Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 153, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 June 1911 — CLUSTER OF JUNE BRIDES AND HAPPY BRIDEGROOMS. [ARTICLE]

CLUSTER OF JUNE BRIDES AND HAPPY BRIDEGROOMS.

Month of Brides and Roses Busy at Its Clesa—Three Ceremonies Described for Readers. ? Daris-Stafford. The marriage of Miss Bessie Pearl Davis, of this city, and Mr. Charles Frank Stafford, of Bluffton. took place at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Davis, in the presence of 76 guests at 4 o’clock Wednesday, June 28th. A smilax- arch formed the background of decorations with the color scheme of pink and white carried all through Hie decorations. An altar was made from these decorations and white ribbons extending from the altar across the room were carried by Miss Ethel Davis, sister of the bride, and Miss Aileen Allman. While Miss Georgia Harris on the piano, accompanied by Kenneth Allman on the violin, played “Traumeri and Romance,” by R. Schumann, the girls stood by the altar, and, after the minister, the Rev. Charles C. Harper, stepped in front of the altar, the ribbon girls marched across the room to where the bride and groom stood, forming an aisle. Then the bride and groom marched to the front, standing before the minister in front of the altar, where the. words were spoken making them husband and wife, using the ring ceremony. The minister then introduced them and they turned and faced the guests and received the congratulations of the large number present.

After the congratulations were over the guests were seated and refreshments served. They consisted of pink ice cream in rose forms, angel food cake, coffee and pink and white mint rolls. Misses Muriel Harris, Florence Allman and Mary and Ruth Harper served. The bride’s dress was white marquisite over white satin and she carried a bridal boquet of white roses. The groom Was in conventional dress. Mr, and Mrs. Stafford left on the 5; 58 train for Chicago and will spend a short period in Wisconsin. The bride’s traveling suit was tan. The Dibell auto from Wolcott carried them to the station. Four other machines accompanied them, all crowded with relatives and friends, and at the depot a shower of rice and compliments proceeded from the friends. The bride spent three years in DePauw music college and has been a teacher of music for several years. While in college she was a member of the Delta Mu Sigma sorority. She is one of our most accomplished young ladies. Mr. Stafford Is a son of Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Stafford, of Bluffton, and is the owner of a grain elevator in that city, where he is highly eajPnamed. They were the recipients of many handsome and valuable presents. The out-of-town guests were Mrs. N. E. Stafford, the mother, and Mrs. Roy Stafford, sister-in-law of the groom, and Miss Mary Pugh, all of Bluffton; Mrs. John Kinney, Mr. and Mrs. WMHam Kinney, Mr. and Mrs. J. Holdridge, Mr. and Mrs. L> T. Hammond, ami Mr. and Mrs. Omar Ferguson, es. Wolcott; Mr. and Mrs. Will Beal and Mr. and Mrs. EM Bellows, of Remington; Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Gray and son-OUrer, of Watseka, Ill.; Mrs. John Fog, of Hobart, and Mrs. E. G. Davis and daughter Mildred, of Monticello.