Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-28
MONROE-MILLER,
A Noted Wedding at the City of
MOnrOvia.

MOnrOvia.
The beautiful suburban town of Mon
rovia, which has been justly termed
"Tte Gem OF the Valley" was yester-
day the scene OF very notable wedding.
The contracting parties were George q.
Monroe and Miss Lizzie E. Miller, both
of Monrovia. The groom is the young st
son of Hon. w. N. Monroe, the founder
and the present Mayor of Monrovia. He
is we'll liked for his many good traits,
and stands very high among his busi-
ness associates. The bride is the daughter
of Mr.. A. G. Miller, who is well-known
capitalist.
Long before the time for the ceremony
the First Baptist Church was crowded to
it's utmost capacity by the many
The cozy church, which has seating
capacity OF about four hundred, was
tastefully decorated with the rarest of
exotics culled from the floral farm at
Arcadia, owned by E. j. Baldwin. Over
hanging the altar was a floral marriage
bell, and on either side were to be seen
many artistic designs and decorations.
Shortly after the appointed time, 8
o'clock A. NJ, the peals of the organist
began, and then the favorite
march of Mendelssobn was heard, and
the bridal party entered in the following
order: Mr.. and Mrs. w. N. Monroe, the
bride and her father, followed by j. E.
Hunter and Miss Myrta Lamport, who
acted for the bride and groom respect
lively. Then the groom and the mother
of the bride, followed by Mr.. and Mrs.
Milton Monroe. Arriving at the altar the
happy couple were met by Rev. George
B. Reiman, who in an impressive manner
performed the marriage ceremony. The
couple and most intimate friends of both
families then proceeded to the home of
the brides parents, where a reception
was held. Mr.. and Mrs. George Monroe
stood in the parlor and received
the congratulations of the guests.
A wedding breakfast followed.
The collation. was complete in
every respect. The table had been ap-
propriately decorated with flowers by
Miss Ella Mcdonald, of Vernon.
Spe eches to the health and success of
the newly married couple were made
and responded to in feeling manner
The presents were very numerous and
costly, as the list below will show:
House and grocery store and $1,000,
Hon. w. N. Monroe; two acres of land
to the bride, Hon. and Mrs. w. N. Mon
roe; cash, $500, Mrs. w. N. Monroe
dress suit and check, Mr.. and Mrs.
Milton Monroe; watchchain and dia-
mond-set locket to the bride, Harry Mil
ler; dress gown, Myrtle Monroe; deed to
a Monrovia lot, Jay f. Hunter; silver
napkin rings, Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Thomas
thousand-dollar piano, A. G. Miller,
father of the bride; silver pudding dish,
Mr.. and Mrs. Crow; silver milk and
sugar dish, Walter Monroe; hand painted
china vases, r. E. L. Sewer; silver
vases, Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Reider; silver
"Violets True" Mr.. }. II. Abbotts
and Mrs Thomas Weiss; half dozen sill
yer spoons, G. o. Monroe silver card re.
ceiver, A. +. Smell table cloth. Mr.. and
Mrs X. R. Smith silver fruit knife, Mr..
and Mrs. G. W. Dumbell; lace
fan, Ella Mcdonald; silver berry
spoon, gold lined, Miss Lille Shorb
silver card receiver, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hotchkiss; silver cruet stand, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Fl. Schrode; perfume bag, Myr-
ia Lamport; silver butter dish, j. L.
Banning water pitcher and glasses, j.
N. Inskeeper; silver card receiver, Mr..
and Mrs. A. G. Thomson chain and
diamond set locket, Myrtle M. Monroe
hand painted apron, Miss Mary
E. Foye; broom, J. H. Abbotts.
The gift OF Mr.. Monroe to his wife was
a case containing diamond earrings and
breastpin and diamond ring. The
BRIDES gift to her husband consisted OF
pair of elegant diamond cuff buttons, a
diamond shirt stud and ring The
couple left last evening for San Francisco
and the northern part OF the State,
where they will spend their honeymoon.
Baseball.
A very good game of ball was played