Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-01-19
MAR RIED.

MARRIED.
Minneapolis Chronicle 10: The
home of Rev. and Mrs. F. A. Sumner,
1l40 Aldrich avenue north, was the
Bcene Of pretty wedding Wednesday
evening, when Mr.. and Mrs. J. J..
Buchanan gave their daughter Mabel
% the bride of Oren D. Relyes of
New York city. Rev. F.. A. Sumner,
the brother IN law Of the bride, read
the service at 8 o'clock In the pres.
ence of about eighty guests. Miss
Marie Linehan presided at the organ
ana played the 'Lohengrin'' bridal
chorus. Misses Nellie Mccormick of
Sank Center, Catherine Irwin, st.
Paul; Nellie Wigate. Lillian Stevens,
Helen Mayo. Mary Allen, Eva Saffel
and Ella Parsons, stretched the rib
hons which formed an aiele for the
bridal party from the dining room to
the altar in the parlor. The decora-
tjons were charming an clusters of
pink roees and carnations mingled
their delicate colo1s with the rich
green of palms, ferns and evergreens
Carnations predominated in the mar.
lor, where the VOWS were EXCHANGED.
The bride wore q Rirlish gown of
white airline over white tsffeta. with
handsome trimmings of point lace
and her bouquet was of white roses
Her nephew, little Charles Sumner.
leei the bridal procession and carried
Tho ring In the heart of rose. He
wore white page suit. and the Young
women who formed the group Of rib
bon bearers we're all gowned in white
and pink.
Mr.. e. L. Thomason and Mrs.
Charles Wingate presided in the din
ing room and Misses Katherine Jep-
son, Ruth Wingate, Lillian Nippert
Helen Sterritt, Sarah leighton, Ruth
leighton ard Hazel Stevens assisted
Mr.. and Mrs. Relyea left for the east
and they will reside in Brooklyn. N.
Y. Miss Margaret Irish of Sank Gen.
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. George Irwin of
St Paul, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Lin
coin and Miss Martha Lincoln Of Mer-
RAM Park were the out-of town
guests.
Miss Buchanan has for q number of
years been very efficient and popular
teacher at the Logan school, and also
very useful member of Pilgrim
church and will he much missed BY
her many friends.
Eagle Bend News II: Undoubtedly
the prettlest wedding that ever &C.
Cured in Eagle Bend took place
Tuesday morning at 10 80 O'Clock
when Miss Christina Josephine Pa.
trick and Mr.. Frank Michal Drosky of
this place were united in the holy
bonds of matrimony, Rev. FIR. Bill.
meyer of Browerville officiating, the
marriage taking place at the resi-.
dence of A. j. Merickel.
The parlor where the ceremony was
performed was very prettily decorated
with smilax and carnations and the
altar was exquisitely trimmed with
white and decorated with the same
plant. From the ceiling was sus.
pended a large and beautifully
trimmed bell. The dining room dec.
orations were carnations end ferns.
At the appointed hour the strains
of 8 wedding march played by Mrs.
l.. G. Dempsey Of Long Prairie her.
aided the approach Of the bridal party
which entered the psrlor preceded by
little Misses Anna Merickel and Lor.
aine Savage, ribbon girls and Mer.
cedes Moore, ring bearer, and took
their position at the altar. DR.. NJ.
A, Desmond, as best man, and Miss
Frances Merickel, niece of the bride,
as bridesmaid, Immediately preceded
the bridal pair.
The bride was beautifully and
oharmingly attired in white Khaki
silk trimmed with Van Dyke point
lace and Chiffon medallions and wora
bridal veil adorned with white
bride roses and carried large bou.
quet Of the same flowers.
The groom was Rttired in the con-
ventional black and the couple pre-.
sented handsome appearance as they
stood at the altar during the perform
ance Of the impressive ceremony of
the Roman Catholic church which
made them husband and wife.
At the conclusion of the marriage
service the bridal group posed before
the altar for photograph and then
the assembled guests were invited into
the large dining room where bounti
full and delicious wedding dinner was
served, the like of which has seldom
been partaken Of in this village and
which bespoke we'll the cuisine skill
Of those who prepared it.
The spacious rooms of the Merickel
residence were filed by invited guests
and the relatives of the happy couple,
the assemblage numbering about one
Gshunded persons.
Following the ceremony it took
some time for all the guests to shower
the bridal party with sincerest con-
Qratulations and we'll wishes. At the
depot prior to the departure of the
train the newly welded couple were
made the target for many pounds of
rice with which q host Of friends,
who were there to wish them God.
speed on their wedding journey,
pelted them. They do not contemplate
. long distance trip. only intending ia
visit Little Falls, the Twin Cities and
Wlnona. the latter place being
Franks boyhood home, but they viii
very likely be away two or three
weeks while the guests of the
9room's old friends at these places.
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