Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-31
THE WITMER -BOAS
BRIDAL TONIGHT.
Young People Will Marry in
Presence of Large Assem-
blage of Friends

Among the hundreds of weddings
! solemnized in old Zion Lutheran
| Church, South Fourth street, none
was prettier than that to be held
| this evening at $50 o'clock when
Miss Margaret Ramsey Boas becomes
the bride of Donald Hervey Wilmer,
of Pittsburgh. Palms, ferns and gar
lands of southern smilaX form a
| background at the altar for large
| vases of Bermuda lilies, and tall
ivory candelabra will hold white
candles throwing out q soft light
over the bridal party.
The ceremony will be performed
| by the Rev. Stewart Winfield Her.
man, pastor of the church, who VIII
use the ring service. Professor ed
win j. Decevee will play the wedding
marches, using the Bridal Chorus"
from Lohengrin," Wagner, as a pro-
cessional and the Mendelssohn's
wedding March" as a occasional.
Prior to the ceremony he will give
a recital of classics including. "Medi-
tation" from "Thais'; AT Dawning,"
Cadman; "Elsa's Dream" from "Lo-
hengrin" and the Mendelssohn
! Spring Song During the service
he will play softly "Liebestraum" by
Liszt.
III the l0fluhI HdFUy
The bride, who will be given in
marriage by her father, will wear an
: exquisite costume of white satin with
pannier draperies of tulle and iri-
descent sequins, and q Victorian bas-
que of tulle and sequins with flow
ing tulle sleeves. The court train
falls from the shoulders and the soft
tulle will be crowned with orange
blossoms. Her bouquet will be a
shower of white lilacs and rose buds
tied with white satin ribbons. The
maid of honor, Miss Evelyn Cumb-
Ter, of Highspire, has chosen a dainty
frock of pink grosgrain silk en-
broidered in silver, with loose panels
of Georgette crepe, and q bodice OF
silver lace and Georgette. She will
carry an arm bunch of orchid sweet
peas in shades of pink with sweet
heart roses. The best man will be
Harold Black, of. Allentown, and the
ushers include Richard Kinnard, of
Wynnewood; Harry Leonard and
Park Weidler, of this city, and Lieu
tenant Paul Bletz, of Camp Hancock,
Ga. Following the ceremony an in
formal reception for the immediate
families and out-of-town guests will
be held at the Boas residence, 124
Walnut street The decorations will
be of pink in the drawing rooms with
the flowers and all white in the din
ingroom with bride roses gracing the
tables.
On Western Trip
Later in the evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilmer will start for a western trip
and will be "at home after Janu-
airy Is, at 4013 Vincent street, Pitts
burgh, where beautifully furnished
apartments are awaiting their arri-
val. The bride, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Speel Boas, of this city,
received her education at the Central
High school and Bristol school, of
Washington, ID. G. She held many
school offices and was prominent in
the d. V. V. Sorority and musical
clubs Many prenuptial events were
given in her honor and an elaborate
display of wedding gifts testifies to
her popularity and that of Mr.. Wit
mer. The bridegroom, a son of Mr..
and Mrs. David II. Wilmer. 219 Ma
clay street, after graduating from
the Central High school, was grad
uated from the Department of Horti-
culture of State College. He is now
assistant traffic manager for the Bell
Telephone Company at Pittsburgh.
Among the out-of-town people
here for the wedding are: Pay Direc-
tor and Mrs. John n. Speel and Alex
ander r. Speel, of Washington, d. c.;
Miss Anne Cassell, of Radford, Va;
Miss Lucille McWayne, of Lynch
burg, Va. Miss Laura Hetzel, of
Lewisburg; Miss Olive Barbett, of
Markleton; Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard H.
Philadelphia, and Mrs. Walter A.
Jones, of Washington, D. C.
MARRY IN BTTHLEHEM