Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-12-26
S~mith-Byrres Wedding.

w. J. Byrnes In this city on Tuesday
afternoon, December twenty-third. at
four O'Clock in the afternoon they
gave their eldest daughter, Emma
Lavina, In marriage To be the wife OF
Mr.. Percy Telfair Smith.
Rev. Thurston Of the Methodist
church repeated the beautiful solemn
words of the ritual which united these
young lives in holy wedlock forever
more. In the presence Of relativesz
friends and neighbors they took their
VOWS.
Both are well known in Canton.
The bride his spent nearly all her
life here, excepting her college days,
and is admired by all for the woman
ly virtues she possesses to an unuSuai'
degree She is an opbomiSt, always
lives in the sunshine which radiateS
from her and adds brightness to the
lives of those with whom she asSU-
ciates. Happy and fortunate the
man who has chosen such a wOman to
be his wife. Percy Smith grew up in
Canton, graduated from our high
school, then as boys do, drifted into a
broader life. He Is now located ia
| Dead wood where he holds a fine pc.
sition in the government forestry
service. In this city will the new
home be established and to it they
carry the love and best wishes of all
their friends OF earlier years.
1t was a yellow and white wedding.
The brides gown was OF white satin
and her bouquet Of white and cream
honor and bridesmaid ~corresponded in
the color scheme. AS Miss Leila
Cummings Of Centerville played the
wedding march the bridal party enter
ed through an aisle Of ribbon, smilax
and yellow chrysantbemums and
roses. The bride to be with her little
ring bearer, Jean Linn Fobes. and
the groom to be with the Rev. Thurs
ton. Miss Eloise Smith was maid o!
honor and Mr.. Verlyn Byrnes best
man. The bridesmaids we're Misses
Wava and Bernice Byrnes, Elizabeth
Eveleth, Gladys Kundert, Edith
G%oodroad, Vina Williams, Myrtle
Cone and Clara Hackett The brides
maids held or formed the aisle through
which the bridal party passed, After
the ceremony a wedding dinner was
served to the wedding guests. A re-
kception followed from 6 to 8 O'Clock at
W hi1h "A Uara n vitl1 and ulaily
responded to congratulate and offer
good wishes.
The presents received were umer
GUS and beautiful and ]betokened the
affection OF their friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith left by auto
Immediately after the reception for
Sioux Falls and other points. They
will join a family reunion at EVERY,
Iowa, during the holidays, also visit
Prof. and Mrs. Roy Smith at Ames
before they return to Canton about
Jan 5th enroute to their home in the
Hills.
The out Of town guests at this
wedding were Mrs q. M. CUMMINGS
duu X Illci hSlld vi SCuIol NlllCy
Mrs. Mae Amo, Huron; Mrs. Geo ge
Bray, Kimball; Mrs. H. w. Waring,
Aberdeen; Miss Elizabeth Eveleth,
Salix, Iowa; Miss Clara Hackett,
Parker; Miss Myrtle Cone, Mrs Claud
Coon, Mrs. Francis Coon, Miss Vina
Williams, Mrs. Elmer Schubert, Sioux
Falls; Mr.. and Mrs. 7. II. Smith and
Eloise, EVERY, Iowa; Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy Smith, Ames, Iowa: Earl Bran
ner, Dead wood; Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
L.. Kundert, Harrisburg; Mr.. ana Mrs.
Geo. w. ByrneS, MontroSe; Mrs. John
Steadman and son John Lester Beres-
ford; Mrs. Mary Kate, Westly Argue.
New GlariS, Wis; Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
Woods, Mr.. and Mrs. Stanton Hoover,
Lennox; Mrs. George Sedgewick,
Hawarden.