The herald., 1896-12-27
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ed the many gOOu WISHES e%pIesseu ~
her on this momentous occasion
Miss Nellie Graham presided at the
organ and at her touch the inspiring
strains of Mendelssohn's Wedding
March heralded the approach of the
wedding party, which consisted of the
ushers, Messrs. Howard Smith and Ed
ward Kimball; the attendants, Messrs.
Roy Jenisor and Walter De Nure; the
bridesmaids. Misses Maud Tweedy and
Buena Kirkpatrick, and the maid of
honor, Miss Jude McKellar.
The groom, supported by his best man,
Prof. j. H. Strine of Monrovia, received
his bride from the hands of her father,
who led his daughter to the altar over
a veritable path of rose petals, strewn
by the fairy fingers of the daintiest Of
flower girls, Floy Pemberton and Grille
Hasse.
Rev. L. r. Bennett of the American
Baptist church of Los Angeles, assisted
by Rev. Kirkpatrick Of the Presby
terian church of Downey, performed the
ceremony, and in most beautiful and
appropriate terms launched the happy
couple upon their new life.
Immediately following the ceremony
a reception was held al the residence Of
the brides parents, where Mesdames
Jenison. Jones. Hasson and Freeman as
sisted Mrs. Hovey in the duties CT
hostess.
decorated for the occasion, the prevail
| ing color in one being a warm, rich red,
| in another green and yellow while in
the dining room and N the large double
parlors the decorations were all in green
and white. Ribbons of smilax were
caught from the chandeliers to the cor
ners of the rooms, and ivy and smflax,
| interlaced with La Marque roses graced
the whole interior From one of the
ceep windows a beautiful portiere Of
smilax and white roses fell over back
ground of lilies and roses. Before this
stood Mr.. and Mrs. Shattuck, surround
ed by the happy bridal party, to receive
their friends.
In the dining room the guests were
sumptuously entertained at a table ar
tistically decorated by the bridesmaids,
who had added to it's more substantial
attractions snowy showers of the fra
grant petals of the orange blossom.
The bride wore white silk, trimmed
with pearl passamenterie, and the reg
ulation veil, and carrier white carna-
tions.
| The bridesmaids wore the usual dain-
| ty creations of silk. chiffon and organ
| die, and carried bouquets of carnations
| Miss McKellar's pale pink, Miss
| Tweedy's a dark pink, and Miss Kirk
| patricks rich crimson.
| A long list of elegant presents sent by
| friends of the bride and groom is one
| token of the high regard in which they
| are held and of the interest in their fu-
| ture felt by those who know them.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Shattuck will leave for
Dixon next week, where they will make
| their home.
| Among those present were Mines. T.
J. Stout, William Stout, Kirkpatrick, NJ
| 3. Golden, S. S. Skidmore. j. Green, j.
J. Tweedy, H. A. Scott, w. r. Cooke
| r
| Crawford, James G. Rives, F. Burke, Q.
]. Rowley, J. III. Ardis, Hasson, Fred
Bryant, Reba Smith, c. Freeman. ]. w
| Mcclellan, j e. Jenison, Maggie Burke
India Stewart, Jones, Effiie Patterson, C.
! III. Hovey, and Mines. Messomre and
| Montgomery and Miss Bacon of Los
| Angeles; Misses Nellie Graham. Maud
| Tweedy, Buena Kirkpatrick, Jude Nc
| Kellar, Josie Mcclellan, Annie Strine,
Smith, Bette Smith, Lou Elliott, Hattie
( Clark Alice Allen, Della Millirons. Ollie
| Hutchison frankie Tweedy, Stella AL
| len, Cora Van Fleet. Josie Eberle, Stella
Patten and Bessie Stewart; Revs. L. r
Bennett, Kirkpatrick, ]. d. Green and
| Gibson, Messrs. T.. j. Stout, VIM. Stout,
C, H. Hovey, NJ. b. Golden, S. S. Skid
more James Tweedy, HI. A. Scott, Wal
ter Cooke, Joseph Cooke, Howard Smith,
| w b. de Nure, j. H. Strine. Roy Jeni-
son, C. II. Eberle, Joseph Mccullough,
| James Rives, Frank Burke, DR.. Rowley,
| DR.. Hasson, j. Fl. Ardis, F. r. Bryant,
l.. Smith, James McKellar, John Ardis,
Patterson, c. Freeman, o. G. Moores,
W. B. French, George Elliott, Len Per-
sing, Il. r.. Chapman, J. e. Jenison, Tom
Bennett, A. T. Strine, u. L. Strine, Ell
! kimball- Morton Allen. Toy Gibson, s.
A. McKellar, Kern Mitts, Jones, Pat
| terson, r. Gibson of Los Angeles, and
Masters Nelson Van Fleet, Ferd Hovey
| and Carl Hovey.
| Cards are out announcing the mar
| riage of NJ. N. Purcell and Miss Carrie
| B. Mccoy at Westminster, Cal, which
occurred Christmas day They will be
| at home to their many friends after jan
nary 6, in their new cottage on First
street.
| Cards are out for an afternoon recep-
| ton on January at the residence of
| Mrs James c. Rives on College street.
| LONG BEACH.
| Rev. and Mrs. s. G. Kendall entertain
| ed very delightfully."- at their home, the
| Congregational parsonage, a small cir
| Gle of friends on the evening of Christ
| mas Christmas tree, very prettily