Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1910-11-04
SANFORD-SWITZER NUPTIALS.

Ripon, Wis, Oct. 27, 191O.-On the
afternoon of Oct. 25th, at the home OF
the brides parents in this city, Miss
Marie Emma Sanford and Mr.. Shirley
Dexter Switzer were united in mar
riage.
The guests who were principally the
relatives and friends of the bride and
groom who had come from all parts of
the state, began to gather at the San
ford residence before $3.50 o'clock. Be-
fore the appointed hour of four had
come, which was to mark the time of
the wedding ceremony, the number OF
the waiting guests had increased to
about sixty.
Just before the college clock struck
the hour the wedding him, go Perfect
Love-" was sung by Mrs. Reade of the
school of Music. Immediately after,
Miss Frances Sanford, sister of the
bride, began the playing of Lohengrin' $
wedding march. Six young ladies of
the college acting as ribbon bearers,
then marched into their places, form
ing an isle leading through two rooms
up to the bridal bower. The first to
come up the aisle were Mr.. B. F. San
ford, the brides father and Reverend
Manaton, pastor of the Methodist Epis-
copal church of this city. They were
followed by little Harry Lieber of
Wynnetoka, ILL.,, who was the ring
bearer. Immediately proceeding the
bride and groom came Marion Mead OF
Oconto Falls, very charming little
flower girl.
After these had stationed themselves,
the bridal couple appeared at the far
ther end of the aisle and proceeded to
the bower at the front of the room.
Mr.. Sanford then performed the cere-
mony and after the placing of the ring
Reverend Manathon invoked the bles-
sing upon the newly married man and
wife. Mr.. and Mrs. Switzer were then
presented for the congratulations of
their friends. While the many wishes
for the future happiness of the couple
were being expressed, Miss Weimer
played the wedding march by Mendel-
ssohn. At 4:45 several small tables
decorated with pink ribbons and roses
of the same color were brought into
the rooms and the guests served to a
very elaborate four course dinner.
The rooms were simply but very
tastily decorated in green and pink.
Carnations were used with smilax,
branches of asparagus and other green
cry The brides boquet was wreath
made of smilax and fern, interviewer
with white roses and a spray of lilies
of the valley.
At seven O. clock Mr.. and Mrs. Swift
zer left the Sanford residence in an
automobile which friends had left for
them in the hope of furnishing means
to escape unmolested, but they found
the machine already decorated, their
baggage full of rice and the running
boards loaded with friends eager to
give them a good send-off. After the
general public were duly notified of
the presence of the ''newly weds'
within, the extra passengers were
dropped rnd the couple were driven to
Oshkosh Acre they boarded train
for Wabeno, where they will make
their future home.
Those from ClintOnville who were
present at the wedding were: Mr. and
Mrs. Chas. W. Switzer, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. E. Switzer, Mr. and Mrs K. e,
Gibson, their daughters Blanche and
Bernice and son Robert.
Mrs. F. M. Guernsey of Wapaca and
Mr.. and Mrs G. w. Jones of Appleton,
also We're guests. .-Clintonville Tribune.
Mr. Switzer is superintendent of the
Jones Lumber Company's plant here
and has a host of friends who join in
wishing him and his bride much happl-
ness and prosperity.