WHITE-PEARSON NUPTIALS CULMINATION OF ROMANCE
Miss Pearson, of Bermuda, weds Captain Edward P. White, Jr.
26 Jun 1923, Southampton, L.I., NY., USA
The Old Post House was the scene on Saturday evening of a very beautiful
home wedding when Miss Dorothy May Pearson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
James R. Pearson, of St. George's, Bermuda, was united in marriage to
Capt. Edward Post White, Jr., of this village.
About sixty near relatives and family friends were present to extend
their good wishes and the occasion was a very informal one. The very
impressive ceremony, in which the ring was used, was performed by the
Rev. Jesse Halsey of Cincinnati, Ohio, an uncle of the bridegroom. Miss
Daisy Pearson, sister of the bride, was maid of honour. The bride was
given away by her mother and the best man was Harry Halsey White, the
bridegroom's brother. Elizabeth White was bridesmaid; Helen Halsey and
Nancy Herrick were flowers girls; Charles and Frederick Halsey were the
pages.
The bridal arch was of Dorothy Perkins roses. Pink roses and seasonal
garden flowers were everywhere about the living rooms. The bride was
gowned in white georgette over white satin with veil of tulle and orange
blossoms. Her bouquet of Marechal Niel roses. The bridesmaids wore
white over pink and carried bouquets of pink and white sweet peas. The
flower girls were in pink carrying baskets of sweet peas. The bride's
mother wore grey and carried lavender and pink sweet peas. The wedding
march was played by Francis Moore of New York, who rendered also,
several musical selections and just before the entrance of the bridal
party, "Because," by Teschmacher, was sung by Edwin Swain.
After the ceremony the bridal couple received the congratulations of
their friends and a collation was served The wedding cake, made by the
bride, by an old family recipe, was brought from Bermuda with her.
Many beautiful and useful gifts were presented to the young couple, both
by friends here and in Bermuda, where a farewell reception had been
given for Miss Pearson just before she left her Island home.
After some difficulty in getting away the bridal couple left for a short
wedding journey, after which they will be at home with the bridegroom's
parents for a few weeks until sailing for Galveston, where Capt. White
is making his headquarters at present.
The marriage marks another milestone in a romance which began during the
war, when Capt. White, then second officer on the S.S. Pathfinder, paid
an unexpected visit to Bermuda. The ship which was carrying foodstuffs
and ammunition to Italian ports, lost her propeller in mid-ocean and for
a week was drifting at the mercy of the January gales. Battered and out
of provisions they were at last picked up by an English steamer and
towed into Bermuda. Here, at this time, Capt. White and Miss Pearson met
and though his errands on the sea have carried him to many ports, and
Bermuda could very seldom become his destination, yet their romance has
developed and reached its happy climax in their marriage on Saturday
evening beneath the roof of the hospitable old house which has been the
home of Capt. White's family for many generations.
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