The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-10
Walkin-C Campbell Wedding.

Minneapolis Journal: st. Johns
Episcopal church was tho scene last
evening at s o'clock of the wedding
of Miss Gladys A. Campbell. the eld-
Campbell to Frank Walkin of Valley
City. y. u. Rev. +. y. Srhmurh per-
formed the Episcopal ring service in
the presence of about 1a5 guests.
Palms. ferns n Easter lilies banked
the rhancel. where the VOWS were
spoken. The bride entered with her
father h gave her in marriage. She
We're a gown Of heavy white silk.
which had been worn by her mother
on her wedding day. The gown was
fashioned on princess lines with a
train and VAS trimmed in pearls and
real lace. the lace having been worn
by her great grandmother when she
became Il bride. Her lace Veil was her
mothers wedding veil. and it was held
in place with real orange blossoms.
and she held q shower bouquet of
~lnarguerites. Miss Marie Il. C'arup.
bell. n sister. was the maid of honor
and Charles j. Anderson of Planking-
ton. \. d.. was the best man. As the
hflual party entered to the strains of
the Mcndelssohn wedding march,
Angel" C1efton scattered rose buds in
the path Of the bride. The ushers
were G. c. reiton "f Minneapolis and
~ oi"coHk OF 81. raul. The full
Tcstcd choir sang.
\ reception followed at the home of
III" brides parents. 1905 Upton ave
tnue ) for about forty guests. An
"F't1 OF palms WAS arranged, where
w" hridal party stood. to receive con-
c:aiula1inns and the house was bright
,nrousnout with spring flowers. MIR.
""lkin and his bride left for an OK
tended trip west and will he at home
after May 10 at VALLEY City. \. y.
j. Ninety Years Old.
n remarkable incident of social in
'erest took place at Noltaire Monday
when Mrs. Ward. a pioneer home.
sfsader of that community, celebrated
ner ninetieth birthday. Mrs. Ward is
IN excellent health. she can
as huently and interestingly as in the
DAYS Of her youth and takes pride in
telling OF the many h%ardships She has
undergone during the pioneer DAYS of
North Dakota and Tennessee where
h lived as A bride. Though she was
totally blind for several weeks some
time ago. she does not even wear
glasses now. her sight having sradu.
ally returned to her. and her hearing
Is as keen as 1t was twenty years ago.
Mrs. Wards birthday celebration
was just merely receiving numerous
callers who came to extend congratu-
latlons on having passed another
milestone In her interesting life. When
the first callers arrived they found
her about her homework, .churninR
n baking. and the bread she set
before her guests before they depart
ed was as fine as woman's art could
make it.. Her oldest son. James, who
lives with her is so years old, and
there are three other sons, nine
grandchildren and five great grand
children. Mrs. Ward was born in
Virginia in 1922 and remembers we'll
the excitement hat attended the early
presidential elections as we'll as the
civil a Her husband enlisted dur
ing the conflict in the union army
and was among those captured by
the c~onfederates and imprisoned for
several weeks. During the war they
moved from Tennessee to Kentucky
and later to Iowa and Kansas. Mi.
Ward died in the latter state and
Mrs. Ward then came to North Da-
kota and proved up on a claim six
miles southwest Of Velva.
To Advertise Ii to Rent.
To advertise 1t becomes urgent as
o as to rent it becomes urgent.