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- Buffalo NY Courier Express - 8/3/1930
Saturday afternoon. July 26th, at 6
o'clock ,a very pretty wedding was
solemnised at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. William Featherstone of Hunt
avenue, when their daughter, Made-
line Pearl, was united in marriage to
George M. Boyle, Jr., son of Mr. and
Mrs. George M. Boyle.
Before the ceremony, at which Dr.
Edgar M. Smead, pastor of the Bethlehem
Presbyterian Church officiated,
DeKoven's O Promise Me was sung
by Mrs. Walter Hoffman, sister of the
bride. 'Miss Dorothy Avery accompanied
her and, with a few chords,
began the Eridal Chorus from Lohengrin.
The bride, given in marriage by her
father, was lovely in a white satin
gown, designed on princess lines, with
long tight sleeves. She wore satin
slippers to match. Her veil was caught
to her head in cap fashion, with a
double row of orange blossoms. She
carried a beautiful bouquet of white
roses and lilies of the valley. She
also wore an unusual necklace of
square crystals, the gift of the groom.
Miss Pauline Eberhart, as the only
attendant, was very attractively
dressed in a long frock of yellow net
and tulle. She wore long white kid
gloves, white slippers brocaded in yellow
and carried a large bouquet of
yellow rose3 and baby breath.
Earl D, Featherstone, brother of the
bride was the best man.
The oeremony took place in front
of the fireplace, which was decorated
with old fashioned flowers: gladioli,
roses, daisies nasturtiums, banked
with ferns and palms. The couple
stood beneath a huge white wedding
bell. On either side of the mantel
cathedral candles were burning.
The bride's mother wore a gown of
figured chiffon and a shoulder corsage
of lavender sweet peajji. Mrs.
George Boyle, Sr., was dressed in a
flowered chiffon gown and had a
corsage of blending sweet peas.
After the brief ceremony, dinner
was served. The bride's table, with
covers for six, was decorated with
yellow gladioli, tapers, and the wedding
cake.
The bridal pair left Immediately
for a motor trip to the Thousand Islands,
Montreal and Quebec. The
bride wore as her going away costume
a smart figured frock of aquamarine
crepe, with a stitched hat and
linen shoes to match. A white coat
and gloves completed her ensemble.
There were several relatives present
from out of town. Among them
were: Mr. and Mrs. J. K. McParlane
of Selkirk, Ont., grandparents of the
bride, and their daughter, Dorothy;
Mr. and Mrs. John Featherstone,
Hagersville, Ont.; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Haun, Olean, N. Y and Mrs. M. D.
Bentley, Canandalgua, N. Y.
Others present were: George M.
Boyle, Sr., Arthur H. Boyle, Walter
Hoffman, Donald Lewis, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Dean and Miss Lucile Eberhart.
Among the prenuptlal events were a
linen shower given by Miss Pauline
Eberhart and Miss Avery at the home
of the former on Highland avenue,
and a variety shower which Miss
Margaret MacLeod gave.
After August 1st Mr. and Mrs. Boyle
will be at home at 166 Elseman avenue,
Kenmore.
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