Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-08-11
GALLEY NUMBER EIGHT
MISREPRESENTATION
Wedding Solemnized at Mankato,
Tuesday, August Third

At eight o'clock last evening the mar
riage Of Miss Helen Irene. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. 1. N. Tompkins, 227 Van
| Brunt street, and DR.. Alloys Franklin
| Branton, son of Mr.. and Mrs. j. +. Bran
| ton, 2462 Garfield avenue south. Mime
apolis, was solemnized at the Presbyter-
ian church, in the presence of $50 guests
Kew. L. Ross Paden, pastor of the
| church, read the nuptial service.
| Miss Anna Lee Of this city sang BE
cause" preceding the ceremony, accom-
| panied by Mrs. Mamie Skuse-Gerlash,
who continued to play while the bridal
party entered and took their places be-
| fore a beautiful altar of green and
white, summer flowers being used in
tall baskets, against background of
ferns and palms. Mrs. Gerlach played
Philip Sousa's American Wedding
| sohn's Bridal Chorus as the occasional.
| She played program Of nuptial music
during the ceremony.
| The bridal party entered led by the
| ushers DR.. A. F. VOTERS of St. Paul,
Mr.. Frank Palm of Willmar, Mr.. Joseph
Dassett of Minneapolis, and Mr.. Vernon
! I. Tompkins Of this city, brother of
the bride, and were followed by the four
bridesmaids. who were attired in taffeta
gowns of rainbow hues. Miss Mildred
Fritz wore orchid. Miss Irene B. Casper
of Chippewa Falls was attired in pink,
y,
wore yellow, and Mrs. Erdine F. Her.
| man of Minneapolis was gowned in nile
green, and they all wore quaint corsage
bouquets of Sweetheart roses and Mar
guerites. Mrs. Donald w. Roderick
elizabeth Tompkins) of New York
City, came next, at matron Of honor,
and was lovely in a gown of peach col
ored taffeta, and carried a Colonial bou-
| uuet. After her came Master Calvin
Franklin BrantOn. son of DR.. and Mrs.
B. j. Branton of Willmar carrying the
ring in the heart Of a rose, and little
Elizabeth Tompkins Roderick, a niece
of the bride, as the flower girl daintily
attired in blue organdie, with blue
butterfly bows. The bride entered on
the arm of her father, and they were
met at the altar by the groom and his
best man, DR.. B. J. Branton of Willmar,
brother of the groom. The bride was
gowned in an exquisite creation of ivory
satin and silk lace, made en- train edged
with lace, and with Queen Anne ruff at
her neck from which the veil fell in
soft folds. She wore wreath of swain
sonia in her hair, and carried magnif-
cent shower Of brides roses, swainsonia
and orchids.
Following the ceremony the bride and
groom received the guests in the recep-
ton room at the Masonic Temple, and
during the evening the Misses Harriet
Nerbovig, Edith Kelly, Leah Taylor,
Agnes Kruse, Marie Otto, and Margaret
Wise served the guests with lunch. The
| young ladies were all charming in or
! candle dresses of flower colors. Mrs.
Roy Allison and Mrs. B. c.. Cain pre-
sided at the table. Pink and white pre-
dominated in the color scheme in the
dining room and in the reception room.
| A fiat basket of gladiolus tied with a
! tulle bow was used on the table in the
! dining room, and baskets Of roses, sweet
| peas and Marguerites with tulle bows
| were used in the reception room. San
| don's Society orchestra played a pro-
gram of dances during the evening.
! DR.. and Mrs. BrantOn left last night
| for Denver and Colorado Springs, and
after September l will be at home at
lis Litchfield Avenue, Willmar. The
! brides travelling suit was of embroid
cred navy tricotine, and she wore a
| blue silk toque.
The bride is graduate of the Man.
kato high school, Of Stout Institute, and
the University Of Minnesota, and dur
ing the past year taught in the high
school here. The groom is a graduate
of the medical course at the University
| of Minnesota.
Among the out of town guests we're
Mr.. and Mrs. J. +. Branton, Mr. Emil
j. Miller, DR.. and Mrs. c. E. Herman
and daughter, Mrs. E. Finley, Mr..
Joseph Dassett, Mr.. Donald DcCarl,
Miss Antoinette Proshek, Miss Gleva
Blain and Miss Olive Crane and
Messrs. William and Henry Gee of
Minneapolis; Mr.. Carl Hauser and DR..
A. F. Wolters Of st. Paul; Miss Fun