Name/Title
1959 Ruth Sutherland Houston wed Edwin H Fowler IIEntry/Object ID
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Ruth Houston, Edwin FowlerScope and Content
This is a wedding announcement from The Independent Republican (Goshen, New York), dated October 15, 1959, detailing the marriage of Ruth Sutherland Houston and Edwin Harold Fowler II.
The Ceremony
Date: Saturday afternoon, October 10, 1959.
Location: First Presbyterian Church in Goshen.
Officiant: Rev. Eugene W. Ebert.
Reception: Held at the bride's parents' home on Florida-Goshen Road.
The Couple
The Bride: Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Harold Houston. She graduated from Wesley Junior College and the Mandl School for Medical Assistants. At the time of the wedding, she worked for Dr. Alfred Amler in White Plains.
The Groom: Son of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Harold Fowler of Haverford, Pa. He is a Dartmouth College graduate, worked for Fidelity Mutual Insurance Company, and served as the president of the Dartmouth Alumni Association in Philadelphia.
Bridal Party
Maid of Honor: Miss Lois Houston (sister of the bride).
Best Man: The groom’s father.
Attendants: Mrs. Irving Cook, Mrs. Richard Fowler, Mrs. Charles Bartlett, and Miss Elizabeth Hurcheson.
Ushers: Richard Fowler, Robert Fowler, George Sensenig, and Byard Brogan Jr.
Future Plans
The couple planned to reside in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, following a brief honeymoon.