Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 203, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 September 1917 — Harrod-Sheedy Nuptials. [ARTICLE]

Harrod-Sheedy Nuptials.

At eight -o’clock this Wednesday morning occurred the marriage of Miss Laura Fem Harrod, of Philadelphia, and John Austin Sheedy, of Pittsburgh, Pa. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Christian Daniels at St. Augustine church in Rensselaer in the presence of relatives and friends of the contracting parties. A four-course breakfast was served at the Makeever hotel by Mrs. Laura B. -Fate, an aunt of the bride, after which the happy couple left for an extended wedding trip. The trip will include a visit at the bride’s former home in Indianapalis and then to Mackinac Islands. From this point they will take a lake steamer to Buffalo, N. Y., and then enjoy the scenic boat ride down the Hudson from Albany to New York City. After s few days spent there and a brief visit to Atlantic City, they will take up their residence in Pittsburgh, Pa., where the groom is employed by the Pennsylvania railroad company as a motive power inspector of the Pittsburg division. The attendants were Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Lawson Harrod, of Philadelphia, brother and sister of the bride. The bride was charming in a handsome blue traveling suit, and carried brides roses, her only ornament being a pearl necklace with a diamond clasp, a gift from the groom. The matron of honor was also attired in a blue traveling suit and carried pnik roses. The bride and the matron of honor were sorority sisters at Butler college, while the groom and his best man were members of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity at Purdue University. The out of town guests were Mrs. J. E. Harrod, of Philadelphia, mother of the bride; Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Harrod, of Philadelphia; Mir. and Mrs. Clarence P. Fate, of Crown Point, Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Wolverton and Mr. Hugh Wolverton, of South Bend, Ind., and Mr. C. F. Sheedy, of Pittsburgh, Pa.