Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-09-09
Married


events that ever took place in Little
Fails and one of the most beautiful
and notable affairs Of it's nature this
season in Minnesota, was the wedding
Of Miss Alice Drew Musser, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. r. D. Musser of this city,
to DR.. Edward Clark Davidson Of Pitts
burgh. The beautiful home on High
land avenue, with it's spacious rooms
and porches profusely decorated with
southern smilax and garden flowers,
furnished delightful setting for this
prominent nuptial event.
The wedding ceremony was preceded
by short program Of nuptial music.
Mrs. Edwin McColm of Muscatine,
Iowa, aunt of the bride, sang the
"Hearts Awaking' by Albert W. Ket-
elbey and Gloves Coronation' by
Florence Alyward. Mrs. Lynn Peavey
Of Fairbault, Minn., violinist, played
"Love's Awaking'' by Eldar and
"The SWAMI by Saint Saens.
At three O'Clock Mrs. Phillip E. Greg
ory Of Chicago, who presided at the
piano through the afternoon, played
The Lohengrin Wedding March, and
the bride, escorted by her father and
proceeded through an aisle Of Cathedral
candles tied with ropes of white ribbo
and tullc, to an improvised altar
banked with Auratum lilies and branch
candles. The service was read by Rev.
Phillip E. Gregory of Morgan Park
Congregational church of Chicago, who
for several years was close friend and
the pastor of the BRIDES parents. He
was assisted by Rev. A. c. Bacon of
First Congregational church Of this
city.
Miss Betty Goehring Of Pittsburg,
who had been the brides room mate
at Miss Walkers school, Simsbury,
Conn.,, was maid Of honor. The brides
maids were Miss Louise Jerome of
Orange, Conn.,; Miss Mary Fenley, Of
Louisville, Kentucky; Miss Margaret
Taylor of Occur D 'Alene, Idaho, cousin
of the bride and Miss Dorothy Wood
worth Of Wadena, Minnesota.
DR.. Davidson was attended by Dr..
j. A. Shackleford Of Baltimore, clasF-
mate of the groom at John Hopkin IS
university, as best man. The ushers
were DR.. Herbert Davis, Omaha, DR..
F. G.. Carter of St. Paul, Mr.. Jefferson
Haworth Of Pittsburg and Mr.. Charles
Huttig Of st. Louis. The charming lit
tie sisters of the bride, Laura Jane
and Mary, were the flower girls, and
carried Colonial bouquets Of pink roses
and for-get-me- -nots. Their frocks were
Of flesh satin underdraped with ruffles
of white silk net, hemstitched in silver
and trimmed in handmade flowers
over the shoulder and on the sleeves.
The brides gown was of white
satin with apron front Of silk net en-
broidered in silver lined bugles, and
the bodice was fashioned with bands
of embroidery that formed in the
center front, of beaded bird of rhine
stones and silver bugles. At one side
hung spray of orange blossoms. The
full court train of silk net was also en-
broidered in silver bugles and banded
with satin strips from the shoulders and
at the bottom. The veil was held in
place at tho sides with orange bios
SONS. Her bouquet was shower of
Lilies of the Valley, white bouvardia
and orchids.
The maid of honor and the brides
maids wore gowns of pink chiffon over
taffeta, trimmed with hand made flow
ers and girdles of MORE. They car
ried fan bouquets of Columbia roses
and gypsophelia. The maid of honor s
bouquet was tied with blue tulle and
the bouquets of the bridesmaids were
tied with pink tulle.
Mrs. Musser's gown was of rose
georgette trimmed with Grecian bead
ing and her flowers corsage of Ophe.