The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-10
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Fanninq-Putney Marriage.

! fannln9-Futney MARRIAGE.
Last evening at $3.50 o'clock the
Tanning residence at CTS Franklin
street was the scene of beautiful
wedding at which time the marriage
of Miss Isabelle Tanning to Mr..
Thompson Buell. Putney Of Pitts
burgh, Pa, was solemnized. The Rev.
B. H. Cleaver of Streeter, H.. a
cousin of the bride officiated and
| the ring ceremony was used. The
wedding was quiet affair owing to
a recent bereavement in the family.
| The bridal party entered the par
llor to the strains of the Mendels-
sohn wedding march with Miss Cor
rine Weber presiding at the piano.
Miss Elizabeth Tanning as maid OF
honor led the procession, followed by
the bride on the arm of her brother,
Mr.. Willis Wood Tanning, who gave
her away. They were met at the I'M
iprovised altar by the groom and the
marriage vows were spoken beneath
an arched bower of asparagus ferns,
| pale pink and white asters, and
daisies, banked with potted ferns.
| Preceding the ceremony Miss Ignore
Rich sang "At Dawning," by Cadman,
and Immediately following the cere-
mony Miss Beulah We'll sang Be
cause by Guy D'Hardelot.
! A two course wedding supper was
served to the forty guests, including
the relatives and intimate friends,
1 after which the bride and groom de-
parted for Chicago where they will
spend part Of their wedding trip.
/ They will also take lake trip before
going to Pittsburgh, their future
home.
| The brides wedding gown was OF
Imoonglow white crepe satin and Sill
tver lace. Her draped veil was Or
Itulle and was fastened with wreath
;of bridal buds. She carried BRIDE >
Ibouquet of brides roses with pink
Sweetheart roses fastened to the
fshower with silver ribbons. me
bride wore string of pearls which
was a gift to her from the groom.
The brides bouquet was caught by
Miss Lucille Knight. Mrs. Putney 5
going-away gown was brown vel
dyne suit with blouse and SHOES 10
match, and her hat was a black ana
pheasant colored panne velvet.
Miss Elizabeth Tanning as maid OF
honor, wore a frock OF PeRln piue
Icrepe de chine and rose point lace'
iShe carried a bouquet OF opheia
roses and heliotrope. The brloe
mother wore a navy blue beaded
tgeorgette gown.
The house lent itself beautifully 10
the artistic display of flowers Wnicn
adorned each room There were pink
land white asters, gladiolis and
daisies in the parlor, provisions Oh
varied colored asters in the library
and baskets of garden flowers in the
hall. In the dining room ophella
.iroses in a cut glass basket formed
the centerpiece for the table whefe
the brides cake was cut, and ophei1s
roses and lace flowers were on the
sideboard.
The bride is the daughter of Mrs
George Willis Tanning. She is
graduate of the Keokuk high schoo
in the 1913 class after which she tooi
"a kindergarten training course at tne
university of Chicago. She taugh'
at Kalamazoo, Mich, and last veal
she was supervisor of the Weils
school kindergarten in this city. she
is an attractive young society woman
and popular in Keokuk with large
circle Of friends.
The groom is the son of Mr.. anC
MRS. Wesley A. Putney Of Pittsburgh
Pa He is located in that city where
he is general secretary of Y. M
G. A. '.
The out of town guests to the wed
ding were Mrs z. o. Sutton. Mrs
A. D. Lewis, Miss Virginia Lewis
land Ollie Lewis Of Canton. Mo-; MI
Jewett Fulton of Milwaukee, WIS
Mrs. Albert A. Northrupp.