The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-21
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Wedding Here


Mary Margaret Ayres to Captain VIII
liam Rupert Chawner, honorary lieu
tenant Royal Engineers Of England.
The wedding was held Saturday
evening, July 10, at o'clock at the
home OF the brides mother, Mrs
David Jameson Ayres. $40 North
Fourth street.
The wedding service was read by
Rev. w. s. D. Lamont, rector Of st,
Johns Episcopal church. before an
improvised altar placed at one end OF
the drawing room. There was oack-
ground of palms and ferns before
which was placed white prayer
bench with tall cathedral candles en-
either side.
The bridal procession came down
the stairs and crossing the wide hall
walked the length Of the drawing
room to the altar, Agnes orchestra
playing the wedding march from Jen-
sen.
The bridal procession was led by
Mrs. Dale Mickelwaite Miller, who
wore draped gown of georget.e in
pastel shades and carried great arm
bouquet Of pink roses. The matron Of
honor was followed by little Julie
Miller in dainty white net dress with
a blue satin sash, and carrying bas-
ket of flowers in many colors.
Then came the bride and groom.
The brides gown was Of white satin
and rose point lace, with court train
of satin brocade, and she wore a long
tulle veil fastened with cap effect
of point lace. She carried a large
bouquet of lilies of the valley and
baby Cecil Drummer roses with a
shower of lilies and rose buds.
The court train, the point lace and
veil had been worn by the brides
mother on her wedding day, and the
service was read exactly where the
brides father and mother had been
years ago by Rev. DR.. Nc
Twain of st. Johns church.
The decorations in the drawing
room and in the hall, library and liv-
ing room were in pastel shades. Above
the fire places in the rooms were
banks of green with long baskets on
the mantels, filled with garden and
field flowers in many varieties and
colors. Floor vases filled with flowers
in varied colors were used effectively.
In the dining room where the we'd
ding supper was served, the color
scheme was in pink and white. The
brides table was in the center of the
room, and covers were laid for twelve,
A mound of pink roses formed the
and from the chandelier
to each cover was streamer of airy
pink chiffon, the effect being most
charming. Ten other tables were az
ranged about the room, each having
basket Of flowers in pastel shades
with pink predominating. A beauti-
fully appointed supper was served.
The brides cake was cut by the bride,
in the library,
The reception which followed at 9
o'clock was attended by many society
people. In the receiving line were
Mrs Ayres, Captain Chawner and Mrs.
Chawner, Mrs. John T. Hurst OF
Furcellville, Virginia, and Mrs. Dale
Miller.
The wedding of Saturday evening
was the elimination of romance OF
several years. When Miss Ayres was
in Europe in the winter of 1910, she
met Captain Chawner at Sanaden,
Switzerland, and they met again in
England in the following year.
Seldom, II ever, have there been
so many handsome entertainments
given to honor a bride as have been
given in the last fortnight for Miss
Ayres. Almost every day there have
been one or two entertainments given
in her honor, and since the arrival OF
Captain Chawner there have been
other entertainments ending with the
formal dinner given for the bridal
party Friday evening by Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph ]. Ayres at the Country club.
The bride is the only daughter Of
the late David Jameson Ayres and
Mrs. Virginia Burkitt Ayres, repre-
senting two families which for many
years have been prominent socially
and in business way. She is very
gracious, charming young woman. she
the National Park seminary
at Washington and has travelled ex-
tensively in this country and in Eu-
rope.
Captain Chawner is the eldest son
Of the late DR.. Alfred Chawner and OF
Mrs. Chawner, formerly of Hill House.
Clay Cross, now Of 81 Waverly Road,
Redland, Briste, England. He is
nephew of the late William Chawner,
M. A.. master of Emmanuel college
and for some time vice chancellor or
the University of Cambridge. He is
a graduate of Cambridge and is
of the college where his uncle
was a chancellor. He offered for
commission in the English army in the
first month of the great war, and on
being granted this in the Royal Engi-
neers, saw active service in 1915, in
France, and in Salonika in 1916, being
invaded to England at the end OF
1916.
Captain and Mrs. Chawner will sail
from New York for England shortly
and will be at home after August 10,
at Ambervale Hotel, Ashover, Derby
shire, England.