The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-07-08
Van Brussell-Randle.

The following wedding notice will
be read with interest by Leon people,
the bride, and groom having been
guests at the Stuber-Teale wedding in
this city last fall, Mr.. Van Brussell
being Mr.. Stuber's best man:
A wedding, elaborate in details
and beautiful in it's appointments,
was that of Miss Bess Margaret
| Randle, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
George w. Randle and Cornelius
Van Brussell on Wednesday evening
at the home of the brides parents,
5O4 North Main street, Centerville.
The ceremony which was witness
ed by one hundred and sixty guests,
was performed at $3.50 in the library
of the Randlc home by Dr.. T. J. Ny
ers of Agency assisted by Rev. J. A.
Glendenning, pastor of the First
Methodist Episcopal church OF Cen
terville, the double ring service being
used, Preceding the service Harold
Grips of Ottumwa played violin solo
Deep River" by Coleridge Taylor,
accompanied on the piano by Miss
Leila Stirlen> of Sigourney. AS Miss
Stirlen began Lohcngrin's wedding
music, white satin ribbons, marking
the path of the bridal party, were
stretched by Earl Vandcgritf and
| Clarence Johnston of Ottumwa, Her
bert, N, Jeffrey of Lincoln, Neb., and
Charles E. Stuber, of Leon, all Phi
Delta Theta fraternity brothers OF
the groom. The maid of honor, Miss
katherine ]. Carrons of Washington,
Pa, came first. She was followed by
the two little flower girls, the Misses
| Virginia Wycoff and Jean Glenden-
ming, six years old and both OF Cen.
terville. The little maids carried
| baskets full of pink rose petals which
they scattered in the path of the
bride who came last and walked
alone. At the improvised altar in the
rear of the library she was met by
the groom, his best MAJ, Albert w.
Randle, of Centerville, brother of the
bride, and the clergyman. Following
the ceremony Miss Stirlen played the
wedding music from Mendelssohn.
The Randle home was beautifully
decorated with garden and field flow
ers The stairway was banked with
! asparagus greens, dark red holly
| hooks and at the bottom post was an
immense basket filled with red dah-
| las. The living room was filled with
greenery, ferns and smilax carrying
out that touch while the fire place
| was banked with marguerltes. From
| the ceiling were suspended hanging
baskets filled with white field asters
and ferns, while from the sides hung
pink hollyhock pendants. In the
library an altar had been built, white
field flowers and ferns forming the
back ground over the mantle. On
either side stood immense clusters OF
pink gladiola stalks and lighted can
dies upon smilax entwined pedestals.
The dining room was in pink and
white ferns and other greenery trim
ming the chandelier dome over the
brides table and marguerltes and
| smilax banking other parts OF the
| room. Pink candles were used upon
the table at which the bridal party
was seated and with the brides flow
ers as the center piece. Pink and
white rose place cards were used
The pink and white hanging baskets
used in the living room were also in
the other parts of the house.
The bridal gown was fashioned en-
train from pussy willow tafeta with
an overdress of lace. The bride wore
a Dutch cap of lace with tulle stream
ers and trimmed with orange BIOS
sons She carried a shower boquef
of bridal roses and valley lilies. Miss
Carrons was in white crepe de chene
with white lace overdress and pearl
trimmings. She carried pink roses
tied with the same shade of tulle.
The flower girls wore pink embrold-
cry frocks with wide pink sashes.
Mrs. Van Brussell has lived in Cen
terville during the greater part OF
her life. She is a graduate of the
high school there and later attended
Iowa Wesleyan college with the class
of 1912. She is a member of the Al
pha XII Delta sorority and also Of the
| P, E. O. sisterhood. Mr.. Van Brussell
is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Van
Brussell of Mt. Pleasant. He was a
member of the class of 1908 OF Iowa
Wesleyan college and was graduated
from the German college at Mt. Pleas
ant with the class of 1907. He is
member of the Wesleyan chapter OF
the Phi Delta Theta fraternity. He is
now assistant cashier of the First
National Bank at Mt. Pleasant.
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Brussell left in
their car on an overland trip to north
ern points. They will be at home al
ter September at 3O2 West Broad
street, Mt. Pleasant.
among the out Of town guests, be.
sides the bridal party were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl S. Williams, Miss Faith
Williams, Weir and Bradley Will
liams of Chicago, Mrs. Henry Van
Brussell, Henry Van Brussell, Mrs.
Ray Brown, the Misses Elizabeth,
Katherine, Anna and Martha van
Brussell. Mr.. and Mrs. Al Weir, Mr..
land Mrs, Ledru Willis, Gilbert
Sherman and the Misses Mary Stall,
Florence Secley, Pauline Beckwith
and Dorothy Beckwith, all OF Mt.
Pleasant; Miss Anita Grips, OF Of
tumwa; Miss Esther Printz OF Moul-
tor; Howard Goehring and Fred
Beck, of Fremont; Will Lodwick OF
Mystic; Mr.. and Mrs. Charies ~.
Stuber of Leon and Mr.. and Mrs.
| uarry Wishard Of Los Angeles,