Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-14
Priesber.WaIsh.

one or the prett1eSt weddings IN
this season was the garden cere-
mony of Saturday evening at 1880,
at the home of Mrs. P. T. Walsh,
go Marquette street, which united
in marriage Miss Katherine Louise
Walsh, the daughter of the late P.
T. Walsh and Mrs. Walsh, and
Henry Carl Priester, eldest son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Priester of
S11 West Seventh street, Dayen-
port.
The spacious lawn with its deep
border of high shrubbery forming
an encircling background had been
chosen for the garden altar, the
masses of rich foliage being re-
lieved by tall pedestaled baskets
of Easter lilies which stood on
either side of the white satin pill
lows where the bride and groom
kneeled for the ceremony.
Rev. F. S. Lawler, assistant rec
tor of st. Mary's Catholic church,
read the marriage service of the
Catholic church.
The bride was accompanied by
her brother, Tom Walsh, who gave
her away, attended by her sister,
Miss Gertrude Walsh as maid of
honor, and preceded by her two
small nieces and name sakes,
Katherine Walsh, the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Walsh, and
Katherine Walsh, the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Walsh, who,
as flower girls strewed her path
way with pink and white rose pet
ais.
Tb Ii++Ta e-irye ruaro in dainty
white embroidered frocks of Or
candle, girdled, one with an orchid,
and the other with a blue sash, and
on the arm of each was large gar
den hat held with lavender and
blue tulle bows and filled with the
rose petals.
The gown of the maid of honor
also suggested the bridal orchid
and blue in a combination of satin
and georgette, with short skirt and
pointed train of georgette, her cos
tune being completed with one of
the chic and very new large hats of
woven blue horsehair, encircled
with ribbons and trimmed with or
child and blue flowers.
She carried a bouquet of orchids
with pendant shower of blue for
getmenots.
The bride was in white bridal
satin made with over dress of tulle
edged with silver lace. The bodice
was of silver lace and the full
court train of satin fell in graceful
folds from the shoulders; over it
was the long wedding veil, an heir
loom in the family-of real Car
rickmacross, the old Irish lace
which is becoming SO rare. The
simple cap effect was finished with
a half circle of orange blossoms as
a bando in the back The bridal
bouquet was very beautiful crea-
ton of white orchids, lilies of the
valley forming the shower.
After the ceremony guests were
served at two long tables in the
dining room to a wedding dinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Priester left by the
midnight train for Chicago and go
to TenderfOot lake in Michigan to
spend the honeymoon. They will
be at home in Davenport after Sept
1 and will for a time stop with the
brides mother, until they go into
their own home.
The travelling dress of the bride
W a. q OnC PACSS hd1h OA0S Nhc@4
meuse with which she wore a small
hat of blue taffeta, to match.
Among guests at the wedding
were Hugo Koehler and Miss Viz
ginia Woehler of st. Louis, the
uncle and cousin Of the groom.
Mr.. and Mrs. Priester are mem
bers of two of the best known fam
lilies of Davenport and are very
popular among the young people.
The bride was educated at st.
Mary's, Notre Dame, Ind. gradual
ing from Trinity college, Washing
ton. D. C. She has been one of the
enthusiastic workers in the Red
Cross and prominent in motor
corps activities which she helped
to organize here.
Mr.. Priester is a graduate of
Madison university. He was in the
service and had received the rank
of first lieutenant when he received
his discharge. He has returned to
his former position in the bond de-
partment of the Harris Trust &
Savings bank of Chicago, and will
in the future have his headquar-
tiers in Davenport