Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-06-21
MT. CARMEL JUNE WEDDING

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MT. CARMEL JUNE WEDDING
Warm June sunshine ushered in
one of the happiest weddings in Mt.
Carmel when, on Tuesday morning,
of the 10Th inst, Miss Dorothy Lucy
Perius, eldest daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Nicholas Perius, accepted the
plighted troth of MIR. Severius Metz.
ger. The many friends of the happy
couple taxed the full capacity of the
Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
when at half-past nine o'clock, the
bride and groom marched to the sane
tuary, impelled, as it were, by the
sweet and stately music of Mendel.
sohn's wedding march, beautifully
and impressively rendered by the or
ganist.
The wedding was soleminzed in the
presence of the brides uncle, the
Rev. Ignatius E. Perius, vice presi.
dent of St. Mary's college, Kentucky,
who had come from his "old Ken.
lucky home" expressly for this occa.
sion. Miss Rosetta Perius and Mr..
Leo Metzger were brides maid and
groomsman. Immediately following
the marriage, a solemn High Mass
was celebrated, at which the brides
uncle was the celebrant, assisted by
Rev. Father Brenard, pastor of the
Mt. Carmel church, as deacon and the
Rev. P. M. Kinnerk, Of Langdon, as
sub-deacon.
The bride wore a cream taffetta
dress, draped with georgette crepe,
the bodice was made of brocaded satin
and ornamented with pearl trimmings
Over her bridal veil she wore a wreath
of lilies of the valley and she carried
bouquet Of white roses. The brides
maid wore a white lace cloth dress,
trimmed with shadow lace and wore
roses in her hair.
After Mass Father Perius address.
ed the welded couple taking for his
text the following words of St. Paul
to the Ephesians: "This is a great
sacrament, but l speak in Christ and
in the church, (Eph. v p. The
speaker pointed out the prevalent
evils of modern society that inevitab-
ly follow in the wake of divorce and
dwelt at length on the absolute indis.
solubility of the christian marriage.
The purpose Of marriage, said he, was
not merely the mutual happiness of
the contracting parties, nor ever the
mere propagation of the human race,
as such; but was in reality intended
by Christ as the means of perpetual
ing the Kingdom of God on earth.
Thence, he said, springs the great
dignity of a christian marriage of
which the Apostle says: "This is a
great sacrament; but l speak in
Christ and in the church."
After the service the happy couple,
together with the hundreds of invited
guests, repaired to the brides home
where they partook of a truly epicu.
rean banquet. The many friends who
graced the occasion by their presence,
as we'll as the many and costly pres.
ents, prove the real esteem in which
the couple is held not only in their
home community but turnout the en-
tire county. Space would not permit
the mention of individual names but
apart from the many professional
men of Langdon, it might not be in.
appropriate to say that Mrs. F. J..
Hart, the brjbe's aunt, had come from
Sioux City, Iowa.
The day was pleasantly spent in
various amusements and the chill of
the evening air was dispelled by the
dance which was i~naugurated by the
grand march, and which, as is usual.
continued beyond the time when the
stars roll in the middle of their glid-
ing course. 1t is superfuous to state
that the warmth of the day was Sec
onded turnout by the warmth of the
cordial fluctuations of their many
friends. The Courier Democrat wish.
es the happy couple success in theil
journey thru life.
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