The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-06-20
J.. P. JONES

j. p. JONES MARRIED..
The following notice of the marriage
of our fellow townsman is taken from
the Cedar Rapids Gazette:
JoNEs-BLAKELY.
A beautiful wedding was celebrated
this morning at the church of the In
maculate Conception. The rites OF
matrimony were solemnized with high
nuptlal mass by the very Rev. Dean
Gum, al 8 O'Clock, for Isabelle Cecilia,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. David Demp-
ster Blakely, and Mr.. James P. Jones.
One hundred guests were invited to the
church to witness the ceremony.
Exactly at s o'clock the full choir
sang the bridal chorus from Lohen-
grin, and the groom with the grooms-
man, his brother, Mr.. John Jones, en-
tered from the vestry and awaited the
bride at the chancel steps. The two
ushers. MIR. George Kern and Mr..
Charles Burns, led the way through
the center aisle and were followed by
the bridesmaid, Miss Grace Blakely,
sister of the bride. Miss Blakely wore
a gown of pix silk mouseline de sole
and a, picture hat Of white chiffon.
She carried pink carnations
The bride was brought in by her
brother Mr.. David Blakely, Jr. She
was very lovely in a gown of white
Persian null, ruftled and tucked elabo.
rately, and finished with a bertha OF
Point lace, the work of her sister. Miss
Elizabeth Blakely. The bridal bou.
quet was a shower of lilies of the val.
ley, and the toilette was completed
with a large white chiffon hat with
long white ostrich plume.
The organist and c~hoirmaster, MIR,
r. A. Leo, played softly through the
marriage ceremony, and in the cele'
bration of the nuptial mass which fol,
lowed, the choir sang Rosewig's mass
In conclusion, Father Gum made d
brief but impressive address. remind
ing the newly welded pair of the
duties and responsibilities they had
just assumed. He also spoke in the
highest terms of the bride, commend.
ing her fidelity to her church, her par.
ents and her friends. Miss Blakely had
been organist of the church for eight
years and for the past two years has
served as assistant. A letter from Mr..
Jones pastor in Denison. also gave
Father Gum the assurance that the
bride was united to a mar of worth
and christian excellence.
The wedding breakfast was served at
the home Of the BRIDES parents, Shady
Brook farm, Otis road, relatives and q
few intimate friends being invited.
The bride and groom received con
CALCULATIONS under. a floral canopy, and
the house was decorated with roses,
'peonies and syringa. The breakfast
was served at twelve by the Misses
Ann and Rhea Mccauley, Nellie Rob.
inson, Nellie Healey. The brides
sister, Mrs. F. II. Cleary, was in charge
of the dining room.
The bride, who from lifelong resi-
denee, and many winning qualities of
mind and personality has numerous
warm friends, received a great number
OF gifts in all the usual variety. The
groom's present TO his bride was an
elegant Steinway parlor grand piano
Mr.. and Mrs. Jones left on the colo
RADIO Special east and will visit Chi
cago, Buffalo, Niagara Falls and New
York CITY. They will be at home after
August first in Denison, Iowa, where
Mr.. Jones is engaged in real estate and
live stock.
Guests present from a distance were
Mrs. James Hogan of Manchester and
Mr.. and Mrs. John Green of Stone CITY.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Roefler of
Dubuque, Mr.. John Jones of Denison.