Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-09-01
LONG BEACH

Quite the most important event in the
social world last week was the church
wedding Thursday night by which Miss
Edna Mae Moody of this city became the
bride of Eugene !. Fisher of Berkeley.
The First Baptist church. at Fourth street
and Locust avenue, had been profusely
decorated in honor of the event an eff
fective color scheme being carried out
with the use of the asparagus plumosus,
marguerites, geraniums and pink and
white roses. while many potted ferns were
also used Three large arches stood in
front of the pulpit covered with the
asparagus fern. The largest of the arches
carried a beautiful bell of white .carna~
lions. while bells of pink gerankus were
suspended from the others.
Yards of the asparagus fern were fes-
TONED overhead, and each of the electro
liers was tied with pink and white rib
bons. The wainscoting on the right and
left was draped in a net of pink, with
green foliage.
Miss Theata Mae Lynn played the we'd
ding chorus at & o'clock. Then Carrie
Hart sang 20 Promise Me- AS the first
notes of the Lohengrin bridal chorus
sounded the Rev. J. Lewis Smith, pastor
of the Congregational church. entered at
the west door and walked up the center
aisle. Then followed the four flower girls,
the Misses Eleanor Hatch, Azaline Shall
enberger Olive Van Eaton and Josephine
Oakford Little Eugene French came
next. bearing two rings on a small satin
cushion.
Miss Grace Moody, her sisters only at
tendant, came next, and was followed by
the bride, who came on the arm of her
uncle. f. r. Cunningham of Riverside
The bride was gowned in a handsome net
creation made over cream taffeta. A long
bridal veil with orange blossoms was
caught about her hair. She carried an
arm bouquet of white brides roses tied
with long streamers.
The groom, accompanied by his best
man, Ralph Hamilton, walked UP the left
aisle.
The flower girls stood beneath the
smaller arches the bridal couple beneath
the largest and the bridesmaid and best
man the right and left, making a pleasing
picture. After prayer by Rev. Mr.. Smith
the Rev Charles Pease performed the
ceremony. Following the benediction the
flower girls showered the bride and groom
with rose petals. The bridal party then
marched from the church to the strains Of
the Mendelssohn wedding March" The
'ushers were Lee Smith, George Hart,
Merle Foot. Ralph Scott Eugene Lincher.
Lee Powell Howard Springer and Ralph
Hamilton. The bride and bridegroom and
relatives were entertained at the Moody
home after the wedding. Mr.. and Mrs
Fisher afterward went to Los Angeles in
an automobile and left for Berkeley Fri
day morning.
Miss Moody was a favorite with a large
circle of friends here, and number of
social affairs were given in her honor be-
fore the wedding. Mr., Fisher was MEM
Der Of the graduating class of the Long
Beach high school in 1903. He is now an
attorney. All the other members of the
'03 Gloss were present at the wedding.
At ST. Anthonys Catholic church at 8
o'clock Wednesday morning Miss Agnes
Wirth and Charles Potere were united in
marriage, the Rev. Father Reardon Of
ficiating. Miss Writ was given away at
the altar by her father, Matthew Writ
Miss Glass was bridesmaid and Frank
Wall was best man. During the service
Miss Katherine Carol of San Francisco
sang ave Maria" and Ave verufh
Miss Daisy Ena and Mr.. W'slls also sang
Att the close of the nuptial mass Miss
Minnie Wall played the Mendelssohn
mass.
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