Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-05-10
Former Watertown
Boy Marries III South

John ]. Grimm, occupying a position
inthe University Of Florida, but who
was formerly d WATERFOWL boy, 4 son
Of Mr.. and Mrs /. r. Grimm and d
brother OF Mrs. Charles Barrette. One
Of the reports reads as follows:
On March 81, at Jasper, Fla. o..
CURED n Of the most beautiful wed.
dings Of the season. The bride, Miss
Phyllis farrell a teacher Of English
In the Gainesville high. school, was
united in marriage to John Jay
Grimm, one of the professors Of sci
ence in the University Of Florida.
1.-THE church was beautifully dec
GRATED for the occasion. There were
long festoons Of ferns and southern
palms, choice cut flowers of white
roses brought out the color scheme Of
green and white.
Preceding the ceremonySMiss Thel.
ma Fanst played Memberships
Spring Song on the violin, accompan-
led on the piano by Miss Marion
Worley. During the impressive ring
ceremony a selection by Schubert was
softly played. AS the bridal party left
the church the strains OF Mendels-
sohn's wedding march were heard.
The bride entered on the arm Of her
father and was met at the altar by
the groom, accompanied by the best
man, Prof. w. S. Perry. who is also a
member of the faculty Of the Uni
versity of Gainesville. The bride
wore a lovely gown Of hand embroid-
cred organdie with a white hat and
carried a handsome bouquet Of white
carnations, the chosen symbol Of her
college fraternity.
After the ceremony, the bridal
party, together with the out-of-town
guests and other friends, proceeded.
to the Asceola hotel, where they were
served with a six-course dinner. The
color scheme of green and white was
here maintained, the brides table
being decorated with handsome white
roses and ferns. The tables of the
guests were arranged somewhat in
contrast, having American Beauty
roses and ferns.
Miss lJaEgell. a beautiful blonde,
was graduated at the State college for
women at Tallahassee, Fla, in 1915,
She was popular in college and was
the champion tennis player for two
years among all the students Of the
institution. Since graduation, she has
been a successful teacher in English
lin the Gainesville high school. She
is the only daughter OF A. B. FARRELL,
a Georgian by birth, hut has spent
most of her life in the land of 1ow-
ers,. She is greatly beloved for her
many admirable and worthy qualities.
THE groom is native of WATERFOWL,
lis. d. He took his college course at
Grinell, Ia, always being a leader not
only in academies but in college ath'
lletics as well. After coming To Flor
ida he was one Of the leading high
school principals up to the time he
entered the university. where he &C
cupies a professorship in sciences. II
the summer of 1916. he spent severa'
months in Cornell University at Atha
Ca, N. Y. His splendid gifts Of man
hood and character have won for hin
a host Of friends. From many parts
Of Florida, there came hearty con
ordinations upon the marriage Of tIls
well known young people.
cat 6 o'clock p. m, the bridal party
lleft, via Georgia Southern railroad
for Gainesville where they will be a
home to their many friends, los Pal
metto avenue. The brides going
gown was blue tafeta, Handsomely
embroidered in gold.
sThe following were the out-of-towr
guests: MRS. i. +. Grimm, Misses Alta
and Hazel Grimm Of Tallahassee
Fla. Louis Grimm, brother Of tht
groom Of Jessup, Ga; Rev q
Grimm, uncle of the groom from Los
Angeles, Calf; r. =. farrell and y ,
farrell, IL. brothers Of the bride VIII
are members Of the national guard;
Mrs. Mary farrell, Of Mecanopy; Mrs
Mary Woodberry and Prof FW
Bucholtz, of the Gainesville higf
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