South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-04
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Bride Gift Event.
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we're introduced 70 the audience BY
Master OF Ceremonies Jones
With the brides and grooms and
the audience then acquainted. the
real business OF the evening began.
that OF presenting the prizes 10 the
successful contestants.
First IN order was the presenting
Of the orders for merchandise from
the merchants or South Bend and
Mishawaka. Mr.. Jones, assisted by
Mr.. DeHaven. read the name OF the
merchant giving the order. the ar
ticle for which the order called and
the name Of the one 20 whom IL
was given He then presented the
order 70 the bride or groom.
Taere were prizes for the first
June bride. prizes for the second
June bride. for the third, fourth,
fifth. sixth. seventh. eighth and
ninth June brides, their order being
governed by the time they ceased
TO be maidens after midnight,
May 81.
Inc HOUSE III OIutT.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanton we're the
| first couple to be married after the
| opening o. the contest. Twenty
second, after midnight was going
some" according to Master Of
Ceremonies Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Curtis. Of
/ Mishawaka. were the second bridal
I --..-f. -.-f..o-. NJ. ft,,,+ o. oh a v-o1
I her name from Miss Mary Settler
/ to Mrs. Alvin Stanton at exactly
! As seconds after midnight June /.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip McQuillan
we're the third prize winners. Miss
/ Janice Spanton became the third
winner when she changed her name
/ from Spanton 10 McQuillan At one
minute after Il O'Clock midnight
June /.
Mrs. John Edmund Housekeerer
was the fourth winner. She was
/ Miss Carrie Weber up to one min
u-e and 40 seconds after - o'clock
midnight June 1.
The fifth June Bride Contest
,yinner was Mrs. John II. Buchal-
ski. She was Miss Nellie c. Ogalsk!
and was married at 9 o'clock on
he morning of June /.
Mrs. Marion Niedbalski won sixth
place in the contest when she
changed her name from Miss Mel
lie Satkiewicz 10 Mrs. Marion Med
balski at $3.50 a. m. June /.
Mrs. Achielle Sergeant was the
seventh prize winner. She was Miss
Aida Van Renterghen and was
married at 10 O'Clock on the morn
ing of June /.
Eighth place was won by Mrs.
Raymond Bruggema. She was Miss
Hattie Wood and was married at
11:1s a. m, June /.
Mrs. William c. Baird won ninth
place. She was Carrie Hawk and
was married at s o'clock on the
evening Of June 1.
In addition to the prizes for the
first June brides. there were prizes
for the youngest and prettiest. Mrs.
FOrst Stanton proved 10 be not only
the first June bride 20 be married
after midnight June /. but she also
proved to he the youngest. This
prize was an order on Newman
store.
The audience decided which one
OF the nine brides was the prettiest
The judges ruled that the one re
oeiving the most applause from the
audience should be adjudged the
prettiest and should receive the $50
in gold donated by John c. Els
worth
Each bride as she stood up re
ceived the hearty applause Of the
audience After the APPLAUSE was
over that received by Mrs. McQuil-
Ian. Mrs. Sergeant and Mrs. Brug-
gema appeared to the judges to be
30 nearly equal that they called for
it TO he done over again. On the
second trial. however. the applause
given Mrs Sergeant left no doubt in
the minds OF the Judges that the au'
dience wanted her 10 have the $50
i'm gold. and Master of Ceremonies
Jones presented il 10 her.
Mrs. Housekeeper won the prize
given to the bride who gave th'
best answer to Edisons QUESTIONABLE
/ Her answer 10 Where does the cork
come from?" took the prize. She
said Cork"
Again Next Year.
After the prizes had all been pre-
T sented. each bride and groom aros'
and thanked The News-Times anC
the merchants of South Bend and
, Mishawaka who cooperated with The
News-Times IN conducting the June
Bride Contest for the presents and
the entertainment last night.
In closing the awards Master o
q. Ceremonies thanked the audience fOi
its cooperation, and announced tina
. next years June Bride contest would
be even bigger and better than the
one Just closed
hle following is a list OF the gifts
presented by The News-Times and
South Bend and Mishawaka mer
chants last night
GIFTS FROM SOUTH BEND.