Evening journal., 1889-06-13
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A beautiful Wedding Among the Daisies
I'm Central Church.


A Be&utImI Wedding Among the Daisies
I'm Central Church.
There has not been prettier wedding
in Wilmington for many months than
that OF DR.. Chauneey M. Rathbun and
Miss Julia s. Smith, which took place at
Central Presbyterian Church at twilight
last evening.
It was "daisy" wedding. The beauti.
full decorations Of daisies and ferns which
had been used on Children's Day, had
been kept fresh fer the event, and a num-
ber of graceful palms had been added,
making the pulpit mass of beautiful
white daisies and foliage. The church
was filled with the guests and relatives and
friends of the bride and groom. A heavy
rope of daisies separated the seats re-
served for the guests from the remainder
Of the church, and broad satin ribons
were stretched at the sides of the aisles
during the ceremony. Many of the guests
we're in full dress.
Tie ushers were w. Smith and j. L.
VanBuren Of New York, II. J. Newton
and f. K, Green of Fredonia, N. ", and
DR.. Egmont Negendank and w. w.
Knox OF this city. DR., Mcdonald Moore
Of Fredonia, N. y, was best man. The
bridesmaids were Miss Gertrude
NJ Smith, sister of the
both of Wilmington. The maids of
honor were Miss Carrie Smith, sister
of the bride. and Miss Mary Rathburn Of
Dunkirk. N. ", John and William
Campbell Of Germantown, Pa, were
pages
Shortly after o'clock the bridal party
ha oh hn y. a. nd
proceeded up the aisle to the platform to
the strains Of the wedding march played
by Ferd Fullmer to the pulpit, in the fol-
lowing order The six ushers, the brides
maids, carrying baskets of daisies; the
maids Of honor with bouquets OF the
same; the bride, leaning on the arm Of
her father; the pages with boquets Of
daises.
Rev. William p. Swartz, pastor OF the
church, awaited the party, standing in
front Of the pulpit, and performed the
ceremony the organ playing softly
meanwhile. The groom and his best man
met the bridal party at the head OF the
aisle, entering the church from the pri-
yate stairway beneath the pulpit. The
bride was given away by her
father and the couple were
married with ring The bridal party
left the church by the south aisle and
were at once driven to the residence OF
the brides father, at thenortheast corner
of Fourth and Jefferson streets
The bride wore a dress with train of
white silk and long veil She carried
a beautiful bouquet Of white roses. The
bridesmaids and maids OF honor were
dressed in white The bride Is a
daughter OF P. T. e. Smith, paying
teller Of the First National Bank. The
groom is prosperous dentist of DunkirlS,
N. T., whose home is at Fredonia, N. Y,
a suburb Of Dunlxirk.
The bride and groom received friends
from to 10 o'clock and left on the 10.40
train for brief trip after which they
will take up their residence in Dunkirk.
The house was beautifully decorated
with roses, lilies, daisies, clover
blossoms and smilax. The bride was the
recipient Of numerous presents, which
filled room and were arranged by rep
resentative Of Bailey, Banks and Bddle
The presents include much silver, cut
glass and decorated china. As the bride
left her home she was showered will
rice.
A large number Of guests attended tn,
reception, many Of them friends Of tn
groom from out Of the city. Among thos
present were Rev. w r. Swartz and wife
l. I. Quigley and wife, A. G.. McCaus
land and wife, Charles +. Thomas and wife
q DR.. A. f. Frantz and wife, Edgs
NJ Hopes and wife, Misses Mabt
I Jackson, Natalie Simpson, Bessi
! Hopes, Mary Lawson, Bessie Mills
Helen johnson, Julia Barr, Berth
, Negendank, Alice Pusey, Melita Negen
dsnk, May Hopes, Anna Hopes, Hele
Dure, Nellie Dure. Lille Woolley, Sara
! Almond Emma Lore, Miss Alice Seller
Of Ridley Park. Charles W. Gouert an
wife, d. W. Taylor DR.. Negendank, Dr.
ClawsOn Of Germantown, DR.. John w
Ward Of Philadelphia, Carey Jones an,
wife of Dunkirk, ~ r.; Dr. and Mrs
Rathbun Of Dunkirk, Mayor Harrington
w. L. Heald Of Philadelphia, a. Jame
Belt, Warwick miller of Germantown
SBmuel Pancoast Of Landsdowne
Pa; w. A. Hawkins, Caleb M
Shuerd, Willard Thompson, Joseph Sim
mons, Frank Carpenter, John Richardson
William Child, William Budd, Johl
Hamilton and wife of Germantown.