Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-02-18
PREHN-MAGEE.
United in Marriage at Shawano on
Saturday Afternoon

The marriage of Miss Gertrude
Elizabeth Magee to Arthur William
Prehn, was solemniZed SATURDAY.
afternoon Feb. Is, 1913, at four O'Clock,
in the Presbyterian church. Miss
Magee is the only daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. G. w. Magee. She grad
rated from the Shawano High school
with the class of 1909, for two years
she was matriculante with Milwari-
kee Downer college, and from that
school she entered the Home EconO-
mics course at the University of Wis
eonsin, which she left as a member of
the Junior class. She is member OF
the Alpha Chi Omega sorority. a
Daughter of the Revolution, and a
member of the Order of Eastern Star.
Last April she was page at the ma
tional convention of d. A. r. at
Washington.
Mr.. Prehn is graduate of the law
school Of the University of Wiscon-
sin, having taken his baccalaureate
work at Lawrence College. Since
graduation he has been member of
the law firm of German & Prehn, at
Wausau. He is identified with pro-
gressive politics-in his district, and
was last June delegate to the Chi
cago convention. He is member of
the executive committee of the state
fair board and uperintendent of
speed at the fair.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. James NJ. Duer of the First
Presbyterian church at Wausau, who
was assisted by Rev. McGreaham
Miss Pearl Humphrey was maid of
honor. Miss Ann Kieckhefer, of
Milwaukee and Miss Mary Sayle Of
Madison, both of whom are sorority
sisters of the bride were brides maids.
They were gowned in pink and car
ried pink roses. The brides gown
was an embroidered tunic over bro
caded charmeuse and was worn with
bridal VEIL The bride carried a
shower boquet of white roses and
lilies of the valley. Little Lottie
Downing was flower girl. Edwin
Prehn, brother of the groom, was
best man. while Edwin Schuetz and
Arlie Book, both of Wausau were
ushers. The wedding march, The
Baidal Chorus from Lohengrin, was
played by Miss Nina Wilson, music
teacher at Oshkosh and close init
mate friend of Mrs. Magee, The
chorus was sung by eight lady friends
of the bride under the direction OF
Mrs. G.. M. Knapp.
Two hundred guests were invited
among whom was Gov. Francis T..
McGoyern, q personal friend of the
groom. The church and Parish hall
was decorated for the occasion with
festoons of smilax and pink and white
roses. The reception was neld in the
Parish hall at which the young lady
friends of the bride served. Among
the myriad of handsome presents re-
ceiyed was a set of Shakespeare de
Luxe from the state fair board. Mr.
j. p. Hume, of Marshfield, accompan-
led his present with a very clever
verse of original rhyme The happy
couple left on the limited for Chicago,
from where they went to points south
and east. The Journal joins with
Miss Magee's friends in extending
congratulations. -Shawano Journal.
Among those present at the we'd
ding from Wausau and vicinity were
Fred Prehn and family from Mara
thon; Rev. and Mrs. James M. Duer,
Mr.. and Mrs. E P. German, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. K. Hudtloff, Judge and Mrs.
9. l.. Warren, Paul Dickhotf and
family, Mrs. Fred Deutsch, DIR. r. NJ.
Frawiey, DIR. j. ID. Stockwell, Messrs.
p. F.Stone, E. Langenhahn, w. T. Cor
man, E. X. SchuetZ, Arlie Book, M.
w. Sweet and Ray Charter, all of
Wausau.