Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-10-24
QUIET HOME WEDDING.
William Hart and Miss Imogene Harger
Welded on Saturday Afternoon.

On Saturday afternoon, October
2lst, 1911, Mr.. William ]. Hart of
Seattle, Wash, was united in mar
rage to Miss Imogene Harger of this
city, at the home of the latter's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Harger,
603 Franklin street.
The home was handsomely decor
ated with palms, ferns, white and
yellow crysanthemums, and the arch
ways, chandeliers and sidelights were
artistically arranged with smilax.
The ceremony took place IN the
west parlor at 5 O'Clock, the bridal
couple taking their positions, unat-
tended, in front of the bay-window,
which was banked with palms and
ferns, with curtain of smilax and
white roses as a back ground; above
them was a large bouquet of white
crysanthemums.
The bride wore simple gown of
white satin, with train, and she car
ried bouquet of white roses.
DIR. William Dafter of Marinette, a
retired clergyman and an old friend
of the Harger family, oficiated ac-
cording to the beautiful and impress
i've service of the Episcopal church.
The bride was given away by her
father. Only the immediate family
and relatives were present.
During the afternoon and evening
an orchestra stationed in the music
room and screened from view, fur
nished music.
A wedding dinner followed, all
present being seated at tables in the
dining room, which was made espec-
tally attractive in decorations of cut
flowers, pink roses predominating.
Just before starting for their west
ern home, quite number of the
young people came in to add their
congratulations and best wishes to
those that had already been said.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hart had made ar
rangementS to take the 1870 St. Paul
train going north, but owing to an
accident between Wausau and Most
nee the train was two hours late.
When it did finally come along and
stopped on Sixth street, as per orders
from headquarters, Mr. and Mrs.
Hart were in an automobile ready to
get aboard; they thus outwitted many
young people who had hoped to see
them depart amid a shower of rice,
etc. They spent Sunday in Merrill
and passed through Wausau Monday
morning on their way to Chicago, and
were accompanied a short ways down
the road by members of the Harger
family. On their way west they will
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Hoefer
and family in Kansas City and Mr..
and Mrs. George Diamond in Cripple
Creek, Col. Mrs. Diamond is a sister
of Mrs. Hart, and is better known to
her hosts of Wausau friends as Ger
trude Harger. Mr.. and Mrs. Hart
will reside in Seattle.
The groom is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. p. @. Hart, who resided in Wau-
sau for q number of years, leaving
here in the spring of 1906 and who
are now residents of Seattle. Mr..
Hart was when living east, Supt. of
the Wisconsin Valley division of the
G. M. & st. P. Ry. Co. He is now
Gen. Supt. of the G. M. & P. S. Ry. Co.
William attended our public schools
and was held in very high regard by
his wide circle of acquaintance. He
holds responsible position with the
G. NJ, & ?. S. R. R., and his head
quarters are in Seattle.
The bride is daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles W. Harger, old residents
of Wausau, the former so we'll known
in banking and business circles
throughout the state. Her life has
been spent here and the PILOT
states it very conseryatively when it
says that she has always been very
popular from girlhood to womanhood.
She is especially talented in music,
having received her musical educa-
ton in Boston and Oakland, Cal.
The home, the friends, the musica
circles and young society in general
will greatly miss her.
Those present at the ceremony from
away were Mr.. and Mrs. George L..
Field of Ripon, Wis, and Miss Julia
Harger of Watertown, Wis, the
ladies sisters of Mr.. Harger; Mrs. G..
G. Hoefer of Kansas City, sister of
Mrs. Harger.