Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-31
SOCIAL. EVENTS

New York Wedding
To Interest Many
Old Family Friends
One Of the prettiest holiday we'd
dings this year in which Rock Is
landers will be interested, will
take place tonight in New York
city, when Miss Laura B. Marquis,
daughter Of DR.. and Mrs. w. 8.
Marquis. formerly Of Rock Island.
will become the bride of BENJAMIN
Gest SON Of Mrs. w. H. Gest Of
1909 Second avenue and the late
Judee William H. Gest.
Tho. wedding will take place at
$3.50 In the apartment Of the
brides parents at 43i Riverside
Drive. Only q small company Of
relatives and intimate friends will
witness the ceremony which viii be
performed by the brides father. as
sisted by DR.. John A. Marquis. for
mer president OF Coo college aud
now secretary Of the Board Of
Home Missions Of the Presbyterian
church.
Before the ceremony Stewart
Marquis, brother of the bride. will
sing "A Song of Thanksgiving" &C
companied by Miss Katherine Gest,
sister Of the Bridegroom. Miss Gest
will play a wedding march as the
bridal party take their places.
Miss Laurastine Marquis Of
Bloomington, ILL.,, will be her cou-
sins only attendant and Will Mar
quis, brother of the bride. will be
the best man. Small Billy Hall
Marquis, four-year-old nephew Of
the bride, will also be in the bridal
party.
The decorations will be Of Christ
mas greens and Russell roses.
Baskets Of roses and stevia will be
used throughout the rooms and the
same color scheme will be carried
out as far as possible.
The bride will wear a beautiful
gown of white satin and net made
with a long court train and with
pearl trimmings. Her full length
veil will be held over the couture
with orange blossoms. The brides
maids dress Is of Nile green taffeta
and silver.
The bridal couple will spend sew
eral days at a winter hotel In the
mountains and will reside III New
York. The travelling costume OF
the bride consists Of dark blue
tricotine and q blue satin hat with
brown maline and gold ribbon.
Among the guests will be old
Rock Island friends now living in
New York. They are: MIR. and Mrs.
w. w. Nutting, Mrs. Cora M.
Keator, Fred Keator, 8. ]. Keator,
Mrs. c. A. Rose, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles A. Rose, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
erick Brown Wells, Mr.. and Mrs. f.
X. Cherrill, Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman
Cox, James Montgomery, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Michaels. Mr.. and Mrs.
Milton Asher and Miss Alma Holt.
Out of town guests will be Mrs. W.
H. Gest and Miss Katherine. Miss
Carrie Gregg. George Sheldon, Mrs,
A. H. McCandless, Miss Helen
Parker and Paul Parker, all OF
Rock Island; Mr.. and Mrs. s. D
Marquis and son Of Evanston. Ill.
Miss Margaret Marquis Of Bloom
ington, and Mr.. and Mrs. r. b
Stoddard and daughter, Martha oil
Minonk, Ill.
The bride formerly lived in Rocl
Island, when her father was pas
tor Of the Broadway Presbyterian
church. DR.. Marquis is at present
pastor emeritus Of the church
The family removed from Rock Is
land some years ago and went tc
Chicago. They just recently moved
to New York. While here, Miss
Marquis took an active part in the
young peoples work Of the Broad
way and South Park Presbyterian
church. The Laura Marquis chap.
ter of the South Park church was
named for her.
Mr.. Gest comes of one of The
most prominent families OF Rocl
Island. He attended officers train
ing school shortly after America
entered the war and was commits
stoned a lieutenant. While over
seas he was promoted to captain.
Believes Americans Artistic.
Percy Granger. the young Aus
tralian pianist. who will be heart
at the Masonic temple on Jan. 9
has been the musical sensation o
the last two, seasons. He like
Americans, he says, and has ex
pressed his love for the countr.
which he has seen for such a shor
time on many occasions.
One OF the most interesting an,
remarkable Of his statements mad