The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-03-23
PREcHT-MoNsEEs.

A beautiful wedding of Wednesday
evening. March the fourteenth. was
that of Miss Katherine Claudia Mon
sees and Mr.. Henry Jacob Precht,
which took place at $3.50 o'clock at
the Lutheran church of the Assem-
sion. The church was artistically
decorated, many handsome palms be-
ing used as background, with a pref
ty arrangement of flowers. Above the
heads of the wedding party were hung
the initials, mp" formed of electric
lights.
Some delightful music was played
while the guests We're assembling, and
as the bride and her attendants en-
tered the church the bridal chorus
from "Lohengrin" was beautifully
sung by the choir. The ushers were
Mr.. Fred Vessels, Mr.. Sam Wheaton,
Mr.. George Semken and Mr.. Harry
Garwes. There were two grooms-
men, Mr.. Grover Paulsen and Mr..
Henry Monsees, the two bridesmaids,
Miss Gertrude Stem and Miss Laura
vollers.
father, Mr.. Claus III. Monsees, was
preceded by her sister, Miss Meta
Monsees as maid of honor. Mr..
Precht's best man was his brother,
Mr.. Edward Krieger. The marriage
service was performed by the pastor
Of the church, the Rev. w. C. Schaef-
fer.
The brides gown was beautifully
| made of white mesaline, with poke
of lace, embroidered with pearls, and
shirred elbow sleeves, finished with
deep ruffles of lace. The skirt was
gracefully cut, and around the edge
| was laid a deep fiounce of lace, part
~ confined by white satin ribbon put
on in a pretty design and caught here
and there were rosettes of narrow lace.
She wore a wreath of orange blossoms
| in her tulle veil, and carried a show
er bouquet of roses. The bridegroom's
gift was a sunburst of diamonds.
Her attendants were all gowned in
white chiffon with Valensiennes lace,
| the maid of honor wearing white rib
| bons and carrying white roses, and
the bridesmaids pink ribbons and pink
| roses Mrs. Monsees, the brides
mother, was gowned in black peau de
Sole large reception was held at
the home on Hall street after the GER
emory, and an elaborate supper was
served.
The wedding gifts were unusually
were prettily arranged in a room OPP
posite, and included much handsome
cut glass and silver, and household
furniture. Several substantial Chez
ques were received.
A particularly handsome gift was a
large silver salad bowl with a fork
and spoon, from Messrs. Bluthental
and Bichart, the firm which Mr.. Precht
is associated with in Ocala. A silver
service on silver tray was the gift of
some girl friends of the bride. The
ushers presented a case of fiat silver,
one of the groomsmen a china closet,
and the other a beautiful vase. The
best mans gift was handsome dining
table
After the reception Mr.. and Mrs.
Precht left for their wedding trip, the
bride wearing for the journey a tailor
suit of dark blue broadcloth, hand
somely trimmed with black braid. Her
hat was of silk straw in the same
shade, with white wings at one side.
They will go as far north as Detroit,
and will visit Niagara Falls and New
York, passing through Savannah for
few days on their return trip. They
will reside in Ocala, where Mr.. Precht
is engaged in business.
The bride is an attractive and
charming young girl, a daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs Claus H. Monsees, and
her departure from Savannah will be
regretted by a wide circle of friends.
Savannah Morning News.