The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-06-21
Pretty Church Wedding.

ne m DIST suspicious and ceremOn-
I ious OF kennewick weddings oc
Cured Wednesday, evening, June 10,
att O'Clock. when Miss Jessie E;lna
Pallister, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas PalliSter. was united in
marriage to Mr.. George Edward
Hanson, Rev. Ii. Nj. Bartlett, rec
tor OF the Episcopal church, pastor
OF both bride and groom. officiating.
The Presbyterian church, where
the mutual VOWS were taken, was
handsomely decorated with pOtted
plants. palms and ferns and the aisle
and entrance to the church were car
peted with white muslin in honor of
the wedding OF the high!y-este emed
contrac ting parties.
When Mrs. Frank Emigh at the
organ commenced the wedding
march, the church was crowded with
the friends OF the young couple from
town, country and from IL distance,
and when tn" bridal party came
down he aisle, the scene was one. of
great beauty.
The bridal party was composed of
Milton Smith, usher: Rev H. NJ
Bartlett; the groom and his best
man, MIR. o. l.. Hanson; the brides
matrons. Mrs. Elliott, of Tacoma.
and Mrs. o. l.. Hanson: the maid OF
honor, Miss Mabel Haney; the flower
girls, Jessie Perry and Stella Hanson
and the bride, on the arm tf her
brother, DR.. Vim. Hale Pallister, in
step to the strains of the wedding
march, took their appropriate STA
tiOns at the altar and the solemn
marriage ceremony Of the Episcopal
service that made them man and
.vif" was pr,.aDun al. Ia ,,ril bin.
given away by her brother.
The bride was g,wnel in white
liberty satin. over taffeta with trim
ingS of real lace imported from
China. The maid Of honor wore
white null over pink silk ana the
other ladies were III pink and white.
At the conclusion of the ceremony
the bridal party and tie invited
guests went to the fine new nome o
Mr.. and Mrs. o. L. Hanson, 5O2 Ken
| newick Avenue, where a delightfully."-
informal reception was given. Mr..
and Mrs. George Edward Hansrp
standing before the mantel in the
parlor which was beau ifully done
in red, received the sincere congratu-
latiOns and good wishes of the
guests. Mrs l.. E. Johnson in the
vestibule served punch. Following
this Mrs. G. E. H1nson served the
wedding cake ard the young friends
of the bride and groom served the ice
cream.
The presents received by the new
ly married couple We're numerous
and handsome as we'll as valuable.
Some of the out-of-tOwn guests
were: Mrs. Elliott, OF Tacoma; Miss
Ethel Higgins, of Berkeley. Cal; Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Gerry and Miss
Stella Gray, of PascO; NJ. E. Wunder-
lict, Of Spokane; John A Henry, of
Berkeley, CAL, G. Simonsen, bridge
supervisor for the Northern Pacific.
who was the usher in charge at the
church, and DR. and Mrs. VIM. Pal
lister, OF Seattle.
The bride is a young woman of
culture and education. especially in
music. possessing many graces If
mind and person, and wi OILS capable
of filing the home she will adorn
with happiness and will prove to b.
truly helpmate and companion to
the husband she has chosen to honor
with her hand.
The groom is a son of Mrs Jane
Hanson, and has been all his mature
life all active hustling business man.
He had worked for II years in diff
fere It departments in important po-
sitiOns for the Northern Pacific Ry.
gnu u VIZ ieti
with influential people turnout the
state He came to kennewick in the
early days just after the Northern
Pacific Irrigation Co. had purchased
the canal and adjacent lands Since
that time he has been one of us iden-
tilted with every effort for building
up the town and valley, the making
OF a better community and establish
| ing higher and better institutions
/ and enterprises. No one in the com
munitv is more generally liked and
admired than 4 + Hanson and
universal good wishes ar" extended
| to him and his bride.
The happy couple left Wednesday
night for the SOnnd Cities and will
spend an extended honeymoon on
the Coast, after which they will. of
course. reside in kennewick.
Sudden Death Of AIthea LaP0rte.
Althea LaPorte. the four-year. old
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