Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-04-05
DAUGHTER OF THE
GOVERNOR MARRIED
MISS MABEL ELSIE DAVIDSON BE-
COMES MRS. FREDERICK C. IN
BUSCH OF MILWAUKEE.
WE'D AT EXECUTIVE RESIDENCE
Many Beautiful Gifts from Friends ALI
Over the State-Presents from
the Legislature.

executive residence, in the presence OF
about $50 invited guests, chiefly relatives
and close personal friends Of the con-
tracing parties, Miss Mabel Elsie Da-
wilson. eldest daughter of Gov. and Mrs.
James o. Davidson, became the bride of
Frederick c. Inbusch of Milwaukee.
The ceremony was performed IN the
drawing room on the west side of the
residence, the same room in which Miss
Caroline Upham became the bride OF
Phil II. Sawyer of Oshkosh some years
ago. The bridal party descended the
stairs with Miss Davidson leaning upon
the arm of her father. preceded by the
ushers, Guido J. Hansen and William
B. Uihlein of Milwaukee, Rufus Schrle-
Der of Oshkosh and Harry Wheelock OF
South Bend. Ind.
The groom with his best man, Arthur
Inbusch a brother, was waiting with
the officiating clergymen, Rev. George
MacAdam of the First Methodist church
of Madison, before an arch OF smlIax'
interviewer with frosted electric lights,
in the southeast corner of the drawing
room. This arch was supported by white
pillars, the room being decorated with
white and pink carnations and smilaX.
The Brides Gown.
The bride was gowned in a beautiful
creation of white radium silk trimmed
with duchesse lace. She wore a full veil,
caught back with lilies of the valley and
carried a shower bouquet of lilies of the
valley. Her only ornament was beau
tiful diamond necklace, the gift OF the
groom.
Her maid of honor, Miss Alma Peter
son of Soldiers Grove, a dear friend
from childhood, wore white mouseline de
sole and carried, as did the bridesmaids,
a shower bouquet of Madame de Chat
ney roses, the pink of the roses matching
the pink ostrich plumes worn in the hair.
Each also wore, as favor from the
bride, daisy with slug pearls for petals.
The four bridesmaids were the Misses
Zillah Bagley, Edna Swenson and Mil
dred Gapen of Madison and Elizabeth
Schwaab of Milwaukee. All wore cos
tunes of pink radium silk.
Mrs. Davidson, the mother of the
bride, wore gown of champagne col
ored Gloria silk while Mrs. George w.
Strohmeyer of Milwaukee, mother of the
groom, wore a black lace costume over
white.
After the ceremony, the reception. to
which 800 additional invitations had been
extended, was held, the executive man
sion being thrown open for tina occasion.
The library was decorated with daffodils
and the dining room, where refreshments
were served to all guests, was in Easter
lilies, with festoons of smiax and frost
ed electric lights draped from the main
chandelier down to the round table in
the center. The caterers were Mines.
Swineford and Drown of Madison.
The porches had been curtained off
with canvas and fitted with rugs and
easy chairs as a smoking room for gen
tlemen and here punch bowl occupied
the post of honor.
The Wedding Presents.
Tv of I,a Of bo +oi
the right many of the bridal presents
were displayed. Cut glass, silver, dec
grated china, old fashioned mirrors,
hammered brass, paintings, candelabra,
miniatures, embroidered pieces and arti-
Giles of vertu of every description made
a dazzling display. No cards were on
the gifts but among the noticeable pieces
were the hammered silver fruit bowl or
berry dish presented by the Senate and
the magnificent cut glass punch bowl,
with twelve cups, which was the gift of
the Assembly to the governors beautiful
daughter. A beautiful silver coffee set
was the gift of Charles Pfister, a rela-
gave splendid silver wine pitcher; the
Che Psi fraternity, of which the groom
is a member, presented a handsome may
onnaise silver dish and spoon, while the
Delta Epsilon fraternity, a long time
friend of the bride, made a gift of elab-
crate cut glass candlesticks with cut
glass pendants. The gifts came from
far and wide old University of Wiscon-
sin students at Goldtields, Nevada, being
represented. Among the gifts, it is I'M
derstOod, is a grand piano, the gift of
the brother of the groom, and the fur
nishing of the new home in milwaukee,,
the gift of Mrs. Strohmeyer, mother of
the groom.
Nitschke's orchestra of Madison. fur
nished the music for the ceremony and
throughout the afternoon. All the ladies
among the guests received small boxes
of wedding cake and there was the usual
rush for the brides bouquet when she
retired to don her travelling dress to
leave for Chicago at 5:25. Mr.. and Mrs.
Inbusch will take a trip to the coast, re-
turning from California in about two
weeks.
The groomsman and ushers all wore
beautiful scarf pins, a light blue stone
set in diamonds, the gift of Mr.. In
busch.
An All Fools Day Dinner.
Last evening the wedding party were
entertained at dinner by Gov. and Mrs.
Davidson at the executive residence
There were sixteen in the party, includ-
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Strohmeyer, the par
ents of the groom. The dinner was an
All FOOLS day affair and much fun was
occasioned among the guests by some of
the jokes perpetrated.
The Milwaukee guests arrived shortly
after noon, their train having special
diner attached so that the party could
dine Ell route.
Son of G. G. Gilkey to Wed.
OSHKOSH, Wis, April 2-[Special. I
George L. Gilkey of Merrill, Wis, and
Miss Madge Haskin of Wausau are to
be married Wednesday morning at $50
o'clock in st. Johns Episcopal church.
Mr.. Gilkey was former Oshkosh
young man and son of George G. Gilkey
a wealthy lumberman of this city. He
is a graduate from the Oshkosh high
school and the Wisconsin university,
completing the university course in 1905.
The bride to be is a kindergarten
teacher at Wausau, where her home has
been all her life. Miss Myrtle Haskin,
sister of the bride will be bridesmaid
and Albert B. Dean of Chicago will be
the groomSman.