Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-05-18
EDMONDS - DINGEE
Prominent Young People United
in Marriage Saturday Even
ing

Last Saturday, May Is, 1920, at s
O'Clock a wedding Of note took place
at the First Methodist Episcopal
church of Wausau. in that the partici-
pants are popular young people of our
city and the further fact that the fam
lilies have long been prominent in the
affairs OF Wausau. It was the occa-
sion of the uniting in marriage of Mr..
Thorpe Lewis Edmonds, son of Mr..
and Mrs. W. L. Edmonds, to Miss
Helen Dingee, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel S. Dingee
The auditorium of the edifice was
filled with friends and relatives and
the altar decorations were of green
boughs, ferns, potted roses, Gala ILL
lies and roses.
Upon the arrival of the wedding
party. Mr.. Joseph Ekman at the or
gan played the prelude to Lohengrin
and for the professional, the wedding
march from the same opera. During
the ceremony he played, softly, DeKo-
ven's famous song, 20, Promise Me-"
The officiating clergyman, the Rev.
Richard Evans, pastor of the church,
entered from his study and proceeded
to the altar; he was followed by the
bridegroom and his best man, Donald
R. Gooding, from the church parlor at
the west. Mary Dingee and Jamie
Towle, ribbon bearers, attired in white
organdy and pink and blue sashes,
came down the main aisle and were
followed by the ushers: Charles Ed
monds, Hobart Edmonds, John Dingee,
Guy K. Goodlng, r. E. Puchner, Mark
S0hnlfinl6 Mnrrnon Ctnno nd
renee Johnson; bridesmaid Miss Nor
ma Edmonds and the maid of honor,
Miss Margaret Dingee The bride ap-
preached the altar on the arm of her
father, who gave her into the safe
keeping of the bridegroom. The cere-
mony was performed according to the
single ring service of the Episcopal
church, Rev. Evans following with
the Lords prayer, which was joined
in by those present.
The bride wore a trailing gown of
heavy cream satin, trimmed with soft
frills of old lace, embroidered with
pearls from her mothers wedding
costume, her long tulle veil was held
in place by sprays of orange blossoms.
She carried a shower bouquet of Ward
roses and lillies-of-the-valIey.
The bridesmaid was gowned in or
child organdy and she carried Killar-
ney roses. The maid Of honor wore
a gown of apricot organdy and she
carried sunburst roses.
For the occasional Mr.. Ekman
played Mendelssohn's joyous Wedding
March which told of the conclusion of
the ceremony and the wedding party
retired and were driven to the home
OF the brides parents, 523 Franklin
street, where a large reception was
held. Receiving with Mr.. and Mrs.
Edmonds were the members of the
bridal party and Mr.. and Mrs. w L.
Edmonds and Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Din
gee. The home was handsomely dec
GRATED with cut flowers The dining
room was done in white and yellow
and the living room in pink.
Following the Fluctuations, refresh
ments were served in the dining room.
One OF the exciting moments, to the
young ladies at least, was when the
bride threw her bouquet to them. 1t
was caught by Miss Marie Paff.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmonds departed for
Chicago and other points at a later
hour during the evening for a brief |
stay and upon their return will be |
at home to their friends, after June |
LIST, at 10011a Sixth street
Guests from out of the city were:
Relatives of the bride: Mrs. S. H. |
Dingee, ST., and daughter Miss A. w. |
Dingee, and Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Gates |
Of Wilmette, Illinois.
Relatives of the groom: Mrs L. M. |
Edmonds, Mrs. N. H. Brokaw Mr.. and |
Mrs. F. j. Edmonds and daughter, |
Miss Arlene Edmonds, of Appleton,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Kibby, Mr.. Ken
yOn Pope, and Mr.. Lawrence Mcclure |
Of Wilmette, ILL.,; Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. P.
Robinson, Amigo; Miss Lucille Bau-
mann. Chicago; Mr.. Kenneth Law
son, Menasha; Mrs. E. A. Benson,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph |
Marston of Appleton.