Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-11
KELLY-ALBERS
Ceremony at First Presbyterian
Church Was Beautiful and
Impressive.
Reception Followed at the Home =
Mr.. and Mrs. Kelly Leave for Chi
cago = Groom Awaiting Military
Call.

Call.
The perfectness of last Wednesdays
December day, December 5, 1917, was
in keeping with the beautiful and i'm
pressive marriage service on the even
ing Of that day, when at eight o'clock
at the First Presbyterian church, Miss
Ruth Hermione Albers, daughter of
Senator and Mrs. William w. Albers,
and Lieutenant Gooding Norton Kelly,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kelly, took
the VOWS of holy wedlock, DR.. D. Jen-
kins Williams reading the single ring
service
The wedding was the most brilliant
social function that has taken place
in Wausau during the early winter
season. The entrance to the First
Presbyterian church had been can
opied for the event, and the interior
was beautifully done in baskets of
huge pink and white chrysanthemums,
palms and southern smilax, and to
the right of the altar was a large
silk flag.
Before the ceremony Miss Wine
frid Ryan, sorority sister of the
bride, rendered the following delight
full pipe organ selections:
"Madrigale''-Simo
I'm Paradisium" Bois.
Proposal and Acceptance"-Cl
Spring Song" g"-Mendelssohn.
"At an Old Trysting Place"-Mac-
Dowell.
Miss Mary Harger sang in her most
charming manner, Loves Corona
tion,'' by Aylward.
The ushers were Messrs. Mark
Scholfield, Guy Gooding, Harvey
Scholfeld and Adlai Peth.
The bridal party was announced
when the organist played the Bridal
Chorus from "Lohengrin," by Wag-
ner.
Led by the officiating clergyman,
the bridegroom came first from
the left entrance, followed by
his attendants, Wells Turner, as
best man, and Lieutenant Leavitt
Barker of Clinton, Iowa, in uni
form. Down the main aisle came
the brides maid of honor, Miss Hester
Jones, wearing a beautiful gown OF
pink taffeta, and Miss Florence Kelly
the groom's sister, as bridesmaid, at
tired in a handsome gown of blue
taffeta. The young ladies carried
Burnside roses and Baby's Breath
The bride herself, on the arm of her
father, was ineffably charming as the
procession closed in at the altar. She
was gowned in an exquisitely beauti,
full robe of white hand-embroidereC
georgette satin, trimmed with a very
Her tulle veil was arranged in caI
effect with a band of orange bios
| SONS. She carried a beautiful brides
bouquet of white roses and lilies O.
the valley. The groom wore his arm.
uniform with official insignia. In thu
impressive ceremonial which followed
the bride was given in marriage by hel
father and taken in marriage by Good
ing Norton Kelly. On leaving tn,
church the organist played the Wed
ding March from Midsummer Night
Dream" by Mendelssohn.
A wedding reception followed tn
church service, and those in the re
ceiving line at the Albers home, so
LaSalle street, were Mr.. and Mrs
w. w. Albers, Mr.. and Mrs. Franl
Kelly and the bridal party. Mrs. Al
bers, mother of the bride, wore
black velvet gown, and Mrs. Kelly
mother of the groom, was attired il
blue satin, yelled with black. TIL
home was artistically decorated witt
pink and white chrysanthemums an,
southern smilaX. Delicious refresh
ments were served to the guests dur
ing the evening. Just before the de
parture of Lieutenant and Mrs. Kelly
the bride threw her bouquet, whicl
was caught by Miss Marion Wilson
Amid showers of confetti, the youni
couple took the train for Chicago
where they are spending their honey
moon.
The couple are popular in tn
younger society set of our city. TIL
bride is charming young lady. Sh
graduated from the Wausau Hig
school in 1912, and from the Univer
sity of Wisconsin last June, and is
member of the Alpha Xi Delta sorori
ty. The groom has always resided i
! Wausau; he graduated from the Wau
sau High school in 1911, and from Be
| lott college in 1915. During 1915-191
he took year of postgraduate wor
, at the University of Wisconsin. H
! is member of the Beta Theta F
! fraternity. He had an excellent .posi
ton doing advertising work in Nil
,, waukee, and before going to For
j Sheridan, was connected with tn
State Council of Defense in that cit.
He recently received his commissio
as second lieutenant in the artiIler
/ and is now awaiting orders for actiy
service.
s. The following from out of tow
! were guests at the wedding: NJ
] and Mrs. Karl Mathie and daughter
J Misses Elizabeth and Cornelia, {
.. Highland Park, Ill. Mrs. F. T. Zen
! ner and daughter, Miss Frances,
I Manitowoe; Harry Merriman of Gree
: Bay, and Miss Jean Gilbert. who is a
! tending Mt. Vernon seminary at Wasl
I ington, d. c. The following commi: