Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-04
Pensioners.

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Somers, only daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. W. Somers, 1913 Broad
street, Grinnell, Iowa, to DR.. Harold
Frey. son of Mrs. Cecilia Frey, 1916
Twenty-eighth street. was ceIebrat-
| ed Tuesday evening at 8 at the
! home of the brides parents. A
company of 120 guests witnessed
the ceremony which was marked
by the beauty of its appointments.
| The home was decorated in pink
and white carrying out the color
scheme selected by the bride. As
, ters, cosmos and hydranges sug-
| gested the colors and filled baskets
on mantels and throughout all the
rooms. The ceremony was perform
ed before a bank of birch and as
paragus ferns, huge vases of ny
Oranges being arranged in the fore
ground.
Just before the ceremony Mrs.
z. B. T. Spencer sang MARS" and
during the congratulations AT
Dawning," Mrs. Charles N. Smiley
acting as accompanist, announc-
ing the bridal party with the bridal
bridal chorus from Lohengrin. Four
ribbon bearers lead the way making
an aisle with streamers of pink
ribbOn-Imogene Spencer, Mary
Spencer, Elizabeth and Edward
Kicker dressed in white These
were followed by the flower girl,
tiny Betty Jane Mears, strewing
petals in the path of the bride. The
ring bearer, Faith Somers, cousin
\ n,
ried the ring on a pillow of moss
edged in white clematis. The maid
of honor, Miss Mabel Mears, cousin
of the bride, came next. She was
gowned in green Organdy, lace
trimmed and carried an arm bou-
quet of hydrangeS. The bride walk
ing alone came last and was met
at the altar by the groom and his
attendant, Paul Somers, brother of
the bride, and the officiating clergy
man, Rev. r. W. Cross, pastor of
the Congregational church. The
bridal gown was of white georgette,
the blouse and sleeves of which
were fashioned in braided effect.
The skirt was made in short round
length and she wore a short veil
held by a band of lace and flower
ed ribbon over the couture. She
carried an arm bouquet OF pink and
white asters.
A wedding luncheon was served
at the conclusion of the service,
group of girl friends of the bride
serving as mattresses.
The wedding is the elimination
of a romance begun in college days
at GrinneIl of which institution the
bride and groom are graduates. The
bride who has visited here on sew
eraI occasions is well known and
popular in her home city. During
the last three years she has taught
English in the Marshalltown high
school. DR.. Frey graduated from
the Rock Island high school where
during his school days he was a
star on the football team. He later
graduated from Grinnell college
and the Hahnemann medical col
lege in Chicago in the class of 1918.
He served a year as lieutenant in
the medical corps of the United
States navy. Since he was assigned
to inactive duty in June he has
been practicing in Rock Island in
association with DR.. Eli Bradford.
Out of town guests at the we'd
ding included Mrs. Cecilia Frey
and Miss Dora Frey, Mr. and Mrs. |
Edward Brien of Rock Island.
DR.. and Mrs. Frey left for a
honeymoon trip, going by machine
to Clear Lake for a two weeks
stay The bride wore a suit of sill
vertOne cloth in wisteria shade
with a hat of mouse gray with
Shoes and gloves to match After
Oct. Is they will be at home at 1916
Twenty street.