The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-29

groom Mrs. Charles H. Bryant. Miss Mary
/ McConney and Mrs. Gardiner of Provl-
| dence. AS the harpist played the march
! from Lohengrin the party entered the par
| lor where the ceremony was pronounced py
| The bride wore a pretty gown of white silk
| trimmed with liberty silk, and carried
| spoken by the minister the harpist softly
| played the intermezzo from 'Cayelleria
| Rusticana." The house was simply, but eff.
fectively adorned with palms; ferns ana ana
white carnations. Mr.. and Mrs. Nichols left
| last evening for a short wedding journey
and they viii be at home after Nov / at
No. 30 West Twentieth street. Among the
/ guests from out of town were Mrs. Bernard
| Gardiner, of Providence, r. l., a sister of
| Champaign. ILL.,. sister of the bride; Mr..
p. D. McConney, of Champaign. a brother
| Of the BRIDE Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A Weaver.
| Mr.. Louis Mittendorf. of Champaign, and
Mrs c. c. Sheldon. of Urbana.
CONTEMPORARY CLUB.
| The first meeting of the Contemporary
! Club for this season was held last even
| ing ard the members were welcomed by
Mr.. and Mrs. T. c. Day. Mr.. and Mrs Jacob
p Dunn. Miss Mary Dean and Mr.. w. R.
Dean. The guest and speaker of the even
ing was Miss Mary H. Krout Indiana
writer of reputation, who gave an informal
and interesting talk on Memorable Cere-
/ InOnldlS WHICH she WllHeSSeu WHlle III l<Oii-
don. The talk was a simple recounting of
what she actually saw. Among the cere-
monials mentioned was the opening of the
| House of Lords, the Purcell memorial serv-
| ice, the Jameson trial, one of the three IA
nous bar trials of the century, the dinner
given by the Princess of Wales to one thou
| sand poor children in the Peoples Palace,
1 and the Queens jubilee. One of the great
! est occasions was the summing up OF the
! trial of Jameson by the lord chief justice
and his charge to the jury. one or the
! most impressive was the memorial to Pur-
! CELL the first organist of Westminster. Miss
| Krout was the guest of Canon Hartford, who
| lived in the house once occupied by Purcell.
| All the notable clergy bishops. composers
and authors were present and Purcell's own
compositions were given. The Funeral
| March, which he composed and played at
| the funeral of Queen Mary, was played and
| part of the programme was directed by Sir
| Alexander Mackenzie. who wore the West
jubilee she saw all of the royalty Of Eng
| land and representatives of all of the ma
| tions of the world. Miss Krout spoke es-
| law Reid. who rode that day in the car
| riage with the Spanish envoy, and others in
| of the most noticeable, as he was the only
man in a simple American cloth suit. Miss
Krout speaks rapidly and distinctly and
| gives a personal touch that wins attention.
MARING-KEISER.
| Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
| MUNCIE, Ind, Sept. 2S.-The marriage CT
Mr.. j. M. Maring and Miss Grace Keiser
4 took place this evening at o'clock at the
| High-street NJ. e. Church, in the presence
| of more than five hundred invited friends,
| the Rev. George II. Hill, of Richmond,
| officiating. The wedding march was played
| by Miss Zulu Wilcoxon. The brides broth
| err George Keiser. of Milwaukee. escorted
| her to the altar She a simple white
| taffeta silk gown with veil. The decorations
were lilies of the valley: The maid of honor
was Miss Anna Goddard and the brides
maids Miss Winifred Brady, Emma
| Wilcoxon and Edna Streeter. The maids
each wore a Marie Antoinette tissue of silk
organdie, each festooned with brooch of
| solid gold OF foureleaf clover. with pearl
| setting, gifts from the groom. The best
| man was Edward Ball, and the uSherS were
P. R; Janney, O. H Raymond. J. Q. Adams
| nent among Muncie club women and was
| the youngest daughter of the late merchant,
| Muncie a few years ago from Bellaire, o.,
| and is interested in glass factories here and
in Gas City. A wedding dinner was served
| George Keiser, and at 9:14 o'clock tonight
Mr.. and Mrs. Maring departed on a trip
around the world. via Chicago, San Fran
cisco. Honolulu, China, Japan and India.
| The groom is a window-glass manufacturer
| and will combine business with pleasure
| in Japan. His bride is an accomplished
| young woman who has Travelled q great
| deal in the old world
HOWE-ATKINSON.
| Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
| WABASH, Ind, Sept. 2S-The marriage of
| Charles E. Howe, chief of the engineering
department of the Wabash bridge and iron
| works, and Miss Mayme Atkinson. daughter
| of Captain and Mrs. A. NJ. Atkinson, took
| place this evening at the Christian Church.
| 1t was brilliant society event The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. Earl Wiley.
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| guests. Mr.. George Thomas, of this city,
| acted as groomsman and was assisted by
| Messrs. Samuel More, of Lafayette, and
friends of Oft the groom ms Miss Nellie Edward
| attended the bride and was assisted by
| Misses Louie Howe and Myrtle Walter. The
| Miller and Oliver Leonard. of Lafayette.
| and Frank Landees and Harry Culver, of
indianapolis. The altar was mass of flow
| erS and flag decorations. The wedding
march was played by Mrs James Wilson.
| A reception was given at the home of the
n fP hass ana T9F e o
| the couple at the Maccabee Hall. There
| was large attendance of friends from out
morning for a trip to the Northwest and
| on their return will reside in this city.
| GRAHAM-TAYLOR.
| Special to the indianapolis Journal
| vINCENNES, Ind, Sept. 2s.-Mr. Henry
| Graham, of st. Louis, and Miss Florence
| Taylor, of this city, were married last night
at the ST. James Episcopal Church by Rev.
| George Taylor Griffith. The bride is the
daughter of George NJ Taylor. district pas
| senger agent of the Baltimore e Ohio
| southwestern railway. Attendants were
Misses Maud Taylor. of Vincennes: Clara
| Gibson, of Baltimore. and Lucy Brent, of
| ST. Louis; Messrs Edward King, Percy
| Kingdom and Arson T. Prath, all of st.
/ Louis.
wAY-STEELE
| Special to the Indianapolis Journal
BEDFORD, Ind, Sept. 2S.-Mr. Alfred
| Way and Miss Clara Minnie Steele, daughter
| of Mrs. Mahala Steele, of this city, were
| married at the M. e. Church last night,
| Rev. e. r. Vest officiating. Mr. Way is
| editor of the Daily X-Ray of this city and
| the bride is a highly-esteemed young woman
| in the best society of Bedford
CRIPPIN-DE BOLT.
| Special to the indianapolis Journal
| GREENSBURG, Ind Sept 2S.-Edwin
| Crippin, of the revenue service, located at
| Lawrenceburg. and Miss Minnie De Bolt,
| of St. Paul, were married at noon to-day
| by Elder Van Buskirk of this city They
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