The Mankato free press., 1903-08-14
Social and Personal.
From Fridays Daily.

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j The Sleepy Eye Dispatch of this week
contains an account of the wedding of
Miss Anna White, formerly of Mankato:
"On Wednesday at high noon occurred
the marriage of Mr.. Benjamin T. Olsen
and Miss Anna White, both of this city,
the ceremony being performed by Rev.
ThOs. W. Barbour in very impressive
manner The church was crowded to the
doors with friends and relatives of the
contracting parties and not one in the
large assemblage but uttered silent
prayer for the future happiness of the
young couple as they clasped hands at
the altar and were pronounced man and
wife, until death do us part The very
felicitous event above chronicled is one
which will receive with profound graft
fication and satisfaction by wide cicrle
of friends and acquaintances of the bride
and groom. The former has spent most
of her life here, growing from girlhood
to charming young womanhood and is
possessed of all the graces which tend
to make one of her sex lovely, loveable
and attractive Mr.. Olsen is a popular
young man of sterling worth, an efficient
employe in the office of the Sleepy Eye
Milling Co., holding therein a position
of trust and responsibility. He came to
Sleepy Eve from Waseca some three
years ago to enter the employ of the
milling company, and he has proved him
self a young man of integrity and entitl-
ed to the highest esteem held for him by
President Won Hagen and others of the
company.
''The wedding was an unusually pretty
one, the church being handsomely deco
rated with ferns, smilaX and lilies. AL
bert Glotzbach acted as best man and
Mrs H. c. Meining as matron of honor
The bridesmaids were the Misses Vera
White, Myrtle Won Hagen and Blossom
White; H. G. Meining, Fred Meyer, A.
Ruenitz and Rex Bingham were ushers;
Hazel Van Hagen and Alice Mo, ribbon
bearers, and Wilford Barbour page.
The reception, which was held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Won Hagen
from one o'clock until train time, was
very largely attended and delightful So
cial event. The parlors were handsomely
decorated with flowers and ferns and the
luncheon one of the finest ever spread i'll
this city.
after the reception the bridal party
went to the depot where they found aa
crowd to wish them godspeed
on their honeymoon, and when the train
pulled out there was perfect down
pour of rice, while the wave of hand
kerchiefs and shouts of good wishes
only ceased when the last coach disap
peared in the distance
= The honeymoon will be passed at
Bemidji, where Mr.. Olson has relatives
living. From there they will 90 to Du-
luth and will return to their home in this
city by the way of Milwaukee, the trip
from the Zenith City across Lake Super
ior being taken in one of j. j. Hills
palace steamers. The Dispatch will be. !;
joined by all who have the pleasure of an
with the newly welded cou
pie in extending to them the most hearty
and sincere congratulations and best
wishes for a long life and happy and
future. MIR. and Mrs. Olsen
will return in about two weeks and 90
to housekeeping at once in the home. #
the brides mother, Mrs. w. R. White.
The presents were numerous and valu-
able. Out of town visitors in attendance
were as follows:
Mr.. John White and daughters, Vera
md Blossom; Mrs. L. E. Bowen and |
daughter Eva, and Mrs. M. G. Burnside !
and daughter Edna, of Minneapolis; Al
groom; Mrs. A. Olsen of Waseca, mother |
Of the groom; Arthur Bowen of Chicago; |
Miss Martha Won Hagen of Elkton, s. ID. |