Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-11-02
BEAUTIFUL
OCTOBER WEDDING
Miss Montgomery and Mr.. Secor United
in Marriage Wednesday Evening,
October 27, 1915.

! SOnOI9 dO OIZ IduhllI StICCl. WHOIl
their daughter, Miss Mary Elizabeth
Montgomery, was united in mai riage to
Mr. Milford Malcolm Secor. Relatives
and intimate friends gathered in the
softly lighted rooms, decorated beau
tifully with white roses, chrysanthe-
NUNS, asparagus ferns and palms, to
witness the impressive ceremony. The
entire lower floor of the home was
very attractive in the dainty white
and green color motif, which FREEDOM
mated in all the appointments. An
exquisite background formed of as
paragus ferns, studded with white
chrySanthemumS, arranged in front
of the bay window and the entire
south side of the parlor, marked the
spot where the ceremony was to be
performed.
A stringed orchestra rendered a
program of delightful numbers i'm
mediately preceding the ceremony
and which, promptly at the hour of
eight O'Clock, played the wedding
march from "Lohengrin. The bridal
party came down the stairway and into
the parlor with measured steps, as fol-
lows: Rev. d. Jenkins Williams, Phi.
D., Rev. Richard Evans, Mr. f. Tai
bot Montgomery, brother of the
bride, groomsman; Mr.. Ross Malcolm
Brooks, cousin of the groom, best
man; Susanna Manson and Marion
Stone, flower girls, wearing dainty
lingerie frocks with pink bows car
rying baskets of pink rosebudS and
baby chrysanthemums; Miss Helen
Stone, bridesmaid, gowned in pink
satin with gold lace overdress;
Mrs. Donald Stewart Montgomery,
matron of honor, attired in a Worth
satin gown of white, with lace trim
mings, both carrying Ward roses
and white chrysanthemums; little
Eugenia Smith, ring bearer, in a
lingerie frock with pink bows, car
rying basket of flowers; the bride
on the arm of her father. She
wore a gown of cream white satin,
and the court train fell separately
from the shoulders. She wore cap
veil of rose point lace caught with
orange blossoms and she carried a
shower bouquet of bridal roses and
lilies of the valley.
Rev. Williams read the very i'm
pressive single ring ceremony of the
Presbyterian church, and was assist
ed by the Rev. Richard Evans. The
bride was given in marriage by her
father.
A reception followed. the bridal par
ty together with Mr.. Donald S. Mont
gOmery, Mr.. J. McVey Montgomery
and Miss Bel Murray, received the
large number of assembled guests and
Mr.. and Mrs. Secor were showered
with congratulations and felicitations
The bridal supper was afterwards
served in the dining room. A mann
moth centerpiece of pink roses, lilies
of the valley, smilax and candelabras,
bearing lighted tapers with pink
shades, formed the table decorations
and here and there about the room
were baskets of exquisite pink roses.
Mrs. Montgomery was assisted dur
ing the evening by Mrs. Fowler P.
Stone, Mrs. John N. Manson, Mrs.
Arson HI. Clark of this city, and Mrs.
Franklin McVey Montgomery of
Merrill.
At about 1890 O'Clock there was a
connection in the vestibule caused
by the young ladies in an attempt to
catch the BRIDES bouquet. Miss Ruth
Alexander became its happy possessor.
Shortly after this, Mr.. and Mrs. Secor
departed on their wedding trip to
Chicago and from there to eastern
Canada, where they will visit Mr..
Secor's parents and attend cele-
bration of their seth wedding ami
versary. They expect to return to
the city tomorrow and after Deem
Der first will be at home to their
friends at 529 Franklin street, and
which is now in perfect readiness for
their occupancy.
Those who were here from away in
attendance were Mr.. and Mrs. Donald
Stewart Montgomery of Fond du Lac;
Mr.. John McVey Montgomery of
Minneapolis: Mr.. f. Talbot Mont
gomery of Carroll college, Waukesha;
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin McVey Mont
gomery and son, Franklin, of Merrill;
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Harrington YOst and
son, Harrington, of Mosinee; Mr.. and
Mrs. f. j. Mcclure, of Madison; Mr..
George Kyle, of New York; Mr.. j. L.
Halle and sister, Miss Lucy Edna
Halle, of Crandon; Mrs. B. H. Conlin,
of Charlottesville, Va, and Mrs.
Frank Kollock, of Ivy, Va.
The bride is the only daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. James Montgomery OF
this city. She was graduated from
the Wausau high school, and was a
student at Carroll college, Waukesha,
and Oberlin conservatory. She is
widely known in social and musical
circles, being a member of the Tues
day Musical club and also associated
with the Presbyterian choir.
Mr.. Secor is one of Wausau's lead
ing merchants, and during his life Of
few years here has become actively
identified with the business and social
life of our city. He is also vocalist
of ability and is prominent in musica
circles.
That the coming years may be filled
with increasing prosperity and hap
piness for them is the wish of theil
many friends.
MONTHLY SUMMARY.