The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-24

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Marri.
ed at five o'clock p. m. Thursday, Aug
ust 18th, 1911, at the home Of
, the bride, No. $50 North Market street
Miss Lucille Sewers, of Oskaloosa, to
Mr.. Stoton Stephenson, of Fort Nor
gan, Colo, Rev. Alexander McFerran,
of the First Presbyterian church, OF
Oskaloosa, officiating.
Bride and groom elect received
their guests at the Sewers residence
and the wedding was simple and pref
| ty throughout and without formal fea-
lures. Decorations of golden glow
were used with pleasing effect in the
room where the ceremony was cele-
brated At the hour for the service
Miss Sewers and Mr.. Stephenson
stood apart from their guests, before
pretty altar decoration at the west
side of the room. The full ring cere-
mony was witnessed Miss Sewers
was daintily attired in pretty gown
of chiffon wolfe, trimmed in silk en-
broidered net bands and she made
one of the prettiest and most interest
ing of the seasons brides. Congratu-
latious over, the seventy or more
guests present for the occasion par
took of refreshments, served on the
lawn about the Sewers home.
! Music for the wedding was furn-
ished by the Bowen Harp Orchestra
and a feature of the wedding cere-
mony was the singing of D'Hardelots
composition "All For You" by Miss
leila Beans. Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen
son left the city last evening at eight
| twenty o'clock via the Iowa Central
enroute to Kansas City, where they
stop briefly.
The wedding tour includes Denver.
Colorado Springs and Tolland, q
camping trip in the foot hills and side
trips. A part of the tour will be
made by automobile, the Stephenson
car being sent to Denver to be at
their disposal. Mr.. and Mrs. Steph-
enson will be at home at Fort Morgan
Colorado after September 18th.
The bride is daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Byron V. Sewers and is an Os-
kaloosa girl by birth. She has been
well and favorably known to Oskaloo-
sa people and the best wishes of
| friends and acquaintance follow the
young people to the new home in the
west. The wedding of last evening
was the outgrowth of pretty little
romance that had inception when the
bride went to Colorado about three
years ago to be with her sister, who
was engaged in public school work.
/ Mr.. Stephenson is an exemplary
young man and deservediy popular
in his home city. He is, the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis c. Stephenson,
of Fort Morgan, old time pioneer
residents of the state. He is young
attorney, being the junior partner in
| the firm of Stephenson & Stephenson
father and son. He is capable and
has already achieved something of
success and is mucn of man of af.
fairs. Mr.. and Mrs. Stephenson were
handsomely remembered by friends
and relatives and messages of con
graduation came from many sources.
A handsome array of presents ex.
pressing the congratulations of near
friends and relatives were seen at
the Sewers home last evening.
Visitors from a distance were, Miss
Lou Smith, of Des Moines: Mrs. Sar.
ah shannon, of Des Moines; Mrs.
Cloyd Cox and Miss Mantle Burgett.
OF Deep River; Mrs. Beatrice Roovart.
OF Des Moines, and Mr., and Mrs.
Frank Morrow, of Abba, Mr., George
w. Sewers, uncle OF the bride, came
from his Office at Minneapolis to be
present for the wedding.