The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-06-15
.M|SSOULA MAN WEDS
EASTERN GIRL
DAVENPORT PAPER GIVES IN
TERESTING ACCOUNT OF
ELABORATE WEDDING.

The following article from the
Davenport Gll) Times Of June 10
will be of great interest to Missoula
people, in that it contains news of the
young man to a Davenport girl in
that place. The article is as follows:
a charming church wedding of last
evening in Davenport was that Of
Miss Lillian Blanche Moore, daughter
Of Mr. and Mrs. Frank G. Moore, of
1I0a Lecaire street, to Mr. Lloyd Van
Patten of Missoula, Montana, which
was solemnzed at half after o'clock
at st. Johns Methodist Episcopal
church. The wedding company num-
bered over a hundred relatives and
friends. Pink and white, the wedding
colors, We're used in artistic profusion
in decorating the edifice. The altar
vas massed in greenery, the altar rail
being topped with pink Weigelia bios
SONS, while large boduets of pink
and white peonies adorned the altar
platform.
Mrs. Harry Pell at the organ, rea-
dered the "Lohengrin" wedding
march as the bridal. party entered.
Six girl friends of tho bride, who
served as ushers, led the way down
the north aisle They bore a chain of
pink blossoms with which they Dor
dered the path of the bride to the
altar The ushers were Misses Ruth
eta and Margaret McCosh, Eloise
Evers, Bessie Spalding, Melinda Lang
with of Davenport and Alice Lewis
of Chicago. They were attlrel in
white lingerie gowns with butterfly
bows of pink satin in their hair.
Little Miss Dorothy Moore, nelce of
the bride, walked ahead carrying a
basket of pink blossoms with which
she strewed the aisle. She wore
dainty frock of white embroidery
with a pink ribbon each.
The Bride.
The bride came last, walking alone.
She was gowned in white satin,
emi-Empire with trimmings of lace
and fringe. Her long tulle veil was
caught to the coiffure with white
sweet peas and she carried a shower
boquet Of sweet peas and BRIDES roses.
Her only ornament was a diamond
brooch, the gift Of the groom.
The groom entering by the south
aisle, met the bride at the altar rail.
The six ushers grouped themselves
around the bridal couple forming a
semi-circle with ropes of flowers and
they made q beautiful picture. The
ceremony was impressively performed
by Rev. J. A. Burchit, the pastor of
the church, who used the Methodist
service.
At its conclusion the wedding
march sounded again as the recess
siona, and the ushers with the floral
garland lined the south aisle as the
bridal couple, led by tho flower
left the church.
A reception followed at the home of
he brides parents for about fifty of
he relatives and the intimate. friends.
The house was prettily decorated in
pink and white carnations and |
oeonies with syrngas and weigelias |
Dainty refreshments We're served in
he dining room, the sextette of girl
1shers assisting in serving. The we'd
lillS IOlO1S WttS SlIIlCu Sut III an u |
he appointments.
Coming to Missoula.
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Patten left on a
ate train for the west. They will |
stop enroute at Denver and several |
'laces and will be at home in Mis-
oula. Montana, after Juno 20, where .
he groom is private secretary for the !
manager of the MisSoula Mercantile ,
company. Mr.. Van Patten is a Dav
IMPORT boy having resided here until +
bout two years ago, when he re- /
moved with his parents to Missoula.
lis bride has grown to young Wom
nhood in Davenport and is a charm
ng girl, who is we'll known in musi-
al circles. She is both a vocalist