Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-09-17
MORNING WEDDING OF MISS
sTERL AND MIR. II. J. BENDER

Before nearly one hundred rela-
tiyes and friends gathered In the
a c. steri residence, lo6 Vine street
this morning, the marriage OF MI.
robert ]. Bender OF Springfield H.
ana Miss Helen G. Sterl of Abilene
took Mace. The ceremony was per-
formed at nine o'clock with Bishop
Mnlspaugh of Topeka officiating
The sterl home was Beautifully uec-
orated in green and white, clema-
t,s and smilax adjoining the rooms
A huge bouquet of sunflowers was
In the hall.
Promptly at the hour set TOT the
odding Miss Jessie Fitzpatrick OF
so,,na began playing Lohengrin s
march as the bridal party descended
the stairs. The attendants Misses
Lois Crawford. Ruth Nimmons ana
helen Gleissner, came first. follow
ed nv the flower girl, Mary Alice
parent. a niece of the bride. Then
came the bridesmaid, Miss LYDIA
Mark of Chicago, with the matron
Of honor, Mrs. Frank D. Parent OF
Los Angeles, next. Mr.. steri anu
tho bride brought up the rear, tax
ing their places before the bishop IN
the library, where Mr.. Bender ana
his best man, Max Goodsill of Gales
burg. ILL.,, were waiting. The Epls-
copalian ceremony united the couple
following which Congratulations
were extended from all sides.
The bride wore imported embroid-
orod chiffon over charmeuse with
bridal veil attached to a cap OF rose
noint. lace. She carried brlde 5
bououet of white Killarney roses
The attendants wore green metal net
over white charmeuse. Miss Marks
gown was of crepe de chine ana Sill
Yer lace. She wore a dainty Dlack
hat with yellow trimmings. Mrs. Far
ent was attired in white chifton
over green charmeuse. The flower
girls. Mary Alice and Nancy Parent
were dressed in white and carrlen
baskets of flowers.
A wedding breakfast was served
at tables in the house after con-
gratulations. The bride and groom
with most of the wedding party left
ON the 1908 Rock Island train
for Kansas City. Following short
wedding trip the couple will be at
home to their friends in their newly
furnished apartment at the corner
of Cook and Pasfield streets, Spring
field.
Always having made her home IN
Abilene. Mrs. Bender has many
warm friends here. She Is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Sterl
and was born and educated in this
CITY. Following her graduation from
the Abilene high school. she attend
ed Ferry Hall, Lake Forest, Ill., ana
Knox College, Galesburg, Ill. she
ia one of Abilene's most lovable ana
charming girls and has a host OF
friends who wish her much JOY. MT
Bender spent his boyhood in Coun-
Gil Bluffs, Iowa, where he received
his early education. He graduated
from Knox college in the class OF
1911 and has since been engaged IN
the newspaper business. Immediate
" after he received his bachelors
degree at college, he took position
in the editorial department OF the
Springfield, ILL.,, Evening News
which paper is published by his faith
err. Victor E. Bender. Later he &C.
cepted the managership of the ILL
nois Bureau of the international
News Service at Springfield, which
Mace he now holds. He is promin-
emf in the Illinois capital as CLUB
man and is regarded as among the
city's rising young business men
He is a member of the Beta Theta
Pi fraternity.
& e e
The guests from away VINO al
tended the wedding were: Miss Ly
dia Mark, Chicago; Victor E. Ben
der, Springfield; Mrs. Robert W
Colville, Galesburg; Mr.. and MRS
p. B. Hendricks, Malvern, Iowa
Miss Victoria Bender, Springfield
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Parent and
daughters, of Los Angeles; Misses
Ruth Nimmons and Jessie Fitzpat
rick of salina, and Max Goodsill, O
Calesburg, III.