Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-06-13
MINERAL POINT. WISCONSIN. I
A PRETTY WEDDING.

The first military" church wedding
to be held in Mineral Point since the
United States entered the great war
took place on Monday morning. June 10,
al Il O'Clock in Trinity church, Ulmont
Healy of the 33lst Field Artillery and
Miss Florence Reynolds being the happy
couple.
Both of them have been members of
the vested choir for some years, the
bridegroom starting as little soprano
when the boy choir was organized in
1901. Twelve years later it became a
mixed choir, so the Woman S Auxiliary
and the Woman's Guild asked permis-
sion to take charge of the wedding
arrangements, although there were
or2g two days for preparation
The church was beautifully decorated
with flowers and flags, the large ser
vice flag with its twenty-four stars and
the silk Old Glory making a brave
showing on either side of the altar.
Large flags were across 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. II. Terrill had
charge of the singing.
The bridal party entered the church
to the strains of Mendelsohn Wedding,
played by John Anderson. Then the
choir Gang a wedding hymn THE Voice
that Breathed Der Eden. First came
the pretty little sister of the bride as
flower girl, in sweet little white frock,
then Miss Rena James, the maid of
honor, in dainty gown of pale blue
over white, and a blue hat of the same
material trimmed in pink. After her
came the sweet bride in a 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, also of the 33lst F. A. Kenneth
Sperbeck in his Naval uniform and
Harvey Huxtable in his medical Re-
serve Army uniform stood at right and
left of the bridal couple and held aloft
crossed swords as an arch for them
whryi the Rev. +. p. o. Reed read the
first part of the beautiful Marriage
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 distinct, the
Office of Holy Communion was read for
the newly welded couple. Then the we'd
ding march rang out again as the choir,
each carrying flag, filed down the
aisle, led by the sword bearers and fol-
lowed by the wedding party, who passed
out of the church under the raised flags
and swords.
They repaired to Parish House where
a simple but pretty wedding breakfast
had been prepared Thirty-five covers
were laid and at each place burned
tiny white wafer in a quaint little
In front of the bride was
her cake, decorated with sugar rose
buds, tiny flags and mock-orange bios
SONS, while the groom's cake carried
the flag and boquet of red, white and
blue flowers. By each cake was a
lage knife beribboned in white. The
napkins at that table were also patriotic.
The room was most attractive in its
bowery of flags and flowers, one flag
stretching one entire end. Those wait
ing on the tables and whose light,
pretty gowns added to the festive scene,
also to whose work and energy all of
this was due, were: Mesdames Frank
Luoden, w. K. Smith, r. ID. Smith,
George Horn, Will Horn, Geo. Jeuck,
Jr., C. G. Hubenthal, Frank Bishop, g.
E. Martin, George Place of Galena, w.
?. Bliss, r. Nj. Crawford. Otto Gill
mann, and Miss Lydia Stephens. Other
of supplies and interest
were: Mesdames c. Spensley, n. II.
Snow, VIM. Ross. Samuel Ross. Charles
Ross and the Misses O'DOwd.
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 brother Merton and wife of Chi
cage attended the wedding. +"
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