Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 February 1914 — Marriage of Miss Carrie Pierce and Mr. J. B. Thompson. [ARTICLE]

Marriage of Miss Carrie Pierce and Mr. J. B. Thompson.

One oif the prettiest home weddings that has occurred in a long time in Rensselaer was that of Miss Carrie Elsie Pierce to Mr. James Bernard Thompson Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock. The marriage took place at the residence of Mrs. Ida Pierce, mother of the bride, on South Front street, in the presence of about one hundred guests. An arch of flowery in front of a bank of flowers and ferns made a beautiful marriage altar. After the guests had assembled Miss Glen Day played and Miss Gladys Pierce, sister of the bride, sang, “Oh, Promise Me.” Then Miss Day played the Mendelssohn wedding march as Rev. W. H. Thompson, of Lansing, Mich., brother of the groom, led the way from an upstairs room to the 'altar. He was followed by little Misses Margaret Myer and Marjorie Hill, ias miniature flower girls, who scattered sweetpeas and lillies of the valley in the path of the bride and groom, who followed them. The bride was gowned in crepe de cheiie and brocaded meteor and wore a bouquet of white brides roses 'and lillies of the valley. The ring ceremony of the Baptist church was used as the marriage vows were spoken. Following the congratulations of the couple by the guests refreshments were served. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson were the recipients of a large number of wedding presents. *

The bride is the oldest daughter of Mrs. Ida Pierce and is a graduate of the Rensselaer high school and attended college for some time at DePauw University. For the past two yeays she had taught music and drawing at the public schools at Parker City, Ind. . She is one of our popular and talented young ladies. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Thompson, of Morocco, and is a graduate 6f Franklin college in the class of 1908.

Showered with rice by several of their young friends they left Wednesday afternoon for a few days’ stay in Chicago and Gary end they will then return to Rensselaer and take up their residence on the farm of the bride’s mother, Mrs. Ida Pierce, south of this city. Mrs. Pierce and her other daughters will reside with them for two or three months and then plan to move temporarily to Greencastle, where Misses Mary and Gladys will enter DePauw University. The out-of-town guests at the wedding were: Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Thompson, Mrs. Mollie Johnson and Miss Merle Graves, of Morocco: A. P. Thompson, of Young America, and Rev. W. H. Thompson, of Lansing, Mich., and Miss Nell Stafford, of Parker City. The Republican Joins the many friends of the yountf couple in wishing them a happy married life.