Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 78, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 January 1911 — SCOTTEN-HERSHMAN NUPTIALS. [ARTICLE]

SCOTTEN-HERSHMAN NUPTIALS.

A very pretty and impressive home wedding was solemnized Sunday evening, January 8, at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Hershman, of Walker township, when their daughter, Florence Marie, was united in marriage to Mr. Benjamin Miles Scotten, of Sedalia, Missouri. Promptly at 8 o’clock the bride and groom entered the parlor to the strains of Mendelsohn’s wedding march played by Miss Martha Finney of Valparaiso. The couple were attended by the bride’s sister, Miss Dolly Hershman, as maid of honor, and Dr. C. E. Hershman of Chicago, as best man. The bride was beautifully attired in a gown of rare selection, imported from Manila. It was an exquisite creation of pale blue hand-embroidered Housa silk over cream messaline. She carried a large boquet of carnations and narcissus. The groom Wore the conventional black. A large concourse of relatives and friends witnessed the ceremony, after which all repaired to the dining wedding supper. room and partook of a delicious Among those present from the immediate vicinity were: Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hershman; Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Hershman; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Stalbaum; Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton Record; Mrs. James Hershman; Mrs. John Stalbaum; the Misses Nellie Stalbaum, Clara and Sada Gulbransen, Celia and Bertha Hershman, and Messrs. Fred and Harry Stalbaum. Among those from a distance were Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Linton, Mr. and Mrs. James Linton, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Prevo, John Sebring, Rev. C. E. Sebring and the Misses Emma and Georgia Linton, all of Medaryville; Mrs. C. E. Hershman, Mrs. E. Gates and Miss Miss Viola Gates of Valparaiso; the Misses Bertha and Margaret Tofte of Kouts; Atty. G. E. Hershman and wife of Crown Point. The bridal couple were the recipients of many beautiful gifts. Mr. and Mrs. Scotten will spend a few days visiting relatives and friends after which they will depart for their future home in Sedalia, Mo., where the groom is one of that city’s most popular pharmacists.