir: tne:-~t,_ vlsfting- tnt! I
sister of the bnde."..,.l}it}lv.qeQrge._. H."
Bragdon, of Miller, Ind'.,' and Mmneap- I
olis, and stopping at one or more of the'
Natlonal parks. They wilt 8.g_il Sept. 18~
from San Francisco for China on the S.
S. Venezuela. After ~t6ps, at Honolulu,
and in Japan thElY will olive for a year
at Nanking; and after that at Nan-.
chang, China. They. will engage in
missionary service there under the
board of foreign missions of thl3 Meth