Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-06-18
Moe-Sheldon Wedding
at Lutheran Church

me WSuQlns OIL MISS Alma MD6NIQ
Mr.. Palmer Sheldon occurred lastj
evening In the United Lutheran
church, The ceremony being perforlns
ed by Rev. q. J. Edwards. assisted hy
Rev. Mr.. Ross, OF Spokane. Washing
tom
The church q beautifully decor
ated with yellow roses and green
ferns. palms, baskets Of pink roses
and ferns forming d background for
the altar. Feonies and ferns were.
tied to every pew, and small electric
lights were shining through the green
and yellow background. The plat
form around the altar and down the
aisle was carpeted with white.
Mrs. Moe, mother OF the bride, wal
ushered to her seat at the left. She
wore Persian crepe trimmed with blue
taffeta. Mr.: ] o. Sheldon, father 81
the groom, was ushered to his seat at
the right.
AT 6:56 Mr.. Joseph Eastwood sang
Not Because Your Heart Id Mine,a
accompanied by Mr.. Joseph Edwards,
and Immediately after the song the
wedding march was played by Ben
and Joseph Edwards. The groom
then came down a side aisle and the
best man, Mr.. George Moe, the op.
posite aisle, meeting In the center
II
Then came the maid of honor, Miss
Mildred Sheldon. sister OF the groom,
down the center aisls. her gown being
blue satin with chiffon overdrape and
pointlace trimming. She wore q
large picture hat Of lace and roses
and carried a shower bouquet OF pink
roses and pink sweet peas. Then
followed Mrs. n. r. Mcneil, sister
of the groom, and Mrs. Roy Uhrich
sister of the BRIDE They were dress
ed alike, their gowns being white yoile
and charmeuse with yellow satin trim.
mings. They carried bouquets oi
white roses and white and yellow
daisies. Next came the ushers
Messrs. McNeili and Uhrich, followed
by the little flower girls, Minerva
Nelson and Velera Mertz. dressed II
white with yellow sashes and hall
ribbons, carrying baskets of pink ROSE
leaves and scattering them as the!
advanced down the aisle before Iii,
bride. The bride, who came In o.
the arm Of her father. Mr.. 3. r Moe
was dressed in white charmeuse, en-
train, trimmed with white embroider
ed chiffon and pearl tassels. She car
. ried a brides shower bouquet of whit.
roses and Lilies Of the valley.
7 After the ceremony the bridal part.
and relatives repaired to the Lincoll
: hotel, where they partook Of q SUNG
tuous wedding supper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sheldon receives
many beautiful and useful gifts, som
from California, Florida, and Wasl
ington D. g, They will make thei
future home In WATERFOWL, where th
bride has lived all her life. hayin
been born here and graduated at th
Watertown high school, in the elias
Of '06. She also attended college
Nofthield, MINI, for some time.
The groom is well known in Waite
town, having resided here sewers
years where he holds a position vii
the International Harvester compar
as head Of the warehouse and shippir
department
The couple left on the evening ira
for eastern points to be gone +
days on a honeymoon trip.
The out-of-town guests at the we
ding were Mr.. and Mrs. Q. P. N
Neill and Son, Sheldon Miss Mi
reda Sheldon and Mr.. J. g. sheldc
all OF Sioux Falls. Mrs. Sheldon, t
mother Of the groom, was unable
be present on account OF ill-heall
she being now in Florida on that |
count.