Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-07-01

Gertrude Dorsey, of Baltimore; Miss
Helen Club, daughter of Mrs. Ella
Club, of St. Louis; Miss Mary Neilan-
sen, of st. Paul, Mimi, and Miss Mary
Reynolds, of Pittsburg.
49,
Wednesday night the beautiful Col
Inns country home, Oak Hill, near
Pennsboro, w. Va, was the scene of
gay festivities. The occasion was the
marriage of Miss Marion, the handsome
and accomplished daughter of Hon. and
Mrs. Greed Collins, to Mr. w. Homer
Greer, of Cairo. The bride is one of
the most charming and popular young
ladies in the State. Endowed with a
most winsOme manner, high intellectual
attachments, strong character, and, in
fact, all that goes to make a high type
of womanhood, she is just the young wo-
man to preside over a home with good
sense, attractive grace and easy dig
nifty. The groom is a most excellent
young man, being prominent in business
and deservedly popular in social circles.
NV. Greer has also taken his place in the
front rank of politics, being a member
of the West Virginia delegation to the
Democratic National Convention to be
held in Kansas City on the Fourth of
July. Long before the appointed hour
the spacious Collins residence was
crowded to overlooking with guests,
friends being present from New York.
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Virginia The
house was beautifully decorated with
La France roses and smilax. At pre-
cisely eight o'clock Miss Nellie Emily
Schmidt, a most charming young lady
from Wheeling, entered the west draw
ing room on the arm of her escort, Mr..
Gordon Bennett Greer, brother of the
groom. Miss Schmidt seated herself at
the piano behind a bank of flowers and
commenced to play the wedding march
from the Midsummer Nights Dream of
MendelSsohn. In a few moments the
bridal party proceeded up the aisle to
the glorious strains of the march
First came the RI Rev. George w
Peterkin, d. d., Episcopal bishop of the
diocese of West Virginia The groom
and his best man, Mr. Henry Brannon,
Jr, of Weston, w. Va. entered by side
door and joined Bishop Peterkin at the
altar, there to await the coming of the
bride. The two attendants, Mr.. John
Brannon Bennett, of Weston, and Mr..
Frank Milton Hartley, of Fairmont,
next walked up the main aisle They
were followed by the bridesmaids. Miss
Anita jeanette Collins, a younger sister
of the bride, and Miss A. Merrill Proc
tor, of Lebanon, 0. Then came the
maid of honor, Miss Adasier Virginia
Greer, of Ripley, w. Va Miss Greer is
a sister of the groom. And last, but not
least, the bride, leaning on the arm of
her father. The ceremony, which was
as solemn as it was beautiful and i'm
pressive, was read while the music of
The Sweetest Story Ever Told fioated
upon the air Immediately after the
marriage the party moved down the
aisle to the strains of the famous march
from Tannheauser. The bride was re-
splendait in her bridal robes of white
lace and organdie over satin, with veil
and orange blossoms. Her only orna-
ments were a girdle of pearls around
her waist and diamond brooch. a gift
of the groom. which was used to fasten
the veil She carried the Episcopal
prayer book. Miss Greer. the maid of
honor. was very handsome in a striking
gown of white organdie with lace and
satin ribbon trimmings. Miss Anita
Collins, the pretty young sister of the
bride. was especially attractive in
French muslin and point lace. Miss
Proctor was very becomingly attired in
a gown of white silk and organdie with
trimmings of jeweled lace and pearls.
Miss Schmidt was very sweet and win
some in gown of Partisan lawn. trim
med with lace and ribbon. The young
ladies each carried single La France
rose. The gentlemen were all attired
in the conventional black. After the
ceremony the guests repaired to the dim
ing room, where five course supper
was served. Immediately after the re-
past the bride and groom LEFT for Par
kersburg amid showers of roses and rice
and followed by the best wishes of
their wide circle Of friends. On their
wedding tour. Mr.. and Mrs. Greer will
-. Kansas City, Chicago. Detroit.
Bay and Cleveland.
high noon at the
1eEsnts Mr..