Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-22
MILITARY BRIDAL
IN THE CHURCH
Miss Mary Sponsler and Lieu
tenant Curzon Eager Mar
ried at High Noon

The third military church wedding
to be solemniZed within the last two
weeks was that of Miss Mary Eliza
beth Bergner Sponsler, and Lieu
tenant Edward Curzon Eager, which
took place at noon to-day in the
Market Square Presbyterian Church.
The Rev. DIR. Ellis n. Kremer, of the
Reformed Salem Church, of which
the bride groom is a member per-
formed the ceremony in the absence
of the pastor, the Rev. DR.. George
Edward Hawes.
Large clusters of white
hydrangeas concealed the altar, on
either side of which were arranged
box and bay trees suggesting the
general color effect of green and
white. American flags on the altar
pillars gave the military air to the
ceremony as well as the men of thd
bridal party in their military
uniforms.
Professor Edwin j. Decevee played
program of classics, prior to the
service and just at IL o'clock the
bridal party entered the church to
the strains of Wagner's 'Lohengrin." !"
During the ceremony he played
Kreisler's "Liebestraum," following
this with the Mendelssohn Wedding
March as a recessional.
The bride, who was given in mar
riage by her father, wore q lovely
gown OF ivory satin, with bodice of
Georgette and garnitures of orange
blossoms. Her court train of tulle
and satin with silver lace was caught
at the shoulders with orange bios
SONS, and her tulle veil was crowned
with orange blossoms. She carried
a French military bouquet of orchids
and the new trench flower
Miss Anna Louise Sponsler, whose
wedding to Captain Adolphus Wash
ington Greely, of the Officers Signal
Reserve Corps, now located at Little
Silver, n. j., will take place IN Oc-
tober at the expiration of the camp
service, was maid of honor for her
sister. She wore a charming gown
OF white-beaded Georgette, and a
large black hat with filmy tulle bow.
Her arm bouquet was of scarlet
gladiolias.
The matron of honor, Mrs. Ken
meth Miley Jones, of Lebanon, a re-
cent bride, at whose wedding Miss
Sponsler was bridesmaid, wore her
own wedding gown of white Georg-
ette with silver and old point lace
and picture hat of black with a
large bowl of tulle. She carried an
arm bouquet of scarlet gladiolias.
Officers In Uniform
The men of the bridal party in
cluded Lieutenant John Harold Fox,
of Philadelphia; Lieut.. George Kun
kel, Jr., Lieut.. Richard Robinson,
William Sherk Middleton, of Camp
Hill; Kenneth Miley Jones, of Leb-
anon, as ushers, and James Spencer
Ross, as best man.
Following the ceremony there was
an informal reception at the Sponsler
home, 105 Chestnut street, for the
members of the bridal party and a
few personal friends of the families.
The same general color effect of
greer, and white was carried out in
the decorations at the house with
large hampers of hydrangeas and a
silver basket of Killarney roses at
the brides table.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Eager left this aft
ernoon on their wedding trip by
automobile along the Eastern Shore.
They will reside at Camp Meade.
near Annapolis, Md, where Lieut..
Eager has recently been appointed
there.
The bride. wore a coat dress of
dark blue French serge with trim
mings of silver and a blue touue
with silver ornaments.
Miss Sponsler is the second daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward r..
Sponsler, of 105 Chestnut street. She
received her education at the Seller
School here, Miss Cowle's School.
Highland Hall, Hollidaysburg, and
attended Smith College for two years.
Lieutenant Eager is a son of Mar
tin w. Eager and the late Mrs. Cert
rude Curzon Eager. of 133 State
street. He is a graduate of the Har-
risburg Academy. student at Prince
ton University, and is now serving as
second lieutenant in the United
States Army.