The Indianapolis journal., 1903-07-01

| ing in receiving guests with President and
| Mrs. Butler were Mr.. and Mrs. Gustav
Recker. and a number of friends and rela-
| tives assisted In entertaining during the
evening Guests from out of town for the
wedding included the Rev. Mr. and Mrs.
Comfort, of Evansville; Mrs. Thomas. of
Minneapolis; Mrs. Clay Rockwell and Mrs
Martha Todd, Of Cincinnati, and Mrs. Mary
/ Foote, Of Paris ILL.,
Mr.: and Mrs. Recker left last night for a
wedding journey East and will be the
guests for a time of Mr.. and Mrs Roland
sherman at Bass Rock. Gloucester. Mass
M Mrs, sherman was formerly Miss Alma
! away gown was tailored frock of gray
cloth with trimmings of black velvet ac-
eompanied by gray silk shirtwaist and a
| black hat. On their return here Mr.. and
| Mrs. Recker will be for a time at the
Recker home, and their at home announce
ment will be made later.
| BLACKLIDGE-SNYDE
The marriage of Miss Mary Elizabeth
Snyder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
w. Snyder. and Mr.. Alfred Blacklidge. was
solemnized last night at the Snyder home on
Bellefontaine street, the Rev. j. Cumming
Smith officiating. The ceremony was wit
messed by the relatives Of the bride and
| bridegroom and few close friends. A bank
OF palms was arranged in the first parlor,
and quantities OF pink and white sweet
peas were used about the room. The dining
the same flowers, and the other rooms were
| effectively decorated with clusters of daisies.
Before the entrance of the bridal party
| MISS Helen Loves. cousin or the bride.
| played annie Laurie and Believe Me IL
All Those Endearing Young Charms" and
for the entrance and ceremony, she played
| the bridal music from 'Lohengrin." The
wedding party included two ribbon bearers.
| Mary and Mayme Parker, the maid OF
honor, Miss Ella Snyder; the bride with her
father and the bridegroom with his best
man, Mr.. Ernest Matlock, of Sault Ste.
Marie, Mich. The bride wore q pretty gown
of white crepe de chine with trimmings of
| lace, and carried a bouquet of bride roses
with which were mingled a cluster of or
ange blossoms sent from California. Miss
Ella Snyder wore a white silk null fash
| maid roses During the evening Mr.. and
| Mrs. Snyder and the bridal party were as
sisted by DE- and Mrs; David r. Ross, Miss
Pearson, Miss Edith McMaster, Miss Flor
! ence Baxter, Miss Caroline Goodhart. Miss
Guests from out-of-town were Mr.. and
| Mrs. Jacob Blacklidge, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Biackiidge and family. Mr.. and Mrs. Amos
and Mr.. Frank Buell. of Rushville: Dr. and
| Mrs. o. s. Coffin, Of Carthage; Mrs. Will
lam Donaldson and Miss Donaldson. of Fort
| Thomas, KY; Miss Edith and Miss Bertha
Converse, of Harrison. ILL.,; Mrs. William
Scobie and Mrs. Mary Loves, of Hartwell,
o.; Mrs. Martha Cunningham, Of Cincinnati.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blacklidge left last night for
after Sept i, at 124 East Third street,
| Rushville.
wILLIAMS-CONNER.
The last of the June church weddings took
| place last night at s o'clock in the Central
Avenue Church, the bride being Miss Edith
Conner, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Sanford Conner. and the bridegroom DR..
Frank Wilton Williams. The church was
effectively arranged for the wedding with
high bank of palms for the front, against
| which were set tall cathedral candles Mr..
Joiner presided at the organ, and while the
guests were being seated he played Wag-
ner programme. For the entrance and cere-
money he played the bridal music from
| Lohengrin and for the recessional the Men
dessohn wedding march. The guests were
seated by the ushers, Mr.. Harvey Martin,
Mr. Richard Tuttle. DR.. Ray Kibler and Mr..
| Theodore Myers, and when the bridal party
entered the church they were led up the
| aisle by the ushers. The maid of honor,
Miss Charlotte Conner. sister of the bride.
| came first. She wore pretty frock of pale
green silk null, with trimmings of ecru lace,
| and carried a great bunch of meteor roses.
| Miss Conner entered with her father, who
| gave her away. Her gown was Of Paris
| mousselafne over taffeta with applications
of Point de Venise. The sleeves were ac-
Gordon plated and Taught with medailions
of the lace. She won a veil and carried a
shower of Bride roses and white sweet peas
At the chancel they were met by the BRIDE
groom with his best man. DR.. Thomas
Walch, and the Rev. L. T.. Dimmitt OF
Bloomington, who pronounced the cere-
mony. Following the church ceremony the
bridal party and relatives were entertained
at the Conner home on Nortn New Jersey
street The rooms were prettily arranged
with Iiarguerites and sweet peas. The man.
tells in all the rooms were filled with ferns
and foliage plants and the doorways had
drapery of asparagus fern A number Of
friends assisted in the Inequalities of the
to-day for Ntw York and will sail next
Tuesday to remain abroad indefinitely. They
Holden in Lincoinshire on their arrival in
England and will spend the winter In Lon
don, going later to the continent.
ALBERSMIER-PEARC
The marriage of Miss Gertrude Isabella
Pearce. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. r. A
Pearce, and Mr.. William Albersmier took
place last night at the home of the brides
parents, In Highland place. The ceremony
was pronounced at $3.50 in the presence of
the relatives and few intimate friends of
the bride and bridegroom. The officiating
There were no attendants and all the ap-
pointments were simple. Mrs. Homer L.
Cook played the Mendelssohn wedding
the parlor and during the reading of the cere-
mony the bridal music from ''Lohengrin"
was played. The brides gown was of en-
broidered silk null, trimmed with lace, and
her flowers were white sweet peas. The
rooms were decorated with palms prettily
arranged and vases or pink sweet peas. As
sisting in entertaining were Mrs. II. B.
Pearce. Mrs. J. B. Schmidt and Mrs Laura
Albersmier. number of guests were
present from out of town, among them
Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ. Combs of st. Louis
Mr.. and Mrs. Albersmier will be at home
after July 15 at 524 South West street.
EvERINGHAM-RYKE
A pretty home wedding took place last
night at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs
Joseph 3. Warne. the bride being Miss
Inez Ryker and the bridegroom Mr.. Arthur
c. Everingham, of Terre Haute. The cere-
mony was pronounced at o'clock in the
presence of the relatives and few friends
by the Rev. Ezra Van Nyse, of Franklin
The house was charmngly arranged for
the wedding, the front room, where the
ceremony was read, being In marguerites,
the library in nasturtiums and the dining
room in sweet peas. The flowers were set
against background of palms and ferns.
The brides gown was a dainty white
mousselaine with lace panels. She wore
veil and carried a bouquet of marguerites.
A harpist played the music for the en-
trance and the ceremony. number Of
guests from out OF town were present. Mr..
and Mrs. Everinghar, have gone 10 Terre
Haute for residence.
BETROTHAL ANNOUNCED.
Special the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENCASTLE. Ind, June 30.-At a
shower party this afternoon the engage