The courier., 1902-06-21

the mountains and seashore are calling
the tired butterflies, and those who
have danced attendance upon them. to
come and rest. A few Lincolnites viii
spend the summer over the sea. Among
those who have recently started tn
Europe are Mrs. III. II. Branch, Mr..
W. G.. l.. Taylor Mr.. Ellery w. Davis,
and his son EIlery, Junior. Miss Mir
lam Starrett and Miss Stella Rice will
leave tomorrow for New York, and will
sail on July first. on the Kensington, OF
the American line, for Southampton
They will go from there to Cologne,
will journey down the Rhine, and see
much of Germany. They will go to
Italy. Switzerland. and France, and
will do the cathedral and college cities
of England. returning to America
about the fifteenth of September
Mrs John Mortimer and her daughters
Misses Margaret and Lille Mortimer
will also travel i'm Europe this summer.
They left Lincoln last Monday expect
ing TO sail i'm about a week. Many per-
sons who are not going away for the
summer are leaving for neighboring
states to visit friends or relatives;
others are coming here for the same
purpose Anything for change in
this restless, busy age.
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At the home of Mrs. Eliza A. Polk.
on Tuesday at half after two O'Clock
was celebrated the marriage of ner
daughter, Miss Charles Edna Polk to
Mr. Burton Wilbur Wilson. of New
York city. Reverend w. HI. Manss
read the service The wedding was an
ideal summer affair, beautiful in its
simplicity. Before the time for the
ceremony Miss Bessie Turner sang two
songs charmingly. When the hour for
the marriage arrived. Miss Jessie Lam
sing sang the bridal music from
Lohengrin to Miss Rice's accompdni
ment, and Miss Polk and Mr.. Wilson
entered the drawing room unattended
and took their places beneath an arch
of palms for the ceremony. The bride
wore dainty gown of white organdie
with lace yoke and carried white
daisies. The decorations were entirely
green and white. Curtains of smilax
were in the wide doorways and bride
roses were in all of the rooms. On the
round table i'm the dining room was a
large centrepiece of the roses. encircled
with white candles in crystal sticks.
The buffet was banked with roses,
an front of which was row of candles.
Mrs John S. Reed, assisted by Misses
winifred Sherman. Joy Webster.
Blanche Garten and Luella Lansing.
served cream de menthe, brides cake,
macaroons and confections. Miss
Bessie Turner served punch. Members
of Delta Gamma and Phi Kappa Psi
Of which fraternities the bride and
groom are members. were the only
guests except relatives at the wedding.
An informal reception from three until
FIVE o'clock was attended by limited
number of friends. The array of lovely
presents in an upper room attracted
much attention. The bride is one of
the most charming and beloved of Lin
coins young ladies and sincerely do
her friends regret that her marriage
takes her from the city. She Is a
member Of the class of IS of the state
university. The groom is a member of
the class of sc and of the law class of
'9s. and has taken two degrees at Col
umbia university. He is connected
with the law firm OF Guthrie. Hender-
son and Carveth Of New York and
with his bride will reside at 49s West
One Hundred and Thirty third street