The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-01
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Ksokuklans Wedding Guests at Bur.
lIngton.
The Lewis-Aiken wedding at Bur
lington last evening was attende upy
Mrs. j. H. Klefker and daughter EN-
ma Of this city. The Hawk-Eye this
morning says Of the bridal happening:
Mr.. Floyd Hardin Lewis was united
in marriage last evening to Miss Neva
Mabel Aiken, Rev Murrill G.. Hutch.
inson officiating. The wedding oc-
Cured at the home Of the brides
mother, Mrs. Emma Aiken, 900 Jeffer-
son street The bride is general ia
vorite with large circle Of friends.
She is q beautiful and accomplished
young lady. Her bridal dress was &.
rich white messaline. She carried
white rose. Little Thelma Aiken play
ed the wedding march. Mr. Lewis Is G
graduate of Elliotts Business Colleg,
and until recently was employed in
this city But his fathers large land
holdings near Batavia called him
there and the happy couple will make
their home at that place.. Mr.. Lewis
Is an exemplary young man. The pres
ents were numerous and costly After
the cermony delicious three course
dinner was served. Among those pres
ent were: Mr.. and Mrs. M. p Lewis
and thcir two sons, Merlyn and Stan
ley, q stavia; Mr. and Mrs Ia
KlefkS. and daughter, Emma, of Keo-
kuk and Misses Ethel and Thelma
Aiken.
Mrs. fuckers Fl. Madison Recital.
About Mrs. G. Collingwood fuckers
Tuesday evening recital in Ft. Madi-
son, press comment there had in
part to say: Plantation melodies, ne.
gro folk songs, spiritual and some
pretty little pieces styled Little
Studies In Color were entertainly
sung by Mrs. Collingwood Tucker at
the First Baptist church last night, in,
tergpersed with an explanation of the
growth and origin of these old, seem.
ingly spontaneous melodies.
Mrs. Tucker learned these songs by
contact with the negroes in the south
sometimes sitting by the hour con.
cealed by brush in the vicinity of a
negro church until the colored folks
were sufficiently stiff with religion
to sing the old songs
/ Entertained Few Of Her Friends.
Miss Ruth Hartley, recently return
ed from an extended visit in Der
Moines, entertained ten of her boy
and girl friends at her home, 612 Elk
change street last evening.
81 Theatre Man Gets Marriage License
Bert L. Gremmer, operator and cleo
trician of the Orpheum theatre, OBJ
# tanned a license to wed Miss Alma NJ
$N Hendricks of this city.
I'll A license to marry was also ISSUED
s by the clerk of the court to Harry
HE F'urtney and Melinda A. Ashenbrenner
FIsh-Athey Wedding.
n Mr.. Parson Fish of Hamilton, I'll.
4 and Miss Clara Athey also of tina
place We're united in marriage last ev
ening at half past seven at the HON,
of the brother of the bride, Oak1e,
Athey, BIZ South Eighth street, b,
Rev. j. w. Brown Of the Trinity NJ E
church, They left for their home tn
same evening and will be at home t,
receive their friends in Hamilton
keokuk Club Dance.
Twelve couples attended the pri
yate dancing party at the Keokul
Club last evening
Second Annual Military Ball.
Company LIS splendid armory wa,
formally dedicated Wednesday even
ing on the occasion OF the second an
nual military ball, which was attend
ed by about two hundred people TIL
ball could not compare with the frs
annual in attendance, but for comfor
ard beauty surpassed the militar!
mems first effort. The large arrnor,
presented much beauty with its cell
ing of national. colors which predomi
mated in the decorative features. TIL,
grand march did not begin until afte
10 o'clock and 1t was 3 oclocl
Thanksgiving morning before Home
Sweet Home had been played by tn,
Milier-Rutledge orchestra. The onI,
visiting military men present were
Colonel e. E. Lucas, of Des Moines
assistant to the adjutant general, ant
Major Hollowell Of Fort Madison, wht
Is in charge Of the battalion to which
nnN,T pE RAID