Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-24
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, Nr. and Mrs. D. C. Luse, parents O
the bride, occurred one of the pref
! test home weddings we ever witness
ed, when Miss Maude Luse and DR.
Roy R. Johnson were united in the
holy bonds of matrimony.
There were more than two hun
dred guests present, from town and
out of town, and the large and CON-
modious home of the Luse family
was taxed to its utmost capacity for
room, Prior to the ceremony Miss
Nettie Rosberg, CT LindsbOrg, Kans.,
sang, q Love You Truly
Promptly at seven O'Clock, Mrs. W.
A. Amend played the Bridal Chorus
from Lohengrin, and the groom enter
ed the living room of the home, &C
companied by DR.. r. J. McKeown, OF
Abbyville, Kansas, followed by the
brides maid, Miss Bertha Johnson,
sister of the groom, then came the
bride, accompanied by her father,
and all we're received by Rev. VIM.
Mestwood, who Immediately pro
nounced the words that united the
destinies of these two popular young
people for all future life. The ring
ceremony was used, and the minister
was certainly at his best, as he made
it SO real and impressive.
During the ceremony Miss Murlel
Hooper, violinist, played, very softly
A Peerless Rose" with Mrs. Amend
accompanying on the piano.
After the ceremony the guests
followed the bride and groom into
the dining room, where all participat-
ell il. delicious refreshments.
The bride is a daughter of our fel-
low townsman, D. c. Luse, and MS
estimable wife, and has grown from
birth to maturity in our midst, and
everybody is her friend and no girl
in our fair city can boast of a greater
number of accomplishments.
The groom, also, was born and
raised here, and is the son OF an
other fellow townsman, Johnnie John
SOL, and his good wife, and is now
located at Lacrosse, Kansas, where
lie is practicing his chosen profess
sion, dentistry, and where they will
make their future home, on their re-
turn from Kansas City, for which
place they left on No. s, Wednesday
night.
The bride was arrayed in, a dress
Of charmeuse and oriental lace, with
Itulle veil and orange blossoms, carry
ing a shower boQuet of bridal roses.
The bridesmaid was dressed in pink
silk, with over-dress of pink silk chif-
fon, with pink tulle veil and orange
blossoms, carrying a shower boquet
of pink Killarney roses. Both the
groom and the groomsman were ar
raved in the conventional black.
The decorations throughout were
l. rink and green.
! The following near friends were
assistants: Mrs. L. c. Breeder, Mrs.
Chas. Ldndblade, Mrs. o. w. Dawson,
Hrs. G. W. Moore, Mrs. Frank Kel-
lam. Mrs. Leonard Wood, Miss Leona
Griffith and Miss Ulanda Hooper.
The girls who served in the dining
room were dressed in pink and white
and were Dorothy Dawson, Veva
Ewalt, Winifred FEEDER and Gladys
I.mdOiade.
( Whep the bride cut the wedding
cake there was much anxiety, till
Miss MGrta Lindas got the gold ring,
Geo. D. Shoemaker the money, Miss
Carrie Castle the darning needle and
Miss Alice Moses the thimble.
There was a beautiful array OF
presents, fine enough and numerous
enough to satisfy anyone.
| Only the near friends and relatives
of the contracting parties were invit-
ed, but even this made a crowd OF
over two hundred. The out-of-town
guests were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Johnson, Hois-
| ington: DR.. R. ]. McKeown, Abby
Vile; Miss Nettie Rosberg, Linds-
borg: DR.. James, Spearville; Geo. D.,
Shoemaker, Radium; DR.. E. Q. Cast,
Sterling; Mrs. Charles Norton, and
son. Willis, Hoisington; Miss Tresa
Butler, Hoisington; Mrs. John Cheney
Hoisington; Miss Geraldine Cheney,
Hoisington; Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Viii
cons. Wichita; Miss Elizabeth Wes-
( ley, Hutchinson; Miss Blanche
Thatcher, Hutchinson.
Twenty-eight Of the friends of Miss