The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-05-19
SOCIeTy
NJ. w. 80 Citizens 213
Pretty Home Wedding.
NJ. w. 80
Citizens 213

One of the prettiest home we'd
dings that ever took place in the
city occurred this afternoon, when
the marriage of Miss Ruth Palmer
and Ogden Confer, the latter of Min
neapolis, was solemniZed at four
o'clock at the home of the brides
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. George Nj.
Palmer. 709 South Broad street. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. R.
w. Hobbs, pastor of the First Bap-
fist church, in the presence of about
thirty-five relatives and intimate
friends of the contracting parties.
The decorations i'm the parlor,
where the ceremony took place were
palms, pink roses and white lilies.
The bride was preceded to the par
Tor by her attendants, Miss Marie
Confer of Minneapolis, sister of the
groom. and Miss Cora Under, and
the groom was attended by Walter
Lutholdt of Spokane. Wash The
bride met her father at the double
parlor door, where she was given
away. Lohengren's wedding march
was sung effectively by Miss Kath-
leen Hart. Miss Marion Gaylor, Mrs.
Troy Zimmerman and Mrs. Earl
Palmer, who also preceded the bride
to the parlor.
The bride was attired in beauti-
full white satin dress with train,
trimmed with rose point lace.
Following the ceremony a delicious
wedding dinner was served in three
rooms, the bridal table being in the
dining room. The decorations here
were pink roses and ferns and the
bay window here was banked with
marguerites and ferns and a basket
of pink roses and ferns was sus-
pended from the ceiling. One of the
rooms was decorated with lilacs and
sweet peas, while in the third pink
sweet peas and carnations were used.
The decorations were elaborate and
beautiful
After the wedding dinner. the
guests repaired to the double room,
where each was served with bride
and groom's cake and after dinner
coffee. Mrs. Earl Palmer and Mrs.
S. c. Confer poured the coffee from
percolators while Miss Hart, Miss
Gaylor, Mrs. Zimmerman and Mrs.
Earl Palmer served the cake.
Miss Hart was gowned in white
silk, draped over light blue silk;
Miss Gaylord wore Helen pink
French wolfe over pink silk; Mrs.
Troy Zimmerman, white crepe de
chene over silk; Mrs Earl Palmer,
white French voile, Irish point lace
over Helen pink silk: Miss Confer,
pink French wolfe over pink silk
Miss Under light blue crepe de
chene over silk. The brides going
away gown is gray tailored suit,
with hat to match.
Those attending the wedding
from abroad were Mr.. and Mrs. A.
l.. Confer, Minneapolis, the groom's
parents; MIR. and Mrs. S. C. Confer,
Minneapolis, the grooms brother and
wife: Mrs. Gaylord and daughter,
Marion, Minneapolis: Mr. and Mrs.
A. c. Gran of Lacrosse, Wis; Miss
Kathleen Hart and Miss Marion Con-
fer of Minneapolis; Walter Lutholdt,
Spokane; Mrs. NJ. l.. Cummings and
Miss Cummings, Redlands, Cal.
Mr.. and Mrs Confer will leave on
a short wedding trip and will return
to Mankato next week to remain a
few days. They will make their
home in Minneapolis, where Mr.. Con-
fer is engaged in the real estate
business. After July Is, they will
be at home to their friends there.
Mr. Confer has just completed a
handsome bungalow, that they will
live in.
The bride is the only daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Palmer and was born
and reared in Mankato and has a
large circle of warm friends. For
from home attending school. The
groom is an excellent young business
man and is highly spoken of by
those who share his acquaintance.
He has always lived in Minneapolis,
except a short time that he was in
st. Louis.
The Free Press extends hearty
congratulations to Mr.. and Mrs. Con-
fer, in common with their numerous
other friends and hopes that their
cup of happiness may always be full
to overflowing.
Surprised Mrs. Foster.
The ladies of Auxiliary U. c. T. 1O1
very happily surprised Mrs. E. w.
Foster at her home on South Fourth
street yesterday afternoon. The hours
OF three to five were pleasantly spent
socially. The fair invaders brought
with them light refreshments, and up
on departing they presented Mrs Eos
ter with very beautiful and dainty
gift
Eugene Coy went to St. Paul this
morning on business.
Mrs. Fred G. Nelson of Morgan
was in the city today, visiting.
Miss G. Fostenson of Nicollet was
an arrival in the city this morning
T. A. Sherk and l. A. Pelton left
yesterday for trip to Canada, and
will be gone few days.