People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-23

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Second streets.
The contracting parties command
the congratulations of the MAIL as
well as those Of all their numerous
friends.
There were present at the cere-
mony: Mr.. A. Graf and daughter,
Miss Tacy Graf, Mrs. ]. N. WATSON,
Charles WATSON, Rev. and Mrs. E. c.
Jacka, Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Maxey,
Mrs, Jennie B. Simmons, Misses
Myrtle Simmons, Simmie NOffsinger,
Lottie Hunter Edna Hunter and Mes
srs, Will Vols, Charles Hunter and
John Miexsell.
The reception rendered last Friday
by Mr.. A. Graf at his elegant resi-
dence to Mr., and Mrs. o. L. Graft was
one Of the most brilliant as well as
one Of the most enjoyable events in
the history Of Wellington social life.
Those present were: Mesdames in.
Wason, Jennie V. Simmons, ]. J.
Augustine, A. G. haltiwanger, H. L.
Woods and Louis Brown, of Winfield;
Messrs. and Mesdames c. A. Gam
brill, W. Z. Mcbride, James A. Ray.
A. Branaman, c. Z. Elliott, D. P.
WetzeIl, Joe Conner, W. H. Maddy,
Geo. H. Hunter, E. C. Jacka, ]. S.
Piatt, A. A. Richards, W. A. Maxey,
Frank T. Owens, d. W. Vanhorn, H.
F. NJ. Bear, F. ii. Gilmore and Geo.
7. Pitts; Misses Mary Share, Jessie
Miller, Nellie Aldrich, Lolita Hunt
er, Grace Lynch, Lilly VanhOrn, Oh
i've Spicknall, Anna Doyle, Mae V.
Gilmore, Lilly WoOdcock, Flora
Fultz, Tude Caldwell, Coney
Bear, Simmie Nofsinger, Myrtle Sim
mons, Effie Smiley, Grace Stevenson,
COe Aldrich, Sadie Ryan, Laura
Bixby, Estella Noffsinger, Nettle
Cole, Jessie Sherburn, Mary Purcell
and Miss Pitts, of Texas: and Messrs.
Charles Hunter, Frank Six, Will
Scouler, Oscar Tucker, Will T. Vols,
Park TrOwbridge, Webb Franklin,
Ed Smith, ED Bauman, Emmett
Weimer, Henry Glamann Frank De-
Frees, E. A. Flemming, W. E. Nor
ris, ROb't. McClain, John Miexsell,
Dick Weaver, Walter Forsyth, Harry
Myers, Elmer Layne, Thad Vanhorn,
Chas. Vanhorn, Chas. WATSON and
Mr.. Douglass Of Oklahoma City, o. T.
After all the guests had assembled.
the bride and groom accompanied by
W. I. Vols and Miss Lolita Hunter,
entered the front parlOr when A.
Branaman stepped forward and in a
neat, artistic and appropriate speech
formally welcomed the newly married
couple to the ranks of married life.
sandwiching in between his remarks
several very neat individual comph-
ments to both the bride and groom.
Those present then went forward and
each one present congratulated the
newly married couple, wishing them
many years Of happiness and pros.
perity.
Quite an interest was taken In the
wedding presents especially by the
young ladies, who by the way, for
beauty of face and figure. as well as
for culture of mind and elegance of
manner, would grace any drawing
room in the centers of fashionable
life. The presents were as follows:
An elegant silver tea set, a dozen
silver knives and forks by A. Graf;
silver butter dish, cake basket and a
dozen tea and table spoons, by Miss
Tacy Graf; point lace handkerchief,
Mrs. ]. N. WATSON; silver water pitch.
er, viii T. Vols, Charles Hunter and
Miss Lolita Hunter; silver bon bon
tray, by Mrs. Jennie and Miss MYRTLE
Simmons; silver syrup pitcher and
tray by Misses Estella and Simmie
and Claude Noffsinger; half-dozen
after dinner coffee cups and saucers
and silver spoons to match, by Mrs ].
R. Latta; china milk pitcher and
sugar bowl, by John Mlexsell; looking
glass and stand, by Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Brown; pair of pillow shams. by
James Cooper, Of Shawneetown, His:
decorated cracker jar, by Mr.. and
Mrs. W. A. Maxey; silver pickle
spoon, by Miss Blanche Peacock, Kan
sas City, Mo-; two souvenir spoons, by
Mr.. and Mrs. c. G. Collins. Winfield.
Kan; stand cover by Miss Grace Col
lins, Winfield, Kan; silver soup ladle,
by Mr.. aud Mrs. Ed Meyer, Dwight,
His; set of dOilies, by Miss Edna
Hunter; special dolly, by Miss Fannie
Hunter; pillow cushion, by Miss Lee
Howell, Shawneetown, III.
Later in the evening all were seat
ed to tables and elegant refreshments
were served. The evening was spent
50 pleasantly by all present that it