The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-12-05
WEDDING EVENT IS
SCENE Of BEAUTY
ELABORATE CEREMONY MARKS
MARRIAGE OF PROMISING
YOUNG PEOPLE
HOUSE MASS Of FLOWERS AND PLANTS
Joseph 3. Swerino And Miss Winifred
Catiett Married Thanksgiving And
Leave For Eastern Home

A most elaborate wedding occurred
at the elegant home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
J. w. Catlett, on williams street, the
evening of Thanksgiving day, Novem-
Der 2Sth, when their eldest daughter,
Miss Winifred, was united in marriage
to Joseph B. Swering. The circular
vestibule Of the residence was banked
with palms and decorated with chrys-
anthemums. making an arched recess
in which the officiating clergyman,
the Rev. e. V. Pierce, of the First
Baptist church, stood to perform the
ceremony. The ushers, Mrs. Hollis
Hubbard, sister of the groom, Mrs.
Cecil Skinner, Mrs. A. H. Stoll. Mrs.
J. J.. Bibby, Misses Nellie Kendall.
Ada Erwin and May Stearns, formed
an aisle with pink ribbons through
which the bridal couple advanced to
take their places for the marriage
rite. The bride and groom were at
tended by Miss Marguerite Catlett, as
maid of honor. and Geo. C. Phillips as
best man. and Misses Alta Furnish
and Frances Pope. cousins of the
bride, as bridesmaids. The ring bear
er was little Dorothy Kidwell of Es-
feline, a cousin of the bride. Dainty
little Mary Ellen Bibby was train
bearer divided the honOrs of the Occa-
sion with the bride and groom. A
beautiful program of music was a fea-
ture of the occasion, Because" by
Edward T~eschracher, being sung by
Miss Alta Furnish before the cere-
mony. and AT Dawning" by Miss Lii
liam Case after the nuptials. As the
bridal party descended the stairs and
approached the alcove, Mendelssohn's
Wedding March was played by Mrs.
Elmer Sexauer. and the Nocturne from
Midsummer Nights Dream was per-
formed by Mrs. Sexauer during the
reading Of the service.
The costume of the bride was white
chiffon over bridal satin. with pearl
trimming, while that of the maid Of
honor was of pink Georgette and satin.
The bridesmaids we're dressed in pink.
After the ceremony a collation. WAS
served in the dining room. Mes
danes G.. F. Weber, G. j. Fittie. s.
p. Miller, e. C. Olson and Eva Cor.
bin and Misses Grace Sommers and
Mable Tinker acted as h~ostesses.
Misses Elizabeth Brown, verna Sex
auer, Lyndall Whitehear. Hortense
Ziegler and Hermoine Mathews acted
as servers for the guests. The rooms
of the entire first floor were decor
ated in chrysanthemums and roses
and large bouquets OF roses ornament
ed all the various available places.
The profusion of palms and flowers
made the house a veritable garden Of
blossoms and with their sweet per-
fume formed a setting that was ex-
tremely appropriate for the happy
event.
Miss Winifred CatIett, the bride, is
the eldest daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph w. Catlett, and has a host of
friends in Brookings and in Estelline,
her former home. Joseph B. Swer-
ing is a Brookings bred boy who grad
uated from State College in the class
Of 1909 as an electrical engineer and
has been for a number OF years with
the Westinghouse Company at Pitts
burg. October LIST, he was transferred
to their plant at Buffalo, N. Y, where
he has charge OF some OF their i'm
portant work. The many friends OF
these young people join with the
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