Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-14
THE LUSHER.pENiCk
WEDDING At CHARLTON.

at Charlton sends in the following
account OF the Lusher- Penfck wedding:
A wedding of exceptional beauty &C.
Cured yesterday afternoon, September
IL, 1916, at four o'clock, at st. An
drew's Episcopal church in Charlton,
when Margaret A. Penick became the
wife of Paul r. Lusher, of Ames,
Previous to the ceremony Mrs. Ruth
Vaughn Jones, of Ames, sang AT
Miss Merle Swift presided
at pipe organ and as professional
rendered Mendelssohn's wedding
march, The ushers, Messrs. Smith,
Newburn, Penningroth and Mardis and
the groomsman, Clarence Jones, all
Of Ames, were followed by the two
little flower girls, Margaret Miller and
Kathryn Aten, nieces of the bride.
Then came the bridesmaids, the Misses
Louise Stanton and Dorthy Penick, OF
Charlton, and the maid of honor, Miss
Besse Lusher. of Shelbyville, Indiana,
sister of the groom. Lastly came the
bride. leaning upon the arm Of her
father, w. B. Penick, who gave her
away AS the bride and groom left
the chancel to go to the altar, vested
quartet sang "The Voice That Breath
ed Der Eden" The ceremony was
performed by Rev. Alexander Grant OF
Des Moines, the beautifulaTing service
being used AS the bridal party LETT
the church their pathway was strewn
with yellow rose petals by the little
flower girls and Miss Swift rendered
Lohengrin's wedding march as re-
cessional The bride was attired In
q handsome suit of plum colored vel
vet with waist of white chantilly
lace with pearl trimmings, and black
velvet hat with plum colored trim
mings. She carried white prayer
book, covered with floral piece OF
bridal roses with shower of ribbons
and roses. The bridesmaids and maid
Of honor wore plum colored suits OF
broadcloth and carried arm bouquets
OF yellow daisies and roses. The little
flower girls were attired in white
dresses with yellow sashes. The
grooms gift to the bride was beautf-
full diamond and platinum dinner ring.
Following the ceremony reception
was held at the home of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. Penick.
sos South Eighth street. Both church
and home were beautifully decorated
for the occasion with yellow flowers
and purple ribbons and ferns and
palms. u,.2t ...-r
The bride is the youngest daughter
Of Mr. and Mrs. w. B. Penick. OF
Charlton. She graduated from the
Charlton high school in the spring of
1910, and then attended the State
Agricultural College at Ames, taking
a course in domestic science and grad,
uated from that institution in the
spring Of 1915, receiving B. S. degree
in economics. She is member of the
Phi Beta Chi sorority. Last year she
was engaged in extension work under
the state commissioner Of Kentucky.
The groom graduated from Purdue
University, at Lafayette, Indiana. In
1911. For four years he has been pro-
lessor Of animal husbandry at the
state college at Ames. While he was
In college he won considerable motor.
iety as a football star. He is q mem.
Der Of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity.
as are also the ushers and grooms.
man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lusher left last evening
for Ames. where they will reside and
where they will be at home to their
frends sitter October fifteenth. Guests
present from a distance at the we'd
ding were: The groom's mother and
siser, Mrs. w. e. Lusher and Miss
Bese Lusher. of Shelbyville. Indiana;
AIS another sister, Mrs. j. B. Carney,
Of lorristown, Indiana; an aunt. Mrs.
Porer Wiggans, OF Greenfield, Indiana;
an ncle and aunt. Mr.. and Mrs. An
dreI stickney, of Toulton, Ill.,