The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1908-06-20
Rucker-Johnson


One of the prettiest June weddings
of Dickinson society was that of Miss
Hattie Mae Johnson of this city to
DR.. Frederick T. Rucker of Mott at
the Dickinson hospital Tuesday aft
ernoon. The ceremony was perform.
ed at $3.50 o'clock in the presence
of brilliant gathering of relatives
and friends to the number of about
sixty.
Every detail was perfect and the
prettily arranged wedding party, ex-
quisite floral decorations and the ac.
co!npanying sDlendor of such occasion
made the event one long to be re-
membered.
The cermony was performed by the
venerable Owen F. Jones of Bis
marck, archdeacon of the Episcopal
diocese of North Dakota, and took
place in the library under bower Of
daisies, s1nlax and ferns.
The wedding party was large and
made an unusually pretty appearance.
The little ribbon maids, Esther Ayers
and Theo Freeman, in dainty white
lawn and lace frocks, stretched an
aisle for the bridal party with broad,
white satin ribbons.
The bride was preceded by Olive
Dobson as flower girl, dressed all in
white and carrying big basket of
roses, and by her nephew, Charles
Babcock, also in white, carrying in
the heart of single perfect rose the
wedding ring.
Then came the bridesmaid, Miss
Grace Paulger, and the matron of hon
or, Mrs. G. NJ. Babcock. The bride
followed on the arm of her brother-in.
law, DR.. L. G. Smith, who gave her
away. They were met by the arch.
deacon, the groom and his best man,
Robert Beery Of Mott The wedding
march was played by Miss May NC
Nitt, and delightful touch to- the
ceremony was added by the singing
of ooh, Promise Me" by Miss Eva
| Alcott of st. Paul, MINI.
The bride wore a beautiful gown of
white satin Florentine and lace, with
veil Of tulle, and carried a shower
bouquet of bride roses and white hy-
acinths. The matron of honor wore
pink Peau de Cygne with large picture
hat of pink with black plumes. She
carried a bouquet of pink roses. The
bridesmaid was gowned in white
organdie over silk, with white plum.
ed picture hat with touches of blue,
and carried cream roses.
| The rooms were tastefully decorated
with flowers and foliage. The room
where the ceremony was performed
was massed with white daisies and
ferns. Ropes of smilax and flowers
formed canopy for the bridal party.
The parlor was arranged with vases
of pink roses and large jars of ferns.
In the dining room the decorations
were in pink, green and white. Broad
ribbons Of white satin we're draped
from the chandelier to the corners of
the table. The central feature was
a large cut glass jar of pink carna-
ltions surrounded with a mound of
ferns and carnations. Crystal cadnel-
ebra, with pink shades, added dain-
ty touch to the setting. Mrs. J. G.
Cartwright poured and Mrs. E. R.
Swickard served. An elaborate buffet
lunch was served during the evening.
The couple remained in Dickinson
until Thursday when they went to Mott,
where they will make their future home.
The wedding gifts were very elaborate
kand included handsome pieces of silver,
cut glass, hand-painted china and linen.
The bride is one of the popular
young ladies of Dickinson who has
made her home for some time with
her sister, Mrs. l.. G. Smith, at the
hospital. She is graduate Of st. 10.
|, seph's academy and Of Mrs. Woods
kindergarten school at Minneapolis.
She taught school for number OF
years in Glendive, where she was a
favorite with the scholars and par
ents alike.
J, DR.. Rucker is graduate of Keokuk
, Medical college, Keokuk, Iowa, in the
}. class Of 1905. Although he has not
, practiced his profession very many
4 years, he has made success of it,
, first at Richardton and now at Mott,
where he is very we'll liked by every
one.
i Among the guests from out Of town
were: Mr.. and Mrs. H. Q. Pearce, H.
! P. Jacobson, R. E. Trousdale, George
: H. Stone and Robert Beery Of Mott, and
Hon. William Lindsay Of Glendive.