The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-16

will be given an entertainment tomorrow.
and Saturday they will leave for their home
in Montgomery, Ala.
GEORGE-TARLTON.
The marriage of Miss Julia Katherine
Tarlton. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs ]. A.
Tarlton, and Mr.. Lawrence White George
took place last evening at the, family resi-
dence, on College avenue, in the presence
of q few friends. The ceremony at 6
o'clock. was pronounced by Rev. D. ]. Eli
son, of the First Baptist Church. The
bridal party stood in the bay window of
the second parlor where Christmas greens
and palms made pretty surrounding for
them. The maid of honor was Miss Bertha
Balls, and the bridesmaids were Miss Maud
Prier, Miss Edna Manning, Miss Olive Pur-
sell and Miss Mary George The bride
wore a gown of white fable silk, trimmed
with bertha of duchess lace and sprays
of orange blossoms. She wore the grooms
gift, a sunburst of diamonds, and carried
Bride roses. The maid of honor wore white
organdie over white silk and carried pink
roses. Miss Prier and Miss Manning wore
white organdie over pink silk and carried
pink roses, and Miss Pursell and Miss
George wore white organdie over blue silk
and carried pink roses. The music for the
marriage was the bridal chorus from
''Lohengrin'' for the professional, Gounod's
Ave Maria" during the ceremony and the
Mendelssohn wedding march afterwards
The several rooms were tastefully deco
rated with holly and palms and white flow
ers, except in the dining room, where pink
ribbon from the chandelier was held to the
corners of the table with loops of smilaX
and pink roses. In the center was a can
delabrum with white candles. From to 10
o'clock a reception was held the bridal
party receiving and entertaining. Mr.. and
Mrs. George have gone to housekeeping at
at home to their friends after Jan. l.
Among the guests at the wedding were MT
ton and Miss Susie Wightman of Franklin.
PENFIELD-NELSON.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENCASTLE. Ind, Dec. 15.-Miss r
Jean Nelson, of this city, and Mr.. William
w. Penfield, of New York city. were mar
ried this morning. The ceremony, which
was witnessed by close friends and rela-
tives of the contracting parties, was pro-
nounced by Rev. Ezra w. Fiske, of the
Presbyterian Church. The residence of Mrs
| Eliza J. B. Nelson, mother of the bride,
! at Arlington and Seminary streets. was
| handsomely decorated. At IL o'clock Miss
| Lena Byard played the "Lohengrin'' we'd
| ding march and the bridal party entered the
| drawing, rooms, preceded by little Julia Jean
| Nelson and Leila Claire hammers, flower
| girls. Louise Vera Penfield, q niece of the
| groom, bore a large lily, in which was the
wedding ring to be used in the ceremony.
| Miss Margaret Paterson, of Chicago, was
| the maid of honor, and she was followed
| by the bride, who leaned on the arm of her
| brother, Mr.. James b. Nelson. She was
met at the altar by the groom, who was
accompanied by Mr.. Henry w. Smith, best
man, of New York city After an impress
| sive ceremony and while Mr.. and Mrs. Pen
| field were receiving the congratulations of
| those present the Mendelssohn wedding
march was played by an orchestra stationed
| in the rear hall behind a. bank of ferns.
| Following the ceremony was a wedding
| breakfast. Covers were laid for fifty guests.
| The bride wore a handsome gown of ivory
satin with court train, the skirt and cor
sage being trimmed with rich old Duchess
| lace-an heirloom in the family. The bridal
| veil was caught with a diamond ornament,
the gift of the groom. Miss Paterson wore
| skirt of pink silk crepe with Russian coat
| of pink uncut velvet, and a vest of en-
| broidered mOuSSeline de sole outlined with
| tail mink. The bride is daughter of the
late F. p. Nelson, who was for years the
| wealthiest and one of the most prominent
citizens of this place. She attained great
| prominence during her college life, having
won the interstate oratorical contest at Min
| neapolis. Mimi, in 1892. when at the age of
| nineteen years she defeated the aspirants
| from nine States in the association being
| the only woman to attain that distinction.
| She is of decided literary and musical tastes
and is a member of the Kappa Kappa Gam
|
is also a member of the Western Associa-
| ton of Writers. Mr.. Penfield is a member
| of one of the oldest and most prominent
| families of Westchester county New York
| His father founded the De Mit Dispensary
| and the De Milt library In New York. MIR.
| Penfield is an alumnus of Yale and also of
| He is prominent member of New York So
| cial and political circles and was recently
elected judge. of the First judicial district
Of the borough of Bronx. Those present at
| the wedding from abroad were Mr. and Mrs.
| James Penfield, Miss Jennie F. Jackson
and md, M Mr.. Henry Len W. Smith, of New York
| Miss Daisy Powell. of st. Louis, and Mr..
| Grafton Johnson, of Greenwood. After an
| field will be at home after Jan. 10. at De
Milt avenue, Wakefield. New York city.
| FARMER-CASSADY.
| Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
| CONNERSVILLE, Ind, Dec 15.-Tht
marriage of Miss Maud Cassidy, a popular
| society young woman of this city, and Mr.
c.. c. Farmer, of Kansas City, was sol
emnized tonight by the Rev. c. H. Little
of the Presbyterian Church, in the presence
Ter, of Greensburg, and Miss Mayme Flo 1ae
| Of this city. We're the bridesmaids. while
Harry Mirick of Kansas City; and Hustor
Mr.. and Mrs. Farmer left for st. Louis or
the 11-o'clock train. and will be at home
! after Jan. 10. Mr.. Farmer is a Kansas City
railroad official
MARTIN-PAYNE.
| Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
| FRANKLIN, Ind, Dec. Is. - Mr.. Frank
| Martin, of Indianapolis, and Miss Elizabeth
| Payne, of this city, were married this after
noon by Rev. It. G.. Cocks at the home of
| the brides father They left on the evening
| train for indianapolis, their future home.
| The groom is deputy in the auditor of
| states office, and formerly lived at Leb-
| anon The bride is daughter of DR.. Payne,
| a leading physician of Franklin Those
| present from out of the city were DR.. and
| Mrs. T. H. Martin and daughter of Leb-
| anon; Miss Citizens, of Denver, Col, and
! Mr.. and Mrs. II. G. Hamlin and daughter,
| of Springfield, o.
| HAGAN-MCOY.
| Special to the indianapolis Journal
| EVANSVILLE, Ind, Dec. 15.-Eugene
| Hagan and Miss Emma Mccoy daughter
/ of the late J. N Mccoy, paymaster on the
| Louisville & Nashville road, were married
| here to-day.