Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 17, Number 7, DeMotte, Jasper County, 3 January 1947 — Double Wedding Ceremony At American Reformed Church Unites Local Couples [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Double Wedding Ceremony At American Reformed Church Unites Local Couples

i to right Hownr.'i Hoffman, ! I ii-Kokor. Janife Kltiop, Mars;'* Kv< i At a pretty double wedding j ceremony held at the American Re ! formed church on Friday, evening, December 20,. at 8 o'clock, Miss Marge Evers became the bride of i Gerald Knip, and Miss Ti|lie Dej Koker was married to Lester j Evers. The impressive ;ctmdlej light services were read jby the Rev. Henri Steunenberg, ; pastor of the church. Miss Marge Evers, and' Lester Evers, are daughter and son of j Mr. and Mrs. Fluranco Elvers of DeMotte. Miss Tillie DeKjoker is a daughter of Mr. anti Mrs. A. I DeKoker of DeMotte, and Ger- | aid Knip is a son of Mr. and j Mrs. George Knip, also jof 'DeMotte. !’ The brides wore dresses alike, which were made of white satin t and net with high necklines and fingertip length veils, with borders of lace. Ea'ch wore a tiara of seeded pearls and carried a cori . < sage of white colonial gladioli. The bridesmaids wore identical

ifkirta l ><‘Frjes. Jv<*ster KSvers. Tillie Iti'aid Knip, Muble Voss; Robert Jones. .-dresses of white crepe net with necklines;. They had £ tiaras of gladioli, and carried eorUsages. Maid of honor for Miss was Miss Mable Voss and bridesmaid for Miss DeKoker was ”,M iss Edna DeFries. j Mothers of the brides wore dresjses of Navy blue erppo, and carhied corsages of yellow loses. . Howard Hoffman 'served as best man for Lester Evers, and Robert Jones acted as best man for Gerald Knip. Little Miss Janice! Klemp was lower girl and wore a white satin formal and tiara of pink roses. ■The carried a basket df rose petals. Preceding the ceremony, Mrs. Henri Steunenberg sang “I Love You Truly” - and j“0 Radiant Light.” Ushers for the occasion were Henry Voss and Harold Evers. Following the ceremony the couples left for a honeymoon trip to Hannibal, Missouri.