Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-11-28

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ed that both are expected to adj !.
vance.
Hook of Stratford and Mrs. Ed Ewing
of Duncombe.
Friends of the L. C. Rood family.
former residents of this city, now of
Des Moines, will be interested in the
following announcement from the
Register. Mr.. Rood is a son of Mrs.
N. L. Rood Of this place:
Mr.. and Mrs. L. C. Rood, 914
Franklin avenue, announce the en-
gagement of their daughter, Miss
Adelaide Louise Merriam, to Mr.. Max
McVey, son of Mrs. Louis McVey, $50
Twenty-fifth street. The wedding
will be solemnized Dec. 80 at the
Rood home.
Miss Merriam was graduated from
North High school in 1915, and sup
plemented her school work with ex-
tensive study in aesthetic dancing
under the direction of Mrs. Carolyn
Putnam Crawford. Mr.. McVey at
tended Drake university, where he
was a member of the Sigma Beta
Kappa fraternity. He is a salesman
for the Hudson-J Jones Automobile
company.
The engagement was announced
to group of intimate friends yes
terday at a 1 o'clock luncheon given
by Miss Merriam at her home.
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The Galena, ILL.,, Daily Gazette has
the following which will be of in
terest to many Webster City friends:
The home of Mrs. Hampstead Gra-
tiot, 100 Bench street, was the scene
of very pretty wedding at High
Noon on Saturday, November the
eighteenth. when the granddaughter
of Mrs. Gratiot, Miss Louise Alice
Bale, was united in marriage with
Mr.. Claire Spencer Sherry.
The ceremony was performed by
the Rev. G. D. Heuver of the South
Presbyterian church, and took place
in the library which was profusely
decorated with ferns, palms and
chrysanthemums. The bride wore
her going-away gown of Royal blue
velour with a gold embroidered
blouse of Georgette crepe and point
lace collar. She carried bouquet
Of brides roses.
The attendants were the brides
sisters, the Misses Jeanette and
Mary Bale, who were attired in dain-
ty frocks of pale yellow and mauve
ninon over satin taffeta, and car
ried hrysanthemums of the same
color. Mr.. Harold Robertson, a
friend Of the bridegroom, acted as
his best man. The ring bearer was
tiny Jean LeBron. who bore the prec-
ious circle in large white chrysan-
themum. A pleasing bit of sentiment
connected with the incident is that
the little maids father, Mr.. Leo. L.
Jr., performed the same Of
flee for the brides mother, twenty
four years ago.
After hearty congratulations had
been extended to the young couple.
the guests, comprising relatives and
a few close friends, were ushered in
to the drawing room where a delic-
ious luncheon was served. The long
table was attractively decorated, the
color scheme being pink. Chrysan-
themums of this hue were used in
abundance and pink ribbons passed
over the outstretched arms of good
fairy placed at each end.
The bride of today is the eldest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William
G. Bale of Winnipeg. and is we'll
known in Galena, where she has Wis
tied since childhood Her winning
personality has made hosts of friends
both in this country and Canada.
The bridegroom holds a responsible
position as manager of the Thomp-
son Lumber yard at Spices-onrGreen-
Lake, MINI.
The young couple received beau
tiful and useful gifts from friends
far and near.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherry left for their
new home on the Burlington this
afternoon, amid a shower of good
wishes (and rice) from their many
friends.
The out-of-town guests We're Mr..
and Mrs. William G. Bale, the Misses
Jeanette and Mary Bale, Winnipeg;
Mr. and Mrs. George T. Chamberlin,
Misses Elizabeth and Margaret
Chamberlin, Webster City; and Mr..
Harold Robertson. Chicago.
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