Morris tribune., 1911-09-15
WHITE-FOWLER.
A Pretty Church Wedding at
Grand Forks.


here announcing the marriage o5
Miss Fannie Fowler, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. W.. P. Fowler formerly of this
city, to Mr.. H. E. White. The many
girlhood friends of the bride extend
congratulations and best wishes. The
following account of the elaborate
church wedding is taken from The
Grand Forks Herald of Wednesday
Sept. 9Th -
The most beautiful wedding of the
autumn season was the church event
at high noon today when Miss Fannie
Olive Fowler, only daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. William Perry Fowler, was
given in marriage to Harold Edgar
White. The beautiful ceremony
was solemnized at the First Methodist
church in the presence of large and
fashionable company of guests and DR..
j. G. Moore was the officiating clergy
man.
The church was magnificently decor
| ated and the color scheme of yellow,
white and green was carried out with
all the lovely autumn blossoms. The
chancel was suggestive Of fairyland
with it's quantities of golden glow,
palms and ferns and the rail was hung
with masses of asparagus fern. Tall
lockwood trees formed the gathering
| place for the bridal party and when
all had gathered there it was indeed
an exquisite sight.
When the last of the wedding guests
were being seated Miss Amanda Jor-
genson in dainty frock of white or
candle and large white hat took her
place at the great pipe organ and
Mrs. Benjamin J. Spence wearing a
gown of cream nuns yelling trimmed
with fine cluny and large black hat
sang a group of beautiful bridal songs.
Liszt's "Du Bist Vie Fine Blume'
and "Love's Philosophy" by Shelly.
Just as the last sweet notes died away
the glorious music of the bridal chorus
from "Lohengrin by Wagner was
waited forth and in a minute the
bridal party was revealed. While DR..
Moore, the groom and his best man,
John Fowler, brother of the bride.
were taking their places from a side
entrance the bride and her party were
coming down the aisle from the rear
of the church. The ushers, Fred York
and John Fiers, escorted, coming first
and Immediately following was Mrs.
C.. c. McCown, matron of honor,
graceful in her rich gown of cream
gauze trimmed with fine cluny, white
plumed hat and arm of American
beauty roses. The two bridesmaids.
Miss Edith Wardwell of Pembina and
Miss Ethel Halcrow of Bowesmont,
walked together and were attired in
dainty white bridesmaids frocks with
which they carried arm bouquets of
yellow chrysanthemums. The bride
ascended the aisle on the arm of her
father who gave her away at the altar
and her wedding gown was a creation
of fine white embroidered linen. She
wore a wreath of lilies of -the-valley
in her hair and carried an arm of
bride roses. When DR.. Moore finished
the solemn service Miss Jorgenson
played Mendelssohn S wedding march
for the recessional and the party left
the church as beautifully as it enter
ed.
At l o'clock the wedding luncheon
was served at the home of the brides
parents on Vernon avenue which was
beautifully decorated in pink and
white. Great china astors were used
in the parlors and reception room and
bowls of fragrant sweet peas in the
dinning room. Covers were laid for
twenty at the luncheon and the de-
licious course repast was served by
Miss Elfreda Borrill of Morris, Minn.,
Miss Mildred Sinclair, Mrs. W. B.
Sinclair, Mrs. M. A. Hanson, Mrs. J.
M. Sturtevant and Mrs. A. Mckay.
The bride gave as gifts to her
bridesmaids and those who assisted
with the luncheon small enameled
brooches and to her matron of honor
and Mrs. Spence American beauty
roses. Mr.. White gave his best man
and the ushers initial stick pins.
During the afternoon Mr.. and Mrs.
White received their close friends in
formally and in few days they will
bid farewell to Grand Forks and leave
for Bangalore, Province of Mysore.
India. where Mr.. White will teach
English in the Baldwin college for
boys. They will sail from New York
next Saturday and Mrs. White will
travel in a suit of navy blue serge
trimmed with braid and a touch of
red and large black hat with white
feathery trimming.