Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-07-02
WEDDING SOLEMMZED.
Wedding Of Miss Bessie Briggs and
Lieutenant Pope Solemnized
Last Night.
Last Nigh

Last Night.
Brilliant Function at Which Large
Number Of Residents Of City
were Present.
Pretty Wedding Ceremony in the Pres
byterian Church, Performed by
Rev. A.. A. Joss
In the Presbyterian church last
night, before a number of invited
guests who were present in such num-
bars as to crowd the commodous edi-
flee ITO it's full seating capacity, took
place the wedding of Miss Bessie
Beatrice Briggs. only daughter Of
Mrs. Frank A. Briggs, to Lieutenant
Benjamin H. Pope, Of company B,
Eighth United States infantry. The
wedding ceremony was that of tie
Episcopal church, with military fea-
lures BETTING the rank of the groom.
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The wedding ceremony was set for
half past eight, but long before eight
O'Clock the invited guests began to
fill the church, and at the time set for
the ceremony every pew in the church
was filled. In the front of the church
several pews had been reserved for the
intimate friends of the family from
this city and iMandan, from which lat
ter city a large number of friends
came to attend the wedding ceremony.
The church was beautifully decor
ated. Above the altar there were
swung festoons Of. green and white,
the school colors Of the bride. The
choir loft was draped with huge
American flags, extending toward the
sides of the church, and in the in
terror of the choir loft were to be
seen only graceful folds Of patriotic
codors. The altar was banked with
potted plants, ferns, and was a bower
Of beautiful flowers and foliage. Flags
fell from standards at either side of
the aisles approaching the altar. Be
fore bhe outer door stood two soldiers
of company B, at either side of the
entrance, with arms at a carry.
Messrs R. L.. Best, E. H. Walker,
e. P. Eckels, Lieutenant Neal, P. c..
Remington and F. E. Murphy, of Man
dan, acted as ushers, and Lieutenant
Neal, an army comrade of the groom
acted as best man. When the guests
had been seated, the pews were en-
closed with broad bands Of white rib
bon, caught at the end into punches
of White clover blossoms. From the
orchestra in the choir loft sounded the
Mendellssohn wedding march, as the
wedding party entered the church.
The bride was unattended, and preced-
ing her was Miss Mama Cushing, who
carried a satin pillow with the wed
ding ring.
The bridal gown was of white chit
fon over white liberty satin, trimmed
with white satin ribbon and old point
lace with veil. and was a beautiful
creation, which displayed advantage
ously the brunette beauty of the
bride. She carried a, bouquet OF
american beauty roses. The groom
was in military uniform. The ring
was the wedding ring of the brides
mother.
AS the bride and groom met at the
altar, the notes of the wedding march
died away and from the rear of the
church was sounded the ASSEMBLY
by n Of the groom's buglers. Their
proceeded the beautiful and impress,
Esive wedding ritual ceremony of the
Episcopal church. impressively deliv.
cred by Rev. A. A. Joss. of st. Georges
Episcopal church. The bride was Civ,
en- away by Mr.. H. R. Lyon. Clearly
and firmly came the responses of thu
bride and groom, until at length TIL
pronouncement of the young couple a!
man and wife was made. At the clos,
Of the ceremony the wedding part,
left the church by the east aisle, tt
the notes of Lohengrin, and proceeded
to the residence of the brides mother
where preparations were made for til,
wedding trip, which was taken upo1
the Northtrn Pacific limited train o
last night.
It was a beautiful wedding eere
mony, impressive to all who saw it
From all sides congratulations will b,
showered upon the bride and groom
The bride is we'll known in this cit,
and Mandan. as the daughter of TIL
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