The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-06-19

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WATSON-SHOEMAKE.- One of
the prettiest of June weddings was
that which took place at the home OF
the bride, No. lis College avenue,
/ Thursday evening, June IL, 1913, at
eight o'clock, when Miss Ethel Elean.
or Shoemake, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. B. F. Shoemake of Oskaloosa,
was united in the bonds Of holy we'd
lock with Mr.. Barclay B. Watson of
Wichita, Kansas, in the presence OF
company of about one hundred rel
atives friends and associates.
! The affair was formal, many of the
lgentlemen being in full evening dress
and the ladies handsomely gowned,
but 1t was marked by spirit of So
| in by all. The pretty home was ar
tistically decorated, bay of palms
and ferns with a handsome wedding
bell of orange blossoms forming an
alcove or canopy wherein the cere-
mony of the double ring service, both
bride and groom receiving and CIV
| ing ring, was impressively said
The bride was becomingly attired in
a beautiful charmeuse gown draped
with princess lace and over which
/ fell the folds Of the bridal veil caught
up with orange blossoms. The
groom was in full dress. The Penn
college orchestra, under the direc-
ton of J. Worth Allen, played dur.
ing the evening, and Miss Letha
Peckham sang and all the features
and details of the wedding were per
fectly tuned to the happy character
of the event Miss Bernice Shoe
make, sister of the bride, becomingly
clad, was maid Of honor, and four
pretty and dainty bridesmaids, all in
white, had special duties at the altar
Misses Helen Marks, Hazel Whar-
ton and Maryetta Wilson, all of Fort
| Collins, Colorado, and all Sorority
| girls associated with the bride in
school days, and Miss Grace Votaw
! of Fremont, cousin of the bride. Roy
! Weant, a college and roommate, was
groom's man. Masters Harold and
Norval Caldwell, ring bearers, in the
! prettiest Of white suits, completed
the party that appeared before the
altar ready for the Offices of DIR.
David M. Edwards, president of Penn
college, by within the marriage cere-
mony was performed. The bride was
given away by the hand of the father
Both bride and groom are well known
in Oskaloosa. The groom is a gradu-
ate of Penn and has been connected
with the Oskaloosa High school as
teacher of mathematics and was at
the head of the school athletics AS
a student of the college he was well
known on the football field.
Following the serving of a two
course collation., the bride threw her
handsome shower bouquet among her
girl friends and it fell to the lot of
two of her maid attendants, Misses
Marks and Wharton.
While the bride and groom were
donning their travelling clothes the
impression somehow gained circula-
tion that carriages would be waiting
to take the younger folks of the COM
pany to the eleven o'clock train. In
spite OF the watchfulness of men,
bers OF the company Mr.. and Mrs.
Watson slipped out of the house un-
seen and secretly took an auto. The
company went to the station, provid-
ed with rice, etc, but the bridal cou.
pie did not appear for the train.
Thinking that they had been driven
in a car to catch the train AT New
Sharon number of the company
went to that place. well supplied with
corn crisp" ribbons, placards, etc
Mr.. and Mrs. Watson were guests of
relatives in University Park until the
following morning when their pres
ence in the city was discovered. but
they changed routes of departure and
got away unmolested.
Guests present from distance
were: George Shawhan, Des Moines:
Mrs. Sam Steddom and son, What
Cheer: Rev. James s. Williams and
wife. New Sharon; Roy Williams,
Coco, Old Mexico; Miss Louise Ham.
mond, LeGrand, Iowa; Raymond
Mendenhall. Providence, Rhode Isl
and; Lloyd Mendenhall, Philadel.
phia: Miss Grace Votaw, Fremont:
DR.. Homer Coffin, New York City:
DR.. and Mrs. Barclay Watson, Eudora,
Kansas; Misses Helen Marks, Hazel
Wharton and Maryetta Wilson, Fort
Collins, Colorado. A cablegram OF
congratulatory character was receiv.
ed from h. +. Bahmier, Cohuna, Vic.
toria. Australia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Watson will reside
in Wichita, Kansas,
where Mr.. Watson is to take up
newspaper work on the Wichita
Eagle, where he is financially inter.
ested. They go to the new home
awainting their coming after two
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