Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-01
SOCIETY IN COUNCIL BLCFFs
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Pretty Wedding e of the Chief
Events of the Past Week
SOCIETY

sociEff IN '''NCL BLNFFs.
Pretty wedding e of the chief
Events of the Past Week.
An exceedingly pretty but very simple
wedding occurred Wednesday morning at st.
Francis Xavier's church when Miss Mary A.
Hughes and Mr.. Lucian Gillet were united
in marriage. Father Smyth officiated. The
affairs were brilliantly lighted and the grace
full asparagus fern formed the principal
decoration. Miss Judge played Mendel-
ssohns wedding march for the entrance of
the bridal party and during the ceremony
rendered the angels Serenade." The bride
was charming in gown of white wash
chiffon elaborately trimmed in lace and in
sertion. She wore white rose in her hair
and carried white prayer book. She was
attended by Miss Gertrude Carnahan, who
was daintily gowned in white and carried
bride roses A wedding breakfast was
served at the home of the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Hughes of Beech
street. The rooms were beautifully decorated
in white carnations and asparagus ferns;
the dining room especially being most
effective. The guests were seated at two
long tables. At intervals down the length
OF each were tall vases Of white carnations
and ferns. Assisting in the dining room
were the Misses Ritter, Tholl, Mergen,
Wickham, Daily, Coyle, Anna and Dollie
Wickham. The out-of-town guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Gillet OF Hiawatha.
Kan, parents of the groom, Mr.. and Mrs
e. ]. Giilet and Mr.. George Gillet of Omaha.
Mrs. g. s. r. Gillet Of Hiawatha, and Mr..
and Mrs Durnall of Des Moines Mr. and
Mrs. Gillet will be at home to their MANY
friends at 1900 South Ninth street after
November /.
DR.. and Mrs. D. c. Franklin entertained
at dinner at their home on Mynster street
wednesday night in honor Of Rev. and Mrs.
g. r. Fry, their guests being Rev. and Mrs.
Myron c. Waddell, Rev. and Mrs. w. H.
Gable and Rev. and Mrs. G. p Fry.
Albert Venting son OF Rev. r. Venting.
was rendered a complimentary reception
Tuesday evening at the home of Miss Quit
tar on North Eighth street by the young
people OF the First Baptist church. His
sunday school class presented him with an
elgant waterman fountain pen. The event
was given In his honor Just prior to his
leaving for Chicago, where he will enter The
moody Bible institute to prepare for the
ministry.
One OF the most interesting social affairs
| or the last week In this city was the re-
union OF the Jones family at the home OF
Emory S. Jones, 104 North Eighth street
There We're six brothers present who had not
oeen together before in twenty eight years.
The brothers are: William Jones, Stansberry,
MO-, aged 62; ]. j. Jones, Douglas, Kan,
aged 81; ID. l.. Jones, Marshalltown, Ia aged
oil; A. A. Jones, Toledo. Ia, aged Sc; Eli
H. Jones, Marshalltown, Ia, aged 54; Emory
s. Jones, Council Bluffs, aged so. The six
prothers are justly proud of the fact that
they gave over 1000 days of actual service
In the civil war.
Phe members OF Palm Grove, Woodmen
CIRCLE VIII open the festive season Wednes-
day evening with an entertainment and bali
at Woodman hall
Many society people went from here Fri
aay nlght TO the Ak-sar- Ben ball in Omaha.
Mrs. w. IL, Dudley Mrs. w. L. Douglas