The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-27

i Fli hcSIltCLluliy suUiHitttu,
I w. r. Lacey,
Geo Boat5ma,
Arthur Shaw,
Committee.
COATES STRAIN. OF the mar
riage Of young lady whose childhood
days we're spent in Oskaloosa, and
whose parents were born and reared
in Mahaska county, Green Mountain
correspondent writes:
"A pretty wedding was solemnized
Wednesday afternoon, February -,
1913, at 4 o'clock, at the home of the
brides parents, DR.. and Mrs. John +.
Strain, at Green Mountain, when their
daughter, Grace H., became the bride
of Edward &. Coates. Miss Laura
Woodward, of Lewis, accompanied by
Mrs. Harold d, Bancroft, of Cedar
Falls, sang, 20 Promise Me-" proceed
ing the ceremony. The bride wore an
exquisite gown Of white crepe meteor,
with lace trimmings, and carried a
bouquet of roses and hyacinths. An
arrangement of pearl beads and
orange blossoms made pretty head
dress, the blossoms having been sent
from Florida by George Coates. The
service was read by Rev. George II.
Croker, OF Whiting, former Green
Mountain pastor. The ceremony was
performed In the living room under
an arch OF smilaX and ferns. During
the congratulations Mrs. Bancroft
gave several piano selections. The
house decorations were in yellow
and green color scheme. After the
ceremony four-course dinner was
served, Mrs. Eben Thurber, of this
city, and Miss Ethel Thomas TI4 1T
ing. In the dining room the ltEG,
table was attractive with great DO !
OF daffodils, hyaeinths and smilaX. =
The bride is the only daughter of
DR.. and Mrs. Strain. and has spent Z
most of her life in Green Mountain,
where she has many friends. Miss
Strain attended college at Cedar Falls.
Mr.. Coates is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Coates, of this city, and resides
on the Coates farm, two and a half
miles west of Green Mountain, where
he and his bride will make their home.
About thirty guests attended the we'd
ding Those from away we're Mrs.
Elmlra Holt, Mr. and Mrs. ]. b. Holt,
and r. w. Holt, OF 0skatoosa: Miss
aura Woodward, of Lewis; Mrs. Har-
old Bancroft, of Cedar Falls; Rev. and
Mrs. George Croker, OF Whiting; Mr..
and Mrs. j. l.. lngledue. Mr.. and Mrs.
Eben Thurber, Mrs. James Collins, Mr.
and Mrs. W. c.. Ives, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Coates and Miss .Genevieve
and Samuel Coates. Of Marshalltown."
GILCHRIST.-The funeral of Geo.
l., Gilchrist was held from the family
residence, at 200, pm, Saturday
February %, 1913. Rev. s., j.. Malone
assisted by Rev. Roy Dead
man. Burial in, Forest cemetery
The attendance was large and there
was a large following to-. the, grave,
the coldness OF the
weather. There were quite a number
of beautiful floral tributes from sym.
pathinzing friends :. Music for the
service was furnished by a quartette
composed Of Mrs. S. j. Malone, Miss
Lucille Malone, Mrs. Ina Bowen and
Miss Verna Walters. Lewis Bryson,
). NJ. Bryson, David Bryson, Howard
Reiner, Henry Ahrweiler and Edward
Gilchrist acted as pail bearers and
the following comrades of Phil Kear,
ney Post acted as honorary pail
bearers: w. II. Shaw, w. r. Cowan,
John Shannon. Ben Crnzen, Albert
Cooper and A. J. Bass. .-
George Gilehrist was born in Fay
cite Co., Pennsylvania, April l6, 1926,
and died at his home one mile east
of Oskaloosa, Feb. 10, 1918, aged Sc
years. 10 months and days.
When he was Is years old he unit.
cd Int hui
church near UniontoWn, Pa. When
he came here in 1855 he brought his
letter and placed it In the Oskaloosa
lie was elected elder
soon after and represented this con
gregation in the organization of the
Iowa synod of that organization, only
two others are known to be still liy.
ing. He has served the congregation
as an officer longer than any one In
the state of Iowa. When the Ciyil
War broke out he enlisted in Co. X,
33d Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infant
ry. He was made first lieutenant of
his company, which position he filled
with honor until falling health made
it necessary for him to resign his
commission and receive his dis.
charge. Mr.. Gilchrist was first mar.
ried to Miss Mamie LlItz in 1852, who
died in 1880. He was married the
second time to Miss Elizabeth Vance
Oct. 4, 1881. This union was blessed
with three children, TWO daughters,
Miss Mamie and Nellie, and one son,
Elmer, who with their mother and
Aunt MOllie, 81 years old, and other
relatives and host OF friends mourn
their loss. He was honored as
citizen, loved in his church and in his
nome. His last illness, that OF pneu-
monia, lasted but little more than a
week and was not attended by any
great suffering. 1t was beautiful
ending OF noble life. He simply
furled sail and, aided to shore and
cast anchor In the harbor OF Gods
Holy City. .s.sa r.-
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