Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-13
Miss Storbeck Bride
of Clifford Myers at
Brilliant Ceremony

Miss Esther Pauline Storbeck
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Otto B
Storbeck of 2SO3 Eighth-and-a-hali
avenue, became the bride of Cliff
ford Edward Myers, son OF DR.. and
Mrs. o. M. Myers, 1900 Thirteenth
avenue, at a beautiful and brilliant
service at Broadway Presbyterian
church last night. DR.. John Nc
Gown Stevenson, pastor of the
church, OBLIGATED at the ceremony
using the double ring service, a
company of friends filling the edi-
flee to witness the nuptials.
Preceding the ceremony Miss
Katherine Gest at the organ play
ed program of nuptial music, and
at the appointed hour, 8 o'clock
mOdulated to the Lohengrin wed
ding march, announcing the ap-
proach Of the bridal party. Lead
ing the way were the little flower
girls, Perley Storbeck. sister Of the
bride, and Virginia Haas, dressed
in white frocKs and carrying bask-
cts of rose petals which were
strewn in the path of the party
The maid of honor, Miss Helen
Storbeck, in a gown of pink geor-
gette over pink satin and carry
ing an arm bouquet of pink roses
tied with tulle, came next.
The bride, with her father, who
gave her in marriage, followed.
She wore a lovely girlish gown of
white bridal satin and georgette
crepe fashioned with an overdress
of lace draped and held with white
satin rosebuds, the bodice having
trimmings of pearl. She wore the
tuIle veil which fell to the hem of
her gown and which was shirred
and held at the hair with a band
of silver and orange blossoms.
Her flowers were brides roses and
valley lilies in shower arrange
ment. She wore the groom's gift,
a string of pearls with diamond
set in platinum clasp.
Following the bride were her
bridesmaids, the Misses Margaret
Lamont and Harriet Bancroft,
dressed alike in costumes of pink
organdy and satin and carrying
pink roses.
al IAAuA DOuSOA dlII
Walker as groomsmen and the
groom and his best man, Harry Ly-
ford, came from the vestry room.
meeting the bride and her attends
ants at the altar where the vows
were taken. Clyde Storbeck, bro
Their of the bride, Ray Rietz, Friar
McCOllister and William Mclean
Stewart, Jr., served as ushers.
The church had been transform
ed into a fragrant bower of pink
and white flowers and greenery
carrying out the chosen wedding
colors. Six lovely arches of smilax
and pink and white carnations ex-
tended the length of the main aisle
and covering the altar were guam
titles of pink and white roses,
ing background for the lovely pic
ture made by the bridal party.
AS the occasional Miss Gest
played the Mendelssohn wedding
march.
A wedding reception was held,
and dinner was served at the home
of the brides parents following the
ceremony, members of the bridal
party and relatives composing the
company. Here pink and white
flowers prevailed in the decora-
lions, the brides table having as
its centerpiece a pink and white
wedding cake with further decora-
lions Of roses and smilax. Smaller
tables ware scattered through the
rooms and were trimmed with
la.1y4k1 of N.fV1l- 10
Mr.. and Mrs. Myers left last
night for a short wedding trip,
their destination being known only
to them. The bride wore a cos
tune of blue as her travelling
dress. After June 1 they will be
at home at 1900 Thirteenth avenue
until fall, when they will go to
housekeeping.
The bride has made Rock Island
her home for the last four years,
coming here with her parents from
Oshkosh, Wis, where she attended
the grade schools and the Oshkosh
Williams college. She later took
the commercial course at Angus
tana college and has been prom
inently identified with the work of
the young people at Broadway
Presbyterian church, serving as
head of various organizations
Mr.. Myers is associated with his
father in the Myers Optical COM
pany and is manager ard secre-
tary of the Tri-City Photo COM
pany. He graduated from the high
school in the class of 1917 and at
tended the Northern College of
Ophtholmology at Chicago, where
he received his degree. He is like
wise prominently identified with
activities at Broadway church and
in state Christian Endeavor affairs,
being president of the Intermedi-
ate Christian Endeavor society of
the state and also serves as chair
man of tri-city and local societies.
Guests from out of the city are:
Miss Hattie Ewing. HeTkimer, N.
Y; Miss Laura Belle Stephens,
formerly of Rock Island. now of
Chicago; Mrs. A c. Bruner of
Kansas City; DR.. Henry Munson-
of Rushville, Ill; Mrs. Carrie Ny
ers and Mrs. Edgar Rhoads of Des
Moines.