Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1892-01-06
Neely-Banks Wedding.

lH6 SehlIuS CupaClly Ol lue ltClaiS q
room Of the Westminster Presby ter
ian church was filed with invited
guests on last Thursday evening
upon the occasion of the marriage Of
Commonwealth Attorney. J. How
ard Nicely, end Mss Ella X, eldest
daughter of William Banks.
The CHURCH was tastefully decora-
ted with evergreens, and large ev-
ergreen arch was erected at the altar,
beneath which the bride and groom
stood during the marriage ceremony.
Rev. J. r. Henderson, tho pastor, Of
ficiated. Tho exchange of the ring
was the ceremony used,
Mrs. Herman North presided at
the organ and whils she played Lo-
hengrin's wedding march the bridal
party entered the church. The ush-
ers, in pairs marched in by way of
the south aisle, while the brides
maids, singly, entered by the north
aisle, each party forming in crescent
shape before the altar and facing the
other, leaving space in front Of the
arch and between the crescent Of
maids and that of ushers, sufficient
for the maid of honor, Miss Jennie
Banks, to enter from the center
aisle, and turning to the right
face the circle with her back to the
brides maids, followed by the bride
and her father, who passed through
the circle to the arch, turned about
and faced the circle and the audience,
and at the same time the groom and
bis best man, John E. Fox, Esq, of
Harrisburg, to enter through the
line of ushers, by way of the south
aisle. and to take their positions, the
groom beneath the arch, and at the
side of the bride; the best man
facing the maid of honor, and with
his back to the sshers.
After the ceremony had been per.
formed, and while Mendelssohn' 6
wedding march was being played
the newly married couple passed out
of the church by way OF the center
aisle, followed by the groomsman with
the maid Of honor. The ushers, each
with a brides maid, following.
The brides maids were Miss Bes
sic Parker, Miss Ella NJ. Roher, Mis-
May Loudon, Miss Jennie Wilson
Miss Nellis North, and Miss Minnie
Neely.
DIR. William II. Banks, Wherefore,
Schweyer, Hugh Hamilton, David L
Nicely, John j. Patterson, Jr., anC
Andrew Banks, were the ushers.
The bride WAS attired in cream
chiffon, trimmed in ostrich feathers
entrain. She wore a bridal veil AM
carried bunch offowers. The mai,
of honor was dressed in cream sill
with feather trimming. The bride
maids were attired as follows: Mis-
Parker, pink nuns vsiling trimmed i
ostrich feathers Miss Roher, pear
trimmed in ostrich feathers; Mis-
Loudon, light bluc, trimmed in OF
trich feathers Miss Wilson, gra,
trimmed in ostrich feathers; Mis-
, North, yellow, trimmed in ostric
feathers Miss Neely, light blu
| trimmed in chiffon.
= Immediately after the wedding
; reception was held at the home {
, the brides parents, where congratl
, laticns were extended the youn
: couple. After supper the bridal pa
. ty accompanied Mr.. and Mrs. Nee
. to the train and saw them off on the
= wedding trip amid showers Of Ri
: and wishes for happiness.
|, Many valuable presents were give
TO the bride.
9 Among the guests present fro
5 a distance were Mr. and Mrs. J.
?. Rohrer, Misses Mary and Ella Robe
f John Oenslager, Jr., Frank Jr., an
1 George Roher, Misses Nan and Mat
t McCullocb, and Miss Cora Martin, G
of Harrisburg, Mrs Robert McAli
j ter Of Pittsburg, Will Parker, Cha
: Stone and sister Ellie of Washin
/ ton d. G..