The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-09-03

| special ushers, in evening dress, came
toward the altar and as the bridal
party came down the aisle to the meas
ures Of the wedding march, the groom
and best man, Mr.. A. A. Heath, OF
Boulder Colo. appeared at the east
side, both in full evening dress, and
stood awaiting the bride, who ap-
preached the altar. leaning on the arm
of her father. She was beautifully
gowned in handsome and elaborate
creation of pale yellow Pima cloth, a
| gift to the bride brought from the
| Philippines. The gown was made on
princess lines, deliberately trimmed in
real old Irish crochet lace. A beauti-
full bridal veil fastened with nowers
fell from the head in graceful folds
about the shoulders and over the form
of the bride, who leaned slightly for
ward, carrying handsome shower
bouquet of lilies Of the valley and
| carnations. The bridal procession was
preceded by the brides maid of honor,
Miss Lillian Sampson. of Minneapolis
She wore becoming gown of yellow
Messaline silk and carried a handsome
| bouquet. Miss Maxine Abbott. of Us.
kaloosa, ofIciated as flower girl. She
was dainty as fairy in a pretty little
| dress Of soft material and carried a
basket of cut flowers. Masters Car
roll Barnett and James harrington
offciated in capacity Of pages. As
the procession came before the altar
| Mr.. Davis stepped to the side of his
bride and the others took their proper
| places on either side. The marriage
ceremony was performed by Rev. Jay
w. SOmerville, who has been very
close to the groom in his personal lite,
and who has been associated with the
bride in much of his church work
| while In Oskaloosa. Mr.. Somerviile
| broke over rule. under the circum.
stances. and came from his passionate
in Bloomington, ILL.,, upon the Emporium
| ate insistance of the young people.
Rev. Eugene Allen, now pastor of the
Oskaloosa church. assisted in the SER
vice. offereing prayer and pronounc-
| ing the benediction. The last words
! said that sanctified the bonds, the pro-
| cession passed from the altar into re-
tirement and the guests who were Wit
| neSses to the marriage were dismiss
ed. The entire affair was marked by
completeness of detail and an even
ness of program that made q most IA
| vorable impression; this. thanks to
| the careful management and the thor
| ough preparation of DR.. S. W. Clark,
who made a most dependable master
of ceremonies"
The wedding party went immediate
ly from the church to the coy home
| of the parents, No. 432 North Market
street, the rooms of which had been
| made ready for the coming of the
| bride and groom. Here a formal re-
ception in honor OF the young folks
lations and the felicitation of friends
| were extended. The home was a
| veritable bower of golden rod, autumn
| leaves and the cheering glow" of
| the golden rod was reflected every.
where in the details of the reception
| 40 IL DCth tue IOlpl
| scheme of the wedding at the church.
The guests at the reception, which
was by special invitation card on ac-
count of the limited accommodations
| of the home, were formally received
| by Mr. and Mrs. Hughes, parents of
the bride, and then in the receiving
line came Mr.. and Mrs. John Logan
Davis, bride and groom, Miss SAM
| uels and Mr.. Heath, and II. w. and
Thomas d. Hughes, brothers of the
bride. Over one hundred guests were
present at the reception and partici-
pated in the pleasurable events of the
| evening. Light refreshments were
| served the guests by a company OF
| daintily clad and pretty faced Misses,
lone Smith, Luciele Atchison, Luciele
Seary, Berniece Miller, Mabel Flint,
Bess Dean, Floy Jones. Jeanette Fry,
May Edwards, Abby Clayton, Rena
Woodcock, Jean Hadley. Helen Rosen-
berger and Marguerite Cowan. Miss
Gweneth Sampson presided with pleas
! ing grace over the frappe bowl during
the course of the evening. "
But the happy affair at the home
I was all too soon at an end and the
time for the departure of Mr.. and RS.
Davis upon their bridal tour had ar
| rived. Cabs were announced and the
party was wheeled to the station ac-
cOmpanied by many of the younger
members of the home company. Pend
| ing the arrival of the train at the sta
| ton Mr.. and Mrs. Davis We're made
the objects of all manner of jokes.
They belonged to the company for a
brief space and all conventionality
| and form were thrown to the winds
while bride and groom endured with
| becoming patience and grace. Mr..
aud Mrs. Davis departed at 800 p. m.
from the Rock Island station enrouIe
to Shawnee, Okla. where they will be
the guests of the parents of the groom.
The honeymoon will be spent with the
relatives of Mr.. Davis, by whom n num-
Der of special social affairs have Deen
announced in their honor, .r
A happy variation of the closing
moments at the home was the distribu-
ton of gifts by the bride among those
who had assisted in the service and
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