The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-07-06
Two Pretty Weddings
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A very pretty wedding took place
Thursday afternoon at $3.50 at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Jeffrey, Tracy
avenue, when Miss Agnes Meldahl be-
came the bride Of John Birdsey Whar-
ton. The service was read by Rev.
Lyons. The young people, who were
unattended, came down stairs to the
strains of the bridal chorus from
Lohengrin. The bride wore beauti-
full net gown. Mrs. Wharton is the
daughter of Elliot Meldahl and has
grown up in Valley City, having grad
uated from the high school and from
the Normal, where she completed the
special domestic science course in
1917. Since graduation she taught
three years in Oriska and the past
year in Courtenay. Mr.. Wharton is
president of the j. B. Wharton Land
Co., of Parshall. He is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Wharton, of
Oriska.
Several pretty showers have been
given for the bride. The first, at
Courtenay, given by the teachers of
the public schools, was in the nature
of progressive dinner, at the close
of which the bride was presented with
a set of beautiful silver tea spoons.
Miss Winsted entertained for Miss
Meldahl on June Is and Mrs. Fred
Moe and Miss Ida Moe gave delight
full party at which the bride was given
large cut glass bowl. Last Friday
Mrs. Jeffrey and Miss Farnsworth en-
tertained at the home of the latter
in the Sheyenne apartments. The we'd
ding Thursday afternoon was arrang-
ed and carried out by Mrs. Jeffrey and
Miss Farnsworth The beautiful home
of Mrs. Jeffrey was decorated in wild
roses. The luncheon was served by
the following young ladies, school
friends of the bride: Misses Ruth
Myhre, Cecilia Skorpen, Ida Moe, Liz
zie Meldahl, Aloha Schumacher and
Jane Rutherford. The dainty pink of
where, from the candles to the ice
cream and candies. A most delicious
menu was carried out.
The young people were the recipi-
ent of many beautiful and useful gifts.
They left on No. 8 for the east. The
best wishes of their many friends go
with them to their new home in Par
shall, where they will be at home af-
ter Aug. Is.
Thursday at high noon, at the Synod
Lutheran church, pretty wedding
took place when Klara, daughter of
Mrs. Mathilde Bonhus, became the
bride of X. Norman DAZZLE, of Crowley,
Ore. The church was beautifully dec
Grated in pink and green, and the can
vas carpets laid down the aisles were
scattered with pink flower pedals.
Promptly at the hour appointed the
Rev. C. G. Naeseth, the groom and Ar
thur Bonhus, the best man, approached
from the vestry and took their places
at the altar Two little flower girls
preceded the maid of honor, Miss Ger.
trude Bonhus, sister of the bride, who
was dressed in white, and carried a
sheaf bouquet of roses. Miss Anna
Ramseth was the bridesmaid, and she
wore pink, and carried a bunch of
pink carnations. Following came the
bride, on the arm of her brother, An
drew Bonhus, the party entering the
church to the strains of the beautiful
Mendelssohn wedding march, played
by Miss Marguerite Bonhus. The
bride was gowned in white. She wore
veil, cap effect, and carried an ex-
quisite bouquet of brides roses. There
were about so guests at the wedding,
which although quite informal was one
of the best-appointed events of the
season. The couple leave Thursday
evening over the 500 and Canadian Pa
cific routes for their home at Crowley,
Ore. The bride is well-known Val
ley City girl. She has made her home
here for several years, and the past
four years has occupied the position
of bookkeeper in the Offices of the
Northwest Nursery Co.
The ushers were the Misses Ger
trude Cook and Amanda Bonhus and
the flower girls were the Misses Lila
Bonhus and Gabrielle Norlie, of Min
neapolis. Immediately after the cere-
mony wedding dinner was served at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Bon
hus, those present being relatives and
close friends of the family. Out-of-
town visitors to attend the ceremony
were Mrs. Norlie and daughter, of
Minneapolis.