Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-16
PoTTER.HILL WEDDING.
Former Well Known Green Mountain
Girl Becomes Bride.

Former Well Known Green Mountain
Girl Becomes Bride.
At TIA home OF Mr.. and Mrs. E. a.
Hill, sos North First street, Wednesday
evening at o'clock, was celebrated
the marriage of their elder daughter,
Ila Mae. to MIR. Lowell Harvey Potter.
the latter of Detroit, Mich. The cere-
mony was performed by the brides
pastor. Rev. B. F.. Martin, of the Con-
grega tional church, in the presence of
nearly 100 guests.
The wedding party comprised, as at
tendants. Miss Lucia Hill. sister of the
bride. as bridesmaid. and Oliver Pot
ter. of OttumWa, brother of the groom.
as best man: Alberta HILL of Albion.
cousin of the bride, as ring bearer: and
Misses Carol and Irene Low, of Green
Mountain, GLADYS Hill. of Albion, and
Margaret Wallace. of this city. as rib
bon bearers. The latter stretched
white ribbons from the foot of the
stairway to the arch which had been
arranged for the ceremony III front
OF the double windows in the library.
The wedding march. from "Lohengrin.
WAS played by Miss Myrl Wheeler. of
ST Paul. /: cousin Of the bride. lie
ring was carried on "A small cane Wnicn
was tWined with apple blossoms. Dur
ing the season of congratulations, Miss
Inez Grove, Of ST. Paul. another cou-
sin of the bride. accompanied by her
mother, Mrs. Guy Grove, sang Deko-
ven's 20 Promise Me-
The guests were received by Mr.. and
Mrs Hill. and little Pearl F'riebeley.
Of Green Mountain, was at the head OF
the stairs to direct them.
The bride was goWned in a beautiful
white liberty satin, With heavy lace,
beaded band and pearl ornament trim
nngs, made en- traine. and worn with
long wedding veil of white bridal
net caught up with sweet peas. she
carried a marriage ring bouquet OF
white sweet peas and maiden hair fern,
, to Which was attached shower OF
sweet peas, the latter being given as
favors to the guests as they congrat-
u!ated the couple. Later the bride
threw the remainder of her bouquet.
! which was caught BY Miss Bernice
Schick. The brides going away cos
tune is of tar and brown, with hat
to match. Miss Luella Hill was all in
Pink her dress being chiffon over silk.
and she carried pink sweet peas. The
ribbon bearers wore pretty white lin
/ gerie gowns and Mrs Hill also wore
a pretty embroidered lingerie gown OF
white.
| From the arch under which, the cere-
mony took place hung wedding bell
4 of arrle blossoms, and the arch itself
was trimmed with apple blossoms
white lilacs. and smilax. and was
I banked on either side with palms. The
| house was prettily decorated with a
| profusion Of apple blossoms and lilacs
i The brides cake occupied the center
of the table at which the bridal couple
was served, and from it extended fes-
ICONS of the blossoms and white rib
/ bon, to the four corners. The bride
/ cake. when cut was found to contain
I the Evolutionary articles. the marble
| signifying travel, going to Miss Aman-
| da 'Rcdel. the thimble to Miss Belle
F; Classen, the dime to Miss Grace Wa
: ters. and the ring to Miss Alma Pot
! ter.
! Lunch was served in two courses
and a color scheme of pink and white
prevailed. The servers were Lucille
Rubee. Maud Wilson, Helen Nichols
Rernice Schick. Bernice O'Brien, For
| cstine Devine Grace Waters. Ella May
Waters, Helen Willard, Donald Wal
(! lace, and Wayne Munson.
Mr. and Mrs. Potter will be at the
Hill home until Friday morning, wher
they will go to Ottumwa to visit rel
| atives Of the groom for few days
and from there to Chicago. where they
will spend several days before going
on to Detroit, Mich. where they are
to reside Their athome cards are
for July /, at 1885 Fourteenth avenue
The bride was born and reared in the
Green Mountain vicinity. residing three
and one half miles north of the latter
place until a little over a year ago,
when she moved with her parents to
this city. She graduated from the
training school department of the Iowa
state Teachers College, Cedar Falls,
and later took the kindergarten course
at the same college, but owing to i'll
Health. was compelled to give up the
work at the close of her junior year.
After a years rest, she began teach
ing in the rural schools Of this coun-
ty, her last term being at the Vienna
Center school. Mrs. Potter is especially
well known in the Green Mountain
neighborhood, and has made many
friends in this citv and elsewhere.
Mr.. Potter is the elder son of Mrs.
Charlotte Potter, of Ottumwa, where
he was reared. About four years age
he spent nearly year in the Green
Mountain neighborhood, being en-
ployed most of that time on the Hill
farm. and three years ago took up cleo
trical work, later entering the employ
of the Ottumwa Electric Light and
Railway Company, with which he re-
manned until year ago. as night fore
man. then going to Detroit Mich,
where he is now division cashier for
the United Railway System.
Guests present at the wedding from
out of the city We're Mr.. and Mrs. u
l.. Wheeler and daughter. Miss Myrl o
st. Paul. uncle, aunt and cousin Of the
bride: Mrs. William Morrow. of Wal