AROOSTOOK BRIDE -- Miss Betty Harvey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Harvey of Patten and Bernard White, son of Mr. and Mrs. William White of Washburn, were married recently at an attractive wedding at Shin Pond. The couple will reside in Washburn.
One of the spacious cabins connected with the Shin Pond House was the scene of the ceremony and was most attractively decorated for the occasion. Evergreen and sweet peas in rainbow colors were used as a background, while the fireplace was banked with evergreens and bouquets of gladiolus.
Rev. Victor Vincent, pastor of the Methodist church at Easton, a former pastor at Patten, was the officiating clergyman and read the double ring service.
The bride's costume was a street length dress, made with bustle effect, and with it she wore wine accessories. She complemented the ensemble with a corsage of white gladiolus.
Her only attendant was her sister, Miss Patricia Harvey. She chose a street length gown of blue crepe, trimmed with silver sequins, her accessories were white and her corsage was of sweet peas in rainbow colors.
The bride's mother, Mrs. Harvey, wore a costume of light gray crepe with white accessories, and her corsage was also of sweet peas in the rainbow colors.
Ensley Wheaton, Jr., of Patten acted as best man.
The ceremony was immediately followed by an informal reception which was attended by intimate friends and relatives of the bride and bridegroom. Refreshments were served, including a wedding cake which was cut by the bride and bridegroom.
Those present were Mrs. Victor Vincent, Easton; Miss Betty Jones, Mrs. Davis Archer, Miss Irene Olsen, Mrs. Dudly Olsen, Mrs. Curtis Hatt, Mrs. Lillian Horsman, Beverly McKenney, Miss Beverly McKenney, Zenas Harvey, Miss Lula Hatt, Mrs. Gean Sargent, Miss Barbara Sargent, Mrs. Leslie Dickinson, Mrs. Martha Tozier, Mrs. Mary Tozier, Mrs. Bertha McKenney, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hulbert, Mrs. Florence Sargent, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Harvey, all of Patten and Shin Pond.
Earl Crabb, Augusta; William Eggleston and Guy Metcalf, Bangor; Mrs. Miles Cronkite, Houlton; Elmer Wilson, Shin Pond; Mrs. Jennie Merriam, Malden, Mass.; Burleigh Myrick, Hartford, Conn.; Mr. and Mrs. John Harvey, Mrs. Earl Lincoln; Mrs. Esther Benner, Los Angeles, Calif.; Mrs. Blanche Whitney, Long Island, N. Y.; Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Ware Smith, Matagamon; Mr. and Mrs. Clair Porter, Bangor.
Following the reception Mr. and Mrs. White left on a short wedding trip to an undisclosed destination. Mrs. White chose for her traveling costume a summer wool suit in grayish-blue, with wine accessories, and her corsage was of gladiolus.
Mrs. White is a graduate of Patten academy, and was a student at Eastern Maine General hospital Training School in Bangor.
Mr. White is now engaged in... [end of clipping, sorry]