Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-06-03
ST Marks IS
The Scene OF A
PRETTY WEDDING
JOHN EMMETT PECK AND MISS
FRANCES CONLIN ARE THE
NUPTIALS.

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Marks Episcopal church was the
scene of quite the prettiest wedding
of the year, when Miss Frances Pearl
Conlin, the only daughter of Mrs. T.
G. Fiske, became the bride of Mr..
John Emmett Peck, who for the past
year has been in charge of the pas
senger transportation department of
the Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad
company at Tonopah.
The handsome interior of the
church was made more beautiful
with elaborate decorations of cut
flowers, greens and pepper berries
which transformed the interior. The
altar vases and the font were filed
with white gladiolas, and sweet peas
and ferns banked the choir stalls.
sThe bridal party was preceded by
the ushers, r. Fred Brown and Will
liam p. Mccarthy. The little daugh-
ter of DIR. and Mrs. P. D. Mcleod, as
flower girl, carrying a basket of rose
leaves, followed. Then Miss Will
Harmon, of Pasadena, as maid of
honor. And lastly the bride on the
arm of her mother. The groom and
his best man, Mr.. d. H. Walker,
awaited the party at the chancel rail.
Rev. Lloyd B. Thomas read the i'm
pressive service of the church, Mrs.
Fiske giving the bride away. Mrs.
Arthur Graham played the wedding
march.
After the ceremony, the guests
were conveyed in automobiles to the
home of the brides parents on Uni
versity street. where a most charm
ingly appointed reception was held.
The rooms were artistically decorated
with a wealth of cut flowers, and
delicious buffet supper was served.
During the reception the happy
couple, escaping the ministrations of
their attentive friends, quietly slip
ped away to waiting automobile,
and started on a wedding journey
that will include trip to the Allan
tic coast and return by way of the
Observation-Disclosures exposition at
Seattle. After their return, August
l, Mr.. and Mrs. Peck Efll be at home
to their friends in Tonopah.
The popularity of both. Mr.. and
Mrs. Peck was attested by the beau
tiful display of wedding gifts, which
included cut-glass, silver, linen and
fine china in profusion. The business
associates of Mr.. Peck gave a very
substantial cheuue in addition 20
their personal gifts.
The gowns of the wedding partv
were particularly beautiful. The
brides brunette beauty was enhanc-
ed by handsome gown of white creme
brilliant, made with a long train
with the fashionable collarless yoke
or exquisite duchesse lace. A coro-
net OF dainty white blossoms sur
mounted the long tulle veil, and she
carried a shower bouquet of brides
roses. Her going-away gown was of
rose-colored rajah silk, with pale
grey trimmings, and her hat a becom-
Ing grey straw trimmed with crush
ed roses and black velvet.
Miss Will Harmon wore lovely
frock of pale yellow samite. embel-
iisned with hand embroidery. Her
picture hat was a black neapolitan.
and she carried an armful of Spanish
iris.
Mrs. Fiske was stunning in pale
green crepe, artistically draped over
lavender taffeta. Her hat was a
large black chip, the crown finished
with band of jet, and the only trim
ming sweeping black plume.
Miss Lois Mcleod, the little flower
girl, wore dainty white lingerie
frock.