The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27

where the groom has position with
an electrical company. The happy
couple have many friends who wish
them a happy and prosperous future.
Miss Forbes WEEDS.
Many society people will be inter
ested to know of the marriage OF
Miss Vivien Forbes Of Rochester,
N. Y, which occurred on December
%. She has been frequent visitor
with Mrs. William A. Brownell and
Is always a great favorite in Keo-
kuk society. The Rochester Herald
has this report of the wedding:
The marriage of Miss Vivian Jean
Forbes. daughter of DR.. and Mrs.
John Franklin Forbes, to Mr.. George
Joseph Schmucki of ST. Gall, Swift
zerland, was solemnized last evening
at 1880 o'clock at the home of the
The wedding was quiet one, the
ceremony, which was performed by,
Rev. DIR. Clarence A. Barbour, presi-
dent of Rochester Theological semi
nary, being witnessed by immediate
relatives and few of the most in
innate friends of the bride and
groom. The decorations in the house
were exceedingly attractive, palms.
festoons of wild smilax, California
ferns, pink roses and many small
white flowers being arranged In all
the rooms The brides gown was of
white Georgette satin with overdress
of tulle embroidered with silver.
Over the court train fell a tulle veil
caught with orange blossoms, and
she carried bouquet of bride roses
and lilies Of the valley. She was
attended by her sister, Mrs. Leighton
Forbes, as matron of honor, wearing
a gown of coral-pink chiffon-velvet.
Her bouquet was combination OF
Ophelia roses and violets. Mrs.
Forbes, mother of the bride, was in
a costume Of blue satin-crepe meteor
trimmed with gun metal iridescenrs
and tulle. The groom was attended
by Mr.. Leighton Forbes, brother of
the bride, as best man. Descendants
musicians Iiayed the wedding music
and played also during the informal
reception following. The buffet table,
laid in the dining room, was orna-
mented with pink roses. Among the
guests from out Of the city were Mr..
and Mrs. Roy D. Anthony Of Geneva;
Mr.. and Mrs. William Bennett Of
New York City; Mrs. Horace A.
Higbie of Wellsville. N. Y, and Miss
Gertrude Gordon of East Orange. N.
J. After wedding journey Mr.. and
Mrs. Schmucki will be at the Telfert
apartments, Walnut avenue, SYRIA
cuse. In the last few weeks a num-
Der of entertainments have been
given In honor of the bride.
Women's Part In Defense.
Members of the Keokuk unit
al defense of which Miss Elizabeth
in the following news re-
and in Iowa in particular. Those
who had the pleasure Of meeting
Miss Alice French Octave Thanet)
on her visit here year ago, will
be sorry to hear of her failing health
of which this article speaks:
The woman's committee Of the
council for national defense through
its officers at Washington, d. c., is
sending a Christmas message to the
American soldiers in Europe, which
will be cabled to General Persh1ng.
The message which is approved by,
President Wilson and in which the
state divisions concur reads as fol-
lows:
1.-THE women of America are with
you in spirit and In service. You are
our standard bearers and our hope.
We love you, we believe in you and
we pray for you at this Christmas
season"
During the last week the war say
ing campaign, of which Mr.. homer
A. Miller is the director, has been
receiving splendid publicity by two
great mass meetings held in the
aditoriums of the state college at
Ames and the state university at
Iowa City.
At each place hundreds of students
heard the message Of patriotic ser
vice from President Wilbur OF Lee
land Stanford university and a group
of Iowa speakers, including MIS-.
Francis E. Whitley, chairman OF the
state division of the woman's COM
mittee.
President Wilbur, who is Hoover's
first assistant, spoke OF the urgent
need Of conserving the food that
can be shipped to our allies, as the
great necessity at this time.
Iowa women will be gratified to.
know that President Wilbur COM
the evidences which he has
noted of the practical and effective
work which they have been doing in
awakening the interest and co-opera-
ton of the public in this vitality
necessary work.
BY and by we shall be ashamed to
display flag in the front window If
we are not saving wheat and meat
pork and pork products.
Those Of the woman's committee,
who have known and admired
the spirit and energy which Miss
Alice French Of Davenport has put
into her work as head of the depart
ment of patriotic meetings. will re-
greet to hear that she has been
obliged to return to Washington, d.
c., for further treatment for her eyes.
Mrs. Dixie Cornell Gebhardt of Knox
Vile. state regent of the Iowa Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution, will
continue the work in her absence.
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