The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-28
Miss Faith Gardner
Becomes the Bride of
u Former Mapleton Man

At the home OF the brides parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. L. Gardner, $40 Thir-
tcenth street south, Wednesday eve
ming. took place the pretty ceremony
that united Miss Faith L. Gardner in
marriage to Archibald Lamont McKin-
non, formerly of Mapleton, but now of
Fargo. The guests numbered nearly
so. and the ceremony took place at 8
o'clock, being performed by Rev. Henry
II. Frost Of the First Methodist church.
99The bride was attended by her sis
ter Miss Ruth Gardner, and Mr.. Nc
Kinnon by w. II. Mcintyre, the latter
OF Mapleton. Miss jeanette johnson
was at the piano, playing the bridal
chorus from Lohengrin as the hour for
the ceremony approached, and giving
other selections throughout the eve
ming. Shortly before the ceremony
Miss Emma Miller sang, giving Be-
cause, with Miss Johnson as accom-
PIANIST.
THE bridal gown was a dainty crea-
ton OF white net, worn with a we'd
ding veil that was caught up with
orange blossoms. The brides travel
ing suit was of gray silk combined
with blue, and was worn with hat and
Shoes to correspond. Her bridal bou-
Quet was a shower OF Japanese sweet
peas, lilies-of-the-valley and bride
roses.
Miss Ruth Gardner wore a pretty
gown Of pale green wolfe, and carried
bouquet Of pink roses.
The floral decorations in the parlor
were of pink peonies, ferns and palms,
the ceremony taking place before a.
white lattice supporting masses Of
green spruce and Russian olive. Pink
peonies intermingled with the green
and tall white baskets of the peonies
were at either side Of the lattice. Red
roses were used in the music room and
IN the dining room the decorations were
largely pink and white peonies, with
bows OF pink tulle adjoining the chan
delier and extending in streamers to
the table. Assisting in serving the two
course lunch, in which pink and white
predominated, were Misses Minnie
Hagen, Bertha Everhart, Guenn Guth-
rie and Isabel Eaton.
The bride, who has been guest Of
honor at many pre-nuptial affairs
since the announcement Of her en-
gagement and approaching marriage,
Is q graduate Of Fargo College Acad-
envy and OF the Valley City normal
school. For the last year she has been
teaching in the Hawthorne school Of
Fargo, and prior to that taught at
Mapleton and later at Valley City.
She Is popular with host of friends
in Fargo. Mr.. McKinnon, who also
numbers many friends here, is son
of Mrs. Janet McKinnon, of Mapleton,
and comes of a family very prominent
and having large land holdings in that
vicinity. He is now engaged in the
real estate and loan business in Fargo,
and he and his bride will be at home
to their friends in q residence on Sixth
street south, after August IL. They
will take a motor trip to Minneapolis,
and also spend some time in the Min
nesota lake region, returning to Fargo
in about three weeks.
Guests presents at wedding from
out Of town were Mrs. Janet McKin-
non and daughter Jane, OF Mapleton;
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles @. Lund and
children, of Valley City, Mrs Lund
being a sister Of the bridegroom: Miss
Grace Smith, of Hope; Mrs. Charles
Boyle, of Bismarck; Mrs. w. S. Dean
and son Floyd, Of Hatton; and Willis
w. Alexander, Of Red Bank, N. J., the
latter of whom is to claim Miss Helen
Smith, OF Fargo, as his bride on FRI
day, June 20.