The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-05

Fowler NJ. E. church was the scene Of
q pretty wedding last evening, when
Miss Grace Benham and Lucien Merritt
4f pp b we're married. MR. s6d The bride e
Benham, and is a graduate of Hamline
university. Mr.. Merritt is also a grad
uate of Hamline and a member of Sig
ma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.
The decorations in the church were
wreathed and banked with green foliage
with wedding bell of marigolds hang
ing from above. AS the guests arrived
Mrs. G. K. Montgomery played 1.-THE
Evening Star from Tannhauser, - and
just before the bride entered Mrs. Pearl
Nessler's ''Perfect Love-" The four
ushers were A. L. Merritt Of Duluth, G.
M. Hensel of st. Paul, A.. G.. Ally and
Il. III. Baldwin. Louis H. Merritt Of Du
luth was his brothers. best man. There
Tere four bp55desmaias Misses E Da1f
Adams Of ST. Paul, Bessie Gates Of Red
Wing and Mary Allen. -
| Their gowns were of white mousseline
de sole, and they carried baskets of vel
! low dahlias. Mrs Kaighn was matron
Of honor and wore pale green peau de
/ sole and her flowers were white chryscc
anthemums. The bridal gown was of
white liberty satin fashioned with point
d. venise lace The veil was caught
with a cluster of flowers and the bou-
quet was of bride roses. The service
accompaniment played by Mrs. Mont
gomery.
A reception for eighty-fve guests fol-
| lowed at the Benham residence on Hum
boldt avenue S where the rooms were
aglow with foliage and flowers: The
guests, from out Of town were Mr.; and
Mrs. 4. L: Merritt; Nh: and Mrs: l.; A.
Merritt, the Misses Wallace, A. R. Mer:
rift, Lon Merritt and Charles Joyce Of
Duluth; Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Merritt,
Lexington, Neb.; Mr.. and Mrs. W. A.
| Sperry, Owatonna, Mimi; Mrs. R. P.
kaieg!n, NeW York; Mrs; G; G; Cronkite;;
Mrs G. E. Gates, Red Wing, Mimi; and
Reid F.. Benham Culver, Ind.
|. Mr.. Merritt and his bride went away
for a short trip and they will be at
home in Duluth after Dec. l.
The wedding of Miss Frances Eggle-
ston Pond, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. S:
W. Pond, and Dr., William Titus of
Mora, Mimi, took place last evening at
the Pond residence on Emerson avenue
! n, in the presence of eighty guests.
Rev. T. A. Sumner read the service be-
fore an iimprovised altar Of palms and
tucked among the green. Miss Helen
i Mayo and Fred Stevens played the in
termezzo from "Cavalleria Rusticana' -
before they sounded the 'tELohengrin d
bridal chorus to announce the coming of
the bride. Little Josephine and Vera
Leighton, in white frocks, stretched the
white ribbons to form an aisle, and the
J bride entered alone. She wore white
crepe de chine. trimmed with white pas
sementerie and carried bride roses.
At the informal reception that fol
! lowed frappe. was served by, Miss Eva
Riggs Of Shakopee, Mimi; Miss Jean
cite Pond of Waterville, MINI; Miss
Leora Millet and Miss Mabel Stevens
The refreshment table in the dining
room had basket of red roses an6
ferns and was lighted with red tapers
The guests included Mr.. and Mrs. 3. J
Pond Miss Cordelia Pond, Miss Rebeccs
Pond, Miss Eva Riggs Of .Shakopee
Harlan Titus Of Mora, Miss Jeanette
Pond Of Waterville. ...l -.
Dr.. and Mrs Titus left for an eastern
trip and they will be at home after Oct
Is in Mora, MINI. They are botl
Titus is member Of the Nj Sigma M
fraternity. .......