Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-04-06
Gu. BUTLER WEEDS
MISS AN. { son
EVANGELIST w. A. SUNDAY PER.
FORMS SECOND WEDDING
OF LONG CAREER.
SUNDAY JR. ASSISTS
Marriage Was Solemnized Wednesday
Afternoon at First Christian
Church of Springfield
Couple Go South.

A marriage of country wide interest,
With principals of almost national re-
pute, occurred in Springfield, H., on
Wednesday,, March 81, when Charles
Y. Butler, sooist of the w. A. Sunday
party and Miss Edith Anderson We're
welded by Evangelist w. A. Sunday,
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Butler are well
known In this city, where they appear
ed numerous times with the evange
ilstlc party in November and Decem-
says:
Married at Church.
\ Married. at 2; 80 O'Clock Wednesday
afternoon. March 81. 1909, at the First
Christian church, Rev. T.. w. Burnhaln,
pastor of the church, performing the
ceremony, assisted by Rev. w. A.
Sunday. Charles Butler of Macon, Ca,
and Miss Edith Anderson of this city,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward An
derson, 113 North Walnut street
Preceding the ceremony Vernon
Henshie gave "a brief organ recital.
The church presented bower of palms
and ferns.
The bride wore gown of deep
cream satin made empire with trim
mings of pearls and Chantilly lace and
carried showed bouquet of white
| sweet peas.
Miss Mary Anderson, maid of honor
and sister of the bride, wore gown
of pink satin, trimmed in dotted net,
made empire and carried cluster of
Easter lilies
Miss Albert Coons of Louisville
KY. Miss Frances Lee Hatch of jack
sonville, Miss Juanita Taylor of Chap
In and Miss Jessie jefferson of this
city We're the bridesmaids. The Misses
Coons and Hatch wore gowns of white
silk with trimmings of net and lace
and the Misses jefferson and Taylor
ortt to- Nt,,1r ,IIlr t,,t,.
mings of net. All the gowns were
made empire and the bridesmaids car
ried baskets of pink sweet peas.
w. Il. Spurrier Of Charleston was
best man and the ushers were Russell
Mccullough of this city, cousin of the
bride, Fleetwook Connolly Of this city
Fred Railsbach of Campaign, Merle
lap of Jacksonville and /. G. Frank OF
Kirksville, Mo.
The ring bearer was William Sun.
day, Jr., son of the evangelist. He was
attired in white.
After the ceremony a short reception
was held at the home of the brides par
rents, 113 North Walnut street. The
rooms were decorated profusely in tn,
wedding colors of pink and white. A
4:30 o'clock the bridal couple left 70
, Macon, GA, to visit the groom's sister
Mrs. Frank Mallory. Later they will
joint the Sunday revival party at Mar
? shalltown. Iowa.
: Mr.. and Mrs. Butler attempted t
evade the wedding party and stea
into the train without the accompani
ments of rice, slippers and loud sound
ing instruments. They left their pur
suers far behind for time ant
reached the Alton station safely. Thei
friends were too close and caugh
/ them just as they were congratulate
ing themselves upon their escape
Rice and slippers began to fly, an
!. horns footed Even the station maste
for a moment left his work of selling
tickets and joined in the oayety
: And that was not ALL The troubles
+ Of the bride and groom had only be
gun, for when the train started to pull
out the crowd who had drawn then
out of their hiding place refused L
give them a moments peace an
stayed right by their sides until tn
: train reached Carlinvile. And no
3 until then did the happy bridal coupl
: manage to have peace. There the fun
makers left the train after agail
: showering rice in profusion all owe
the almost distracted pair.