Etc. -- E. Corlotta Pow weds J. Grant Chadwick
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The following is not a transcription. The source document (a page 8 article in the 14 Jul 1910 Simcoe Reformer) was too  difficult to read and transcribe. Instead, we read what we 
could and tried to re-create key parts of the original.

Chadwick-Pow

On 29 Jun 1910 many friends and relatives gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Pow in Vittoria to witness the happy union of their daughter, Ethel Carlotta, to Mr. J. Grant Chadwick of London.

At seven o'clock in the evening Miss Beulah Marlatt of St. Thomas, pleased all the guests with the solo "Because," after which Miss Gilbert, also of St. Thomas, pianist for the evening, struck the cords of Mendelssohn's wedding march, and the bridal party moved to the handsomely decorated arch, the bride's brother, Mr. George Pow attending as groomsman and her sister Miss Louise as bridesmaid, the bride being given away by her father.

Rev. E. J. Bingham of Port Arthur performed the nuptials assisted by Rev. A. L. Tedford of Vittoria. The bride was beautifully dressed in white silk and carried pink and white roses. The bridesmaid wore white silk mull and carried pink carnations. At the close of the ceremony Mr. Tedford sang "O Perfect Love" after which Mr. Frank Shearer, master of ceremonies, seated the newly wedded couple and guests at the wedding feast.

When all had been satisfied, toasts were followed by speeches by Mr. John Pow and Mr. J. W. Chadwick. The bride's mother and the groom's mother wore....

The good wishes of all friends follow this well known and [respected] couple to their new home in London, where Mr. Chadwick has a position in the Y.M.C.A.

Guests were present from [C.......], Port Arthur, Toronto, Mt. Elgin, Walsh, Port Ryerse, St. Thomas, Simcoe, New York.
 

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