Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-03-11

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A beautiful and impressive wedding
ceremony was solemnized this after
noon at 2:3O at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Spear south of Rock Falls.
when their daughter, Miss GLADYS
Wakeman, became the bride of Mr..
Edward Mitchell Pease of Bergen.
\. D. The Spear home presented
pretty scence in it's decorations of
pink and white the brides chosen
colors. At the appointed hour the
strains of Lohengrin's wedding march
were sounded by Miss ElYda Spear,
sister of the bride as the bride and
groom unattended, entered and took
their places before the ceremonial
bower. They were proceeded by
little Miss Margaret DeLisle Buckaloo
of DeKalb, neice of the bride, bear
ing the ring in the heart of rose.
An improvised altar was formed of
pink and white roses and carnations
intermingled with smilax, while tall
beauty to the scene. Similax was al
so used in profusion in the doorways
and on the draperies., Rev. L. b.
Lott, pastor of the Rock Falls NJ. E.
church performed the ceremony be-
fore 60 friends and relatives, the be-
autiful ring cermony of the church
being used. Miss Ella G. Richards
softly sang a beautiful program of
wedding mnsic during the ceremony.
A particular interesting feature was
the brides wedding gown which was
worn by the brides mother at her
wedding thirty years ago 1t was
a handsome creation of white brocad-
ed satin, in which the bride of today
presented a charging picture. She
wore a full lenght veil caught with a
wreath of lilies of the valley and
roses and lilies of the valley. After
the Fluctuations had been exchanged
the guests repaired to the dinning
room where buffet lunch was served
Here as in the other rooms the color
scheme of pink and white was carried
out. A bouquet of pink and white
sweet peas and hyacinths, reposing in
a cut glass bowl formed the center
piece for the table.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pease refused to give
away any information regarding their
future plans but it Is thought they
will leave some time today for a trip
in the east before going to their home
in North DakatO where they will re-
side.
The bride is charming young lady
and comes from one of Rock Falls
most prominent families. She has
lived in this vicinity all her life and
is graduate of the township high
school, later attending the University
OF Wisconsin, where she met Mr.. Pease
On her return from the University
she taught one of the rural schools
near Coleta for year, resigning to pre-
pare for her approaching marriage
She is popular in both business and
social life of the Twin Cities and has
won for herself a large circle of adj
miring friends who although grieved
to see her leave their midst, will wish
her success and happiness in her new
home
The groom comes of a fine old
family and is a graduate of Boulder
- az AtOulOOI- AOIO. NE Is
now interested in the lumber business
in Bergen, N. D., where he and his
bride will make their future home
Sterling (Ill.) Bulletin.
THE bride is well known to many
World readers who join with US in
them much JOY, happiness
and prosperity
About fifty tickets were sold last
Thursday morning for Hays
Mrs. B. Mcknight of Banner was
IN the city Wednesday the guest of
Mrs. Ed. Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Wilson left, the
irst of the week for Emporia where
hey will visit their daughter, Mrs. |
Willis.
Mr. and Mrs Phillip Hanson of
1galiah township are the proud par-d
'nts of new girl born Thursday |
evening. !
Charley Whitton and family were |
'ver from Hill City last Sunday and
pent the day with Mrs. G. T. Gallo
way and family. i
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