The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-09-17
Weddings Of the Week
Coe-Skinner

usually pretty wedding on Monda!
evening, when their daughter, Mis-!
Leila Marie became the bride of How
ard Sheldon Coe.
At eight-thirty Miss Lila Alton, &C
companied by Miss Cecile Welch
beautifully I'M Beloved, it is Morn,
and Miss Aurora Leekly delightfully."-
rendered the aria from Samson and
Dellah, My Heart at Thy Sweet
Voice"
AS the bridal party, led by Miss Mar
garet Skinner, a sister OF the bride.
descended the stairway the orchestra
played Mendelssohn's weddin4 march.
The party advanced slowly to the liy-
ing room, where the ribbon bearers,
ten young lady friends of the bride
carrying chains of smilax and pink
and white asters, formed an aisle
through which the bridal party passed.
First came the bridesmaid, Miss Mar
guerite Catlett. followed by the maid
of honor, Miss Lila Skinner, a sister
of the bride, and the flower girls. Ruth
Kendall and Marjory Browning, who
carried baskets of pink sweet peas
The bride was accompanied by her
father. The party was joined by the
bridegroom and his attendant, Cecil
Skinner and proceeded to an arch, OF
ferns and smilax, under which the
ceremony was performed. DR.. Horace
w. Tilden, pastor of the First Baptist
church, read the beautiful ring ser
vice.
After congratulations refreshments
were served in the dining room 10 the
n hundred guests. Misses Ruth and
Lenore Browning, Mabel C~happell,
Grace Bacon, Lindal Whitehead and
Dollie Anderson served.
VERNE Orhrans and Winifred Hedge
acted as ushers.
The rooms were beautifully decorat-
ed with palms. ferns, smilax, pink and
white roses and cosmos, and the
mantle was banked with ferns and CO.'S
mos.
The brides dress was white satin
duchess and applique lace with over
dress Of French vaporous tulle, with
veil OF tulle caught up with orange
blossoms. The maid Of honor was at
tired in pale pink brocaded char
meuse, with over dress of white chif-
fon and lace and carried a colonial
bouquet of pink roses and sweet peas.
The bridesmaid was gowned in en-
broidered japanese net over pink
satin and carried a bouquet of pink
roses and ferns. The ribbon bearers,
who were Misses Nellie Kendall, Grace
Revell, Winifred Catlett, Mabel Tinker
Rachael Stearns, Birdella Mcknight,
Cecile WEIGH and Thea Alrick and
Mrs. ]. r. Fridley and Mrs. A. H.
Stoll. wore white dresses with pink
sashes. The flower girls were dressed
in pink.
The bride was born and has grown
to womanhood in Brookings, and has
been prominent in church and society
circles. She is a graduate of the high
school and of the State College and
also completed a course in the Chica-
go Conservatory of Music. She is a
most charming and popular young
lady and has many friends who will
extend congratulations and best
wishes.
Mr.. Coe was a member of the State
College faculty the past year, holding
the position of plant pathologist, but
he recently resigned to accept a posi-
ton with the U. s. Department of Ag-
riculture with headquarters at Wash
d. c. His former home is
.rville, Ohio, and he is a graduate of
Iowa State College. He has made
\ very favorable impression during his
residence in the city and has many
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Coe left on the late
train for a honeymoon trip to eastern
points, after which they will be at
at Washington.