Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-06-13
A PRETTY WEDDING
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to be held in Mineral Point since the
United States entered the great war
took place on Monday morning, June
10, at II o'clock in Trinity church,
Ulmont Healy of the 331st F. A. and
Miss Florence Reynolds being the hap
py couple. Both Of them have been
members of the vested choir for some
years, the bridegroom starting as a
little soprano when the boy choir was
organized in 1901. Twelve wears later
it became a mixed choir. So the
Woman's Auxiliary and the Woman s
Guild asked permission to take charge
of the wedding arrangements although
there were only two days for prepara
ton.
The church was beautifully decorat-
ed with flowers and flags, the large
service flag with its twenty four stars,
and the silk Old Glory making brave
showing on either side of the altar
Large flags were across the front of the
pipes of the organ and across the hymn
board Bunches of flowers showed the
seats reserved for the families of the
bride and groom. Roland Ross and
Alfred Ludden, in their choir robes,
acted as ushers and Mrs w. H. Terrell
had charge Of the singing. The bridal
party entered the church to the strains
of Mendelsohn's Wedding March played
by John Anderson. Then the choir
sang a wedding hymn, 1.-The Voice
that breathed Ger Eden" First came
the pretty little sister of the bride as
flower girl, in a sweet little white frock,
then Miss Rena James, the maid of
honor, in a dainty gown of pale blue
over white, and blue hat of the same
material trimmed in pink. After her
came the sweet bride in gown of
white satin charmeuse and airy white
tulle hat, and she never looked prettier.
She was supported by her father. They
were met at the chancel steps by the
bridegroom and his best man, Roman
Healy Of the 331st F. A. Kenneth
Sperbeck in his naval uniform and
Harvey Huxtable in his medical re-
serve army uniform stood at the left
and right of the bridal couple and held
aloft crossed swords as an arch for
them when the Rev. F. P. O. Reed
read the first part of the beautiful mar
riage office, which was completed in
front of the altar. After Miss Grace
Hyde sang in an impressive manner
Barnaby's arrangement of 20 Perfect
Love-" every word Of which was dis
tinct the Office of Holy Communion
was read for the newly welded couple.
Then the wedding march rang out
again as the choir, each carrying a
flag, filed down the aisle led by the
sword bearers and followed by the
wedding party, who passed out Of the
church under the raised flags and
swords.
They repaired to the Parish House
where simple but pretty wedding
breakfast had been prepared. Thirty
five covers were laid, and at each place
burned tiny white wafer in quaint
little candlestick. In front of the
bride was her cake, decorated with
sugar rosebuds, tiny flags and mock
orange blossoms, while the groom s
cake carried the flags and boquet of
red, white and blue flowers. By each
cake was large knife beribboned in
white. The napkins at that table were
also patriotic. The room was most at
tractive in it's bravery of flags and
flowers, one flag stretching across one
entire end. Those waiting upon the
two tables, and whose light pretty
gowns added to the festive scene, also
to whose work and energy all of this
was due were Mrs Frank LuddeD, Mrs
W. r. Smith, Mrs r. d. Smith, Mrs
George Horn, Mrs Will Horn, Mrs
Hubenthal, Mrs George Jeuck, Jr., Mrs
Frank Bishop, Mrs g. E. Martin, Mrs
George Place of Galena, Mrs W. P.
Bliss, Mrs R. NJ. Crawford, Mrs Otto
Gilman and Miss Lydia Stephens.
Other contributors of supplies and in
terest were Mrs Calvert Spensley, Mrs
Snow, Mrs w. S. Ross, Mrs Samuel
Ross, Mrs Charles Ross and the Misses
O'Duwd.
The bridal couple motored to Dodge
vile on their way to The Dells and
other places for a wedding journey,
which must be short as the happy
bridegroom has furlough Of only ten
days, when he must return to Camp
Robinson, near Sparta. His brother
Roman returned to that camp the day
of the wedding. Their remaining