Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-06-19
MARRIED
]. 3. BELk AND MISS MIRIAM
BENTLEY UNITED AT ST. Il,
8s GEORGES.
WEDDING BREAKFAST SERVED
AT HOME OF BRIDES SISTER, !.
MRS. w. A. FALcoNER.

At st. Georges Episcopal church
Thursday morning at 10:30,s j. B.
Belk and Miss Miriam H. Bentley
were united in marriage by Arch
deacon o. F. Jones before a gather
ing Of the immediate friends and
relatives of the bride and groom.
Assistant States Attorney R. D.,
Chase of Jamestown, was best man
and Miss Minnie Larson of this city
was maid of honor. Little Miss Fal-,
coner carried the ring. Miss Ruby Oh
son presided at the organ and rem
dered Mendelssohn's wedding march
as a professional and occasional.
The church was beautifully deco
rated with cut flowers and ferns and
the bride carried a large boquet of
BRIDES roses. The beautiful ring
ceremony Of the Episcopal church
was used. The bride was becoming
ly attired in white satin-finished
Panama tailored suit and the groom
wore the conventional black.
After the ceremony carriages were
taken by the bridal party and guests
to the home of William Falconer on
upper Second street where charm
ing nine-course wedding breakfast
was served. Here the floral decora-
tons ran riot, roses and carnations
predominating, while ferns and smil-
ak were entwined and festooned
around the rooms most effectively.
In the front rooms the
guests were seated at small tables
in fours, while in the dining room
the misses Of the Sigma Beta Gam
ma society, Of which the bride has.
long been member, held forth
with schemes for the proper send
off, to be given the happy couple
when they left the city. Mrs.
Faunce and the Misses Lillian Nc
Kenzie and Harriet Falconer assist
ed Mrs. Falconer, at the breakfast,
which was simply delightful In its
excellence and appointments.
At the conclusion of the breakfast
the bride gut up a large brides
cake among the guests and each car
ried home the dainty little boxes to
dream over. The happy couple were
the recipients of many ana hand
some gifts, besides the accumulation
Of number of parcel showers Civ
en- by old friends during the past
ten days.
MT: and Mrs. Belk will be at home
at jamestown after July Jni, s. and
have gone to Detroit Lake, MINI,
to spend a brief ten days before set
Ting down to the staid old married
life.
Upon reaching the house the bride
threw away her bouquet and there
was a lively scramble Of the young
ladies for the coveted prize, which
was secured by Miss Minnie Larson.
The bride is daughter Of DR.. "A.
w. Bentley. one of the early pion-
GERS of Bismarck and one of its first
practitioners and who is now res
ident OF California. She was born
in this city and has grown up among
many friends who, while regretting
that her life lines will now lies in
another city, wish her all the happi-
ness that good and loving husband
can give. For several years she has
been teacher in the local schools
and in addition to her elder well
wishers, hundreds OF the younger
generation will remember her kindly
efforts in their interests.
Ben" Belk might ais well have.
been born in Bismarck. for his par
ents, Captain and Mrs. j. B. Belk,
brought him here from Yankten,
s. D., when he was but ten months
old, so he is pretty nearly an seor-
iginal" son of the city. Bright and
active. he has passed through the
usualsrun Of boyhood days and Is
now an employ of the government
in the railway mail service. Every
body has good word for ben" and
he and his bride will have the good
wishes OF all.
The bride and groom announced
that they were going east to Detroit
Lake. Mimi. to pass their honey
moon. They planned to take No. s
going west and go as far as New
Salem and then return on the next
train to the east. Their young
friends found out their plans and
discovered their suit cases in the
freight house. These they suitably
decorated with old shoes. When the
bride and groom appeared to take
the train they were hilariously
greeted. On leaving they were
showered with rice. The bystand-
ers enjoyed the efforts Of the young
ladies to start them off properly ON
their. married life.
Those present at the ceremony
and breakfast were: Mr.. and Mrs.
y. B. Belk; Mr.. and Mrs. William
MEL