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SOCIETY NOTES. . 
AN event of much interest hereabout was the wedding of 
Miss Clara Lillian Merrill and Dr. Allen Wheeler 
Holmes, of Jackson Health Resort, Dansville, N. Y., in 
the First Congregational church, Hamilton, at half-past 
twelve o’clock Tuesday. The bride is the daughter of 
Mr. and Mrs, Albert Rowe Merrill, whose place in Hamil- 
ton is known as “The Hamlet.” The wedding day was 
of special significance because it marked the golden anni- 
versary of the marriage of the bride’s grandparents, Mr. 
and Mrs. John Franklin Merrill, of Laconia, N. H. Miss 
Merrill, who was escorted into the church by her father, 
who gave her in marriage, wore a wedding gown of white 
Chantilly lace over white satin, of which the long full 
train was made, and her bridal veil was fastened with 
orange blossoms, in conventional fashion, Her sister, 
Miss Alberta Merrill, as maid of honor, wore white cord- 
ed silk. The officiating clergyman was Rev. Lewis Mal- 
yern, D. D., of Lynn. Dr. Holmes was attended by Dr. 
Gilbert Forbes, of Kendall, N. Y., as best man. He was 
a classmate of the bridegroom at Buffalo University. The 
ushers were Arthur Howland Goodale and Nelson Breed 
of Cambridge. Following the ceremony at the church, 
a reception for the bridal couple was held by the bride’s 
parents at “The Hamlet,” where a wedding breakfast was 
served . ‘The bride’s grandmother, Mrs. John Franklin 
Merrill, wore the same dress which was her bridal gown 
at her own wedding half a century ago. After the recep- 
tion, Dr. and Mrs. Holmes started on a wedding journey 
and later they will make their home at the Jackson Health 
Resort, Dansville, N. wR 7% 
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Mrs. C. A. Munn left- Manchester yesterday for 
Philadelphia to spend a few weeks with her son, Geese 
Munn, Jr., and family before going to Palm Beach for 
the winter. She will spend the late winter in Washing- 
ton, returning to Manchester in the early spring. Gurnee 
Munn and bride (Miss Wanamaker) have just landed in 
New York, direct from Northern France. 
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Herbert M. Sears of Pride’s Crossing, commodore 
of the Eastern Yacht club, may sail the famous auxiliary 
cruising schooner Constellation to the West Indies early 
in the year. Although Commodore Sears has not an- 
nounced his itinerary, the yacht will leave Boston next 
month, returning in season for overhauling preparatory 
to summer cruising along the New Enland coast. News 
that the Constellation is to voyage possibly as far as the 
mouth of the Orinoco river and across the Spanish Main 
will be received with a great deal of interest by admirers 
of the beautifully-proportioned vessel, which to their 
mind, has no counterpart in gracefulness. Commodore 
Sears is not by any means a lily-fingered tar who prefers 
a snug harbor to rough work incident to ocean voyaging 
and the contemplated cruise is one he has for some time 
held in anticipation. Possibly a reduced rig will be given 
the vessel, as the enormous mainsail might prove unhandy. 
Probably Capt. Colbeth, who has been the schooner’s sail- 
ing master since she was placed in commission by Com- 
modore Sears last season, will be in command and his 
wide experience should prove invaluable. The yacht will 
be well remembered by North Shore people who were 
accustomed to see her at her moorings off the Sears es- 
tate, Pride’s Crossing, all summer, 
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Manchester, Mass., Friday, December 10 
SOCIETY NOTES 
WASHINGTON society was interested last week in the 
debut of Miss Helen Peck Blodgett, daughter of Mrs. 
Delos Abiel Blodgett of Washington and Grand Rapids, 
Mich. Much of her eighteen years has been passed in 
Iurope where she has studied in France and Italy. She 
is an accomplished linquist, a good musician and is fond 
of riding, driving, skating and dancing. In France she 
learned ‘to fence and she still keeps up the sport. She 
is fond of books and some of the sketches she has written 
show that she has in a measure inherited the narrative 
ability which made her maternal grandfather, the late 
Judge Peck of Georgia, well known as the author of 
some of the “best sellers” of the early ’60’s. From her 
childhood she has taken an interest in the home for 
orphans founded by her father at Grand Rapids. In 
January Mrs, Blodgett and her daughter will accompany 
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Blodgett, who spent the summer 
at Pride’s Crossing, and have since been occupying the 
Khinelander house in New York, to Grand Rapids to take 
part in the dedication of the $500,000 hospital which Mr. 
Blodgett will turn over to the Union Benevolent associa- 
tion of that city. Many pleasant affairs were planned 
for Miss Blodgett during the week, one being a dinner at 
Chevy Chase club by Sen. and Mrs. Shields for their 
daughter, Miss Jeannette Cowan, in compliment to Miss 
Blodgett and another at her home for her brother Delos, 
who was home from Yale for the Thanksgiving holidays. 
Mrs. Blodgett had many of the season’s debutantes pres- 
ent at the dinner. Miss Marie Sims, debutante daughter 
of Representative and Mrs. T. W. Sims, gave a dinner 
for 36 debutantes and a few others at which Miss Blod- 
gett was a guest. Mrs. Blodgett had an interesting house 
party for the debut reception. Among the guests were 
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Blodgett, the former Governor of 
Georgia and Mrs. John Slaton. A large dinner for over 
30 guests was given by Mrs. Blodgett assisted by her sis- 
ter, Mrs. Charles Graves Matthews, at Chevy Chase club 
last Wednesday night in honor of her house guests. 
Among the guests were the Minister of Peru and Mme. 
Pezet. The reception for Miss Blodgett was given last 
Thursday afternoon. Her receiving gown was of white 
tulle embroidered in silver and built over flesh colored 
silk. For the dance in the evening she wore soft rose 
colored tulle and silver. 
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The usual reception for the Red Cross delegates at 
the annual meeting which took place Wednesday, Dec. 8, 
was omitted this year by Miss Boardman on account of 
her family being in mourning. 
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Mrs. Henry Cleveland Perkins, Mr. and Mrs. Wil- 
liam Phillips, Miss Isabel May and the Ambassador of 
Italy and Countess Cellere were among the attendants at 
the Belasco theatre when the benefit for the Christ Child 
society was given. Among the patronesses for this charity 
which will bring cheer to poor children were Mrs. Robert 
Hitt and Mrs. Hope Slater. 
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Mrs. Joseph Leiter and her little sons were among 
the attendants at the drill and tea dance given at For 
Myer last Friday under the auspices of the Army Relief 
society, 
