Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-10-28


Miss Leila Town and Mr.. Reynold
] Alstrum we're quitely married at
the brides home, 311 South Cedar,
at 8 O'Clock this morning. Rev. Mr..
Flower OF the Evangelical church
officiating. Mrs. Bower presided at
the piano. Immediately after the
ceremony and the extending OF
hearty congratulations an elegant
wedding breakfast was served. Miss
Town is one of Abilene's sweet spir-
itual and accomplished young la
dies. She has been one of Dickinson
county's successful teachers for the
past four years and will doubtless
take a high rank in housekeeping.
Mr.. Alstrum is a Clay Center man,
being in the employ of the Clay
Center creamery company. Mr.. and
Mrs. Alstrum took the Santa Fe
north and will spend some days
visiting Nebraska relatives. Upon
their return they will set up house
keeping in Clay Center, where, in
time, they will be at home to their
Abilene friends. Miss Town will be
greatly missed from the circles OF
the Evangelical church of which
she has been an acceptable member
and in which she has labored faith
fully.
ZOOk-HOOver
At six o'clock Thursday evening
In the spacious home of the brides
parents at Sixth and Olive, the mar
riage of Miss Ruth Naomi Zook and
Jesse Clinton Hoover of Moonlight
was solemnized in the presence of a
large circle of invited guests, the
ceremony being performed by the
brides uncle, the Rev. c. B. Zook
OF lola, Kan. Preceding the cere-
mony Miss Rowena Engle sang Cad
mans eat Dawning" to the piano
accompaniment of Miss Florence
Musser, who also played the Men
delssohn march and later rendered
an added number of appropriate Sc
lections. Miss Elsie Brooks, accom-
panied by Miss Pearl Lehman, sang
"A Perfect Day" by Bond. The bride
who was suitably gowned in an I'M
pretentious dress of cream crepe
meteor, with white veil and carried
q bouquet of white carnations, was
attended by her sister, Miss Orpha,
and by the groom's sister, Miss
Phoebe, both in lavender silk null.
Mr.. Earl Hoover of Kansas City,
Kansas, and Mr.. Harry Dayhoft
were best men. The brides going
away suit was of African brown
serge.
Through a ribbon aisle of white
and lavender, formed by the Misses
Geneva Zook, Lesta Kaufman, Ruth
Hoffman, Marie Kaufman, Mabel
Diehl and Florence Zook, the, bride
accompanied by her father and her
two attendants, appeared under
white wedding bell pendant In an
arch of lace curtains, there meeting
the groom and his attendants. Pot
ted plants, ferns and cut flowers
were tastefully arranged i'm rich
profusion. A bountiful three-course
lap supper was enjoyed. Guests 20
the number of some one hundred
fifty were in attendance from town
and county. Those present from out
side the county we're: Mrs. Mary
Zook, Goodman, Mo-; Mr.. Earl
Hoover, Kansas City, Kan; Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Diehl, Shippensburg, Pa;
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Wenger, Shippens-
burg, Pa. A varied list Of useful
and attractive presents testify to
the high regard of many friends.
The happy pair left on the Union
Pacific this afternoon for points in
Colorado and in California where
they will visit the exposition and
spend some time with friends and
/. relatives, returning about the first
Of the year. March first they will
locate at Fairview. one Of the Zook
farms in Cheever township. The