Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-06-27
Edited BY
MAE PAULINE CHESNUT

9cap sleeves. Her tulle veil was arrang-
ed with a cap effect and fastened with
q band of pearls. Her only ornament
was necklace of pearls. the gift of
the bridegroom. She carried shower
boquet of white roses and sweetpeas.
The matron of honor was gowned in
pale blue organdie. She wore a pink
picture hat of crepe de chein and car
ried an arm boquet of pink roses.
The nuptial music was played by Mrs.
James Flaherty. The bridal party as
cended the altar to the strains of the
Lohengrin bridal music. At the close
of the ceremony Mrs. Flaherty played
the Mendelssohn recessional.
Following the wedding breakfast
was served to the members of the fam
lily at the Park hotel Among the out
of town guests at the wedding were Mrs.
L. Coughlin of Geyser, sister of the
bride, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Sweeney Of
Helena, brother and sister-in-law of the
Of Helena, and Mrs. ]. w. Hogan of Chi
cago, a sister of the bride.
Later in the day Mr.. Sweeney and his
bride left for an automobile trip through
Yellowstone and Glacier parks. They
will be at home after July l at Roundup.
The brides going away suit was of dark
blue dovetine and she wore a tailored
taffeta hat.
William Shelton, the father of the
bride, is a well known stockman of STAN
ford, and pioneer of Montana.
The bride was graduated from the
Ursuline academy in Great Falls and
later attended the University of Wash
ington at Seattle and the School of Ora
matte Art at Los Angeles.
Mr.. Sweeney is nephew of the late
Colonel Thomas Cruise of Helena and a
graduate of Leland Stanford university.
Pretty But Simple Wedding
At Lease Home.
The wedding of Miss Helen Elizabeth
Lease daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. N. T.
Lease and Paul lie Roy Payne, which
took place Sunday morning. June 20.
north, was pretty but simple affair.
The house was beautifully decorated with
white roses, carnations and gypsnphelia
intermingled with ferns. Rev. T.. l..
White. pastor of the Methodist church
read the service at $3.50 o'clock in the
presence of the members of the immedi-
ate families. The bride and bridegroom
were attend by Miss Jessie Farm Lease
sister of the bride as maid of honor and
Howard E. Lease a brother of the
bride as best man The bride wore
corsage bouquet of tea roses. Her only
ornamnt was necklace of pearls, the
gift of the bridegroom. Her sisters
gown was also fashiond of white geor-
gette and she wore corsage of white
sweetpeas.
An informal reception for about fif-
ty intimate friends followed the we'd
ding. In the dining room the wedding
cake in the center of the table was the
feature The cake was banked with
gypsiphalia and ferns. The bride cut the
cake herself and served it to the guests
with orange ice. Among the out of
town guests who attended the wedding
were Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Black and Mr.
and Mrs. Lyle Black of Big Sandy, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Sterns and family, and
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Provin of Belt.
Mr.. Payne and his bride left for their
new home in Seattle. En- route they
were the guests of Mr.. Paynes sister,
Mrs. Paul Shafer in Butte
Mrs. Payne is graduate of Montana
state college at Bozeman in the class
of 1920, and mS.-~ar of the Theta Pi
sorority Mr.. Payne lived in Great
Falls until he went to Seattle about
two. years ago and entered the milling
business.