South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-27

More than $50 guests were present
at the timble given by the Pythian
Sisters in the h. Of p. hall Tuesday
afternoon. A program was arranged
as follows: instrumental solo by Mrs.
Charles Sperry; local solo. Mrs. Will
liam Hege; reading, Mrs WinOna
Mehnert; vocal solo. Earl Hatfield;
recitation by Lucille Hood; vocal solo.
Miss Eleora Gears; a song by little
Jack Messick. duet by Mrs. William
Hagey and Mrs. George Thompset,
accompanied on the piano by Gren-
Vile TOmpset a young peoples or
cheslra with Mrs. Dan Pyle as plan
lst turnlshed music during the lunch
con hour. The hall was attractively
decorated suggestive of Halloween.
and an enormous pumpkin was placed
on a table in the center Of the room
filled with dOughnuts The other re-
freshments were in keeping with the
season. Mrs. John Gully received the
prize for bringing the most visitors
on her invitation and a guest prize
was presented TO Mrs Jack Handay
The money which was raised by this
event will be added 20 the sum to be
used for erecting a new X. of p hall.
The society will entertain with an
other thimble the latter part of No
vember, the exact date TO be an
nOunced later
Members Of the Silver Pleasure club
were entertained Tuesday afternoon at
the home OF Mrs George Ireland, sos
y. Main ST The business session was
followed by social diversions and re-
freshments were served. Two guests
were present The next meeting Will
be with Mrs Charles Fowler. 1131 +.
Bowman ST.
Miss Irene Mabel Martin. daughter
Of Mr. and Mrs. Fred w. Martin, and
Horace BisseU Dakin of Springfield,
H., son of Mr.. and Mrs. Norman G..
Dakin. 734 w. Colfax av., were mar
ried last evening at o'clock at the
Martin home, 522 y. Main st. The Rev.
John Hazen White Of st. James
Episcopal church performed the cere-
mony in the presence Of 100 guests.
Miss Rita Staples, 1921 w. Washing
ton aV.. acted as maid Of honor, and
Howard Mayer Bissell, a cousin of the
groom. attended as the best man. The
LOhengrin wedding march was played
by Irwin DOlk. harpist. and during the
ceremony he gave "a Perfect Day"
Little Miss Marian Martin stretched
ribbons TO form an aisle through
which the bridal party passed Palms
with yellow. and white chrysanthe-
NUNS and sarlands Of smilaX were
used In decorating the rooms.
The bride was prettily gOwned in
white eros de Londre with silver lace
trimmings made short length. She
wore a full length veil caught 20 the
head with valley lilies, forming Mar
guerite cap. The maid of honor wore
a yellow taneta gown made short
length. with lace trim. and her flowers
were an arm bouquet of sunburst
roses.
Mrs. F. T. Bissell. Howard NJ. Bis
sell Of Cleveland, O.. Bert Waltz of
Detroit and Mr. and Mrs. J. b. Crow
of Walkerton were the guests from
ont of town.
Mr.. and Mrs Dakin will be at home
after a wedding trip at Gle y. Sarrett
St, Springfield. Ill, where the groom
is court reporter for the Illinois state
utilities commission
OF particular interest to a number
Of South Bend people will be the we'd
ding OF Or. Alfred Castle Bartholo-
NEW, formerly of this city, to Miss
Ruth Inez McConahy, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Carey Baker McCOnahy, 500
Park pl., Van Vert, O., which will
take place this evening in that city.
The ceremony will be read at 1880
O'c ock by the Rev +. w. Rohifng in
st. Marks Evangelical Lutheran
church. Just preceding the marriage
Mrs. H II. Holbrook will give an
organ recital. As the bridal process
sion enters the church she will play
the bridal chorus from LOhengrin and
for the occasional will give Mendels-
sohn's wedding march.
The maid Of honor will be Miss
Hazel Gleascl Of Van Vert, and the
best man '.ili be Dan ID. Schurtz Of
this city. The uShers will be DR.
Paul Work ~ Elkhart. Ind. and Dr.
Hugh H. HulbrOok of Van Vert
American beauty roses and white
Chrysanthelr ans in tail reed vases viii
form the decorations for the church.
while at the home red and white roses
and carnations with ferns viii be
used suggesting a color note OF red
and white, the colOrs OF M Sigma M
fraternity.
The bride will be lovely in a robe
OF duchess satin made short length
with real lace and pearl trimmings.
IL will be low neck with long sleeves
of illusion. She viii wear long tulle
veil made in semi-Cap effect with
pearl trimming and caught up with
lilies OF the valley. Her flowers Will
be a shower OF white rose buds and
lilies of the valley. Miss Gleason will
wear a gown of white silk japanese
crepe and illusion with a touch of
hand embroidery, made short length
with low neck anu snort sleeves. she
viii carry a COlOnia; bouquet Of Rich
mond roses. Mrs. McCCuahy's gown
viii be Of white silk crepe made with
black illusion and heavily trimmed
with jet
A wedding reception to loo guests
viii follow the ceremony at the home
II the brides parents Mr.. and Mrs.
y. w. Bartholomew. Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred w. Bartholomew, Mrs. ii. II.
Holbrook and Miss Laura BarthOlo-
NEW will receive with Mr.. and Mrs