Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-07-01
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A pretty church wedding took place
at Spicer last Thursday, when Miss
Alma M. Swenson, daughter Of Mrs.
F.. O. Swenson, was given in marriage
to the Rev. David A. Knock. The cere-
mony took place at the Saron swed-
ish Lutheran church at three o'clock.
The church was very prettily decor
ated for the occasion, with green and
old gold festoons fastened to slender
standards on which were entwined
flowers and greens. The bride was
given away by her brother, Mr.. L. O..
Swenson. She was attended by Miss
Selma Knock as maid of honor and
Miss Edith Knock as bridesmaid, both
sisters of the groom. The groom was
attended by the Rev. Mr.. Samuel E..
Johnson, classmate, as best man,
and Mr.. Enoch Swenson, brother Of
bride, as groomsman. The bridal party
entered the church and took their
places before the altar to the. tones
Of Lohengrin, with Miss Mabel Knock
at the organ. The double ring service
was used, Rev. Gustaf Knock, brother
of the bride, officiating, assisted by
Rev. c. Swenson, the local pastor.
Miss Alice Myrman sang The Lord
is My Shepherd" whereupon the Rev.
Gustaf Knock addressed the bridal
pair. Duets were sung by Mr.. Eben
Lawson and Miss Esther Lawson;
Rev. Gustaf Knock and Miss Mabel
Knock. The wedding party left the
church to the tones of Mendelssohn.
The bride wore a gown of white
chiffon voile over messaline, trimmed
with sheer shadow lace and messaline
daises. The veil was silk net, the
drapery of which was caught up with
myrtle green's and lilies-of-the-valley
She carried shower bouquet of white
sweet-peas and lilies-of-the-valley.
The maid of honor wore cream
crepe de chine, trimmed in shadow
lace and rose trimming and carried
lavender sweet peas. The bridesmaid
wore light blue crepe de chine, and
carried pink sweet peas.
The ushers were Messrs. Albert
Peterson and Victor Swenson, Misses
Elenora Abrahamson and Olga Nelson.
A reception took place at the Eden.
wood Farm after the ceremony. The
bridal pair received congratulations
under a bower of oak leaves and other
green's erected on the lawn. A four
course dinner was given in a tent
on the lawn with covers laid for
eighty. At the close toasts were given
by Rev. c. Swenson on behalf of the
bride; by Rev. S. E. Johnson for the
groom; Rev. B. E. Walters on "wedded
life; Mr.. Eben E. Lawson, uncle OF
the bride and Rev. Gustaf Knock. V.
E. Lawson OBLIGATED as POSTMASTER,
and at the close read a number of con-
gratulatory messages from absent
friends and relatives. Instrumental
music and singing contributed to the
pleasures of the evening.
Among the guests from a distance
were Rev. Gustaf Knock and family
of Lincoln, Neb.; Miss Hanna Sandah]
of Saltwater; Miss Alice Myrman OF
Little Falls; Mrs. Gustaf Swanson Of
Minneapolis; Miss Edla Johnson OF
Florence; Miss Elenora Abrahamson
Of Asbury; Mrs. Thilda Magny and
Mrs. Ruby Swenson of Scandal; Mrs
IC. G. Knock and the Misses Selma,
Mabel and Edith Knock of st. Peter =;
Rev. and Mrs. S. E. Johnson of Lead
vile, Colo; Mr.. John A. Johnson and
family and Miss Anna Lundgren OF
Atwater; Rev. B. E. Walters and fam
lily of Tripolis; Mr.. J. A. Swanson and
children of Mamre; ]. P. Larson and
children and others of Willmar; Rev
Christian Swenson and family, and
|C. M. Lawson and T. J. Lawson with
members of their respective families
from New London.
The groom was recently ordained
as a minister of the Gospel at the
meeting of the Augustana Synod al
Sycamore, Ill. Rev. and Mrs. D. A
Knock will be at home to their friends
at Akron, Iowa, after August 18th
where Rev. Knock has accepted a cal
and will enter his work in the minis
try.
Rev. and Mrs. Knock left Saturday
for Copas, MIMI, where Rev. KNOCK
otficiated at the Swenson-Ol nup
tials.