The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-06-15
WEDDINGS
COWden.BrOck

One of Hood Rivers prettiest and
most elaborate church weddings took
place last Monday evening at $50
To'clock at the Riverside Congreg ational
church. when Miss Eva l.enore Brock,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. v. C. Brock,
became the bride of Norton r. Cowden,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. r. M. Cowden, of
Silverton. The ring ceremony was
used, and feature of the event, a
leading social function of Hood River
for the summer, was that Rev. Gran
vile Cowden, the groom's grandfather,
officiated. Rev. Cowden is a retired
Presbyterian minister of Colville. Ida.
The big church was beautifully dec
Grated with evergeens, Oregon grape,
palms and pink roses. A curtain of
evergreens, tied with. pink tulle bows,
was draped over the pipe organ. As
Hans Hoerlein, organist of the
church, struck the first notes of Lohen-
grin's wedding march. the bridal party
entered the rear of the church. Miss
Brock was accompanied by her father,
who gave her away at the altar.
Thomas Boylen, of Pendleton, was MIR.
Cowden's best man. Miss Lillian Brock,
sister of the bride, was maid of honor
and Misses Bess and Palm Cowden, sis
ters of the groom, we're bridesmaids.
The ushers we're Fen Waite, of Med
ford; William Huesner. of Portland,
and Carl Berry and Louis A. Hender-
son, of this city Little Miss Virginia,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. e. G. Brock,
was flower girl.
The bride wore gown of white
taffeta with veil and orange blossoms.
She carried bouquet of pink Cecil
Bruner and lilies of the valley. The
maid of honor's gown was of pink
chiffon. Miss Bess Cowden also wore
pink chiffon, trimmed in taffeta and
the dress of her sister. Miss Palm Cow
den, was of green chiffon. All carried
bouquets of pink rosebuds.
Before the ceremony Mrs. E. G..
Brock, of Corvallis, sister-in-law of the
bride, sang, II Love You Truly" Miss
Leila Radford rendered a violin solo,
Sat Sunset" Following the ceremony
Mr.. Hoerlein played for the recessional
Mendelssohn's wedding march.
Following the wedding an elaborate
reception was held at the Brock home.
Here as at the church the color scheme
of pink and green was carried out. The
dining room was decked with banks of
pink sweet peas and great mass of
the delicately colored blooms formed a
center piece on the dining table.
Both MIR. and Mrs. Cowden are grad
yates of the University Of Oregon.
While the latter finished her work at
the end of the first semester in Febru-
ary of this year, she received her diplo-
ma at the recent commencement exer.
cises of last week. Mrs. Cowden, who
was a member of Gamma Phi Beta
sorority, was popular and prominent in
University circles. She was secretary
of the student body Organization and
president of the Woman's Glee club.
Mr.. Cowden, who graduated last year,
was member of the Kappa Sigma
fraternity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cowden left on late
train Monday night for a honeymoon
trip of month at Boise and other Ida
no points. They will make their home
either at some Idaho or Montana point.
Mrs. Cowden is also a graduate of
the local high school. No Hood River
young woman, perhaps, has ever been
more popular, and she had won marked
recognition for her accomplishments.
The Glacier joins with her host of
friends in wishing for her and MIR.
Cowden the greatest gifts in happiness,
health, and prosperity that life may
bestow.
Out of town guests here for the wed.
ding were: Mrs. Mary A. Wilkins.
Mrs. Mary A. Hicks. Lenore Huesner,
Flora Dunham. Beatrice Locke and
Gay Mack enzie. all of Portland: Mr..
and Mrs. E. c. Brock, Of Corvallis
Mr.. and Mrs. George Cross6eld and
daughter. jeanette, Crossfield, of Was
co: MIR. and Mrs. R. M. Cowden, of lr-
win Brand, of Athena.