The Dickinson press., 1915-05-01
ELLSWORTH-ERDAHL

April Zl-Cne DlfCnQay anniversary
of the bride-in the new Presbyterian
church at Jamestown occurred the
marriage of Miss Laura Naomi Ellis
worth of that city and Andrew
Erdahl Of Dickinson.
The wedding appointments were
very pretty: This was the first we'd
ding in this beautiful new church
which was very attractive with it's
decorations of Easter lilies, smilax
and ferns. Little Misses Helen Reed,
Katherine Default and Anna Proctor
acted as ushers and as friends of the
contracting parties to the number of
seventy-ive assembled, Prof Rexford
Colburn Of Jamestown College rem
dered several pipe organ selections.
AS. the sweet strains Of the Men
delssohn wedding march came softly
from the organ the officiating clergy
man, Rev. G. W. Simon, entered and
met the bridal party at the altar.
The bride, upon the arm of her
brother, Howard H. Ellsworth, passed
down the south aisle to the altar, fol-
lowed by the bridesmaid, her child
hood playmate and closest girl friend,
Miss Lois Reed of Jamestown, while
the groom and his best man, A. P.
Ellian of Dickinson, approached the
altar by the north aisle.
The ring service was used and was
most impressive, the bride being given
away by her brother. In the vesti-
bule of the church following the cere-
mony the newly welded couple tar
ried to receive the congratulations
and hearty good wishes Of their many
friends.
The bride was very charming in her
wedding gown of white crepe meteor
cut en- traine and fashioned with silk
lace and pearl trimmings. She wore
a veil of tulle, held in place around
the head by a pearl band and
fastened at the left side with pearl
ornament and she carried a shower
bouquet of BRIDES roses and white
sweet peas. The bridesmaids gown
was a dainty creation Of white crepe
embroidered in pink and blue flowers.
She wore a white lace hat trimmed
to match her gown and carried large
bouquet of pink Killarney roses. The
groom and best man wore evening
dress.
Following the ceremony recep-
ton was rendered Mr.. and Mrs.
Erdahl at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. A. Reed, 421 Fifth Avenue South,
where about forty intimate friends
spent the evening. The Reed resi-
dence was prettily decorated with
roses, carnations, Easter lilies and
smilax, the color scheme being pink
and white. Dainty refreshments
were served from the large table in
the dining room by Misses Ruth Nc
Gully and Marjorie Long. During
the evening Miss Helen Lieber sang
20 Promise Me" and Miss Daphna
Hauser, IT Love You Truly" The
girls assembled on the lawn and the
bride threw her bouquet from the
porch. It was caught by Miss Elsie
Smith of Bismarck, who gracefully
presented it to the brides mother.
Many beautiful gifts of cut glass,
silver, china and linen were showered
upon the happy couple:
MIR. and Mrs. Erdahl left at 1890
p. m. on the North Coast Limited for
Minneapolis. They spent the first
few days of their honeymoon at the
home of the groom's parents at Blue
Earth, MINI. The last of the week
they were to leave St. Paul for St.
Louis and other southern points.
The brides going-away suit was Of
blue gaberdine with hat to match.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erdahl will return the
middle of May to reside at Dickinson,
where they will be at home after June
/, in the Wilcox house on Second
Avenue West.
The out of town guests included:
A. H. Ellsworth, father, and Mrs. D.
Ellsworth, grandmother, Of the bride,
of New Roclford; Mrs. Emma Ellis
worth, mother, and Howard Ellis
worth, brother, of Kildeer; Frank
Ellsworth, another brother, J. j.
White and the Misses Harriet Fal-
coner, Winnie Jones, Belle and Helen
Holland, Elsie and Florence Smith
and Esther Nelson of Bismarck; A. P.
Ellian of Dickinson.
Mrs. Erdahl was born and grew to
young womanhood in Jamestown,
where she was graduated. She has
a large acquaintance in Bismarck,
where she has spent considerable
time and is already known to many
in Dickinson through brief resi-
dence here last year.
Mr.. Erdahl, working in the civil
service, first came to Dickinson as a
U. S. land office employee. He later
went to Aberdeen, S. D., but the
Merchants National bank felt it
needed a man Of his sterling worth
and he returned to this city to enter
the service of the bank of which he is
now assistant cashier. A host of
friends are waiting to give him and
his bride cordial welcome.