The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-24

iisutIully entertained ten couples OF
their unmarried friends. The several
hours were spent in games and fine
refreshments were served. Miss Bon
ME LETTERS of Keokuk was one of the
guests of the affair.
HAMILTON SOCIETY.
In Which keokuk Social Devotees Fig
ure Prominently as Entertain
ers and Guests.
(From The Press.)
Two very charming weddings, the
prospect of which have kept agog the
young society folk of our city for some
time, were consunnated this week, and
four very happy young people are now
away on their wedding tour.
The first of these weddings occur
red Wednesday evening at o'clock,
at the residence of Mr.. John /. Spence,
north Of town, when his gracious
young daughter, Miss Allie, was unit
ed in marriage to Mr. Glen Robinson,
one of our enterprising young farm
ers.
On the arm of the groom the bride
entered the parlor of the home, where
some two score Of guests and rela-
tives were gathered, and taking their
places before the officiating clergy
man, Mr.. A. L. Macarthur, they made
the vows that bind them to each 9TH
er. The service was free from the
burdens of lengthy ritual and dur
ing its recital, an orchestra composed
of Messrs. Harry Cuerdon, Lloyd
Turner, John Spence and Robert
Scott, rendered in soft and modulat-
ed service some very delightful music.
The winsome bride was handsomely
gowned in dress of white marque-
tette over white satin skirt en
train, the corsage being decked with
pearl trimmings. In her hand the
bride carried shower boquet of
brides roses.
Following the wedding, refresh
ments were served in the dining room,
after which the nuptial presents were
viewed with much satisfaction.
The bride is very charming young
lady who has many gifts of mind and
heart and will bring to her husband
a. sympathetic and amiable disposi-
ton that will greatly make for his
happiness.
The groom is young man Of fine
character and pronounced energy who
will fully repay the trust and CON
fdence reposed in him by his bride
and his friends.
The out of town guests present
were Mr.. and Mrs. Harry HERBERT,
of Warsaw, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rat
cliffe of Keokuk, Mr.. and Mrs Will
liams of Nauvoo, and Miss Beulah
Quinlan, of Peoria.
Beneath floral bell of white chrys.
anthemums interlaced against a dark
green ground of feathery foliage in
the library of the brides home last
evening, Mr.. John Spence and Miss
Hazel Guthrie recited the vows that
bind them inseparably to each other
AS Mrs. Allie Spence Robinson at
the piano played brilliant coAposi.
ton the bride and groom entered the
library and were escorted by Mr.. A
L. Macarthur to a place beneath the
floral bell where We're said the vows
that joined them together.
AT the close of simple but digni
| fed service, and as the words pro-
nouncing them husband and wife were
uttered. the groom placed upon the
finger of his winsome bride the gold
en- circlet, to bear mute testimony of
his fervency and loyalty.
A handsome gown of white crepe
! de chine over satin, entrain, with
pearl ornaments was worn by the
bride, who carried shower boquet of
Lilies of the Valley nesting amid a
wreath of maiden hair ferns.
Immediate relatives of the bride and
groom and the girl friends of the bride
were present to witness the marriage
and to wish the young couple an in
creasing happiness as the years null
/ tiply.
After the ceremony 2 dainty three
course collation. was served, and fol
/ lowing this the list of presents which
composed many handsome remem-
brances was received.
The groom is young man of sterl-
/ ing character and much promise He
| is known to our community and has
within him the elements that go to
make the man of thrift and substance
In his bride he has found a young
woman of rarest charm and womanly
spirit and together adown the path of