New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-03-31
SPRING WEDDINGS.


SPRING WEDDINGS.
Two OF New Ulm's most highly re-
spected young ladies chose last week
as the time for giving their lives into
the keeping of the men they had chosen
as life companions and two pretty home
weddings marked the occasions The
first Of the two marriages was solem-
nized Thursday at the Charles Vogtel
home on South Broadway when Miss
Anna j. Luetjen became the bride of
Carl +. Crone, Jr. and the other took
place Saturday at the home of the bride,
Miss Myrtle Engel, who was married
to Lewis Merrill Of Minneapolis. Both
ceremonies occurred at high noon and
the only invited guests were the imme-
date relatives of the contracting par
ties.
C.one-Luetjen
The Crone-Luetjen ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. f. F. Wheeler under
a canopy of flowers, smilax and ferns
in the spacious drawing room of the
Vogtel home. The bride was daintily
gowned in white embroidered net and
carried shower bouquet of roses and
valley lilies. The bridal procession.
entered the drawing room from the
stairway to the music of Lohengrin
played by Mrs. F. D. Minimum.
Mr.. E. A. Stoll sang ''Oh Promise Me"
preceding the speaking Of the vows and
following the ceremony "A Perfect Day"
There were no attendants and the bride
was given away by Mr.. Vogtel. A we'd
ding breakfast followed the ceremony.
The only guests present from out of
town were Miss E. B. Black of Chicago
and Melvin and Harold Vogtel who came
! home from school for the wedding.
The drawing room was decorated in
white and green and the candles we're
shaded in old rose while the dining room
was gay with pink roses and lighted with
candles shaded with pink. s, u.
The brides going-away gown was OF,
navy blue with hat to match: The
young prople left for the Twin Cities
and had planned trip to Chicago and
possibly other points tho they left
their friends entirely in the dark as to
their plans in This regard. They are
expected hack in about two weeks and
will make their home at 318 No. R,oad-
way where they have fitted up a cosy
place for themselves.
The bride, niece of Mr. and Mrs.
Chas. Vogtel has made her home with
them since she was small child and |
lost her mother by death. Mr.. Crone |
is one Of the best known of New Ulm's |
young business men and has been con-
nected with his father and uncles in
their clothing store ever since ne at
tanned manhood. Both young people
have many friends here who are glad
that they are to continue their residence
in the city of their birth and where they
have spent their entire lives.
Merrill-Engel
Miss Engel and Mr.. Merrill spoke
their VOWS before City Justice N. Hem
ningsen. The ceremony was performed
in the living room, the bridal party
taking their places in the deep window,
in the midst of baskets OF roses and sweet
peas and trailing smilax vines. There
were no attendants and the bride was
gowned in her travelling costume of
sand colored cloth with hat to match.
She wore corsage bouquet of roses
and sweet peas. A wedding breakfast
was served to the party following the
ceremony, the only guests being the
family of the brides sister Mrs. A.
Schiller of Jordan. The table decora-
tons were also of roses and sweet meas
and smilax vines formed canopy from
the corners of the table to the chandelier.
The young people left on the afternoon
train for Minneapolis where they will
make their home at 1927 Harriet Avenue.
They expect to be at home to their
friends after the first of May. fs
The bride is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Engel and spent her girl
hood days in this city until she went to
Mankato to take up stenography. After
finishing her course she worked in an
Office for a short time ard then went to
Minneapolis to follow the same line of
work. She has been there for eight
years, and only returned home last
summer to take rest and get ready for
her marriage. Mr.. Merrill is son of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Merrill of Eugene,
Oregon, but has always made his home
in Minnesota, remaining here when his
parents moved west some years ago.
He is an optician by profession and is
employed with. the house Of Savage &
GO. in Minneapolis. He has visited
frequently in New Ulm and has made