Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-04-06
SOCIETY CIRCLE.

The Des Moines Register and Lea
der. commenting on the Ragsdale-
Parsons wedding, at which Miss Fay
McTntire was bridesmaid, says:
st. Paul's Episcopal church was
the scene last evening of one of the
prettiest of the early April weddings
in the ceremony uniting Miss Adah
Ragsdale, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Ragsdale and Harry DIN
Parsons The church was beautifully
decorated VIII Easter lilies and palms,
which wr-- --ishly banked around
the alta
While SITS were assembling,
Miss Pearl l,ice. organist, played sew
eral selections. and at 8 o'clock the
Lohengrin wedding march was played
announcing the coming Of the bridal
party.
Harry Burton Ragsdale was mas
ter of ceremonies and Messrs, Frank
Byers and H. e. spangler Of Cedar
Rapids, Wylie Fay of Iowa City, En-
met Kelly Of Fort Dodge, Charles @.
Nye and Gsorge Parsons Of Des
Moines served as ushers. The bride
was attended by Mrs. Buy Ragsdale as
matron of honor, Miss Myra Lyon of
Iowa City as maid or honor. and Miss
Fay McIntire Of Ottrmwa, Miss Dana
Settler Of Shelby, o., Miss Theodore
Close Of Toledo, Ohio, and Miss Olive
Felgemaker of Erie, Pa, were the
bridesmaids. The ushers led the bridal
party, then came the matron of honor,
who was followed by the four maids.
Next came the maid of honor and pre-
Ia w
ginia Foster and Alexander Linn, car
rying fancy baskets filled with rose
petals. The bride was escorted by her
father, who gave her away.
AT t.c altar the bridal party was
met by the groom and his best man
Wayne Kelly of Rock Rapids
Iowa. The Rev DR.. Cathell performed
the ceremony.
| The bride wore handsome gown OF
white chiffon satin with pearl trim
/ mings and long tulle veil, fastened
in place with a spray of lilies of the
valley; she carried white prayer
book, from which was suspended q
spray of lilies of the valley. Mrs Guy
4 Ragsdale wore embroidered null ar
ranged over yellow silk, and carried
white lilacs. Miss Ylon wore yellow
messeline over yellow silk and carried
white lilacs. Miss McIntire and Miss
Settler were gowned in radium sill
with yellow girdles and Miss Close
and Miss Felgemaker wore white
gowns with yellow girdles.
The bridesmaids bouquets were O
yellow jonquils.
Z Following the services at the church
I came wedding supper at the Cham
Eerlain for. the bridal party and thu
! near relatives. 1t was served in on.
Of the private dining rooms and tn.
table decorations were In yellow ant
white.
I After a short wedding, trip Mr.. ant
Mrs. Parsons will be at home afte
May is at 667 Twentieth street. TIL
groom's attendants were all member
Of the Sigma NJ fraternity and tn
:. brides attendants of the Delta Gamm,
society. "@
The bride is one of Des Moines
most popular young women and come
from one of the oldest and best know
, families in Des Moines. She Is a grad
uate Of the state university and ais
> OF seminary at gainesville Ohio. MI
Parsons is a lawyer in this city and l
associated with his father.
Among the guests were Mr.. and Mrs
: Whitehead of Marshalltown, Da
Steck Of Ottumwa, J. s. Ragsdale o
t Birmingham, Ala. Ed Cassidy of VIII
e ting, Iowa, Miss Jessie Smith of Osag
and Robert Leach of Adel.