The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-06-15
JUNE WEDDINGS.
The Month of Roses Starts Out
Well.
City Recorder Williams and Miss lisa.
belle Goodwin Principals in
Pretty Home Wedding.

The marriage of Miss Eva Isabelle
Goodwin and Mr.. DeVernette Williams oc-
Cured Wednesday, June oth' at the
home of the brides mother, Mrs. Sarah
Goodwin. at 1oS Glenwood ave. The GER
emory was performed by Rev. >. u.
Works, assisted by Rev. Lee w. Beattie,
and was witnessed by over hundred invi-
ted guests. Miss Pearl Hugunin, of North
port, Wash, niece of the bride, played
Memberships wedding march, and Ger
trude Darling Clements and Gladys Han
ma we're the flower girls. Miss Lulu Good
win, sister of the bride, was maid OF hon
or, and Mr.. w. H. Jones, of Elmore, was
best man. The ushers were DR.. ]. S. Hol-
brook and Mr.. E. F. Soaring, and Mildred
Clements directed the guests to their
rooms. During the ceremony, Miss Mead
and Miss Gertrude Durkee rendered "Oh.
Promise Me-" softly with guitar and man.
dolin.
The bride looked very pretty in white
Paris muissiline, and carried bouquet OF
brides roses The rooms were prettily
decorated with flowers and palms, and the
lawn and porch were strung with Japanese
lanterns.
A reception followed the ceremony, and
ice cream and cake were served, and a.
punch bowl was presided over by Miss
Corp and Miss Mead Among those pres.
ent from abroad, not already mentioned,
were Mr.. and Mrs. II. ]. Clements, VIM.
Goodwin, of Minneapolis; Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Goodwin, of Chicago; Mr.. and Mrs.
E. S. Williams, of st. Paul; Mrs. L. P.
Yale of Chicago; Miss Durkee, of st.
Paul; Mrs. Emma Haycraft. of Madelia;
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis and daughter, Edith.
of Lake Crystal: and Mrs Willum, OF Ka-
sofa. The wedding was very happy and
pretty affair, and the evening was spent
most pleasantly. The bride received
great profusion of handsome and useful
presents.
Mr.. Williams is the city recorder and
clerk of the municipal court. He has been
reared in Mankato, and has held various
positions of trust He is popular with all
who know him, and is a young man of
strict integrity and much promise His
bride is daughter of one OF the Oldest
and most respected families in Mankato,
and is highly esteemed by her large circle
of friends for her many graces of charac
ter. She is a graduate of the normal
school, and has taught in this city, st.
Paul, Mortified and elsewhere. Mr.. and
Mrs. Williams will take with them through
life the best wishes of a host of friends.
They left this morning for LakeMinneton-
ka and White Bear, and will return early
next week and take up their residence over
7. F. Lorentz's store. at the corner of Fifth
street and Glenwood avenue. They ex-
pect to build this year or next.
A very pretty wedding occurred at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson, in Rapi-
dan township, at o'clock Wednesday at
ternoon, when their daughter, Miss Anna
Anderson, was united in marriage with
Mr.. Mark E. Allen. Rev. Lee w. Beattie
performed the ceremony in the presence of
hundred invited guests. Two sisters OF
the bride were bridesmaids. and Messrs.
Pugh and Anderson, the latter a brother
of the bride, stood up with them. The
ceremony was performed in grove under
bower, and was followed by an elegant
spread. The presents were numerous and
fine.
The bride wore a white satin dress. She
is favorite of large circle of friends,
and the groom is a prosperous young farm
er of Lac qui Parle county, whittier the
bridal couple went today to reside, taking
with them the best wishes of all.