Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-03-25
RATHINAN.UPSHAW
MARRIAGE MONDAY,
PRESBYT'N CHURCH
Daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. F.
E. Rathman Weds James
town ~ Director at Pretty
Church Ceremony.

The First Presbyterian church was
the scene Of pretty wedding Mon
day evening when Miss Ethelyn Mil
dred, eldest daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank E. Rathman became the bride
of Mr.. l.. William Upshaw. Three
hundred guests we're present for the
church ceremony and also attended
the reception later at the residence
on north 5th avenue.
While the guests were being seat
ed Wallace Ruud sang, Because"
being accompanied on the pipe organ
by Miss Fern Thomas. AS the bridal
procession approached the altar Miss
Thomas played the wedding march,
Rev. W. F. Boyd, pastor, with Mr..
Upshaw and his best man, Floyd
Rathman, entering from the side.
The bridal procession was led by the
two ribbon bearers, little Misses
Margaret Lutz and Zoe Smith, attir-
ed in dainty white dresses. Miss Ca
therine Rathman, sister of the bride
was flower girl and wore white with
hat to match. The bridesmaids,
Misses Mary Default and Ruth NC
Gully came next being accompanied
by two of the ushers, Messrs. Donald
Wanner and Louis Orlady. Miss
Blanche Rathman, as maid of honor,
preceded the ring bearer, little Miss
Helen DePuy, dressed In pink, who
carried the ring in rose. The bride
was accompanied by her father, F. e.
Rathman, little Misses Thelma Hall
and Edna Seller, attired in white,
being the last two ribbon bearers.
Rev. Boyd used the pretty ring cere-
mony and soft music was rendered
on the pipe organ by Miss Thomas
during the ceremony.
The brides wedding gown was Of
white georgette and taffeta. Her
tulle veil which formed a crowned
effect about her head was caught in
place by orange blossoms, while the
bridal bouquet was of white roses
and ferns. Miss McCully wore
gown of old rose taffeta, and Miss d..
Nault's was of blue chiffon. both
bridesmaids wearing white hats and
carrying baskets Of roses. The maid
Of honor was attired in pale green
taffeta, which she wore with a white
hat. her flowers being pink roses.
The ushers, Messrs. Orlady and Wan
ner, were assisted by Willard Full
ton and Omar Rathman.
ferns, roses and plants were used
most effectively in the church decor
ations, Mesdames H. T. Graves, G.. T.
Mcdonald and VIM. Joos directing
the adornment of the auditorium and
obtaining beautiful setting for the
ceremony.
The wedding reception held at the
Rathman residence was attended by
those at the church, the time being
from 1880 to $3.50 o'clock. Roses,
lilies and ferns in baskets and bou-
quets decorated the dining and liv-
ing rooms. Several selections were
rendered by the Saxophone trio, Miss
Jennings, and Messrs. John Thomas
and Chas. Bordwell. Miss Martin
gave piano and Wallace Ruud vocal
numbers. Refreshments were serv-
ed Mrs. Rathman being assisted by
Mesdames Roscoe Harrington, G. ].
Feton, NJ. P. Morris and
Oliver Bennett, those serving being
Misses Katherine Default, Anna
Proctor, Helen Reed, Margaret Mac
Kenzie, Margaret Bigelow, Alta Fe-
ton, Carrie Dolphin, Margaret Gates,
Marjorie Brockman and Amy Feton.
The BRIDES cake was cut with a knife
fifty years old, a gift to Mrs. Rath-
man by her mother, Mrs. H. w.
Bailey Of Bemidji.
Mr.. and Mrs. Upshaw left on No.
2 Monday evening for weeks trip
to Bagley, Bemidji and the Twin
Cities and on their return will re-
side at the Rathman residence. They
were the recipients Of many elabor.
ate wedding presents, and a number
Of pre-nuptial affairs were given for
the hrido recanf1v
The out Of town guests were the
sister and aunt Of the bride, Miss
Blanche Rathman and Miss Minnie
Bailey Of Bemidji. Mimi, and Miss
Pearl Young, student at the state
university, and who formerly attend
ed Jamestown college.
Mrs. UpshawA Is one Of James-
towns we'll known young women
having grown to womanhood ia the
city. She was graduated from the
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