Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 August 1919 — EDSON MURRAY IS MARRIED [ARTICLE]

EDSON MURRAY IS MARRIED

Rensselaer Young Man Takes Bride From Sullivan. Gerald Edson Murray, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Murray of this city, and Mise Nelle Eileen Thompson, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Walter N. Thompson of Sullivan, Ind., were married at the bride’s home in Sullivan Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock, the ceremony being performed by the Rev. W. E. Gray, pastor of the Presbyterian church, in the presence of only the members of the two immediate families. Following the ceremony a fine wedding breakfast was served, after which the young couple left for Indianapolis for a few days’ visit, coming to Rensselaer last evening, where they will soon take up their residence on College avenue. The bride, who has frequently visited her grandmother and aunt, Mrs. Austin Hopkins and daughter Gertrude, here, is a charming young lady, and is a graduate of the James Millikin university of Illinois and a member of the Delta Delta Delta sorority. The groom is a fine young man and was born and raised in Rensselaer. He is a graduate of the Rensselaer high school and also of the University of Illinois, and was only a few months ago discharged from the U. S. service in which he served as a lieutenant in the field artillery. A reception was held for the newlyweds at the home -of the groom’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Murray, on Park avenue, last evening. > The Democrat joins the many Rensselaer friends of Mr. and Mrs. Murray in extending hearty congratulations.