BURCHARD - BALL

Frederick Leonard Burchard and Mary Esther Ball United at New Berlin

(1914)

   In St. Andrew's church, New Berlin, Wednesday, October 14, occurred the wedding of Miss Mary Esther Ball, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John T. Ball, of New Berlin, and Frederick Leonard Burchard of Norwich.

   Miss Laura Ball, sister of the bride, was maid of honor, VanDerlyn Burchard, of Oxford, was best man, and Floyd Miner and Stanley Burchard, of Oxford, and John F. Ball and Donald McGuire, of New Berlin, were the ushers.  Charles V. Medbury presided at the organ, Miss Nellie Snedeker played the violin, and John I. Richer the cello.  The ceremony was solemnized by Rev. Wilson E. Tanner, before a large company of guests.

   A program of instrumental music preceded the service.  Promptly at 4 o'clock to the strains of the Lohengrin wedding march, the bridal party entered the church, the bride, charmingly gowned, on the arm of her father.

   The groom and best man awaited the bride at the chancel.  Here the betrothal occurred, the bride being given in marriage by her father.  The hymn, "O Perfect Love," was sung by the choir as the bridal company approached the altar for the ceremony of the ring.

   After the benediction the party withdrew to the strains of Mendelssohn's march.  After the wedding, a  reception was held at the bride's home.  Later, Mr. and Mrs. Burchard left for Sherburne, where they boarded the train for a wedding trip to New York and Philadelphia.  Upon their return they will reside in Norwich.

   Mrs. Burchard is a highly esteemed young lady of New Berlin.  She is a graduate of New Berlin High school, and Syracuse University.  The groom is a well known young business man of Norwich, and is treasurer of Burchard Brothers Company, and manager of their Norwich store since the death of his father in 1910.  He is a graduate of Norwich High school and the University of Pennsylvania, a member of the Norwich Club, and several fraternities.  His boyhood was spent in Oxford, where he has many friend who join in congratulations.

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