Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-01
THE READ-UPHAM MARRIAGE
Head of Browns Business College
Here WEEDS Jacksonville Lady.

Walter Lee Reed, principal of
Browns Business college, has return
ed here with his bride, to whom he
was welded last week at Jackson
vile, III. The Jacksonville Daily Jour
the marriage:
AT O'Clock Thursday evening at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. NJ. Up
ham, on Sandusky street, was solemn
lied the wedding of Walter Lee Reed,
of Rock Island, to Miss Una Rush Up
ham, of this city.
The ceremony was performed by Dr.
F. S. Hayden, dean of Illinois college
using the beautiful ring service, in
the presence of limited company of
relatives and friends.
The guests. upon arrival at the Up
ham home, were met by the ushers
Masters Walter BeadleS and William
Allcott, who directed them within
During the half hour preceding the
marriage ceremony Miss Phoebe Krei-
der gave program of vocal and in
strumental selections, which were
highly appreciated. The selections
were: 'All for You" Loves Philoso-
1eOoC dDICs DSSduSS l1ONe
You Dear" Romance" As the clos
ing measures to the last selection were
heard the soft notes of the bridal
chorus from Lohengrin marked the
beginning of the ceremony.
The bridal party entered from the
hall stairway, and first came the ring
bearer, little Helen Allcott. dressed
in white; next came the maid of hon
or, Miss Emma Goltra, attired in
dress of pink silk batiste. She carried
a huge Bouquet of pink roses tied with
a pink ribbon.
The bride was gowned in a rich pat
tern of white silk tissue, made over
white silk, and entraine. She wore a
bridal veil and carried a large bouquet
of brides roses.
Passing to the west parlor, the
groom and his best man, Harlan Eu-
gene Read, met the wedding party
and together they took their positions
beneath large canopy of asparagus
fern and Queen Anne lace, hung from
the ceiling extending in graceful lines
from center of room to the floor. Here
DR.. Hayden had already taken his po-
sition and beneath the canopy the
ceremony was performed.
Following the ceremony sincere con.
gratulations were extended, during
which Miss Kreider played the Men
delssohn wedding march. After the
congratulations had been rendered a
delightful collation. was served.
The interior of the house was hand
somely decorated, the color scheme
| being white and green, secured by an
| abundant use of asparagus fern and
! Queen Anne lace. In the dining room
| a beautiful pink effect was brought
out by profusion of pink roses and
candleabra with pink shades. In the
| hall the stairway railing was a mass
| of asparagus fern, while the upstairs
| rooms were shaded in yellow.
| The bride is the youngest daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. 3. R. Upham and with
the exception of the past two years
has always been a resident of this
city. Here she has many friends, sin
| cere in their friendship because to
ward all she has extended a uniform
courtesy and possessed of a charming
personality she has made friends and
| kept them. She was interested in edu
| catiOnal work and after her graduation
| from the high school she studied al
| Clark's school in Northampton, Mass.
and later became an instructor al
| Cresheim hall. at the same institution
which position she held for two years
The groom is a young man of strong
character and for several years was q
resident of this city. living here with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Justin V
Read, until their removal from this
city to Georgia.
Mr.. Read was member of the class
of 1902 in Illinois college, where he
was known as an all around college
man.
On leaving school he spent a year
in st. Louis in the employ of the BoyC
! Furnishing company and resigned his
position with that firm to take VI
work in Browns business colleges
| Here he has met with large success
having in a short time so thoroughly
applied himself TO the work that his
| rapid advancement has placed him a
the head of one of the largest college:
in the Brown system, and he is nov
superintendent of the college at Rocl
Island. Mr.. and Mrs. Read were the
| recipients of many valuable presents
They left on a nevening train for q
tour, after which they wiz be at home
| in Rock Island.
The guests present from out of the
| city were: Mrs. J. V. Read and daugh
tiers, Misses Ethel and Louise; Mrs
| James Crabtree, of Lawton, Okla
Mrs. Percy Stone, of Springfield
Howard Read, of Chicago; Eugene
Read, of Peoria; Col. July. of TaIlula
| Mrs. Lou Nolan. of Rushville; Miss
Alice Draper, of Springfield; Mrs. Lot
Beadles and son, Walter, and daugh
ter. Miss jeanette, of Guthrie, Okla.
and Miss Billiard, of Decatur.
Sick Headache.
For several years my wife was
troubled with what physicians called