The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-18
:THROP-GARDEN
WEDD|NGEVENT
Of YESTERDAY
MISS GERTRUDE GARDEN BECAME
THE BRIDE or MR. RUSSELL r.
THoRP, YESTERDAY AFTER
NOON AT 4 O'CLOCK.
beautiful Home Wedding Marked with
simplicity Attended by Q Large
Number Of Guests.

Yesterday afternoon the wedding OF
ono of Wheeling's most popular society
girls Miss Gertrude Garden, and Mr..
| Russell r. Throp. took place at the home
Of the bride on North Main street.
There were 100 guests from Wheeling
! and out OF town, present at the cere-
mony, which was marked by extreme
simplicity and beauty in all its details.
Promptly at o'clock the wedding
ceremony began. Miss Bess Mathison'
and Miss Flora Campbell. OF Washing
ton. Pa. appearing at the entrance 10
the hallway bearing the ribbons which
marked the aisle for the bridal party.
| Following them were Miss Dorothy Ber-
ry. Of Huntington, W. Va. who was the
brides maid. and Miss Eleanor Sweeney.
Ia cousin Of the bride, who was maid or
Ihonor.
The Rev Ira G. McCreary. pastor OF
the Second United Presbyterian church,
| preceded the groom. Mr. Thorp, who
with his best man. Mr. Harlan Wood,
| Of Charleston. descended the stair or
| the main hallway, joining the wedding
PARTY before tho bower of green trelist-
cd lattice arranged in the corner OF the
| living room before when the marriage
service was read.
| To the strains OF the wedding march
| by Iohcngrin. played by Mrs. Charles
O. Roemrr. of Cumberland. Md, an aunt
! Of the bride Miss Garden. descended the
| stairs, dressed in 4 charming costume
of white geCrEette crepe. trimmed with
Point De Venice lace. made ankle length.
Her veil. which had been worn by her
mother on her wedding day the ami
vcrsary OF which was that or MISS Gar
! denis wedding, was caught with SILVER
| hand and orange blossoms. Completing
! the touch of silver In her costume Miss
! Garden wore silver slippers. She car
ried bouquet of brides roses.
! Mr.. John 3. Garden, father or the
bride met his daughter at the door or
/ the living room wherein the ceremony
/ took place and escorted her TO the
bower arranged for the wedding party.
! the wedding service. using tho Ep!sco-
pal service.
The costumes Of the brides maids
and ribbon bearers were made OF frilly
organizes in delicate shades. and al
wore large picture hats of black tulIe'
and slippers and stockings OF white
! Miss BeSs MathiSon wore an organize
Of Nile green. Miss Flora Campbell wore
lavender and each wore CorsaSe or
colonial garden flowers.
: Miss Dorothy Berry wore pale blue
! organdie with a wide ribbon sash or
, blue and pink. and Miss Sweeney wore
! delicate pink. her hat Of the same color
and ribbon sash Of blue and pink. Miss
Berry and Mis- Sweeney carried large
t colonial bouquets.
| Following tho wedding service an In
formal reception took place. after which
Mr. George Phillips, manager OF the
! Fort Harry Club. served buffet sup
. per-
: The brides going away costume was
a navy blue ta!lcur with a small hat OF
/ corresponding color. Mr.. and Mrs.
Thorp left on the $50 train for PITTS.
burgh. going west for tour which will
! include Seattle, Salt Lake City and Vel
! in ThaV VI a home
the McMasters Apartment after the lst
! Of August.
! The out OF town guests who were
present at the wedding were:
Misses:
Elizabeth Sweeney. Washington. d. G.
! Violet Snow. Clarksburg.
+ Susan NJ. Moore. Morgantown.
Kate Campbell. Washington. Pa.
Flora Campbell. Washington. Pa.
! Dunbar Avirctt. Cumberland. Nd.
! Elizabeth Dawson. Steubenrille. o.
! Emma Howell. Yardley. Pa
/ Dorothy Berry. Huntington. ". Va
Mary Ruhl. Clarkshurg.
Rose Nc. Sweeney. Underwood Col
! lcec. Missouri
! Marie Elizabeth Sweeney. Pittsburgh,
! Mary Sweeney. Pittsburgh.
I Virginia Sweeney. Pittsburgh
! Dorothy RUemer Cumberland. Nd.
Mcssrs and Mcsdames:
! Donald bryant. Chicago, Ill.
| Mesdames:
Caroline Thorp. Chicago. Ill
/ Martha Mabis.
Charles o. Roemer. Cum berland, Nd.
Or. and Mrs. Frank Trotter, Morgan
! town. w. Va.
I Messrs:
! H. O. Amman, Cumberland, Md.
Sweeney Fleming, Fairmont. w. Va.
/ T.. X. Harper. Pleasant Grove, W. Va
: Alan Harper, Pleasant Grove. w. Va.
william II. Sweeney. Pittsburgh. Pa
Lorentz Stoele Trotter. Morgantown.
Harlan Wood, Charleston. w. Va
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