Husband of Jean Hope Rugg and father of Kenneth, Jennifer and Laurel.
The following wedding report from the 1951 Saratogian:
Miss Jean Hope Rugg, daughter
Mr and Mrs. Clifford E. Rugg
Bacon Hill, and Cpl. Douglas Earl
Bean, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Bean Bacon Hill, were married
Wednesday, Sept. 12. at 2:30 p.m.
at the home of the bride.
The Rev. Martin Hoeksema, pastor
of the Northumberland Reformed
Church. Bacon Hill, performed the ceremony.
The bride, who was given in
m a r r i a g e by her father, wore a
gown of white frosted organdy
over satin, made with fitted bodice,
cap sleeves, scalloped neckline with
illusion net and full skirt of ballerina
length. A fingertip veil of
Illusion net fell from a cap of material
matching the gown. She
carried a round bouquet of white
roses with ribbon shower.
Miss Mildred A. Rugg of Bacon
Hill, sister of the bride, was the
maid of honor. She wore a gown
of powder blue frosted organdy,
made with fitted bodice, cap
sleeves, sweetheart neckline and
circular skirt. She wore a cap of
the same material as the gown
and carried a round bouquet of
pink roses.
Kenneth R. Williams of Bacon
Hill, brother-in-law of the bridegroom,
was the best man. ,
The ushers were Floyd Rourke,
Gansevoort, and Leon Sparling, S.
Glens Falls.
The ceremony took place in front
of a bank of ferns, white hydrangeas
and white gladioli. The
home was decorated with seasonal
flowers.
Mrs. Charles Platner played the
traditional wedding-music, and
Mrs. Kenneth Williams, sister of
the bridegroom, sang I Love You
-Truly and O Promise Me. Mrs.
Platner was her accompanist.
A wedding reception was held
at the home immediately following
the ceremony.
The mother of the bride wore a
gown of light blue rayon print and
a corsage of American Beauty
roses. The bridegroom's mother
wore a gown of navy blue chiffon
print and a corsage of pink roses.
For' a wedding trip through the
New England States Mrs. Bean
wore a navy blue suit of wool
gabardine with navy blue and
white accessories and a navy blue
velvet hat.
Guests were from S. Glens Falls,
Gansevoort, Argyle, Middle Falls,
Mechanicville, Saratoga Springs,
Mount Vernon, Albany, Ballston
Lake and Schenectady.
The bride, a graduate of the
Schuylerville High School, is a
senior at the New York State College
for Teachers in Albany. She
is a member of Kappa Delta Sorority.
The bridegroom, also a graduate
of the Schuylerville High School,
enlisted in the Air Corps Mar. 5
and took his basic training at
Sampson. He was graduated from
a trades training institute at
Prairie, Miss., in July and from
t h e Oklahoma A. and M. College,
Okmulgee, Okla., in September. He
is now stationed at Lockbourne Air
Force Base, Columbus, Ohio.
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