- From H. M. GiCal, correspondent, note of April 9th, 2007
Boland, Roy U. Sprague, Eunice Lula Halifax County 1925 2Sept 1925 - by license in Halifax Co. - Ray Wilfred Boland,Merchant, 20, B., Anglican, reside and born in Dartmouth,NS son of Daniel Boland and Jane Bell married Eunice LulaSprague, 20., S., Baptist, reside in Halifax, Halifax Co.,born in Sydney, Cape Breton, NS daughter of Charles WesleySprague born Hatfields Point, NB and Margaret Vail.
From Roderick Boland, correspondent, note of February 1,2015
WEDDINGS
BOLAND-SPRAGUE
The home of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Sprague, Quinpool Road wasthe scene of a unusually pretty home wedding this morningwhen their daughter Miss Eunice L. Sprague became the brideof Roy W. Boland of the firm of S. D. Boland, and Company,Dartmouth. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Dr.Arthur Huddletston of the First Baptist Church and waswitnessed by the immediate relatives and a few intimatefriends of the happy couple.
The sun parlor where the wedding took place had beendecorated with white asters and clusters of sweetpeas. The wedding party stood beneath an arch ofsweet peas from which a beautiful silver and sweet peaswedding bell was hung. The the piano Mrs. Lajeunesee,of Dartmouth, presided and rendered the weddingmarch. Miss Sprague entered the room on the arm ofher father by whom she was given in marriage. She wasa charming and dainty bride in her lovely wedding gown ofwhite crepe de chene trimmed with moire ribbou. Thegown was a French model and was worn with a fine tulle veilcaught with orange blossoms and pearls. Her flowerswere pale pink roses and sweet peas. There was onlyone attendant little Miss Ruth MacDonald, niece of thegroom, who was the daintiest of flower girls in a lemoncolored frock with bonnett to match; she carried a showerbasket of sweet peas.
Among the guests were Mrs. D. P. MacDonald, of Sydney, andher daughter Miss Gertrude Vail, of Boston.
After a wedding breakfast Mr. and Mrs. Boland left on ahoneymoon trip through the Province traveling bymotor. They will be absent about three weeks and ontheir return will take up their residence inDartmouth. The bride traveled in Russian Brown crepeensemble with hat to match.
A number of formal and informal affairs have been given inhonor of the bride since the announcement of the engagementand an usually large and beautiful collection of giftsmarked the popularity in which the happy couple are heldboth in the City and Town. Mr. Boland is one of theyounger businessmen of Dartmouth and he like his bride,enjoys a wide popularity. [5]
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