Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-31
ELABORATE ARRANGEMENTS FOR
BAKER, SAWYERs NUPrlALs
At cRNrERvILLE.
GUESTS COME FROM EAST
IN PRIVATE COACHES
Granddaughter Of General Drake to
Become Bride Of Scion OF Wealthy
Eastern Family Two Thousand
Guests eiddsn and peluss Of Gifts
Keeps Express Companies Busy.
:pecial to Times-R Republican.

Cente.ville Jan. Sl-With the arrival
OF groom. ushers and bridesmaids Mon
day and the bridal party dinner given
Monday evening by the sister of the
bride. the social gayesies clustering
about the approaching Baker Sawyers
wedding have begun. The wedding will
be a noon Wednesday when Miss Mary
Drake Sawyers. daughter Of DR.. and
Mrs j. L. Sawyers. VIII become the
wife of Mr.. William G. Baker, Jr., of
Baltimore. In preparation tor this not
able event in Centerviile social circles
the SaWye-s home has been trans
formed into palace OF LONELINESS. and
the beautiful Central Church OF Christ
has been made place of beauty.
The Sawye-s home Is what was for
merry the General F. N. Drake home.
Adjoining i on spacious grounds is the
splendid home General Drake built for
one Of his daughters. Mrs. George
S:urdiva,t, which was acquired cou-
pie OF years ago by DR.. Sawyers. to-
setter with the OLD Drake mansion. The
Sturd:var. home has been used as his
office and library. With the approach
% the wedding ii has been transformed
by ho.Ee!ike appoirtr ents 70 harhor
several OF the guests for the week
while the reception rooms and parlors
down stairs contain the magnificent
display OF bridal presents that repre-
sent "a huious expenditure and are m
der constant guard 20 prevent theft.
Connecting the two homes ar arch Way
has beer constructed. covered over as
p-ecaution in case Of Indictment
weather and guests pass at VIII and in
coaltor: from ore paiatial mansion to
the other
Families Of Wealth United.
The bride be is the eldest dauGh-
ter Of Dr.. ard Mrs J. L Sawyers ana
has spent the past few years in Paris
EN- be,lishing her social charms, COM
piet!ne her education n art. languaz es
and music. and in forming wide circle
OF acquaintance il Partisan socia! cen
tiers. The groom. she second son of one
Of Baltimore's oldest and most aristo-
cratic families as we'll as one Of grea;
wealth. IS a graduate OF Yale. Of law.
and IS now actively enga ged in bank
ing n the we,lknoHn firm OF Baker.
Watts & Co. He net Miss Sawyers
While she was attending Goucher
Woman's College. Baltimore. al the
time her father vas conducting some
special research work in Johns Hopkins
university This was subsequent to the
time she attended Drake university at
Des Moines.
Elaberat, Dinner Party.
The elaborate bridal dinner party
las. night gave some premonit!on Of
the elegance that is 10 mark every
phase OF the social event leading up to
the great elimination OF the wedding
event itself Wednesday noon. Miss
Hygiene Sawyers. sister o. the bride. is
70 be maid Of honor and she acted as
hostess to the party last evening. The
bridesmaids are 70 be Miss Belle Baker.
cousin. Of the groom. of Baltimore, and
Miss Bess Knox Mccain. Of Kittan-
ney. Penn. The best man is 20 be Mr..
Holmes Baker. cousin OF the groom. OF
Frederick. Nd. while The ushers Will
Watts. John Brozden. Richard Eddins.
Fred Bower. OF Baltimore: and Mr..
Marion Goss. Of Pasadena
a rousseau Cor the bride that for
elatoratensss could scarcely be ecl!o=ed
has been in preparation for months.
The de-. hands u famous designers and
makers being engaged III the TASK. The
trousSsau consists Of numerous dinner
gowns Of rich texture and great beauty.
in addition 70 the wed ding gown itself.
and travelling dresses in plenty.
Two Thousand Guests Invited.
Some conception Of the number.
richness and variety Of wedding pres-
ents may be gained when it is known
that invitations 10 the wedding, adj
dressed 10 out of town relatives and
friends, nun bered more than 1000. For
more than week noE presents OF sur
i,-is;ng beauty and value have been ar
irving. the express com panies being in
the midst Of rush similar to the
Christmas season. in delivering loads OF
packages. Those VINO have had the
privilege of being invited to look upon
this arraT OF costly selections from
the worlds great centers Of things of
beauty have gone into ecstacies Of de-
light in telling Of what they have be-
held
Guests Como in Private Cars.
The private cars OF Mr.. and Mrs.