The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-07
SOLDIER HUSBAND
FOR N|NoT GIRL
The Wedding of Miss Aileen McGahan
and Capt. Edgar p. SOrensOn Was
Most Brilliant Function.

The marriage of Miss Aileen Nc
Gahan, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. l..
D. McGahan, to Capt. Edgar P. Sor-
enson, of the Washington Coast Ar
tillery, Bellingham, WASH, occurred
Baptist church, in the presence of a
large company of relatives and friends.
The wedding was Of an impressive
military nature and one of the most
unique and beautiful nuptial events
this city has ever known.
The church was profusely decorated
in the national colors and where the
bride and groom stood appeared the
flags of the Allied nations. A detail
of soldiers from the United States
Regular Army and from Co. D., N. d.
N. G., acted as escorts to the wedding
party, standing at attention at the
two entrances, while the guests enter
ed and departed. The ushers, Lieut..
Otto Gross and Sergt. Paul Hofacker
Of Company D, arrayed in full mill
tary uniform, led the bridal party to
the altar Following the ushers were
the bridesmaids, Miss Miriam Taylor
and Miss Myrtle Hamre, and the
maid of honor, Miss Bertha Alpstag.
Little Alice McGahan and Inez Leigh
ton were the flower girls. The brides
maids, maid of honor and flower girls
carried tiny red, white and blue para
soils, filled with daisies. Following
the flower girls came the bride on her
fathers arm. The bride, who is an
unusually attractive young woman,
appeared more beautiful than ever in
a gown of white silk net over white
pussy willow taffeta, with full length
musquataire sleeves. Her veil of
bridal illusion was bordered with gold
thread and caught with orange BIOS
SONS. She carried shower bouquet
of white sweet peas tied with red,
white and blue ribbon. Capt. Soren-
son, the groom, entered in full dress of
Captain of the Coast Artillery SER
vice. He was supported by Private
Luther S. McGahan, of Co. d, the
brides brother, in regimeAtal uniform.
AS the party passed down the aisle,
the Grimmer orchestra played Men
delsshon's Wedding March and on the
return, Lohengrin's.
The father of the bride joined the
right hands of the couple as Rev. E.
A. Deake, pastor of the church, pro
the ceremony, two beautiful vocal
numbers were rendered, Beloved, it
is Morn," by Miss Mildred Miller,
and 'The Valley Of Laughter" by Mrs.
O. B. Herigstad, Mrs. Grimmer presld-
ing at the organ.
Following the wedding, the we'd
ding breakfast was served at the Nc
Gahan home, the four course repast
being in charge Of E. L. Rowan. The
McGahan home was decorated with
the stars and stripes and streamers In
the national colors.
Out of town guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Wilson and Mr.. and Mrs.
Guy Moore of Stanley; Misses Grace
and Dorothy Serumgard of Devils
Lake, Mr.. and Mrs. George Smith of
Plaza, Miss Rose Mccormick, Bis
marck, Miss Minnie Jaeger, Bismarck
and Mrs. R. D: Sutherland, Iona,
The couple departed for the west
that afternoon where they will be at
home at the Pacific Apartments at
Bellingham until the Captain is called
to the colors about July 25. His unit
expects to be modified and proceed to
Fort Casey, Wash, about that time.
The wedding occurred on the 28th
wedding anniversary of the brides
parents. Many of the older residents
remember when Mrs. L. D. McGahan
was brot to Minot by Mr.. McGahan
as his bride in 1889. The first Sun
day they were in Minot they attended
divine worship at the Baptist church
where their daughter was married
Monday. Mr.. McGahan, who is now
nublisher of the MinOt Messenger, was
associated in the early days Of Minot
with Geo. w. Wilson and later with
Marshall Mcclure in the newspaper
business.
The bride is one of Minot's most
popular members of the younger set
and hundreds of friends regret her
departure but join in best wishes for
the future for herself and her soldier