The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-12-15
DECEMBER WEDDINGS.
A Church Wedding in Westminster and a
Home wedding Near Manchester.

Grace Lutheran Church was the centre of
attraction Wednesday afternoon. for numbers
were vending their way to the church 10 at
tend the solemnzation of the nuptial ceremo
MES of Miss Carrie Belle eldest daughter of
Mr.. Charles Schaeffer, and Mr.. VIM. Edwin,
son of Mr. VIM. G. Rinehart, both of this city.
By the appointed time. O'Clock, the church
auditorium was seated to its fullest capacity.
The pulpit platform was decorated with banks
Of ported palms, ferns and plants, which made
fitting background, simple, yet appropriate.
Promptly at the appointed hour the bridal
party arrived. The organist of the church,
Mrs. W. H. White, sister of the groom, who
had rendered several selections-one of which
was the wedding march by Dudley Buck
while the invited guests were arriving-began
the march from l.Ohengrin. as the threshold
of the right aisle of the church was reached.
The procession was formed, the four ushers,
two by two. leading followed by bridesmaid
in pink, and she in turn by two bridesmaids
in white and yellow, then another bridesmaid
in nile green followed by the bride and groom,
and lastly the little sister of the bride as flower
girl in ligh; blue. Rev. P. H. Miller, pastor
of the church, assisted by Rev. S. A. Diehl.
uncle of the bride, in the brief and impressive
ritual of the Evangelical Lutheran church,
pronounced the words binding the contracting
twain as one. The ceremony. over, the or
ganist sent the strains of Mendelssohn through
the church as the exit march. Going out the
left aisle the procession was led by two ushers,
then the flower girl, strewing flowers before
the bride, who followed with the groom, then
the four bridesmaids, two by two, and the
other two ushers bringing up the rear. The
bride was gowned in heavy cream white satin
with lace and pearl trimmings, with bride roses
in her hair. She carried in her hand point
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and satin bound book out of which the mar
riage ceremony was read. The bridesmaids
were Miss Carrie Z. Rinehart, sister of the
groom, in nile green silk with lace and ribbon
trimmings, carrying Bonsilene roses, Miss
Edna Schaeffer, cousin of the bride, in pink
silk with ribbon trimmings, carrying Sunset
roses. Miss Bessie o. Herr in white silk ear
rying Marechal Neil roses, and Lydia IL.
Woodward in yellow silk, carrying Wooden
roses. Little Miss Ada Schaeffer acted as
flower girl, in light blue silk crepe with ribbon
trimmings. The ushers were Messrs. Clarence
l.. Clemson of Union Bridge, Chas. r. Foutz
of Baltimore, Howard +. Schaeffer and Frank
r. Cassell of this city. After receiving the
congratulations and well wishes of friends,
Mr.. and Mrs. Rinehart left on the fast mail
for Washington, Philadelphia, Reading and
other points. The presents represented wide
range in usefulness and decoration, and were
many in number. Many friends from dis
lance were present.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Sterner,
near Manchester, on Thursday, December G..
1894. presented a very animated appearance.
A large number of relatives and friends gath
cred 10 witness the marriage of their son,
Samuel e., to Miss Ida A. Sullivan. of Mel
rose. AT 10 a. IN. the contracting parties,
ushered by Mr. Ira NJ. Sterner, brother of the
groom. and Mr.. Eli W. Burgoon, of near
Manchester, appeared before Rev. C. NJ.
Eyster, and were made husband and wife.
After the customary congratulations, a most
plentiful and elegant marriage dinner. con-
sisting of meats, cakes, candies and fruits, was
served in fine style. to the delight Of the fol-
lowing persons.-Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sterner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emory Sterner and children,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob A. Shaffer, Mr.. and Mrs.
Nelson W. Steiner and children, Messrs. Ira
NJ, Geo. A. and Jacob NJ, and Misses Anna
Mary A. and Clara Sterner, Mrs. Sarah Ster-
ner. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Sterner, Mr.. .Iere-
miah Sterner. Mr.. VIM. II. Hahn, Mrs. Cath
arne Sullivan, Mr.. and Mrs. Noah l.. Sullivan
and children, Misses Laura, Bertha and Sadie
Sullivan, Messrs. Geo. s. and Chester Sulli-
van. Mrs. Lydia Sullivan, Mr.. and Mrs. Noah
Sullivan, Mrs. Mary and Miss Ida Yingling,
Mr. and Mrs. John NJ. Zepp, Mr.. and Mrs.
George NJ. Zepp and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
Jacob H. Zepp, Mrs. Anna NJ. Baehman,
Miss Mollie Burkheimer, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
A. Fridinger and children, Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
Matthias and daughters, Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
Miller Miss Virginia Miller, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jere Yingling, Mrs. Alice H. Warehime, etc.
A room full of elegant presents attests the
popularity of the bride and groom, among
which presents wree silver. china and glass
ware lomnS table and toilet linen bedding
etc.
Their many friends unite in wishing them n
long, happy and prosperous career.