The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-08
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Johnstone.Irwin Weddlnr

Jof,nstone.Irwin Weddlno.
Miss Florence tombstone the d.r,,
eer o. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. tombstone
ana John Rankin Irwin. we're married
az O'Clock Wednesday evening At
Tue home of the bride at Third and
ilign streets. The wedding was a
auiet nome affair, only relatives he
ing guests. The ceremony took place
IN the bay window Of tae drawing
room. There, a background Of oak
ieaves mad been arranged, against
wllcn the window was panelled with
nollyhocks cut from the roots. sweet
peas, and asparagus fern. Miss Alex
me Leroy Reid and Miss Helen viii
mans Plttman were the ribbon bear
ers' Little Mary Stephanie Kendrick
was ring bearer and led the wedding
procession, while Mrs. Hazen L. Saw
yer played the bridal chorus from
LLohengrin's Wedding March. The
maid Of honor, Miss Elizabeth John
stone, came next, followed by the
bride. The groom with his best
man, Latimer Goodrich, Of Chi
cago, awaited them, and the beautiful
Episcopal service was read by DR.. R.
G. McIlwain OF St. Johns Episcopal
church.
The brides gown OF white satin, in
princess style, was decorated with
duchess lace. Sac wore a veil and
carried a shower boquet of white
sweet peas. The maid Of honor wore
net in princess style, carrying pink
sweet peas.
Following the ceremony, the we'd
ding supper was served, the dining
room also being decorated with pro-
fusion Of pink and white flowers. Mr..
and Mrs. Irwin went to Canada on
their wedding trip. and will be at
home about August /, when they will
go to housekeeping in their own home
at 500 Orleans avenue.
The bride is one of Keokuks best
loved girls, an accomplished pianist,
and young woman of unusual
charm. She was educated in Philadel-
phia and New York. The groom is
the son Of the late Gov. John N. r.
win, and accompanied his father
abroad while he was United States
minister to Portugal He is a ,gradu-
ate from Princeton, being one of the
honor men of that college, and mem
Der Of the Irwin Phillips company.
The guests at tie wedding were
Mrs. John N. Irwin, Miss Elizabeth
Irwin, Mr.. and Mrs. Rolla Kendrick
and daughter. of st. Louis, Mr.. and
Mrs. Wells M. Irwin, Miss Mary IT.
win, Stephen Irwin, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank LeBron, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs =. r.
Board, Miss Elizabeth Board, Ferdi-
nand Board, Miss Maud Marshall, Sa-
bret Marshall, DIR. and Mrs. E. B,
Newcomb, Mrs. G. F. Davis, Miss Anne
Davis, Hiss Caroline Davis, Frank
Davis. Miss Ida Williams and Miss
Helen Williams Pittman Of Winetka,
Ill, Miss Alexine Leroy Reid of Phil
adelphia, Latimer Goodrich of Chi
cago, Mr.. and Mrs. Hugo Richards OF
Prescott, Arizona. Mr.. and Mrs. Jas.
r. Dodge. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Dodge
Miss Katherine Dodge, Mrs. p. A.
Knox Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Finlay, and
Mrs. Walfolk all of Warsaw, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. w. Buell. Of st. Louis. Mr.. and
Mrs. F. H. Conner Of Chicago, MIS-.
a. Forbes Davis and children
Frances. Caleb and Esther, of Seat
lie wash. Mr.. and Mrs. James =.
Davis and son Jimmie of Des Moines,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Davis OF Washing
ton. D. G., Mr.. and Mrs. Hazen |. Saw
yer.
Last evening at Warsaw H., occur
red the wedding of DR.. O. E. Hutchins
adm Miss Gene Fairfax OF Warsaw.
The bride is a daughter of the prin-
cinal Of the Warsaw high school and
is we'll known there. Mr.. Hutchins is
a brother of DR.. w. w. Holmes OF this
city. They will reside in Warsaw
In mentioning the recent marriage
az Miss Lorene Townsend to Reno ID
sales Of Butte, Mont, the Quincy
WING of this morning has the follow
ing to say:
At St. Johns Episcopal church IN
Keokuk. Miss Lorene Townsend, q
prominent young woman of that city,
and Reno H. Sales Of Butte, Mont,
were married by the Rev. R. G. Nc
Twain in the presence of a large
number of invited friends. Anticipat
ing the demonstration friends would
give them the couple made an at
tempt to leave Keokuk on their hon
eymoon without being seen. Their
trunks. Uttered with paper hearts and
other indications of who owned them
were placed on the steamer KeokuR
unseen. they hoped, when they left
that city Tuesday night. The bride
and groom made an endeavor to es
cape observation, but 1t was useless
and they were given an interesting
farewell. They were literally swamped
In rice and were kept busy lodging