Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 153, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 June 1911 — Perter-Woodworth. [ARTICLE]

Perter-Woodworth.

The marriage of Miss Fannie Porte * to Mr. Vaughn Woodworth occurred this Thursday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter V. Porter. It was a very pretty home wedding. Miss Cedi Morgan sang “O Promise Me.” Then the bridal couple, accompanied by the ring bearer, little Marjorie Sprague, a niece of the groom, took their places and were married by Rev. J. C. Parrett, pastor of the Presbyterian church. The bride wore a dainty dress of white voile trimmed in hesvy lace, and carried a boquet of pale pink /oses. Refreshments In pink and white were served, that being tin color scheme. Mr. and Mrs. Woodworth left on the 2:53 p. m. train for Omaha, where they will visit for a few days before going to Norfolk, Neb., at which place they will make their home. Those present at the wedding were the immediate families and a few friends, most of whom were the T. H. D. girls, of which club the bride has long bean a member. The out-of-town guests were Mr. atyl Mrs. Ralph Sprague, of Gibbon. Neb.r Mrs. F. P. Morton, of Qoodland; Mrs. U. 8. Mills,

of Mwncle, and Miss Minnie Tlnkham, of Wheatfleld. The bride was the recipient of many beautiful and valuable presents.

Meyer-Thompson. i ;‘‘ ‘ ' '';V 'v (/> At nine o’clock Tuesday morning, June twenty-seventh, at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Meyer, 708 Broadway, Gary, occurred the marriage of their only daughter, Miss Orthena Elizabeth, to Mr. Robert Earle Thompson. ~ It was a charming little home wedding, solemnized in the presence of the near relatives and a few dea* friends. A perfect day; the youth of the bridal couple; the approval cn parents and friends; flowers—all combined to make the event a most happy one. As the hour drew near, a hush of expectancy fell upon those there, gathered and the following young women, daintily gowned in white lingerie frocks, gracefully held the white satin gibbons to form the aisle : Miss Keziah Stright, Mrs. Charles R. Wilson, Miss Kate Hale, Miss Anna Gray, Miss Orra Faxon, Miss Helen Hunter, Miss Florence Burns, and Miss Bess Vrooman.

Mendelssohn’s wedding march was rendered by Miss Eva Thompson, a sister of the groom, and as the strains bridal party assembled in the livingroom. Mr. Thompson was served by his brother, Mr. Frank Thompson, and standing with them to, 'welcome the bride were Judge and Mrs. Thompson, parents of the groom, and Mrs. Meyer mother of the bride. Coming slowly toward them, down the aisle,' with the rare sweetness of a graceful child, was little Elizabeth Meyer, the granddaughter of the house, bearing the ring on a white satin pillow. Following her came the bridesmaid, Miss Myra Watson, and lastly, the bride, leaning on her father’s arm. Rev. Frederick E. Walton, of the First Presbyterian church, read the service, while the tender, appealing strains of “Oh, Promise Me,” were being played and at the conclusion of the ceremony, the entire wedding party repeated “The Lord’s Prayer.” After congratulations, a wedding breakfast was served in the dining100m. While the guests were still being served and despite the t>est laid plans, the happy couple succeeded in slipping away without the usual accompaniment of rice and old shoes. The decorations were characterized by their simplicity, consisting only of ropes of smilax and bowls of pink and white roses. The little ring bearer was gowned in white mull, with lace and pink ribbons. She wore a signerring, gift of the bride. Miss Watson, a lifelong friend of the bride, wore a white lingerie dress over pink silk and carried an arm baquet of pink roses. She wore a string of pearls, also a gift of the bride. The bride’s gown was of pearl white crepe de chine, with laee and pearls. Her flowers were bride roses. and sbewere a veil. The groom was In conventional dress. Mr. Thompson is a graduate of Indiana University, also of Michigan, and slnfee locating in Gary, about two years ago, has built up a successful law practice. His office suite is in the Knotts Building.

Miss Meyer, after graduatfhg from the Rensselaer high school, attended Western College, later going to Indiana University, where she grad iated. For the past two years she has been one of Gary’s successful high school teachers in the Emerson building. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson have gone for a few weeks’ trip on the lakes, and after August first will be at home in their new residence on Sixth avenue. The real worth of both these young people is known to their many friends and the heartiest good wishes follow them. The following were the out-of-town guests: Judge and Mrs. Thompson, Misses Eva and Mary Thompson, Helen Hunter, and Frank and Curtis Thompson, of Versailles; Miss Anna Gray, Gosport; Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Wilson, Indianapolis; Miss Flora Harper and Miss Bissell, Hartford, Conn.; Mr. and Mrs. Alfred W. Hopkins and Mrs. T. J. McCoy, Chicago; Mrs. Kate R. Watson, Mr. and Mrs. Albert R. Hopkins, Mr. Wade Laßue, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur H. Hopkins, Rensselaer.