Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-09
SILvIUs.wILLS
Wedding at EIdora Last Evening Was
a Notable Society Event = Bride
is Miss Margaret Wills, of That
Place, and Groom is Mr.. Reuben
Z siIvius, of Sioux Falls, s. b.

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| Special to Times Republican.
| Eldora, May 9.-At the home of Mr.
land Mrs David Wills was celebrated
Tuesday evening the marriage of their
eldest daughter, Miss Margaret Wills
to Mr.. Reuben Silvius, of Sioux Falls
S. D. 1t was a pretty ceremony, wit
messed by over 100 people, with Rev.
C. C. Warner, Of the First Congrega-
tional church, officiating. The east
parlor was the scene of the ceremony,
the bridal party standing before a
broad window banked with ferns and
hung with ropes of smilax. Turnout
the house large sprays Of white fruit
blossoms with bridal wreaths, togeth :
er with ferns, afforded the decorations.
Miss Susie Nuckolls, as maid of
honor, led the bridal party. She was
followed by little Miss Ruth, Wild
man, of Iowa City, bearing the we'd
ding ring in tiny basket. Mrs. Fred
Wills, recent bride, followed. The
bridal party was further supplemented
by Miss Margaret Merritt, who car
ried a basket of lilies and fern, which
she scattered before the bride. Miss
Wills was most becomingly attired In
a princess gown of white silk muslin,
with lace trimmings. Her tulle veil
fell from coronet of Topped satin RIB
bon and lilies-of- the-valley, and
shower bouquet of lilies of the-valley
completed the costume. Mr.. SilVius
was attended by Mr.. II. f. Thompson,
of Rock Rapids as best
man. The two Went tnru
Grinnell and graduated together in l9ol
and later at Harvard, where they were
graduated last spring. Following the
ceremony and congratulations, a wed
ding supper was served to the bridal
party and relatives in the dining room.
Here the table was very prettily ar
ranged with a silver candelabrum with
white candles, burning in the center.
Boauets of lilies-of- the-valley were on
each corner, with strands OF smllax
reaching from the electrolier. The
guests were served by the younger lady
friends of the bride. Those assisting
were Miss Lucia Albrook, Jennie Fen
ton, Helen Brown, Gertrude Porter
Helen Burling, Mabel Durew, Fannie
Duren, Grace Davis, Alice Susmilch,
Elva Greet, Ethel Ward, Mrs Jepsen.
Miss Clara Estabrook, Miss Arm
strong. of New Providence, and Miss
Bosquet of Pella.
al nf town nrQSent AT
the wedding included brother Mr.. f.
d. Silvius, of Hampton, with Mrs. Sill
vius. Mr.. George Wills, of Ames,
brother Of the bride; a. p. Haines, OF
Grinnell who was another classmate
of Mr.. Silvius, both at Iowa College
and Harvard; Mr.. III. f. Thompson,
Rock Rapids; Mrs. Murray Wildman
and Ruth, Iowa City; Miss Marie Bos-
quet, of Pella; who attended the Bos-
ton School of Domestic Science with
the bride; Miss Williams, of Grundy
Center; Mr.. and Mrs. j. N. Baughm m,
Marshalltown; Mr.. and Mrs. George
Haynes, Steamboat Rock; Miss Arm
strong, New Providence; Mrs. f. r.
Gaines Miss Gaines and Mr.. and Mrs.
E. C. Gaines, of Baxter Springs, KAN,
and Mrs. Wendell w. Huston, Of Chi
cago.
The bride is young lady we'll known
and highly esteemed in Eldora. The
groom is promising young attorney
of Sioux Falls, where they will be at
home after June IL. Mr.. and Mrs. Sill
vius left on the early train this morn
ing for Minneapolis, where they will
visit for a. week or two before going
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