Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-08
Brilliant Ceremony Marks
Mitchell-Zohflaut Nuptials
Especial to The Argus).

Milwaukee. Wis. April S.-At S
O'Clock Saturday evening the wedding
OF Miss Marguerite Zohrlaut. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Zohrlaut Of
Milaukee and Robert C. Mitchell of
Rock Island will take place. Miss
Zohrlaut. the elder daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Zohrlaut graduated
recently from Vassar college and for
the past few years has been one of the
popular leaders in Milwaukee's young
er social set. The bride has been the
guest Of honor at number of enter
tainments given during the past few
weeks and several functions were Civ
en- following Mr. Mitchell's arrival in
Milwaukee Thursday morning. A
luncheon was given for Miss Zohrlaut
and Mr. Mitchell Thursday noon at the
Gargoyle by Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand
Bartlett Thursday evening they were
guests of honor at a dinner given by
Mr.. and Mrs Norman Inbusch. and on
Friday MIR. and Mrs. Gledden Santer
entertained for them at luncheon.
The wedding ceremony on Saturday
evening will take place in the draw
ing room of the old family home 657
VanBuren street. The walls of the
room. a delicate yellow in tone, are to
be banked with Easter lilies and at
one end OF the room an altar Of Easter
lilies is TO be erected. The wedding
ceremony will have much of the dig
nifty of a church service as there will
be organ music. and preceding the
entrance Of the bridal party process
sion of choir boys will enter the draw
ing room singing the Lohengrin we'd
ding march. The brides only attend
ant, Miss Gertrude Zohrlaut. will en-
ter next. Her gown will be Of cream
cOlOred lace with a bodice of yellow
taffeta and a girdle of blue. She will
carry an armful of lavender sweet peas.
The bride and her father will follow.
The brides gown is of white tulle over
lace with a hoped skirt and satin
bodice trimmed with rose point lace:
long court train of white satin hangs
from the shoulders. The veil of white
tulle is edged with rose point lace and
has charming head arrangement of
orange blossoms The brides bouquet
is TO be of gardeniaS and white sweet
peas The brides gift from the groom
is a string of pearls. Mrs. IOhrlaut,
mother OF the bride. is to wear a train
gown OF sand colored lace over flesh
colored satin and will carry pink roses.
The organ music during the cere-
mony. which is 10 be performed by
Rev Holmes Whitmore Of st. Paufs
Episcopal church. will include Media
ton from That's" selections from
Madame Butterfly and from Jewels
of the Madonna" Fred Mitchell will
attend the groom as best man. Fol
lowing the ceremony there is to be a
reception and dance The dining room
and library are 10 be decorated in pink
roses and steyia.
Out of town guests at the wedding
include from Rock Island: Messrs. and
Mines. Phil Mitchell, Ben J. Mitchell.
Ardo Mitchell and Leon and Fred
Mitchell and Charles D. Rosenfeld
from Davenport: Mr. and Mrs c. H
Wilson. DR.. Larned Allen: from Phila-
deIphia: Mrs. C. H. Bean and Miss
Eleanor Bean. and from Nashville,
Tenn. Mrs Arthur Evans.
After a wedding trip of few weeks
Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell will be at home
at 1916 Seventeenth street, Rock Is
land
Mr. Mitchell is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs, Phil Mitchell, 72O Twentieth
street, Rock Island. He attended Au-
gustana college and served as assist
ant cashier in the State bank of which
his father is president until last fall
when he resigned to take the position
as secretary with the Electric Con-
struction and Machine company in
Rock Island