The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-03-14
THEIR WEDDING DAY.
Marriage of DR.. George Ainslie OF
Portland, and Miss Leona Smith.

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Ainslie of Portland and Miss Leona
Smith of Corvallis, was solemnized
at the Presbyterian church Thurs
day forenoon. The ceremony took
place at II O'Clock in the presence of
a church-full of invited guests. I'M
mediately after the ceremony the
wedding party with fifty guests,
partook of a luncheon at the Smith
home, and thereafter Mr.. and Mrs.
Ainslie took the Westside train for
Portland, whence they leave at once
for Europe, for six months tour.
In all its appointments, the we'd
ding was a delightful affair. The
only decorations in the church
were about the altar and organ,
where potted plants were massed
with pleasing effect. The seats,
usually arranged as to form an
aisle up each side, were disposed in
such way that they made one
broad aisle up the center. These.
when the hour for the ceremony
arrived, were we'll filled with friends
and members of the families OF the
bride and groom.
The groom occupied place be-
hind screen at the left of the altar.
Here, with his best man, DIR. Rue
ter of The Dalles, and with the
officiating ministers, DR.. Thompson
and Rev. Carrick, he awaited the
approach of the bride and her party.
At the organ was Mordaunt Good
nough, and as he began the we'd
ding march, the bridal party slowly
approached the altar through the
broad aisle. The personel of the
party was, Miss Helen Goss of
Portland, maid of honor; Miss
Mabel Withycombe of Corvallis,
and Miss Ainslie, sister of the
groom, bridesmaids; Clifton Nc
Arthur of Portland, and Grant
Elgin of Corvallis, ushers; and the
bride on the arm of her father,
John Smith. At the first appear
ance Of the party the officiating
ministers had left the screen and
taken positions in front of the altar,
and as the party advanced, the
groom and best man approached.
The attendants, when they met
the groom swung off to the right
and left, leaving bride and groom
in the center, the father of the bride
standing at her immediate left, and
the best man at the groom's right
At signal. the audience arose,
and remained standing throughout
the ceremony.
The familiar voice of DR.. Thomp-
son was first to break the hush,
when the strains of the wedding
march had died away. Beginning
wi til the usual inquiry of who
knows aught why this man and
this woman should not be joined
in wedlock, and concluding with
delightful 1benedictiou on the troth
newly p1ighted in wedding VOWS,
DR.. Thompson's performance of
the ceremony, under the rites of the
Episcopa1ian ring service, was
beautifully impressive. While the
bride and groom kneeled, and after
DIR. Thompson, with hand on the
head of each, had pronounced them
man and wife, Rev. Carrick added
impressiveness to the occasion with
an earnest prayer. Throughout
the ceremony, the organist render
ed refrain to the words in plan
issmo strains from his instrument.
The beautiful appearance of the
bride was subject of universal
comment. She was attired in
white silk crepe. the veil being
fastened to the hair with pin of
diamonds and unpublished opals,
the gift of the groom. Her bou-
quet was lilies of the valley.
Of the attendants, the maid of
honor and the bridesmaids were in
white and carried bouquets of pink
roses, except Miss Ainslie, whose
boquet was carnations. The gen
tlemen were in morning dress
At the Smith home, where a
wedding luncheon was served to a
large number of guests after the
ceremony, the decorations were
simple. They consisted of pink
and white with touch of green.
The presents were displayed in the
front parlor, and in the hall were
small packages of cake, for guests
to carry away, The tables were
spread in the dining room and back
parlor. During the progress of the
luncheon, a number of congratula-
!, tory kilograms from distant friends
were received and read aloud. The
| home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ainslie, af-
ter their return from Europe will