Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-26
ARE HAPPILY WE'D
Union of w. J. Sweeney and Miss
Bessie C. CIeaVeIand is
Celebrated.
EVENT Is MOST AUsPICIoUs
Ceremony Witnessed by Large Com
pany Including Many
From Abroad.

AMI Miss Bessie {. Cleaveland was eel
ebrated in quiet. yet impressive fash
ion last evening at the Twentieth
street home of Mrs. Olivia S. Cleave-
land, mother of the bride. The af-
fair was one of the most suspicious
of the season in this city.
The ceremony was performed
promptly at the hour of 0. The
bridal party entered the parIor to
the. strains of the Lohengrin wedding
march rendered by Grabbe's orches-
ira. The bride was escorted to the
altar beneath an arch of smilaX and
white roses. by her brother. II. IL.
Cleaveland. The Episcopalian ring
service was used, the rites being
performed by Rev. Il. r. Williams,
pastor of the First Methodist church.
The bride was attired in white
satin foulard trimmed in white point
lace and she carried white bridal
roses. She was attended by Miss
Amy Henderson, as maid of honor.
the latter wearing pink silk muslin
over white taffeta and carrying pink
carnations. George Bauder, of Chi
cago, officiated as groomsman. The
flower girls were Marian Cleaveland,
niece of the bride, and Ruby Kenfield,
of Chicago, and Eleanor Cleaveland
bore the ring. The three little girls
were dressed in white and the flower
girls carried baskets of pink and
white sweet peas. Pink and white
predominated in the decorations. as
well as in the costumes of the bride
and attendants.
The guests numbered about one
hundred and included Mr.. and Mrs. l..
X. Cleaveland. of Springfield; Mr.. and
Mrs. +. s. Ecntield and Miss Ruby
kenfield. Miss Mabel Anderson and
George Blodgett. of Chicago: DIR. and
Mrs. J. w. Stark, of Eeokuk, Iowa;
DR.. and Mrs. L. 5. Mullins, of Allan
tic, Iowa; W. IL. Lavender, of st.
Joseph, Mo; Miss Amy Allen, of Pal
myra, ILL.,; Miss Oakley, of Morrison,
ILL.,; and Mr.. and Mrs. f. \. Shaw.
and daughter. of Davenport. There
was a great variety of beautiful and
expensive wedding presents.
Leave for the Seashore,
Following congratulations. which
marked the close of the ceremony.
the company was RECALLED with an
elaborate wedding repast and at mid
night Mr.. and Mrs. Sweeney left for
the east. They contemplate spend
ing several weeks at the seashorc,
returning to this city during the lat
ter part of July and taking up their
abode in the handsome residence the
groom has prepared at 1922 Twenty
first street.
The groom is one of the city's most
promising young attorneys. being as
sociated with his father, +. ID. Sween-
ey. in the firm of Sweeney q Walker.
He was reared in Rock Island. His
early education was obtained in the
public schools of the city, from
which he graduated with the high
school class of '93. Then he studied
law at the Northwestern law school,
later finished his studies at Cornell,
and beginning the practice of his pro-
fession two year ago.
The bride is likewise a native of
Rock Island. Her father was the
late Capt H. c. Cleaveland. She
graduated from tho local high school
and completed her education with Il
course i'm the classics at Augustana
college. graduating last year. Both
the bride and groom come of promi-
nent and highly respected families
and both. in addition to possessing
unusual personal graces and accom-
plihments, are endowed with the
more substantial qualities that have
already made them valued members
of the community and that assure
them a safe and prosperous journey
through life.