Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 100, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 September 1909 — Omar Day Returns From Lafayette With Bride. [ARTICLE]

Omar Day Returns From Lafayette With Bride.

Omar Day, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Day, of this city, and a member of this year’s Purdue graduating class, was married at Lafayette last Saturday morning at 8 o’clock to Miss Anna C. Horstman. They here Saturday morning, but the news of thier marriage slipped the Republican reporter. Of their marriage the Lafayette Courier says: One of the prettiest home weddings of the summer season was solemnized Saturday morning at 8 o’clock at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Horstman, of 1219 North Fifteenth street, when their daughter, Miss Anna C. Horstman, was united in marriage to Omar Harl Day, of Rensselaer. The wedding was a quiet affair, being witnessed only by the immediate relatives of the young couple. Rev. Conrad Hassel, pastor of the Salem Reformed church, officiated. The home v<as beautifully decorated with cut flowers and ferns, huge bouquets of golden glow blossoms being attractively arranged. The bride\was charmingly attired in a handsgpe gown of white Swiss, elaborately trimmed with real lace and fashioned empire. She carried a cluster of Bride's roses. After the ceremony a wedding breakfast was served, covers being laid for twentyfive. The table was arlifetlcally decorated with flowers. At 8:45 o’clock Mr. and Mrs. Day departed for Rensselaer, where they will spend five days with Mr. Day’s parents before departing for ttyeir home in Kenilworth, 111. The bride is a young woman of charming disposition and has many graces of mind &nd character. She is very popular, having Innumerable friends and admirers. For the past two years she has been employed as cashier at the North American Life Insurance company’s office, where she was a most valuable member of the working force. Mr. Day is a Purdue man, having been graduated with the class of 1909 from the school of mechanical engineering. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. William S.HDay, of Rensselaer, and was very popular at college and took an active part in university affairs. He was a leading officer of the cadet corps, being the ranking major during his last year. For two years he was a member of the Glee, club and for one year one of the quartet of that organisation. He has

a fine baritone voice. Mr. Day belongs to the Scabbard and Blade fraternity and other clubs. He has countless friendß among the faculty and student body of th§ university. He has accepted a position as instructor of manual training in the New Trier township high Bchool at Kenilworth and will have charge of that department at the school the coming year. Being a young man much ability his friends predict for him a very successful career.