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Gladys Thompson Becomes Bride Of Merton W Pratt

DOVER FOXCROFT Aug. 13— A pretty wedding took place at 8 o’clfick on Saturday night at the home of Mrs. Clara Thompson on Summer stieet when her daughter, Miss Gladys Mae Thompson became the bride of Merton Wilbur Pratt. Rev. Albert W. Wentworth, pastor of the Advent church reading the double ring ceremony. The ceremony took place in front of an evergreen arch studded with white hydrangea and footed at each end with a huge bouquet of the same flower. This arrangement was complete with ferns in the background and a big white wedding bell suspended from the center. Garden flowers and wild flowers were used In profusion through the house. To the musical strains on tne march, the bride, on the arm of her brother, Charles Vague, who gave her in marriage, took her place beside the bridegroom. They were attended by Mr. and Mrs George W Sanford. The bride wore a floor length white crepe gown, complimenting her costume with a corsage of American beauty roses and carried a bouquet of varicolored aweetoeas and gypsophlla. Her going away suit was navy with navy accessories. Mrs. Sanford wore a powder blue floor length gown and corsage of cherry red sweet peas; Mrs. Thompson wore black lace with pink sweet peas and the bridegroom's mother a crepe dress with floral pattern and lavender sweet peas. The men had white boutonnieres of the same flower. A reception was held immediately following the wedding ceremony, the bride, with the assistance of the bridegroom, cutting the wedding cake which was topped with miniature bride and bridegroom. Mrs. Ethel Burrlll served the refreshments assisted by Miss Beverley Larson and Miss Alberta Pratt, cousin and daughter of the bridegroom. The guest book was in charge of Miss Cleo Esler and Mrs. Vivian Caron of Brownvllle Junction, had the care of the gifts. Mrs. Herbert E. Thayer arranged the decorations. The bride is the daughter of the late Charles H. and Mrs. Clara Thompson and attended the schools in Dover-Foxcroft. For the past several years she has been employed by the Sanford and Sanborn company on Summer street. Following a short wedding trip they will be at their home on the Bangort hill. Attending the reception were: Rev. Albert Wentworth. Mr and Mrs.George W. Sanford. Mrs Herbert Thayer, Barry T. Esler, Mrs. Vivian V. Carson, Mrs. Lena Thompson, Mrs. Bertha Moulton, Mrs. Madeline Davignon, Miss Dawn C. Davignon, Mr. and Mrs. Blethen, Mr. and Mrs. Vague of Newport, Vt., Mrs. Helen Pratt, Mr. and Mrs. Percy Pratt, Mrs. Clara Thompson, Harry and Adelbert Pratt, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. George L. Caron, Mr. and Mrs. J. Lester Thompson, Mrs. Cleo Esler, Mrs. Bertha Smith, Miss Beverley E. Larson, Mrs. Ethel Burrlll, Adelbert M. Pratt.¹

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