The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-11-08
MARRIAGE OF
ROY S: TOWNE
Former Crawford County Boy Hippily
Married at Bismarck, NJ. D., to
Miss Alice J. Williams.
House Decorations Very Elaborate
Excellent Music-BridaI Couple
Leave for Eastern Tour.

here who will be interested in reading
the account of his marriage a week
ago at Bismarck, North Dakota, to
Miss Alice ]. Williams. We are pleas
ed to know that DR.. Towne has made
good in his profession since he located
in North Dakota. We quote from the
Bismarck Daily Tribune an account
of the marriage:
"The marriage of DR.. Roy S. Towne
to Miss Alice j. Williams, which was
solemnized at the home of the brides
father on Sixth street North, at six
o'clock Wednesday evening, marked
one of the most prominent late aut-
umn weddings. The service was per-
formed in the presence of only rela-
tives and very intimate friends, par
ticularly the members of the Growl-
ers' club, with which the groom was
affiliated, and the Sewing club, to
which the bride belonged.
'The Williams home presented
beautiful appearance for the event,
the appointments being in pink and
white throughout. The residence was
decorated with wealth of palms,
ferns, southern smilax and other lux
uriant tropical plants, and with pink
and white carnations. The entire
house was Illuminated by pink tap
ers with pink shades which softened
the light.
I'm the capacious bay window of the
north parlor handsome altar was
improvised. The window was banked
with southern smilaX and the altar
was in white, with the gold cross from
St. Georges Episcopal church. Rev.
Nelson E. Ellsworth officiated, and
the simple but impressive Episcopal
ring service was used. 1t is inter
esting to note that the wedding ring
was made by DR.. Towne himself, he
having fashioned it from solid block
of gold.
Promptly at six o'clock to the
strains of Mendelssohn's wedding
march, played by Miss Mary Stevens,
the bridal party entered the parlor,
DR.. Towne, tth the best man, Will
liam Burke, Grand Forks, a nephew
of the governor, approached the al
tar, and a moment later the bride en-
tered, resting upon the arm of her
father, General E. A. Williams, fol-
lowed by Miss Odessa Williams, a
sister of the bride, who was maid OF
honor. Misses Constance Straw and
Mary Geiermann were ribbon bearers.
"The bride never looked more lovely
nor radiant. and her wedding gown
gave her a stately appearance which
was most charming. She wore
white crepe meteor gown, en- train,
hand embroidered and trimmed with
Princess lace and pearls. Her we'd
ding veil was of white tulle and ex.
tended to the hem of her gown, and
was fastened with a bonnet of orange
blossoms. She carried a shower bou-
quet of brides roses and lilies of the.
valley.
Miss Odessa Williams, maid of hon
or, wore white silk lace gown over
white mousseline, trimmed with blue
mousseline, and carried large clus-
ter of bridesmaids roses.
Immediately after plighting their
troth the young couple received the
fluctuations and hearty good wishes
of their friends, when the guests re-
paired to the banquet room where an
elaborate ive-course wedding repast
was served, covers being laid for forty.
The appointments in the menu were
all in pink and white in conformity
to the general color scheme.
DR.. and Mrs. Towne were the re-
cipients of many handsome and use
full gifts, including large quantity
of silverware and cut glass.
"The bride is Bismarck girl who
was born and raised in the capital
city. The daughter of one of Bis
marck's progressive pioneers, she has
a host of friends, not only in this
city alone, but throughout the entire
state.
'The groom, who is a practicing
dentist, has made his home here for
a little over a year, and has won many
friends.
"Dr. and Mrs. Towne departed on
No. Wednesday evening for short
wedding tour through the east. They
will return to their own home at the
corner of Ave. D and Sixth street north
and will be at home to their friends
after December. first"
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