Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-09-13
THE HOLY ESTATE
Miss Mary Dolores Larkin Mar
ried to Hon. Louis n. Marrero
of New Orleans.
CEREMONY AT SACRED HEART
Brilliant Assemblage Witnesses Solemn
Rite-Reception at Home of
the Bride.

Miss Mary Dolores Larkin, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. c. j. Larkin. was mar
ried to Hon. Louis Herman Marrero.
Jr, of New Orleans, last evening at
o'clock at Sacred Heart church. The
ceremony, which was Witnessed by
about four hundred guests, was spoken by
Rev. J. F. Lockney as celebrant assisted
by Dean j. J. Quinn of st. Joseph's. and
Rev. F. J. Prim of New Orleans Other
priests in the chancel were Fathers
Geyer and Cleary of Rock Island
and Kelly of Moline. The
church was beautifully decorated in
green and pink, with banks of palms
and ferns and pink china asters. while
many lighted candles shed their soft
light over the brilliant scene Profess
sor S. T. Bowlby, organist. and Miss
Nan Louise Harrison, contralto of
Chicago. gave a musical program from
7:30 to s o'clock before the arrival of
the bridal party. which was announced
by the strains of Lohengrin's wedding
march. The ushers were w Felix
Marrero of New Orleans. Leo and Har-
ry Larkin. brothers of the bride, and
Ebert Don, and the best man was
Fred a. Middleton of New Orleans
The maid of honor was the brides sis
ter. Miss Catherine LaTkin, and the
bridesmaids, also sisters. were Misses
Anna Irene and Hattie Louise Larkin.
The Bridal Procession.
AS the bridal party moved up the
aisle first came the ushers. then the
hrid
of honor walking alone and then the
bride leaning on the arm of her faith
er. The groom and his best man adj
vanced from the chancel at the steps
OF which the groom received his bride
and proceeded TO the altar. where the sa-
cred rite was performed. the bridal pair
and attendants forming a pretty group
After the ceremony felicitous addresses
were made by Father Lockney and
Father Prim. The wedding march
from Mendelssohn was played as the
bridal party retired.
The bride wore a beautiful princess
gown of white messeline made en-
train and the long tulle veil was held
with orange blossoms, and she carried
a shower bouquet of lilies of the val
ley.
The maid of honor was gowned in
blue radium and the bridesmaids wore
white radium and carried arm bou-
quets of pink China asters.
Reception ut the LnrI>in Home.
After the ceremony a reception was
held at the home of the bride, $50 Elm |
street. where a small company con-
sisting of relatives and intimate |
friends was received and where the |
wedding dinner was served In the |
home the wedding colors were again |
carried out with pink China asters. as
paragus ferns and smilaX.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marrero left on the |
night train for the east and from New |
York will take the steamer to New Or |
leans. where they will make their |
home.
The Happy Couple.
The bride is one of Rock Islands !
most charming daughters. She was |
born and reared in this city and was |
a member of several clubs and musical |
organizations, she herself being a gift |
ed musician, having studied here and |
n Chicago under noted teachers.
The groom is a member of an old |
and prominent family of New Orleans. |
He was formerly member of the leg |
islature of Louisiana and is now dis |
trict attorney of Jefferson parish, New
Orleans.
From abroad the guests were l.. H |
Marrero. Sr.. Eugene Marrero, w. f.
Marrero F. a. Middleton, Rev. F. j.
Prim. and Mr. and Mrs. Leo Marrero |
of New Orleans. and Miss Nan Louise |
Harrison of Chicago