Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-09-29
COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS
HARGER-- DIAMOND.

Last Thursday afternoon, at 5o'clock
Sept. Gath, 1908, Miss Anna Gertrude
Harger, of this city, was united in mar
riage to Mr.. George Edwin Diamond
of Cripple Creek, Colorado, the cere
mony taking place at the home of the
formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. w
Harger. 603 Franklin street.
The home was handsomely decorated
with cut flowers, palms, ferns smila1
| and autumn leaves though character
lied by the utmost simplicity, the event
was none the less brilliant.
At the appointed hour, the principals
of these most happy nuptials, presented
themselves, unattended, in the west par
lor for the ceremony, which was very
impressively performed by Rev. DR.
William Dafter, an Episcopal clergy
man, of Marshfield, an old friend Of
Mr. Harger, and in the presence, only
of relatives of both families.
The bride wore a gown of white
lingerie, without ornaments, and car
ried bride roses.
Following the ceremony, the Colum
bia orchestra, which occupied a place
in the music room. played the march
from Lohengrin, and after congratula
tioLs were said wedding repast was
served.
From $50 O'Clock, old time friends
and neighbors came in to tender con.
CALCULATIONS, and among them was the
Tuesday Musical club, of which organ
ization the bride was formerly valued
mem Der they entered, singing the
bridal chorus from the "Rose Maiden
with Miss Belle Heinemann at the piano.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abercrombie accom-.
panied the club, the latter having also
at one time been a member of the same
During the entire evening there was
music by the orchestra. Much interest
was manifested in the many handsome
wedding gifts, which included articles
beautiful and ornamental as well as
useful.
DThe same evening at Ills, Mr.. and
Mrs. Diamond departed for Chicago
and from there will go to Kansas City,
for brief visit before going to Cripple
Creek, where they will reside and be
at home to their friends after Nov. 1st
Quite number of friends went to
the Northwestern depot, to bid farewell
to MIR. and Mrs. Diamond, but as they
had taken al automobile to Kelly
where they boarded the train, the young
people had no chance to dispose of their
rice.
This city has always been the home OF
the bride, who is the eldest daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Harger, and the
only regret entertained by her hosts OF
friends is that she will have to make
her home elsewhere than Wausau. She
was graduate of the Cincinnati col
lege of music and had taken an active
part in furthering the interests of Wau-
sau in musical way. For three years
she was supervisor of music in our city
schools, and resigned to accept SINH.
lar position in the city schools OF GRIP
pie Creek, Col, and it was while there
that she met Mr. Diamond. She is a
most estimable young lady who de-
serves the fullest measure of happiness
The groom is interested in mining in
Cripple Creek and though he has mad
only two brief visits here his genial
ways and recognized ability has won
for him lasting friends.
May sunshine, not storm, be theirs.
Those present from away were Mr..
and Mrs. G. G. Hoefer and daughters,
Miss Hoefer and Mary Louise, of Kan
sas City; Miss Julia Harger and Mrs.
H. H. Gallup of WATERFOWL; Miss Emma
Haseltine of Ripon and John Diamond,
of Kansas City.