The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-22

CeTCA1Qn6uC was q very Cuhk1uAu6 OAo
in all Of it's features. The Misses
Keator were guests also at tho Fort
nightly club dancing party on Satur-
day evening.
Dinner Party at the EIders.'
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Elder enter
tanned at beautifully appointed
dinner on Saturday evening at their
home No. 3 Park place. Covers were
laid for twelve. The company later
attended thy Fortnightly dancing
party.
Mothers Club Luncheon.
The Mothers Study club will hold
its first annual luncheon on Febru.
airy IL, the luncheon to be followed
by program of speeches.
Mrs. HamllI to New Orleans.
Mrs. D. B. Hamill has gone to New
Orleans to spend the remainder Of
the winter. 1t will be good news 70
her many friends that she expects
to reopen her house in the spring
and will remain a resident OF
Keokuk.
Mrs. l. A. Sawyer Hero.
Mrs. l. A. Sawyer Is the guest this
week of her mother Mrs. M. A. Mar.
tin. Mrs. Sawyer has been IT. North
and South Dakota for almos- year
and is now enroute to North Caro-
lima to continue her work as field
manager for the National Child Con-
servation league, in which work she
has met with much success.
e>nlo. Glaze party
| Miss Mary Hollingsworth enter
tanned the senior class at delight
full party on Saturday evening at her
home on Grand avenue. Fifty young
people were present and the evening
was spent very happily in games
and dancing. At ten o'clock deli
cious refreshments were served. Be-
side Mr.. and Mrs. Hollingsworth the
party was chaperoned by DR.. and
Mrs. R. L. Reid, Miss Backus, Miss
Solomon and Miss Craig.
To Visit In New Orleans.
Mrs. H. o. Whitney will leave this
week for New Orleans to spend the
remainder of the winter.
Civic League Luncheon.
A large number have signified
their intention to attend the Civic
league luncheon on Wednesday at
Hotel Iowa. Those who wish to at
tend must notify Miss Younker not
later than Tuesday noon.
Wedding Of Interest Here.
Keokuk people have considerable
interest in the wedding in Des Moines
on Saturday of Miss Caroline Thistle
80 NJ ND
James c. Davis, and Mr.. John Corley.
The bride formerly lived in keokuk
and has visited here number Of times
since the family moved to Des Moines.
The Register carried a picture Of Mrs.
Corley and her maid of honor on the
front page Of the society section yes
terday. It gave the following write up
of the wedding which was attended
by a number Of Keokuk relatives:
In the wedding Of Miss Caroline
Thistle Davis and Mr.. John Scr1pps
Corley. son Of Mr. and Mrs. D. w.
Corley. last evening at the home Of
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Cox Davis, two prominent
families became connected and an
other family added to the already
large clan through intermarriage.
The Davis home, 1920 Grand
avenue, was deliberately decorated for
the event, great bowls Of pink roses,
palms and ferns being used In the par
Iors. In the south end OF the dining
room, where the ceremony was per-
formed, a canopy Of smilax and pink
rose buds was suspended over an I'M
provised altar Of palms and ferns. At
either end Of the chancel rail stood
an antique brass candlestick bearing
lighted cathedral candle.
At s o'clock, the hour set for the
ceremony. Mrs. Frank 8. Cummins
played the wedding march from
..Lohengrin" and the bridal party, led
by the brides brothers. James and
Joseph, who stretched white satin rib.
bons to the altar, entered. Frank
Davis. the baby of the home, carried
the ring on a white satin cushion.
The bride, who was given In marriage
by her father, WAS attended by Miss
Bernice Brown as honor maid. Mr..
James Cummins served the groom as
best man.
Sentiment centered in the bridal
costume, the gown and veil being
worn by the brides mother on her
wedding day. It was a beautiful Gre
alton Of cream satin brocade outlined
with silver thread and trimmed with
duchess lace The long court train
was edged with a pleating Of valen-
ciennes lace and the bridal veil OF
tuIle was held In place by a wreath
of orange blossoms. Her bouquet was
OF white roses with shower Of valley
lilies.
Miss Brown wore a ruffled gown
OF pale green taffeta yelled with tulle
of the same shade and being trim
med with Dresden roses. She car
ried a bouquet of Cecil Bruner roses
and sweet peas.
Following the reading of the Epis-
copal ring service by the Rev. Leon
ard X. Smith of st. Luke's church. re-
freshments were served in the solar
ium. Throughout the evening Mrs.
Homer A. Miller, Mrs. Walter 8.
Brown, Mrs. Hal Chase and Mrs. j.
C. Cummins assisted as parlor hos
tesses.
The bride Is one of the popular
girls OF the younger social set. She
ia q graduate of Kemper hall, Ken