The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-07-04
JOIN HANDS
AND HEARTS
Miss Norris Weds Rev.
EdW. Bates.
A FASHIONABLE CEREMONY
Married Yesterday Afternoon at the
Residence of Mr.. Frank
Damon.

| Amid clusters of blossoms of the gol-
den shower and masses of marguerites,
Miss Gertrude Louise Norris, of Corn
ing. Iowa, and the Rev. Edward Bates
Turner of the faculty of Mills Insti-
tute, were united in marriage yester
day afternoon. The ceremony took
place at the residence of Mr. Frank Da-
mon. Chaplain lane, the Rev. j. Elmer
Russell of the Institute officiating.
The bride was attended by the Misses
Ruth and Laura Turner, sisters of the
groom. while the Rev. John Pinney
Erdman of this city and a former class
mate at Princeton University, acted as
best man. The bride was given away
by her brother, Mr.. Edwin NJ. Norris,
who came from Philadelphia to attend
the wedding. Mr.. John Waterhouse and
MIR. Hugh f. Sturtevant were the ush-
ers.
The wedding took place in the large
rooms and lanais of the second floor of
Mr. Damon's residence. which was
tastefully and appropriately decorated
with flags of many nations, the lanais
being entirely closed in by bunting
The floral display in the main parlor
was attractive and showed an originate
~ of design, the color scheme being in
yellow and white. The arched doorway
was covered with MALE and marquee
rites, from which was suspended a bas-
. ket composed of ferns, white buds and
lilies At each side was a screen of
greenery dotted with marguerites. Bios
SONS of the golden shower were scatter
ed in every room, adding a rich yellow
glow to the general ensemble of color.
AS the bridal party entered the par
lors the Lohengrin wedding march was
sung by the Mills Institute Glee Club
accompanied by Mr.. Frank Damon on
the piano and assisted by Mrs. Cornelia
! Damon and the Misses Ethel and julia
I Damon.
After the service of the Episcopa
! church was finished, uniting the bride
: and groom, the Rev. William NJ. Kin
caid of Central Union church pronounc
! ed the benediction. After receiving con
gratulations the bride and groom lief
for the depot, to spend their honeymoon
at Waialua, at Haleiwa Hotel. Shower;
i their flight from the residence. Th'
} bride was becomingly gowned in whit,
organdie trimmed with valencienne
3 lace. and she carried a beautiful bou
quet of crepe gardenias and maidenhair
> she was as charming a summer brid
as Honolulu has seen. The bridesmaid
5 We're likewise attired in white organdie
and carried bouquets of yellow margue
. rites.
The bride arrived here on the steame
3 China, accompanied by her brother. NJ,
Z r. NJ. Norris, of Philadelphia. In tn
3 party were also three generations o
= Mr.. Turner's family, who came to b
. present at the marriage. They wer
4 Mrs. r. A. Crippen Of Los Angeles
D grandmother of the groom. and Mr.. an
= Mrs. a. B. Turner. the Misses Ruth an
. Laura Turner and Master Ransom Tur
3 ner, of Corning, Iowa.
O novelty in the ceremony was tina
= of Rev. Mr.. Russell performing tn
. ceremony. He and the groom wer
- roommates and classmates at the Unto
. Theological Seminary Of New Yorl
= while Rev. ]. P. Erdman and Rev NJ
q Turner graduated in the class of >!
= from Princeton University
9 Rev. and Mrs. Turner will be at HON
= about the middle of this month at the
q home on Chaplain lane.