The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-10-28

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heavenly father was supreme. 1t was
a severe ordeal to his children who
were all present and who could sec
the end slowly approaching for sew
eral months, yet they were not ready
for it when it came. A sense of loss
is felt that the world cannot fill but
with the knowledge of his faithful
| Christian life ever before them they
can follow his example and meet him
IL the better world. He leaves besides
his children two brothers, r. T. Nc.
Crea, of Fresno, Ohio and T. G. Nc.
Crea. OF Blackjack, Pa. The, family
wish to express their gratutude to the
| friends and neighbors or their help
and sympathy during the sickness of
this beloved one.
HAWKINS.-Word was received in
the city yesterday of the death at Dem
yer, Colorado, of the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. D. Hawkins, formerly of Os-
kaloosa. The lad has been in a sani-
tarium where he has been receiving
treatment about two years. His faith
er was with him couple of weeks ago
and he seemed much better at that
time. The funeral will be held in Os-
kaloosa Friday, and interment made in
Forest cemetery.
GODFREY-BLOOM and
Mrs. John w. Kentfield and daughter
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Roop and Mrs. Harry Cleveland and
daughter Alta, of this city, went to
Abba Tuesday morning to attend the
wedding of Miss Maude Bloomfield,
daughter of C. NJ. Bloomfield, of Al
bia, to Mr.. Alvin Lawrence Godfrey,
Of Washington, which occurred Tues
day afternoon at o'clock. The cere.I
mony was quite largely attended and
an elaborate wedding dinner was serv-
ed. The bride and groom accompanied
by the. brides sister, Miss Elsie
Bloomfield, returned with Mr.. and
Mrs. Kentfield to Oskaloosa for a
brief visit and were guests of honor
at a breakfast served at the Kent
field home, 412 First avenue East, this
morning, at which Misses Edith Cart
wright and Lulu Mole, of this city,
and cousins of the bride, assisted in
serving. The couple left this morn
ing for Washington, where they will
go to Denver on a wedding tour. They
will be at home after Nov. 20 at AL.
lance, Neb., where the groom will bel
located as a Presbyterian minister.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. - One of
the prettiest home weddings to occur
in Oskaloosa in years was that at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. William Burn
side, corner Ninth avenue and Elev-
enth street, Tuesday evening, october
26, 1909, when their daughter, Miss
Hazel Burnside, was united
in marriage with Mr.. Ralph Hinshaw.
The ceremony was witnessed by a
of about sixty OF the rela-
tives and the intimate friends and as
sociates of the young people, many
coming from a distance to be present |
for the occasion. The spacious home
was deliberately decorated and all de-
tails of the plans worked out to the
OF every one. The wealth
er was made for the event and was
fair and bright. The company had
gathered at the Burnside home and
filled the rooms of the large house.
Promptly at the hour of five-thirty
o'clock the opening movement OF the
Wedding March was heard,
played by Miss Helen Livingston, OF
Ohio. Then there appear
ed on the stairs the bridal procession,
preceded by eight flower girls, all dam
ty and pretty in white gowns. They
bore yellow ribbons entwining cut
flowers. and made their way through
the midst OF the company for the COM
ing of the bride. The ribbon girls
were Miss Nellie Pratt, Miss Alice
Burnside, Miss Louise Reid, Mrs. Ada
Kreig, Mrs. Clyde Graham, Miss Char
lotte Riegel, Miss Jennie Evans and
Miss Eva Kemble. The girls entered
the library before a special altar deco
ration of cut flowers, plants and rib
bons. Next came Miss Christine
Hume, who sang Lohengrin, and Miss
Elizabeth Burnside bridesmaid The
little flower girl, Miss Hanna Johnson,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. C. John
son, carrying a basket of flower pet
ais which she scattered along, making
a path for the bride, Miss Marguerite
Burnside, who followed close behind
her. While this procession was APP
the altar, the groom and his
best man, his brother, Harvey Hin
shaw, appeared at another door or en-
trance to the library, accompanied by
Doctor T. H. McMichael, D. D., presi-
dent of the Presbyterian University at
Illinois, who performed
the ceremonies. The bride was gown
ed in a becoming creation OF white and
surrounded by her party made most
attractive and pretty picture. The
ring ceremony was used and was made
beautiful and impressive
The concluding prayer and benediction
over, the company gave itself to the
congratulations that were extended
the bride and groom and relatives
alike, and then came an elaborate we'd
ding dinner served at six o'clock by
Mrs. Shoemake, and for which those
who had been associated with the