The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-08-22
the aldermen deny that meeting
was held.
From Mondays Daily.
Charming Wedding.

place at eight o'clock Saturday even
ing when Miss Ruth Bradley became
the bride of Roy H. Allison. The
wedding took place at the home O
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs
G. R. Bradley on South Fourth street
in the presence of about one hun
dred guests.
The ceremony was performed IL
the parlor before a bank of palms
and cut flowers. AS the wedding
party was forming on the stairway
Miss Clara Radichel sang very beau
tifully, "Calm AS The Night" an6
as the party descended to the par
lor Miss Lillian Nelson played the
Mendelssohn wedding march, with
violin obligato by Miss Lucille Fisher
Little Jerome Thomas entered the
parlor first, bearing the ring, and
he was followed by the two brides
maids, Misses Alice and Bessie Van
Fossen. Miss Alice wore pale
green silk gown with over Grapes
of lowered chiffon and carried ar
arm bouquet of pink sweet peas
Her sister, Miss Bessie, wore pink
crepe meteor and carried sweet peas
Wallace Sterling was Mr.. Allison's
attendant and they followed the
| brides maids. The bride was joined
at the foot of the stairs by her faith
er, who gave her in marriage. Rev
! w R. Keesey of the Centenary Metho
dist church read the marriage service.
The bride wore an exquisite gown
of duchess satin with embroidered
chiffon over Grapes and duchess
lace and ornaments of pearl and
rhinestone. She carried shower
bouquet of brides roses.
After the ceremony the guests as.
sembled on the spacious porch where
the congratulations were given and
light refreshments were served. Miss
! Margaret Pond and Miss Elna Nal.
zahn served punch during the even,
: ing and Mrs. George Pond and Mrs
Frank G. Thomas assisted in the
dining room. Miss Violet Atchison
assisted in receiving the guests.
The house was a perfect bower of
flowers, and the porch was very
beautiful in it's decorations of tall
vases of gladiola and palm. The re,
ception hall was done in red gladiola
and ferns and the stair rail was
banked with flowers In the parlor,
where the ceremony was performed,
white roses and water lilies were
used and throughout all of the rooms
long baskets of flowers were used
on the radiators. The library was
in pink and green and the dining
room was bower of pink and green.
A large centerpiece of pink roses
was used on the table and streamers
of pink tulle stretched from the
chandelier to the corners of the
table.
Mr. and Mrs. Allison left Saturday
night for one of the nearby lakes,
where they will remain a week. Re
turning to Mankato the happy couple
will go to housekeeping on Bradley
street, where they will be at home
to their friends after November 1.
Mr.. Allison is a civil engineer
and has been engaged in that work
in and around Mankato for some
time. He has made many friends
and has established IS worth among
Mankato people. He is the only son
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. Allison of
Manchester, S. d.
Mrs. Allison is the only child of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. R. Bradley of this
city and has always lived here. She
is graduate of the normal school
and taught very successfully in Lake
Crystal, and spent the past year at
home. Many pre-nuptial affairs were
given in her honor.
Among the people from away who
attended the wedding were Mr.. and
Mrs. j. L. Allison of Manchester, S.
D.; Mrs. G. M. Bradley of Mime
apolis, Mrs. l.. J. Van Fossen and
daughters of Minneapolis, Mrs. Ay-
ers and daughter of GAINESVILLE, Mrs.
M. Taylor and daughter of GAINESVILLE,
Mr. and Mrs. NJ A. Ostrander and
daughter, Bernice of Kasota, Mr..
and Mrs. G. NJ Wilcox and daugh-
ter Margaret of Kasota, Miss Maud
Robinson and Miss Lillian Nelson of
Lake Crystal, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Peter
son of Lake Crystal.
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