Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-17
BUSY DAY FOR CUPID
Several Interesting NuptiaI Events
Celebrated in Rock Island
and Vicinity.
200 AT DARP-WHITOoMB WEDDING
Taylor Redecker, Kuschmann.
McCarty and Other Mar.
riages.

of this city, aud Miss Beulah Whit
evening at the residence of the
BRIDES parents, Mr. and Mrs. f
II. Whitcomb, 1850 Graud avenue,
Davenport, was one of the pref
test events on the seasons tri-city
social calendar. Tue interior of the
commodious home was dec 1rsted with
palms and cut flowers, while taste
fully arranged festoons of southern
smilax bore clusters OF yellow and
white chry santhemums To the
strains of the Lohengrin wedding
march the couple stepped beneath a
verdant canopy, where the ceremony
was performed by Rsv. j. b Donald
son, pastor of the First Presbyterian
church. Tne ring service was used.
The bride were a costume of chan
lilly white lace over white taffeta
trimmed in rose point aud veil
edged with PEARLS and draped with a
snowy plume. She carried a sho wer
of orchids and was att nded by
five VAssar girls of the class OF
1901. They wers Miss Mary Bale
Topper, of Philadelphia, who acted
as maid of honor; Miss Marietta Ford,
also of Philadelphia; Miss Kate Glen
denning, of Chicago; Miss D.lla
Bishop, Of Detroit, ana Miss Florence
Gould. of Moline. The maid of honor
wore yellow tissue grenadine. while
the bridesmaids were attired in white
and each carried. like a golden ball, a
single bl nssom of yellow.
Allen Ii. Woodward. Of Birming
ham. Ala, was the best man, and the
ushers were Voe'ly l. Dart aud
George Price, of Rock Island; William
L Gault, of Sterling, Ill, and Hiram
Wylie, o; Davenport. The pages
were Masters Whitcomb. Martin aud
Worthy Dart Christensen A short
reception folio wed the ceremony,
after which the bridal party repaired
to the dining room, where q dainty
repast was served. Here again the
coior scheme of yello" and white was
carried out and the INTERVIEWING of
yellow ribbon and chrysanthempms
aud smilaX about the snowy linen
made picture beautiful Ia an ad
joining room the tables were decor
ated with roses and ferns. There
were 200 guests present.
At IL O'Clock Mr. and Mrs Dart
left for Boston, where they will take
the Dominion line steamer Common
wealth for Eogland, expecting to re-
main abroad until February. MIR
Dart and his BRIDE are members of
two of the first families of Rock Is
land and Daven port, both being popu-
lar in society. Since his graduation
from the Boston Institute of Tech
nology Mr.. Dart has bsen interested
in mining enterprises in Montana and
ALBANIA
TayiOr-Redecker.
A quiet home wedding was that of
DR.. John L. Taylor and Miss Martina
L Redecker at the home of the
brides father. d II Redecker, on
Eighteenth avenue, yesterday after
Don at O'Clock. Only the imme-
diate "a miles of the bride and groom
were present at the ceremony. which
was performed by Rev. G. o McCul-
loch. who came here from Macomb
especially for the purpose. The
couple were unattended and the bride
was attired in a travelling costume.
After the usual congratulations fol-
lowing the ceremony a wedding sup
per was partaken f aud the couple at
once took a carriage for the depot
aud left for a 2-weeks' trip to Buffalo.
DIR. Taylor is a p opular dentist and
a Rock Island boy by birth and edu-
cation. After completing q course in
the high school he attended the North
western Dental college aud began the
practice of dentistry in this city,
meeting with deserved success The
bride is a Rock Island girl and a
graduate of the high school. She is
practical and accom- plished and her
friendship is highly priced by those
who have the pleasure of her ac-
quaintance Upon their return the
couple will be at home at 1119 Seven
teenth street, where q cozy home is
waiting for them.
Ruschmaun- McCarty.
Frederick Robert Kuschmann and |
Miss Mabel McCarty we're uni'ed in
at $50 last evening at the |
of the Broadway Presby
terrain church. Rev. w. S Marc uis |
They were attended by |
Fred McCsrty and Miss Filth Kusch- |
mann. A wedding supper followed at |
the home of the brides parents. Mr..
aud Mrs. James McCarty, in South /
Rock Island. The happy couple left
at midnight for the east On their
return they will 60 to housekeepi" g
in a home on Sixth avenue between
and Twenty third /
streets. Mr. KuscL mann is asso-
ciated with his father. Robert Kusch-
mann, in the grocery business. and is
one of the enterprising and success
ful young men of the city. His
bride, a charming little lady, has fer
some time bsen employed as clerk in
The Woodmen head office.
observation-disclosures.
The marriage of William Schro-