Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-29
The NASH Cowles Wedding.

Inc NaSn-SowieS wedding.
The beautiful j. A. Nash home was
yesterday the scene of brilliant we'd
ding when their eldest daughter.
Beatrice, was married to Nelson w /.
Cowles.
The marriage ceremony was per-
formed by the Rev. Cony beare, accor.
ding to the beautiful ring service of
the Episcopal church. Little George
Russell in dainty suit of white serge
preceded the party as ring bearer,
Lohangrin's wedding march was play.
ed by Mrs. Archie MacVicar. Miss
Gretchen Nash was maid of honor and
was costumed in white monsseline with
chenille trimming. The BRIDES maids
were the Misses Mary and Marjorie
MacVicar and Ruth Edmundson, OF
Des Moines, and Edith Beason, OF
Audubon. Mr.. George Viewer was
best man. The groom was dressed in
black. The bride came in on her
fathers arm. She wore lace, robe
over duchesse satin with pearl trim
ming. She was given away by her
father. The ceremony was beautiful
and impressive.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. III. Cowles assist
ed in receiving the hundred or more
guests and Mesdames John MacVicar,
]. f Russell, B. S. Phelps and l.. ID.
Phelps were parlor hostesses. Lunch
con was served the guests at which
Mrs. Louwene Kirk and Mrs. Emma
Russell poured and Miss Ada Kuhn,
Miss VanSlyke and Mrs. Temple
served.
The decorations were of holly and
southern smilax, the bridal party
standing under canopy of holly dur
ing the ceremony.
The bride and groom left on the
evening train for Ottumwa where they
will commence housekeeping at once,
their home being already furnished
and ready for occupancy.
| Audubon people have an unusual
interest in these young people. The
bride was born in Audubon aud this
has always been her home. To her
natural beauty aud talents have been
added the accomplishments of educa-
ton and the culture of travel in this
country ard abroad. The groom, the
only child of Mr.. and Mrs. w. Fl.
Cowles, was only three months old
when he came to Audubon. He grad
uated in the Audubon high school.
For few years he assisted In Chas.
3agley's abstract work, but left it to
complete his mastery of the jewelers.
business. He now has u iewelry store
of his own at Ottumwa and has fine
| prospects of success. He is young
man of good business ability, excel
lent habits and character and a credit
to his parents and to the. town in
which he grew to manhood.
May they receive their full measure
OF happiness through life, pressed
down, heaped up and running over.
Out of town guests who were present
at the wedding were Mrs. G.. II. Rus
sell, Missouri Valley; w. ID. Frisbie,
Minneapolis, Mimi: Mr.. and Mrs,
Frank Bradley, Council Bluffs; Mr..
and Mrs. Vandenbury, Kingsley: Mrs.
Temple, Atlantic: Mrs. Kirk, Chicago;
Mr.. and Mrs. John MacVicar, Mrs.
Archie MacVicar, Mrs. DR.. M. =. Tur-
ner, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Watson,
Mrs. j. II. Haworth, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. II. Marshall, Mrs. G. w. Mennig,
the Misses Mary and Marjorie Mac
Vicar, Ruth Edmundson, Edith Van
Slyke, Mary Smalley, and Susie Tur-
ner, all of Des Moines.
The severe storm Tuesday OCCASION
ed several disappointments in the ar
engagements. Rev. G.. j. Rose, of
Granville, Ohio, brother-in-law of
Mr.. Nash, was on his way to perform
the ceremony, but because of delayed
trains failed to reach here until after
the wedding. There is a wedding bell
in the Nash family under which every
member of the family has stood when
taking the marriage VOWS for the last
thirty years. 1t had been in the keep
ing OF a cousin, Mrs. Mary Grifiiths,
OF Texas, and was on its way to take
its accustomed part in the marriage
of daughter of the house of Nash,
but its arrival was delayed until the
evening train. However none of these
mishaps interfered with the happiness
and good cheer of the occasion.
Married.