The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-01-07
ZIl|NER GRIFFIN
WEDDING BELLS
Prominent Buck Grove Couple, Joe
thinner, and Miss Gertrude Griffin,
Married December 30th
CEREMONY ST. JOsEPHs CHURCH
Rev. Father Schiller Pronounced Sol
emn Words That Made Happy COu-
pie Man and Wife

BUCK GROVE, Jan. 6-Special-A
very pretty wedding was solemnized on
Tuesday, December 30th, in st. Josephs
church here, when Mr.. Joseph thinner
and Miss Gertrude Griffin were married.
Promptly at 10 a. m. to the strains of
the wedding march efficiently played by
Miss Elizabeth thinner, the happy cou.
pie approached the alter where Father
Schiller pronounced the solemn words
which made them man and wife. The
ceremony was impressive and beautiful,
the ring service, which is usual in the
Catholic church, being used. The bride
looked very sweet in lovely navy blue
tailored suit deliberately embroidered,
with large picture hat to match. In.
stead Of bouquet of flowers she carried
an ivory bound prayer book. Joe look
ed very handsome in his modish suit
of brown. Miss Anna thinner and John
Griffin, brother and sister of the bride
and groom, stood up with them and
were becomingly attired for the occas.
ion. After the ceremony all invited
guests repaired to the home Of Mrs.
John Griffin, where an elaborate four
course breakfast was served. The dec
OratiOns were pink and white roses. The
happy couple left the same afternoon
for a wedding trip to Kansas and after
couple of weeks they will be at home
to their friends temporarily on the Zim-
mer, farm southwest Of Buck Grove, but
as the place has been sold they will
move In the spring on a new farm
purchased by Charles thinner over near
Manila. The bride is a daughter Of
Thomas Griffin, of Omaha, but has al
parents on their farm near Buck Grove.
She was born here and grew to woman
hood in this vicinity. For a while she
was one Of Crawford. county's school
teachers, but gave up the work for
something more lucrative and has been
the efficient bookkeeper for the Doud
Milling company at Denison up until
the time Of her marriage. She is very
pretty, intelligent and attractive young
lady and Joe is to be congratulated up
OH his choice of a wife. The groom is q
son of Charles thinner, one Of Shelby
county's most prosperous farmers. He
has grown to manhood in this vicinity
and is an upright young man of good
character and sterling worth and the
bride Is to be congratulated also for Sc
curing for life partner this fine young
man. Those from out Of town attend
ing the wedding were: Rev. Father
Schiller, of Manila: Mr.. and Mrs. E. j.
Mccartney, Mrs. A. j. Mcmahon and
daughter, Myrtle, of Manila; the Misses
Rose. Anna, Frances and Elizabeth Tim
mer. Of Denison; Mary thinner. of Coun-
Gil Bluffs; T. j. and J. j. Griffin, of
Omaha; Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Virgins
and family, of Woodbine; Mrs.. Jessie
Bennett, and children, of Aberdeen, s.
D.: Mrs. Jack Griffin and son. of Jack
son, Mimi; Mrs. Chas. Lamberty, the
Misses Maud and Marie Conner, of Den
isOn. The wedding presents were var
led, useful and beautiful, showing the
esteem in which these young people are
held. The best wishes of a host of
friends will follow them into their new
life together. May it be a long and hap
by one,