The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-02-18
Society

Leading the most notable of the
early spring events is the wedding of
Miss Emily Fletcher. daughter Of Mrs.
Sarah Fletcher of "A South Eighteenth
street, to Bennett Smedley. Cooper of
Moorestown,N. j., which takes place
next Tuesday evening dit ESQ O'Clock
in the South Eighth street Friends
church. A series of pre-nuptial events
win begin with a dinner at the home
OF the bride elects mother on South
Eighteenth street Saturday evening.
On Sunday afternoon Mrs. William
Hiatt of South Fifteenth street will
be hostess for tea to be given for
the bridal party. Miss Eleanor Gift
ford entertains the bridal party in
formally at supper Sunday evening.
The bride-elect will entertain the
bridesmaids at luncheon Monday noon.
Mr.. Cooper will be host for q stag
luncheon at the same time. Members
of the bridal party and out-of-tow
guests will be entertained at a buffet
supper at the home of the bride-elect
Monday evening. ....-.--,....,-.
The bridal party, which viii be en-
tertained at the many social events
will include: Miss Helen Cooper Of
Moorestown, N. j. maid of honor and
George Buzby. of Atlantic City, N, J.,
best man. The bridesmaids will be
Miss Elmira Kempton, Miss Eleanor
Clifford. Miss Drucilla Palmer Of Chi
cago, Miss Florence Meade of Chica-
go, Miss Blanche Wait and Miss Dor
othy G.. Harris. Other members of
the bridal party will be-: David Coop
err of Marlton, N. j., C. Donald Win
slow of Carthage; Morris Tomlinson
of Westfield, James Parker of Eaton,
o., Warren Beck, Glen Kempton, Per
cival B. Coffin of Chicago, and Will
liam Middelschulte of Chicago. s.
Out-of-town guests arriving Friday
who will attend the wedding are Mrs.
Elijah Coffin of Philadelphia, Pa, and
! Mrs. Frank W. Langdon of Cincinnati,
o. Other guests who will arrive over
/ the weekend will include: Miss Hell
1 en- Cooper of Moorestown, N. j., Mr..
and Mrs. Roswell C. Harris and daugh-
Z ter, Dorothy, of Pittsburgh, Pa, Miss
Drucilla Palmer and Miss Florence
! Meade, both of Chicago, III, Mr.. and
], Mrs. Percival B. Coffin of Chicago, Mr..
! and Mrs. BENJAMIN w. Cooper OF
/. Moorestown, N. j., David Cooper of
I. Marlton, N. j., George Buzby of Allan
] tic City. N. j., C. Donald Winslow of
Carthage, Miss Isabel Hannaford of
Cincinnati, o., William Middelschulte
of Chicago, Miss Helen Sutton Of At
T tica, James Parker of Eaton, o.. and
Morris Tomlinson of WestfieId.
An event of interest to Richmond
people is the wedding of Miss Bertha
. Decker and Horace Gruver, Of Dayton.
o., former residents of this city.aWhich
( took place Thursday evening at Z
! o'clock at the. home of Mr.. and Mrs.
! Frank Bescher, at Dayton. Promptly
4 at 1880 while Miss Edith Decker soft
I ly played Lohengrin's wedding march,
the bride, accompanied by Mrs. Earl
Neal, of Indianapolis, met the groom
and best man, Earl Neal, of Indianap-
Il oils, at the foot of the, stairs, and pro
= ceeded to the altar banked with ferns
4 and palms, where the service was read.
4 The single ring service was used, the
!. Rev. Dutton, Of the United Brethren
i church of Dayton, officiating. The
y bride wore a gown of dark blue geor-
4 gette and carried brides roses. Mrs.
Neal wore black taffeta and carried
. a shower of Ophelia roses. Following
the ceremony wedding supper was
served to 80 guests. A color scheme
!. of pink and green was carried out in
: the arrangement of the dining table
= Tulips formed the centerpiece. Mr.
Il and Mrs. Gruver will be at home to
+ their many friends after Feb. 26, at
4 1923 North Main street, Dayton, o
J. Guests from Richmond who attended
& the wedding were: Mr.. and Mrs. w
! r. Decker, Miss Dorothy. Decker, Miss
4 Edith Decker, Edward Decker, Mrs
& William r. Shultz, Mrs. WIG. Walker
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Decker and daugh
Z ter, Martha, Mrs. Edward Ball and
Mrs. Jennie Taylor. 81
Twenty-three members of the Coco
Cheer class of the First Methods
church were entertained by Mrs. Clyde
Ewing at her home on South Twelfth
street Thursday afternoon. The fol
! lowing officers were elected, Mrs
William Scull, president; Mrs. Parke
I O'Byrne, president; Mrs.: Haydel
Kern, secretary: Mrs. Donaker, assist
8 ant secretary; Mrs. Lawrence. treas
urer; Mrs. J. E. Johnston, assistan
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