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


as child to develop and cultivate ner
talents. Her earlier education was
rounded out by travel both at home
and abroad During the past several
years the young lady has resided in
this city, where she has endeared her
self among host Of friends by her
devotion to her art and by her tire
less work In the church, where Sac
has presided with utmost faithfulness
at the pipe organ during an extended
term of service. she mas also been at
the head of the department of instru-
mental music at Penn College, where
her services were highly esteemed
and where she won great success in
teaching, work for which she seem.
ed peculiarly fitted In addition to her
other duties Miss Hughes had large
class Of private pupils, many of whom
have achieved distinction in Lneir
playing. 1t was the lady's good for
tune to be surrounded by quite num-
Der of her pupils on her wedding day
and the day before her wedding gave
before her wedding she gave her last
her last lesson to young lady who as
a little girl had been her first pupil.
The bride was made the recipient of
an unusual number of ante nuptial af-
fairs both in this city. at Des Yaoines
and at other places where friends wed
with each other in doing honor to the
young lady and in emphasizing the
happiness Of the last days of maiden
hood
The groom is a son of Mr.. and Mrs
William M. Davis, of Oklahoma City,
Okla. He came to this city to attend
the Central Holiness University, seek
ing education to fit himself for evan
gelistic work, in which he is an en-
thusiast. He graduated from the uni
versity with honors and has since been
engaged in successful work in va
rious parts of the state. He comes OF
most excellent Welsh family, the
father being wealthy construction
contractor, who is now engaged upon
several lines of new railway through
the southwest. Mr.. and Mrs. Davis
will make their home in the southwest,
and after October LIST will be at home
in Oklahoma City. Mr.. Davis this
fall plans 10 continue his theological
studies in the west, taking post grad
uate work in his chosen line of work.
The hosts of friends in Oskaloosa and
elsewhere extend warmest of congratu-
lations and wish for Mr.. and 4..rs Da-
Wis the fullness and the blessings OF
happy welded life.
Guests at the wedding from outside
the city were: Mr.. and Mrs. Gearge
A. Brown, and Mr.. and Mrs. II. H.
Herr, of Ottumwa; Mr.. and mrs. A. j.
Verran, Mr.. and Mrs. M. e. Groom.
Mr. and Mrs. o. w. Matthews, Mr.. +.
l.. Lloyd, Mason Slade and Mr.. and
Mrs. A. c. Miller and son Leland, of
Des Moines: Mr.. and Mrs. George
Hamlin. of Grinnell; Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Sampson. and daughter lGwyenth, OF
Waterloo; Miss f.ora Herr, of Cieye
land, Ohio; Mrs. c. l.. Holtzman, OF
Chicago; Mr.. A. A. Heath and Geo.
Trip, of Boulder, Colo; Mr., and MRS.
w. Seymour Lacy, of Bridgeport,
Conn; Miss Emma Beebe. of Grinnell;
Miss Lillian Sampson and Mrs. II. A.
Kennedy, of Minneapolis; r. l.. Shir-
ley, of Deep River; H. w. Hughes,
Burlington; T. ID. Hughes, of Logans-
port, Ind; Miss Bessie Parry, of Bris-
tol. Minnesota; Rev. Jay w. Somer-
vile, Bloomington, ILL.,; Mrs. Seary
and daughter, of New Sharon; Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. r. Busby, of Rose Hill; Mrs.
Rena Woodcock, Mrs. Harris, Mrs.
Lawrence. of Evans, and Miss Maude
Ellis, of Fremont.