Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-10-30
MAR RIEu.

y MARRIED.
6HAkP-HAGD-AtC Christ church, in y.nk.
fSst..s IL yaiSt1 s Il 0ftobss ~ issI by Rev. Q p.
y: S:nhaE,, nIha Y. and Mss Helen Josephire Hand, Of
| The marriage Of this young couple
vas an event OF rare interest TO the peo.
pie Of Yankton and as result Christ
church. the scene OF the ceremony, was
crowded With invited guests to witness
the ceremony. The bride. Miss Josie
Hand. daughter of ex.Secretary Hand,
is one OF Yankton's fairsst and best be d.
loved young ladies-one who has grown
from babyhood TO full maturity in the
midst OF the scenes which have marked
the progress of our little city-one who
10 known to all and known as the EN-.
bodiment of true womanhood and of all
the personal graces which make up the
attractions of o woman true to herself
and to all the world. These are some
OF the reasons Why Yankton had deep
interest in the bride OF last evening and
that interest was shown in the presence
and the faces Of the throng which filed
DR.. Dorset's church, and witnessed the
ceremony which made her the wife of a
worthy husband.
With the groom, Lieutenant Alex.
Sharp. OF the United States navy,
Yankton has had only comparatively
brief acquaintance, but an acquaintance
sufficient to fix the conviction that be is a
most estimable young man, who will care
for the treasure he has found upon the
prairies of Dakota with scrupulous fidel.
ity to the vows assumed by him before
Gods altar. He is the son of Major
Alex. Sharp, paymaster in the United
States army, and is nephew of General
o. 8. Grant, on his mothers side. He is
graduate of the Annapolis naval
school, and an officer in the United
States navy, who has already
passed the period of his novitiate
and has made record for efficiency as
fair as can be attained in these times of
peace.
These are the subjects OF our sketch.
The ceremony which has Joined their
lives and fortunes is the next interesting
detail. Christ church was decorated for
the occasion by the loving hands of
mothers, sisters. brothers and friends,
With perhaps some supervisory sugges.
tions by the respective fathers. At any
rate it was handsomely decorated, with
living green and modest floral white.
The altar and the chancel were dressed
ip outings from natures choicest growths
an evergreen umbrella was suspended
over the spot where the bridal couple
stood and floral gate, fastened by a
white ribbon closed the center aisle OF
the church. These, with the brilliant
illumination and the banners of the
various church guilds on either side of
the altar, completed the scene. Every
pew in the church was filled. Major and
Mrs. Sharp, Mrs. Hand, Mrs. Murdoch,
Lula Hand and Mr.. Hands mother
occupied the front seats on either side
of the center aisle.
At eight o'clock Colonel Wagner, at
the organ, struck up the wedding march
The groom emerged from the vestry
room on the left accompanied by his
brother. Grant Sharp, followed by Rev
DR.. Dorset in his clerical robes. At the
same time the bridal party entered the
church from the front and proceeded
down the center aisle to the altar, where
the groom stood in waiting. Julia SHARP
led the procession down the carpetec
avenue and opened the floral gat.
through which it passed. Nellie Sharr
came next, followed by Miss Grace and
Arthur Hand, Miss Bessie and Louis
Sharp and finally the bride, supported
by her father. Pauslng before the alta,
the groom received the bride, they Joined
hands and DR.. Dorset proceeded with
the impressive ceremony of the church
pronounced them man and wife, invoked
the blessing of Almighty God upon theil
union-and Miss Josie Hand was Mrs
Alex. Sharp.
The bride looked her loveliest in
train dress of shell pink surah SAITH
trimmed with duchess point lace ant
tea roses. Over her head and droopinf
from her shoulders was the conventiona
bridal veil of white lace. The groom wa
attired IN the full dress uniform
OF the United States navy and he looked
as fierce as the bride looked fair. The,
were strikingly handsome couple an,
as they turned from the altar and mad
their way out of the church the gaze O
the throng was fixed upon them il
sincere admiration.
After the ceremony at the church tn
bridal party proceeded to Mr.. Hand
residence, where only the families Of th
contracting parties assembled in homo
OF the Joyous event. Their presents ar
numerous, rich and rare, friends from al
parts OF the country remembering then
upon the most important event in thel
young lives.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Sharp left on thi
mornings train for Washington, which