Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 January 1916 — Holiingsworth-Chadbourne. [ARTICLE]

Holiingsworth-Chadbourne.

•The marriage of Miss Cecilia Georgia Hollingsworth to Mr. Horace Barker Ghadbourae was solemnized at the Presbyterian- church Friday afternoon at 4:30 o’clock in the ence of about two hundred and sixty relatives and friends. Rev. Asher Golden Work, of Detroit, Mich., and Rev. J. Carl Parrett, of Hammond, both former pastors of the First Presbyterian church of this city, officiated at the wedding, the former reading the service and Rev. Parrett offering the prayer. The bride is the oldest child of Mr. and Mrs. Emmett L. Hollingsworth, of this city, and her charm of Planner has endeared her to the entire community. The groom is a farmer and his home is at Harmony, Me. The bride, after completing her schooling here, took preparatory work in Chicago university and then went to Wellesley college, at Mass., where she graduated. Mr. Chadboume is a graduate of Daitmotfth college. The wedding was charmingly appointed, the church decorations being beautiful and extensive, and carrying out a color scheme of white and yellow, with -holly, spruce and mistletoe used extensively. The altar was trellaced with a border of tiny pine trees from Kalamazoo, the steps leading to it were covered with white, the arches with white and yellow, and the aisle down which the wedding party marched was bordered with white ribbons and lace fastened to each seat, where large yelolw chrysanthemums were used. While the guests were assembling Mrs. A. R. Hopkins at the piano, Miss Alice G. Smith, of Chicago, with the harp, and Mr. Jojan Duvall, of Chicago, with the cello, gave several selections, some being solos by Miss Smith, who has on previous occasions delighted friends .of the Hollingsworth family by harp recitals. The wedding march was played by the three musicians as the bridal party entered. The groom, accompanied by his best man, Mr. Wayne Stewart, of Chicago, approached from the side and awaited the others at the altar. Then from the rear came the matron of honor, Mrs. Ralph Upjohn, 4 1 Kalamazoo, sister of the bride. FolTowariig her was Little Miss Ruth Thompson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray D. Thompson, the flower girl. Next came the bride and following her the bridesmaids, Miss Louise Trull and Mis. Donald Hollingsworth, of Chicago; Mrs. Horace Malcolm Clark, of Wheatfield; and Miss Edith Sawin,'of this city, each carrying a large sheath of yellow roses. Then the ushers, Messrs. Gerald, Emmet, Donald and Thomas Hollingsworth. The two first named are brothers of the bride and the Others cousins of the bride and sons of Mr. and Mrs. George K. Hollingsworth, of Chicago, The bride was -gowned in the same creme velvet dress in which her mother was married twenty-eight years ago that day. She wore a flowing white veil which was not raised until after the marriage rites hiad been completed, like matron of honor and the bridesmaids were all gowned in yellow dresses Mid veils, with brow bands of white pearls. The ushers and others of the masculine party were not in evening dress. The father of the bride 'gave her in matrimony and the double ring ceremony was used by Rev. Work. The bride and groom wene to the rear part of the church following the ceremony, where the wedding party gathered in a brief offering of felicitations to Mr. and Mrs. Chadboume. Then the ibridal party were the Hollingsworth home on Milroy avenue, where Mrs. Hollingsworth gave a wedding dinner. 'The wedding guests were served in the dining room of the church, where two hundred and sixty covers were laid. The color scheme employed in the auditorium was also used in the dining room decorations. The ceilings were covered with white, while holly, mistletoe and spruce were used in abundance. Mr. and Mrs. Chadboume, accompanied by Mr. Glenn Allen, of Kalamazoo, Mich., and Mrs. Wallace Fritz, of Cincinnati, went together to Chicago on the 6:50 train and the flour will have a New Years party there today. From there they will go to the east and within the next week to Harmony, Me., where they will make their home. The out-of-town guests at the wedding included the following: Mr. and Mrs. George K. Hollingsworth and sons, Thomas and Donald -and thd wife; of the latter, and Miss Alice G. Smith, Miss Louise Trull'and Mrs. Charlotte Cipriani, Phd., of Chicago; Mrs. Walleoe Fritz, of Cincinnati; Mr. and Mrs; Ralph P. Upjohn and iMr. Glenn Allen, df Kalamazoo, and Mrs. H. M. Clark, of Wheatfield. The ladles of the Presbyterian Church served the dinner in the chbrch dining room. Mrs. E. P. Hoftah entertained ’the members of the wedding party at a delightful 6 o’clock dinner party /Thursday night.