Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-07-05
WITTER-GIBSoN NUPTIALS.
Occur at The Home of The Bride, Des Moines,
la, June 9th.
Des Moines Register.

Des Moines Register.
There was beautiful wedding at 6
O'Clock Wednesday evening at st.
ing parties being Miss Charlotte
Livingston Gibson, daughter of Rev.
and Mrs. Gibson, and Mr.. Isaac Phelps
Witter, of Grand Rapids, Wisconsin.
1t was pink and white wedding.
The chancel was adorned simply with
palms. roses and carnations, and great
clusters of pink carnations fastened
the pink ribbons that hemmed in the
guests during the ceremony. to the
front pews. The choir rails were hung
with Smilax. OrganiSt Richards
presided at the organ, while the
uShers. Messrs. w. c. Harbach,
Lawrence ByerS, Will Ryan and Geo.
Berkey, Of Grand Rapids, Michigan.
each in full evening dress, with white
gloves and pink carnatlOn in their
buttonhOle, seated the arriving guests.
When Lohengrin's wedding march
was begun the full vested choir of
which the bride has long been a men,
Der, came up the aisle, singing it.
Rector Cathell and DR.. Gibson, father
of the bride. who assisted in the mar
riage service, preceded them, and
after them came the uShers. The
bridesmaids entered alone, Miss Agnes
Drummer, in pink liberty silk, with
yoke and insertions of heavy cream
lace, carrying yellow roses tied with
pink Streamers; Miss Maizy Kiefer, OF
St. Paul, in shell pink silk null, yell
low roses with pink ribbons: the
matron of honor was Mrs. Richard
Gibson, nee JeSSica Ford, herself a
bride of a few days, in dainty white
organdy, elabOrately made and trim
med in valencienneS Insertions: she
carried a huge cluster of pink roses.
The bride was on the arm of her
brother, George Gibson. Her gown
was an exquisite creation of white
silk null over taffeta the skirt
finished with three deep accordion
pleated flOunceS, and the high bodice
was set off with a deep girdle and
stock of white satin. The long tulle
veil that swept to the end OF her
train was held by orange blossoms,
which were also caught on the corSage
and at her belt she carried a white
bound prayer book and on her right
arm an immense cluster of bride roses.
The best man was George B. Nelson,
of Amherst, Wis. DR.. Cathell pro-
nOunced the solemn marriage service
of the church, assisted by Dr.. Gibson.
MendelSSohn's wedding march was
the recessional, as Mr.. and Mrs. Wit
ter led the way from the church. A
wedding supper was served the bridal
party and out of town guests at the
Gibson home on Seventh and Clark
streets. An orchestra furnished the
music, and incidentally every few
numbers iterated Ill Leave My
Happy Home For You" The young
people left on the $50 flyer for the
east, in the usual shower of rice.
Their home will be in Wisconsin,
where the groom is in the banking
business The out of town guests
were George Berkey of Grand Rapids,
Mich: Mr.. and Mrs. j. d. Witter and
daughter, Miss Inez Witter, the
father, mother and sister of the
groom, and Mr.. and Mrs. f. Mac Kin
non of Grand Rapids, Wis: Mr.. and
Mrs. George W. Mead of Rockford, ILL.,;
Mrs, Sarah Stanton of Grand Rapids,
Mich: Mrs. Burton Ramsey of Apple
ton, Wis; Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Pherris
of Davenport, and Mrs. Joseph Story
of st. Paul.
Miss Charlotte Gibson is we'll and
favOrably known in this city where
she has relatives and will therefore be
cordially welcomed in the social Cir
cles by her friends in Grand Rapids.
She is an accomplished young lady
fully deserving the prize she has won.
Isaac p. Witter was born and reared
in this city where he is highly thought
of and greatly priced by his friends
and business associates. He has d
bright business future before him that
| will be shared and aided by the
counsel of his accomplished wife. The
REPORTER joins with their host OF
friends in Grand Rapids in extending
congratulations and we'll wishes.