Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 266, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 November 1914 — Miss Josie Porter Was Married in South Dakota. [ARTICLE]

Miss Josie Porter Was Married in South Dakota.

Miss Josie Porter, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. R. B. Porter, of near Mt. Vernon, S. Dak., was married Nov. Ist to Mr. A. G. Skidmore. Miss Porter spent several weeks in Rensselaer the past summer. The Mt. Vernon News thus reports the marriage; “Sunday afternoon, Nov. 1, at 2:30 o’clock, a very pretty wedding occurred at the home of Mr. and Mrs. JR. B. Porter, when their daughter, Miss Josie Porter, was united in marriage to Mr. A. G. Skidmore. The impressive double-ring ceremony was read ,by Rev. Potter, formerly pastor'of the Mt. Vernon M. E. church. The ceremony was witnessed' only by the immediate | members of the family and a few i friends. j “The bride was attired in a gown of white voile trimmed with Irish crochet lace. The groom wore the | conventional black. Immediately ! after the ceremony the bridal party sat down to an appetizing wedding dinner. The table was decorated with a center bouquet of pink and white carnations and chrysanthe mums. ‘The bride taught the primary room fn our schools and is well known, popular and needs no words of commendation from us. The groom was the professor in the Mt. Vernon schools and it was then the young fcouple became acquainted, and he-is in every way deserving of the prize he has won. Both have many friends ]who join The News in offering best wishes for a long and happy wedded life. ‘'Mr. and Mrs. Skidmore left on Thursday morning for the twin cities oh a wedding tour, after which they will be at home at Fenton, Mich. • They will reside on a farm.’’. ■ : >.