Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-03
Society
SOCIETY WEDDING
IN KANSAS CITY

A society event of especial interest
to Ottumwa friends was the wedding
of Water B. Jordan Jr. OF st. Paul TO
Miss Sara Wingate Of Kansas City
Wednesday evening. Mr.. Jordan Is
son of w. B. Jordan OF st. Paul and a
grandson of the late Mrs. Maria Jor-
dan of this city. He lived here while
attending school, The Kansas City
Journal has the following:
The Calvary Baptist church, Ninth
and Harrison streets, was set with tall
palms, wide spreading ferns with
quantities of pink and white snap
dragons and burning candles casting
lambert glow last evening which
served as a picturesque background
for Miss Sara Wingate and Walter b.
Jordan Jr. of Minneapolis, Mimi, and
their bridal party. The wedding was
solemnized at 8 O'Clock, the ReY. Don
aid D. Munro officiating, before
fashionable crowd that filled the
church,to the portals. While the guests
were assembling Mrs. Jennie Schultz
gave several delightful musical num-
bers, including Mendelssohn's Spring
Song, a nocturne from Chopin, the
"Barcarol" from 1.-THE Tales OF Hoff.
man." the Meditation" from "Thais,"
during the exchange Of vows Trau-
meri," and the wedding marches which
proclaimed the arrival and departure OF
the bride. The bride was gowned In
a regal callot satin with duchess lace
bodice yelled in illusion which fell
gracefully over the short sleeves. Ih1s
lace which had adorned the wedding
gown of the brides mother, was
caught into the scarf draperies OF the
skirt with clusters Of orange blossoms
here and there. The coronet head dress
was also fashioned out of the heir
loom lace and coquettishly embellished
with that flower which belongs to
brides alone the orange blossom
This capped the tulle veil which fell
to the bottom of the long court train,
while choux of the waxon flowers
were distributed along It's airy
meshes A shower Of orchids and val
ley lilies finished an exceptionally
artistic costume.
The maid of honor Miss Elizabeth
Barton and five bridesmaids Misses
Josephine Bird, Nellie Barber, Marie
Herman, Elizabeth Marsh, and Eleanor
Austin attended the bride. Mr.. Jor-
dan was attended by William A. Jor-
dan of Minneapolis as best man, and
Walter Cross Bait, George Wester OF
Minneapolis, Walter Sugden of West
Virginia, John Wingate, Dr. William
Duke and Edwin Wingate, were the
ushers. Martha Jordan and John
Waddell acted as flower children. A
large reception followed at the home
of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E.
B. Wingate, Abb Walnut street. The
walls were hung with smilax, the man
tells in all the rooms were banked with
cibodium ferns. In the reception room
were tall handled baskets filled with
pink roses and lilacs. On the piano
in the hall was tall crystal vase OF
pink snapdragons. Foliage plants and
ferns topped the book cases IN the
living room and hall, and baskets OF
pink roses were everywhere A large
tent was erected on the lawn whlch
was carpeted with green and hung
with great branches of smilax forming
q veritable bower. A tree fern reached
to the roof in the center and around
this circular table was built. Here
the wedding cake rested in a mound
of green.
After the reception the bride and
groom left for the east and north,
where they will be at home later IN
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Work, Mrs. G.
M, Myers and Mrs. J. G. Jordan of this
city attended the wedding.