“As announced in last week’s Enterprise, the wedding of Mr. John Milbourn Toulson, ’02, and Miss Maude C. Ringgold was solemnized in Emmanuel P. E. Church, Chestertown, last Thursday evening, at 8 o’clock.

The capacious auditorium of the sacred edifice was thronged to its utmost capacity with friends of the young couple, and the holy sanctuary was tastefully decorated with chrysanthemums, green ferns and palms in graceful profusion.

Before the ceremony and during the impressive services sweet music was rendered by Miss Mollie Laroche, of Washington, D. C. The bride, who entered with her uncle, Judge J. A. Pearce, wore an exquisite gown of Eolean chiffon over taffeta, embroidered with chiffon trimmings and wore a diamond brooch, the gift of the groom, and carried a bouquet of white chrysanthemums. She was immediately preceded by her sister, Miss Eloise Ringgold, as maid of honor, who wore a dress of pink silk mull over taffetta and carried pink Japanese chrysanthemums. Preceding Miss Eloise were the two cute little daughters of Mr. and Mrs. George Brice, Elizabeth and lsabelle Brice, dressed in white organdie with flowered ribbon sashes, who acted as flower girls. These were preceded by the maids of honor, Misses Susan Laroche, of Washington, D. C, Mabel Toulson, Wheeler Peterson, Ethie Ringgold, Hallie Westcott and Hallie Toulson, attired in beautiful gowns of white organdie and green girdles, and carrying maiden hair ferns, tied with green ribbon, and the following ushers in full dress evening costume: Messrs. William Walter Chapman, Houston Toulson, Thomas Massey, Henry T. Deaver, Hubert Ringgold, Louis Hertz, of Connecticut. One of the beautiful features of the wedding was the arrangement of attendants on either side of the aisle, making an aisle down which the bride and her uncle passed to the altar, where she was met by the groom and best man, Dr. Arthur Ewings, of Atlantic City, and united in holy wedlock by Dr. Henry B. Martin. The ribbon boys were Masters Allan Harris and Stephen Collins.

After the ceremony the bride and groom were driven to Betterton, and boarded the boat for Baltimore. They were given a reception in Washington Friday evening, and on Saturday started on a trip North. Upon their return they will reside on Water street until Christmas, when they will remove to Queen street. The presents numbered over 150, and comprised beautiful silverware, cut glass and articles of usefulness and beauty. Among those present from a distance were Mrs. Eastmen, Mrs. Robinson, Mrs. Vansciver, Philadelphia; Miss Smith, New York; Mrs. Edmund Draper, Baltimore; Rev. J. A. Mitchell and daughters, Centreville; Mrs. J. W. Chapman, Jr., and Mrs. Lowe, of Baltimore; Miss Nellie Valliant, Church Hill; Judge Martin, Easton; Judge Brown, Centreville; Miss Hannah Ware, Masseys, and a host of others.—Chestertown, Md., Enterprise.”

Reference Data:

Alumni Report, Vol. 40, Issues 1-12, by Philadelphia College of Pharmacy Alumni Association,1904, pages 247-8