Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-26
CUPIO'S BUSY MONTH
l.. M. Totten and Miss MabelIe
NJ. Campbell are Married
Today.
CEREMONY AT HOME OF THE BRIDE
5isseII-TruesdaIe Wedding Elab-
crate Affair--Stolten-
berg-Knox.

At 2:30 this afternoon Leonard Nj.
Totten and Miss Mabelle N. Camp
bell were married at the home of the
bride, 1913 Sixth avenue. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. c. o
McCulloch, pastor of the First Meth
odist church, and was witnessed by
only the immediate families of the
bride and groom. After a season of
congratulation and light repast, the
couple left at 4 o'clock for Chicago,
where they will remain couple of
weeks. Upon their return they will
reside at the brides home.
The groom is a graduate of the
local high school and a hustling
young business man. He is well
known through his connection with
the Totten music house. The bride
is also graduate OF the high school,
She is a daughter of A. G. Campbell,
and most charming young lady.
The good wishes of the community
are extended to the newly welded
pair.
TruesdaIe- BIsseI.
Amuch talked of wedding celebrated
yesterday in the east was that of Miss
Marie Melville Truesdale, daughter of
William II. Truesdale, formerly of
this city, and now president of the
Delaware, Lsckawanna & Western
railroad, to Richard NJ. Bissell, of
Chicago. 1t was solemuized at the
country place Of the BRIDES parents,
Indian Field, Greenwich, Conn. Sell
dom has a wedding taken place upon
more elaborate scale. twas one of
the largest nuptial events of the sea-
son, aud over l, 500 invitations were
issued to people of prominence
throughout the United States.
Mr. BIssell. who was recently
elected president of the University
club, Chicago. lives at Lake Forest.
Miss Truesdale is Chicago girl. Her
parents moved to New York in 1897,
but Mrs. Truesdale brought her
daughter to Chicago two years ago
for her coming out reception and left
her with Mrs. Walter F. Cobb for the
winter.
The wedding was an afternoon cell
ebration and Rev. Thaddeus A.
Snively, rector of st. Chrysostom' s
church, Chicago. read the marrisge
service at 4 o'clock. The decorations
were magnificent. The reception
room had been converted into a
chapel, with an altar draped with
costly embroideries and lighted with
candles, while palms and white roses,
profusely used, added to the effect.
The bridal party advanced through
an aisle formed of palms and sm'lax.
The bride was given in marriage by
her father, and was gowned in white
satin and point lace and carried lilies
of the valley. A bridal veil, edged
with real lace, completed the effect.
The brides attendants were all at
tired in lace costumes. They wore
picture hats. Miss Hazel Martyr.
who is known as one of the prettiest
girls in Chicago, and who was a
debutante the same year as was Miss
Truesdale, and whose comlng-out re-
ception was held while the Truesdsles
were yet residents of Chicago, was
maid of honor. The bridesmaids we've
Miss Amy Jessup, of Scranton, Pa
Miss Minnie Wilson, of Minneapolis,
and Miss Grace Hubbell, of Green
witch. Arthur Bissell brother of
the groom, was the best man, and
the ushers we're Mr.. Halsey, of New
York, Victor Elting and Charles
Hamill. of Chicago, and the brides
brother and cousin, Calvin Truesdale
and Franklin Steele.
StOlteDberg- Eastman.
The wedding of George f. Stolten-
berg, of Moline, and Mrs. Fannie
Knox-Eastman, of this CITY, occurred
at the parsonage of the First Metho-
dist church N this city at s O'Clock
last evening, the pastor. Rev. G. o.
McCulloch, officiating. The couple
will live at Forty-fourth street and
Fifth avenue.