The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-05-15
Marriage Of Miss Rhea Ale
man and Joseph Vincent
Duffy Celebrated at
the Elks' Club.
dANY GUESTS GREET BRIDE
Ceremony Is Read by the Rev. Richard
S. Smith in Wonderfully Decorated
Wedding Bower Bride and
Groom Well Known Here.

One of the most interesting and GER
tainly one of the most charming we'd
dings in the social history Of Kenosha
took place at the Elks Club at half
past ten o'clock this morning when
Miss Rhea Alleman, only daughter OF
Mr.. ana Mrs. Edward Celestine Allie
man of Chicago became the bride Of
Mr.. Joseph Vincent Duffy, son of Mrs.
John Duffy of Kenosha.
In honor Of the nuptial ceremony
the Elks Club had been converted into
a regular bower Of ferns and spring
flowers and Miss Alleman and Mr..
Duffy plighted their vows under won
derful arch of ferns and lilies erected
at the south end Of the large hall Of
the Elks.
A hundred and seventy-fve invited
guests including the best known people
of Kenosha society were present when
the beautiful ring ceremony was read
by the Rev, Richard S. Smith, pastor
of St. James Church.
The decorations Of the hall were most
elaborate. They were done in green and
white with an abundance Of smilax,
ferns and Easter lilies minglirg in
great profusion. The members of the
bridal party walked through an avenue
Of ferns and evergreens arranged in
daintily tinted baskets.
About the altar were arranged a
profusion of palms and ferns. The
beauty of the decorations added much
to the brilliant scene arranged as the
setting for the pretty wedding.
The bridal party was made up Of
many young people widely known to
the society of Kenosha. The bride
entered on the arm Of her father. She
was charmingly attired in a wedding
gown Of white satin with an overdress
Of Chantilly lace; the train was of tulle
and satin and the veil was caught with
orange blossoms. She carried shower
bouquet of white roses orchids and
lilies of the valley caught in ar old
fashioned frill of lace-just a reminder
of the wedding days of the mothers
present.
Preceding the bride and her father
was the bride Is interesting retinues
The ushers were Arthur J. Schmitz and
Emmett Duffy and they led the brides
maids, the Misses Viola Quandt and
Kathryn Langan. Miss Quandt wore
blue organdie and lace and Miss Lam
gan pink organdie and lace. They car
ried baskets of sweet peas and forget
me-nots.
Mrs. Eleanor Casey Schmitz was the
matron of honor. She was charmingly
attired in orchid lavender taffeta and
silver lace and she carried a silver
staff decorated with purple sweet peas
and trailing vines.
Two dainty little flower girls Miss
Portia Alleman cf Kenosha and Miss
Dorothy Yarnen of Chicago directly
preceded the bride They were charm
ingly attired in white net and they
carried trays of white rose petals which
were strewn in the path Of the bride.
The Maid of Honor was Miss Flor
ence Arneson who wore nile green chif-
fon and white and carried basket Of
spring flowers.
Mr.. Duffy and his best man John
Duffy, his brother, entered from the
main parlor meeting tho bridal party
at the altar.
Mrs. Edward G. Alleman was the
other member of the bridal party. She
wore black taffeta and brocaded georg-
cite and carried roses.
The bride was given away by her
father, the ring ceremony being used.
The wedding music was unusually
beautiful. Miss Isabel Wells previous
to the arrival Of the wedding party
sang the Cloves Coronation and as
the bridal party entered the avenue
of ferns an orchestra under ths direc-
tion of Fred Smith played the Mendels-
sohn wedding march.
Immediately after the ceremony Mr..
and Mrs. Duffy received their friends
at an informal reception after which
wedding breakfast, at which covers
were laid for nearly two hundred guests
was served In the Pompeian room.
The Pompeian room never looked
prettier. The decorations were in green.
and pink; with the pink of snap drag
ons and roses and sweet peas FREEDOM
mating. Over the table presided over
by the bride was hung wonderful
wedding bell of Easter lilies, smilax
and ferns while the other tables were
charmingly arranged with baskets Of
the prevailing snap dragons and roses.
Mr.. and Mrs Duffy left early this
afternoon on honeymoon trip and