The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-09-03
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| Miss Anna Mae Pier, yOungeS
daughter of William Henry Pier, be
came the bride of Burt Allan Grove
Chicago. The double ring ceremon.
was performed by Rev. c. E. lap
in the presence of only the relative
and very few intimate friends o
the bride and groom.
| The wedding colors Of white ant
| gold were carried out in the decora
tions at the church and in the home
The church was transformed into +;
bower of beauty with the artistic ar
rangement of palms and flowers The
choir and altar ratings were embel
| lished with woodbine studded will
| cereopsis and helianthus ands6tth'
| pulpit platform was embarked witt
tall palms. The part OF the" churct
reserved for the guests was screened
by row of bay trees from which
| was suspended strands of wild smil
AK w. H. Pomeroy presided at the
organ and played program of the
brides selections previous to the
ceremony. The bridal party entered
the church to the strains of the
bridal chorus from Lohengrin, pass
ing down the right aisle to the altar
railing, where the impressive cere
mony was performed. Mrs. Fred.
erick Byron Woodland, of Owosso
sister of the bride and matron OF
honor was attired in a beautiful
white French embroidered gown and
carried an arm bouquet of white
sweet peas. She also wore a white
picture hat inserted with white
plumes. Mr.. Henry Sherman OF
Sault Ste Marie was the best man
DR.. Edward p. Christensen OF Two
Harbors, Mimi, and Miss Josephine
Huyck, of Detroit, were the ushers.
Miss Huyck was attired in a gown
of yellow liberty satin, princess
with trimmings Of duchess lace and
carried an arm bouquet of white
sweet peas. Little Florence Wood
ard, daintily attired in pretty
gown of white swiss and lace, pre-
coded the bride and carried a basket
of sweet peas and maiden hair fern.
from which was suspended the rings
on yellow satin ribbons from the
handle of the basket. The brioe
came last on the arm Of her fathe,
by whom she was given in marriage.
She looked charming in a handsome
princess gown of white lace over lib
erty satin. She wore long tulle
veil caught with wreath of lilies
of the valley and carried an immense
bouquet of the same flower
The Mendelssohn wedding march
was played for the occasional and
the bride and groom and guests
passed out of the church and re-
paired to the home of the bride,
1903 Beach street, where recep-
tion was held. The bridal party was
assisted in receiving by Mr.. and Mrs.
w. l.. Grove, of Owosso, parents of
the groom, and Mr.. William Henry
Pier, father of the bride. Mrs.
Grove was attired in gown of gray
silk. The house was decorated
throughout in every available space
with "a profusion of southern smilax
coreopsis and white asters. A five
course dinner was served. In the
dining room at the brides table, be-
sides the bridal party was her grand
mother, Mrs. Martha "A. Pierson,
Frederick Byron Woodland Of
Owosso; Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Grove
and Miss Grove, of Owosso; Mr.. and
Mrs. B. S. Pier, of Detroit, and Mrs.
Charles Henry Pier.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grove were the re-
cipients of numerous and handsome
gifts, including checks for sub
stantial amounts. They left late in
the evening for Chicago, where they
will take up their residence in a
furnished nome at 1852 Foster ave-
nue.. Edgewater Mr. Grove is as
sistant attorney at the Chicago Of
flee Of the Fidelity Casualty COM
pany of New York. The bride ana
groom are both highly estimable
young people and have host of
friends here and elsewhere, who viii
extend best wishes.
The bride is graduate Of the
class of 1903 of the Flint high
school and also of the II. Thanc
Millers school at Avondale, LenoX
Place, Cincinnati. She also studied
at the American institute of ap.
piled music in New York City.
Among the guests at the wedding
from out OF the city were Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert Sweet, Miss Clara
Sweet and Arden Sweet, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Sweet and daughter,
Margery Of Ypsilanti; Mrs. l.. r.
Woodland, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred b.
Woodland and daughter. Florence,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. n. Grove and Miss
Grove, of Owosso; Mr.. and Mrs. w.
j. Brookins, of Ovid; Thomas B.
O'Connell OF Chicago; Mr. and Mrs
Charles r. Peck, OF Salida, Col;
Miss Margery Mitchell, of Chicago,
Mr. and Mrs. Lew w Campbell, of
Grand Ledge; Mr.. and Mrs. George
A. and Fred Button, of Flushing;
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph 4. Hadley and
Miss Eunice Hadley, of Saginaw:
Mrs. William Noble, Mr. and Mrs.
B. S. Pier, of Detroit; Mr. and Mrs
f. +. Huyck, and Charles Huyck, of
Clio; Miss Josephine Huyck. of De-
troit Mrs. Gertrude Coleman, of
DesMoines, Iowa; Miss Anna Dud-
ley, of Owosso; Mrs. A, G. Pound, Of
Detroit. and Mrs. Horace Leadbet-