The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-11
SMI1hLE MQBE AUPnAls
Avery Pretty cereaaly Marks the Manage
Of 1xs Of vIuiaia's Popular Young
Peeple Wst1sstay Eyeliag.

One of Vrg'n'a'- very prettiest
weddings was that when, on Wed.
ne~day evening, Miss Bertha G.
Smith became the bride of Mr..
Grover +. L~ Veqn-, the impressive
serv:c+ being performed at the
Pre-b> ,erian church ~ the presence
Of a large number Of friends Of the
young people by the Rev. Henry F..
Neff, pa tor.
The church WAS handsomly dec
GRATED for the occasion with ground
pine and Easter lilies, and az the
bridal party entered promptly al,
seven o'clock a chorus composed OF
Nr-. o. n. Gr'ggs, Mrs. Stewar,
Smith, MR.. Geo. r. Shea, Misses
Emily Tangier Smith, Edith Dahl
and Myrtle King sang Loheng rims
Wedding March, the u-hers being
M~ssrs. Lester Reice. Ted Kennedy,
Archie Bevelle and Mr. Skelling.
The bride entered upon the arm
oi her father, and was attired in an
ivory white satin gown made with
court train and trimmed with rose.
point lace aud pearls. She wore a
tnlie veil with lilies of the valley
AID a pendant of dia1nund- and
pearls, and carried shower bou-
quet of bridal r,ees and lilies OF
,he valley. The maid of honor, N'ss
Lorna Batee, was attired IN a
charming gown OF blue charmeuse,
and carried a bouq"e, OF pink oses.
The ma,ron of honor was Mrs. c.
v MaImgren, a sister Of the bride,
who wore her wedding gown. The
four bridesmaids. Misses Blanche
Wilcox. Grace Wilcox, Stella Steb-
bins and Viola Le Vogue, were hand
some'y gowned in choral pink
charneuse and brocaded chiffon
and lace, and carried baskets of
flowers.
Master Glen Lerch acted as ring
bearer and little Misses Dorothy
Gr,xes aud Rebecca Bailey made
dainty flov e girls, dressed in white
and carving baskets of tio"ers
the r,bnon girls. Misses Gertrude
DeNobie and Helen Harwood, were
attired in handsome pink gowns.
The groom was accompanied by
his brother. Mr.. Leslie l.. LeVeque,
OF Marc quette, AZ best man. 4
Mrs. B. r. Smith. mother of the
bride. wore a gown Of smoke grey
broc ale, trimmed in turquoise
charmeuse.
Miss Viola LeVeqne, one of the
bridesmaids, caught the brides
bouquet.
Following the church services
reception and wedding supper was
given at the home ot the brides
parents on Maple street, the happy
young couple leaving la,'r in the
evening for brief wedding trip.
Upon their return to Virginia the,
will be AT Home" alter May lst IN
a charming flat in the new Booth
Apartments on Maple street.
Many beautiful gifts attested to
friendships for the young bridal
couple.
The groom ia young man OF
sterling character, holding the posi-.
ton of mining engineer at the Lin.
coin mine of the Inter State Iron
Co., being a graduate of the Mich
igan College of Mines, while the
bride ID one of Virginla's fairest
daughters who has grown to
womanhood in our midst, and to
them is extended the hearty con
Pratulations and best wishes of a
host of friends.
Among out-of town guests at the
nuptials were Mrs. Herman Jae
decke, 1shpeming, Mich, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Lerch. Hibbing, Nrs.
w. T. Bailey and daughter, Miss
Rebecca Bailey, Duluth, Mrs. Geo,
H. St. Clair and son, Minneapolis,
Miss Viola LeVeque aud Mr.. Leslie
LeVeque, Marquette. and Mrs. W.
A. Whitman and Mrs. w. Is. Har.
wood. Eveleth.