Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-01-08
A WEDDING At COLUMBIA.
MISS JEly rCLrsG sTRICKLER KAUFMAN
JOINED TO s ". MCuEy,
The Ceremony Performed In st. Pauls
Episcopal Church Before q Largo AS
sembly--A Reception at Night.

(,orrrNprA. ian. S--One OF the most pfil-
Hat ,yod,linvs that ever occurred in Co
lumbia was the marriage last evening %
Miss Jean McClung Strickler hauiiIhan'
Mc1guen, Of Oil City, Pa. The marriage
took place at 81. Paurs +. l.. church, on
Locust street, and the ceremony was per-
formed according to the simple rites oi
the Episcopal church service by the rector,
Rev. Francis J. Clay Moran, b. ID.
& o'clock to the strains of the beautiful
wedding hymn, "The voice that breaths
over Eden," sung by the choristers. After
the choristers came the ushers separating
Mt the foot OF the chancel, forming
two lines through which the bride,
leaning on the arm OF her iather,
and her attendants entered the chancei
where they grouped artistically. :,
The bride was met at the chancel rail-
nv tho groom. attended by his best man
and was given away by her father, Az the
close of the service the bridal party
marched down the aisle to the joyous
strains uf the Lohengrin wedding march.
The bride wore an exquisite gown OF
satin regures- -en-train, trimmed Win
Duchesse lace, with diamond ornaments,
the gift of the groom. The veil was OF
tuilc festooned with pearl pins. The maids
of honor. Miss Catherine Bellevilie Ely, of
Trenton, n. j., wore gown of white crepe,
and Miss Patterson, of Westtield, \. J.,
wore Worth gown of white poplin with
corsage Of pink roses. The bridesmaids
were Miss Neil McCuen. OF Oil City.sister Of
the groom; Miss Rebe Schryar, of Milton,
Pa; Miss Edith b. Kaufman, Mechanics
burg, Pa. Miss Bell Young, Baltimore.
Nd: Miss Etlie Detwiler. Miss Elizabeth
McCorkle Fitzgerald. Miss Anna Weather
by Parry and Miss Thomas a. Welsh, OF
Columbia, all wearing short gowns of
white crepe and carrying hats hllel with
do, n Of r.
X. I.amberton, of Oil City, and the ushers
were Messrs. willard Schide, Harry j.
Beers, jr.. c. j. McClintock, of Oil City:
Martin Carey, Buffalo, n. "; George w.
Darr. Pittsburg; John =. Wilson, Column
bia: Bruner Kaufman, Philadelphia; W.
s. McCuen, Oil City; i. V. sheldon,
Oil City. A special feature of the
occasion was tho presence OF the
two lovely little children, Helen jean
and James Lee Kaufman, aged five and
four years, and niece and nephew of the
brido. Helen wore Kate Greenaway
gown of white India silk and Master Lee
u sailor suit Of white surah silk. The littlo
couple carried baskets of roses which they
strewed before the bride as she left the
church.
Amer the services at tho church the bridal
party were entertained at the homo OF the
brides father, on Chestnut street. Tho
bride received many handsome and valu-
able Qifs Mr.. and Mrs. McCuen left
during the night for n wedding trip 10
New York and points East.
The marriage ceremony was witnessed
by q large number of tho society peo-
PIE of this and other towns. Among the
most promi nent guests were ex-senator j.
w. Lee. of franklin General j. u. S. Go
bin, of Lebanon II. ii. Houston, Phila-
delphia Mr.. aud Mira. Isaac Ash, Oil City;
Miss Muhlcnberg, Lancaster Miss Tres
hin, St. Paul Mrs. Elizabeth Kaufman,
Mechanicsburg; X. w. Oswald, Blooms
burg Judge and Mrs. Finletter Philadel-
phia; j. NJ. w. Geist, Of Lancaster, and
Senator Watres. of Scranton.
Tho altar, chancel, window recess and
other parts of the church were decorated in
a beautiful manner with palms, ferns and
other choice flowers. A floral monogram
Ak. and NJ" was n conspicuous part %
the handsome decorations
The anthem 20 Perfect Love- by the
choir boys was very finely rendered. The
music of this anthem was composed eN'
pressly for the marriage of III. II. IL. Prin
cess Louise of Wales 10 the Earl of Fife
and this was the second occasion upoT
which IL has been sung in this country
The recessional, "Faithful and True w
Lead You FORTH" was also well rendered
After the wedding the choristers were en-
tertained at tho Davis restaurant, whore
fine banquet had been prepared by th
instructions of the bride, gt her expense.
Onicors Installed.
DR.. ]. A. L.. Reed, OF Lancaster, in
sailed the following officers of Cen
welsh Post, No. 1ls, G, A. r., last even
in-: Commander, John. c. Clark senio
vice commander, +. $. Charles junior vic,
commander, Chris. Stover; officer of tb
day, J. l.. Wright; officer of tho guard
Jacob Henderson, quartermaster, }. l.
Pinkerton; chaplain, X. J. Dunbari sur
geon, Or. L. Hinkle.
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