Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-06-28
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,riage altar than those that called
one of the brightest, jolliest as
semblies of relatives and friends
of our respected townsman, John
S. McGavren, and family, on up
per Erie street, Wednesday eve
ming to witness the marriage of
their only daughter Ruth to Carl
, ton C. Compton, of Chicago.
The beautiful parlors of this
modest home We're simply but
beautifully embowered in green
and pink, smilax and roses, typ
ical of the season OF June brides
and happy homes.
The invited guests included the
near relatives of--the contracting
parties, time tried friends. CO.
workers in the public schools, and
bevy of college young men and
women, chums OF the bride and
groom.
The hour was suspicious, the
perfumed air, mellowed with the
perfume of myriad blooming
flowers, the soft June skies fad
ing into the green and gold of the
evening twilight, made Eden seem
so near, that heaven itself could
scarce be more fair.
! Promptly at 8 o'clock, Miss
Emma Green sang A Birth Day
solo, after which, to the soulful
strains of Medelssohn' wedding
march, as played by Mrs. R. w.
Harvey, the wedding party silent
lly found their places beneath a
bower of smilaN and orange
bloom. The beautiful double ring
service of the church was read by
David l.. Miller. The responses
by both groom and bride were
given in a clear firm tone. Little
Ruth McGaVren, niece of the
bride, was ring bearer. The bride
twas given away by her father
amidst a silence almost sublime.
as the final VOWS We're said and
the final prayers were read.
Following the ceremony came
the happy greetings and congrat-
ulations, for never a bride seemed
1alrer, nor a groom more man
| ly, and never twain at any fam
lily altar more apparently en-
! bowed of heaven, for holy service
for humanity than this new we'd
ded pair, gifted as they seem by
nature and schooled in the high
est circles OF college and culture
for ll1e's great work. To all CON
cerned it was an hour of moment-
Gus import, pregnant with prom
lses, great hopes, and high aims,
in the field of human endeavor.
Refreshments in the form of a
Icollatlon were served by the girl
hood friends of the party, after
(which JOY reigned supreme, and
the lighter spirits of self hidden
guests made their interest i'm tho
occasion manifest i'm more me
lodlous ways upon the lawn, and
all went merry as marriage
bell' till the last departing guest
had said farewell.
| The bride and groom left at fl
p. m. for the home of the elder
Compton and Wife, whence they
Twill go Saturday TO cottage i'm
the woods of Fox river for a fort
nights retirement before en-
ibarking for The foreign fields.
| A brief account of the future
work OF these young people may
be OF interest. Both arc Iowa
born. Both are graduates OF
Grinnell in 1914. The groom was
! further schooled at Oberln, O..
where he acted as college secrcc-
tary of the Y. M. G.. A.
To this work he has dedicated
his life, and has already spent
two years in its direction i'm for
leigh fields, mainly as director OF
athletics in Anatola College in
Marcelon, Turkey, near the Blacl
Sea. At the outbreak of the Eu-
ropean war he was in Egypt dir
Getting the activities of the y. M
G.. A. and had made several sucl
Visits there from Constanlinople
the last time to rescue the womel
workers from the compound il
Turkey, five Of whom he brough
back to America with him.
With his wife he is now rest
ing for a fortnight on the F'o.
river, near Chicago, after which
they will return here for a da,
:, enrOute to California, where the,
will embark July 18th for Japan
thence on to Turkey in southern
Europe, where he will superinten,
the distribution of Red Cross re
!, lief work among the Turks an,
: Armenians till the war closes
when they will journey on tn
Marsevan, at which point they will
locate indefinitely, Mr.. Compton
: acting as director of the Y. M. c
A. in connection with AnatoIi
, college for Turkish, Armenia,