Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-07-12
kimxey-Rltchls NuptIsIs.

The following report Of tho wedding Of
Mr.. Homer Kinney and Miss Janet
Richie is taken from the columns Of the
Fisher ,llll Reporter. !, will be read with
interest by large circle Of friends OF
the young couple hereabout.
Las, Thursday evening Miss Janet
Agnes Riiehie. the youngest and ae-
compiished daughter OF Mr., and Mrs
Robert Ritehic, was married in the
Methodist church in Bellilower to
Mr.. Homer Lee Kimzie. a prosperous
young merchant OF Rocky Ford.
Colo. The church and altar was
beautifully decorated with ferns and
white and pink flowers. The color
scheme was white and pink.
Al 8 p. m. Miss Olive Gooch play
cd Mendelson's wedding march. I'm
mediaicly the four ribbon bearers.
Bcrnice Kurtz. Freda McIntyre. Villa
Dean and Mary Morgan. closed the
aislcs.
The four ushers. Arthur Flint.
Gary Kirk. DIR. Walter Ritchie and
Robert Ritchic. ushered the bridal
party to the altar. The groom i'm
macuiateiy a,tircd and the best man
]. c. Ritchic. brother Of the bride.
took their places at the left OF the
altar. The maids of honor. Misses
Agnes Powell and Maud bingham.
Ethel Powell and Maud Daniels. at
tired in white with pink girdlcs. were
followed by little Helen kursx. the
flower girl. who scattered white and
pink swe-, peas down the aisle. The
matron Of honor was Mrs. Margaret
Copenhavcr. sister Of tho bride. who
was dressed in white over pink. The
mairon and maids Of honor carried
bouquets Of tho American Beauty
rose. !.
The bride was beautifully attircd
In Lousine Satin over white taHcta.
a wreath Of orange blossoms. sent
by her grandfather from Los An:
gclcs, Cal. was worn on her bridal
veil. She carried 4 shower bouquet
Of swec, peas and leaning on her
fathers arm. the faircst Of the fair.
she was given away by him to the
groom.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. Z. X. Crews in the presence OF
$50 invited guests.
II was the ring ceremony with the
high church service and the Episeo-
pal bcncdiction with tho couple kncei-
ing.
The guests drove out TO the brides
home after the ceremony. where
congratulations were extended and .
delightful thrcc-coursc supper was
served. The punch bowl was pre-
sided over by Misses Daisy Short
and Marie Tobin.
The couple were tho recipients cf
many handsome. useful and expensive
presents.
They will visit here until after the
Fourth when they will take a trip
cast and then to Rocky Ford, Colo.
their future home.
The guests from abroad were Mrs.
s. II. Pollock. DR.. II. c. Lloyd and
Ethel Pollock, Rocky Ford. Colo,
]. c. Ritchic from Stratford, Iowa:
DR.. Walter Ri.chic. Pitisburg. Pa:
Mrs. c. a. Evans: Buffalo. ILL.,; Mr..
and Mrs. c. r. Jackson. Dewey. Ill:
Mr.. and Mrs. c. p. Estcrbrook. Say
brook. H.: Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Es.
terbrook. Saybrook. H.: Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Gilmore. Fisher. Ill:
Mr.. and Mrs. r. T. Miles. Fisher:
Mrs. Jemima Foster. Chicago: Mrs.
Emma Goldman. Bertha and Thco.
Hopkins. Bloomington. ILL.,: Misses
Pearl. Irene. Lottic and Bird Crick-
cnbcrgcr. Coifax, H.: Marie Tobin.
Farmer City: Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. Ma
loncy. Melvin, Ill.
The couple and the young friends
OF the bride of the community were
given a reception Saturday evening
by Mrs. Frank Sill.