Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-01

hHeellHS couple. AS lHe ulludA
party turned from the altar the strains
of Mendelssohn's Wedding March
played by w. ]. Sickle, brother OF the
bride, completed the ceremony. The
bride, who was attired in white Paris
muslin, entrain, over silk, trimmed IN
rich lace, the veil fastened with
orange blossoms, carried a white pray
er book, which at the close OF the
ceremony, was exchanged for an I'M
mense bouquet of pink roses held by
the matron of honor. the latter being
gowned in white Paris muslin with
lace trimmings. The bridesmaids,
Misses Edith and Mildred Sickle,
Wayne McGowen, Carrie Davies, Mary
Davies and Helen Davies, Ella Herr
and May Hinkle, the latter of Selma
wore white organdies with pink sash
es and pink hats, and carried trailing
sprays of smilaX. Messrs. Paul
Hughes, Attorney Joe Rominger, Sam
7. Wallace. John Ethel and Jean Duff
field, the latter of Ottumwa, acted as
ushers. The entire dais upon which
the altar rests was transformed into a
solid bank of palms, ferns, pink roses
and pink edged hydrangea, harmonic
white Retiring from the church the
bridesmaids, out-of-town guests and a
few immediate friends Of the bride
gathered at the Sickle home where
the evening was spent in music and
song Light refreshments were serv-
ed in the music room where Mrs. w.
J. Sickle presided at the refreshment
table in the center of which an i'm
mense bouquet of pink roses was
placed. The guests were served by
Miss Mabel Palmer and Miss Minnie
Evans and Paul Hughes. All who
wished to do so were permitted to ex-
anime the wedding presents which
were beautiful and costly and bore
many different postmarks. Mr. and
Mrs. W. H. leighton of Des Moines
opened the musical program and re-
ceived fiattering applause. Prof. Jean
Duffield of Ottumwa carried the guests
into forgetfulness of present sur.
roundings by a number of piano solos,
which were encored many times. The
program was concluded by Mrs. Car
RE Jacobs-Bond' of Chicago, who sang
number of interesting songs. At II
O'Clock Mr.. and Mrs. Finney departed
for few weeks pleasure trip to be
spent at the Pan-American exposition
after which they will be at home i'll
Seattle, Washington, after October 20
The groom, formerly of New York, is
a graduate of the law department OF
the Columbia University and has late
| ly located in Seattle where he is now
practicing attorney. The out-of-town
guests were: Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Norton of Keosauqua; Mrs. Juliet
Johnson and daughter, Vivian of Mil
ton; Mrs. May Davidson of Kansas
City: Miss May Hinkle of Selma; Rev
and Mrs. Charles AYES of Norwalk
Ohio; Mrs. Carrie Jacobs-Bond of Chi
cago; Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Heightsl OF
Des Moines: Jean Duf1ield of Cstum
wa; Mrs. Colin G. Strong of San Fran
cisco, Cal.
Wedding Notes.
Mr. and Mrs. John Norton returned
Thursday to their home in Keosauqua
| One of the presents received by the
bride was a draft on the Exchange
bank for $500.
| Those who enjoyed the wedding tC
| the fullest extent was a crowd of little
ragmuffiins who, after pressing thei1
grimy little faces close to the window
panes of the church, found their way
to the house where they surrounded
an open door and peered in at the en-
tertainment and laughed at the comic
songs of Carrie Jacobs-Bond
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. leighton are
visiting friends in thelcountry.
Miss May Hinkle and Mrs. Carrie
Jacobs-Bond are spending the week a
the Sickle home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Finney will spend {
short time in this city after returning
from the exposition, enroute to Seat
tie.