The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-10-03
Pretty Wedding Knot

Pretty Wedding Knot
Uniting Miss Corinne Saunders ant
Mr.. Luyern D. Y0nker.
A very pretty aud impressive
wedding ceremony was solemn
lied at the home of Mrs. w. B,
Saunders on Thursday evening,
October Cd, when the daughter,
Miss Corinne Saunders. was
united in wedlock to Mr.. Luvern
Q. Yonker, of Willistou, N. Oak ;,
Rev. E F Siegfriedt, reading
the beautiful aud impressive
ring ceremony of the Episcopal
church. Miss Jean Johnson at.
tended as bridesmaid, aud Mr..
Louis Saunders, brother of the
bride, assisted as groom man,
Mr.. Phil S. Saunders, brother
OF the bride. giving the latter
away.
The bride was eowned ia bro
caded satin, with orange bios
SONS and a full length veil. and
carried shower boquet of
brides roses. A unique fact in
regard to the brides trousseau,
and expressive of q pretty senti.
ment was that the gown and
orange blossoms worn were
these worn by her mother at her
wedding over thirty years ago.
and the brides handkerchief of
point lace, was that carried by
her grandmother at her wedding
many years before that. The
bridesmaid was gowned in blue
chiffon, and carried an arm bO-
qu+t of red roses.
The spacious home was pro
fusely decorated with smilax and
cut flowers, the musicians alcove
being prettily decorated with
miniature electric lights of va
rious colors. The bridal couple
during the ceremony stood un-
der q wedding bell of roses.
Some sixtytive guests were
present to enjoy the occasion,
and after congratulations had
been extended the young couple.
tables were spread with an in
viting three-coarse repast, the
bride cutting the large wedding
cake, and Miss Jean johnson Sc.
curing the piece Of cake with the
hidden ring. The Misses Helen
Bleser, Catherine Mesmer, Doris
Rix and Francis Konold attended
the tables, and Prof. nopfner's
tive-piece orchestra discoursed
music during the entire evening.
The bride is the onlv daughter
of Mrs w. B. Saunders, and has
always had her home in this city,
where she has grown up to wo-
manhood with the love and es
TEEN of the community encir-
cling her from earliest childhood,
her kindly nature and amiable
character winning the involun-
tary homage Of all in the enjoy
ment Of her acquaintance.
The groom is 9 successful
young business man Of Willis
ton, n. Dak., but who spent all
the earlier years of his life in this
county, and is young man of
clean habits and sterling charac-
ter, and com mands the highest
respect Of the community where
he has lived. The best wishes
Of q myriad Of friends accom-
pany the young people to Willis
ton. where they will make their
home, and for which place they
took their departure on the early
morning train following the cere-
mOny.
Among the out of town guests
at the wedding were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Jerome Crowley, uncle and
aunt of the bride, and son Addi-
son, of Randolph, N. ", Mr. and
Mrs G. Yonker, parents of the
groom, aud their daughter Man
engo. and Miss Helen Puder. of
Big Stone, and Mrs. + T. Har
ris, Of Aberdeen.
Mrs j. n. Stafford. the state
treasurer for the South Dakota
w. G. T. L. organization left for
Watertown Tuesday morning to
attend the annual meeting, which
is being held in that city this
week. Mesdames M. Fl. Wise
man, J A. Fuller, r. J. Nav,
w. |. LoWthian and H. Cunning
ham left the next day to attend
as delegates going by way South
Shore. On Saturday morning
Mrs. Lowthian is on the program
for paper on ''Puritv in Litera-
ture and Art, and Mrs Stafford,
the state treasurer is down for
short address on Thursday even