Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-26
AT THE ALTAR,

Marriage Last Evening or Miss Kittie
d. Battles 60 Mr. wallace b. spafFord
.--Other Matrimonial Events.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Bat.
ties, 1902 First avenue. was last evening
the scene of beautiful and impressive
wedding ceremony. as it witnessed the
marriage of their daughter. Miss Kittie
G. Battles to Wallace B. Spafford, OF
Chicago. There were about fifty guests
present, the ceremony being performed
in the west parlor. Miss Bertha Sonnen~
schmidt, OF Moline, struck up Mendel-
ssohn's wedding march as the bridal par.
ty entered the room and took posi-
| ton in front of an immense bank of
choice flowers stretching across the cor.
ner and reaching from the floor to the
ceiling and including century plants,
callas. fuchsias. smilax and wealth of
cut flowers. The bridal party was pre-
coded by Miss Emma. youngest sister of
the bride, who united the ribbons, after
which came Rev. Mr.. Cue. next the at,
tendants. last the bride and groom. The
attendants were Miss Julia Battles and
Mr.. Geo. Battles, sister and brother of
the bride. Rev. G. W. Cue. pastor of
the First NJ. E. church, performed the
ce renOny, using the beautiful ritual of
the Episcopal church and the ring
After the ceremony a brief recep>
ton was held, during which con-
CALCULATIONS were extended and then all
proceeded to the marriage feast-and
1t was feast rich and bounteous. The
brides cake was ornamented with a
delicate basket of pure white flowers
sent to Mrs. Battles for the purpose.
The bride herself cut the brides cake.
The DINING room was handsomely deco
rated with red and pink candles-a para
sol or canopy top and fairy lights,
forming very pretty scene.
Mr.. and Mrs. Spafford :were the re-
cipients of fan immense list of elegant
and useful gifts from. friends in Rock
Island. Rochester and Buffalo, N. Y,
Chicago, and other places.
The bride was the picture of lowell.
ness, attired in white satin and draped
point De SPIRIT with pink gloves and
flowers. and orange blossoms at her
throat. The groom's expression of
pride, as he gazed upon her was well
warranted. The brides maid was dressed
in pale blue .cashamere. embroidered in
silver. The bride was reared in Rock
lsland-has taught in the public schools
here and in Moline, and is one of the
city's most accomplished and graceful
young ladies. The groom is former
Rock Islander, and is train dis
patcher in the service of the
Rock Island road. Through merit and pre-
severance he is fast making his way to the
top of the ladder of fortune. Mr. and
Mrs. Spafford took train for Chicago
last night which will eventually be their
home. though Mr.. s. is temporarily
loo ated at Fairbury, Neb.
voGEL. ROTH
At the residence of MIR. VIM. Roth at
the corner of Fourth street and Fifth
avenue last evening, at 5 O'Clock, Rev.
Mennicke, of the the German Lutheran
church. united in marriage Mr.. Frank F.
Vogel and Miss Eliza Roth, in the pres
ence of number of invited friends.
The attendants were Mr.. Geo. F. Roth
and Miss Jennie Koehler. A delicious
wedding supper was served and the
couple received many elegant tokens of
esteem. They left last evening for st.
Joe and other points of pleasure, expect
ing to return to Rock Island in a couple
of weeks
SCHROEDER ALBRECT.
On Thursday at the residence of Mr..
John Albrecht. Rev. G. A Mennicke
pronounced MIR. Hans Schroeder and
Amelia Albrecht man and wife. The
happily couple were attended by Mr..