Abilene weekly reflector., 1921-11-03

GOSSIP OF SOCIETY

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The Rotary club had Its noon lunch
con at the Abilene club. G. Q. Wyandl
made the address. Members and
their wives were invited to meeting
of the Herington club November
and It was accepted. The new hospi-
tai was unanimously endorsed.
The Riverside Club met at the home
of the president, Mrs. Ernest Lowry
for an all day meeting, October 70
The members came about 1880
bringing their lunch with them. The
, purpose OF the meeting was to quilt
the quilt they had made at previous
meetings. The president served hot
coffee, cocoa and potatoes along with
what each member brought to eat. In
the afternoon Rev. Hovgard, Mrs.
Mccormack and Mrs. NOrthcraft ar
rived to tell the members about fur
nishing a room In the new hospital
II was decided to furnish room and
plans for II will begin at once. About
8 o'clock the meeting adjourned to
meet In two weeks at the home OF
Mrs. Carl Meek, November 3.
Cooley Mitchell
A pretty wedding at the home OF
the parents of the bride, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hamilton Cooley, In Willowdale town
ship, Thursday, October 27, at z p.
M, was that Of Miss Laura M. Cooley
to J. Leroy Mitchell, also of Willow
dale township, Rev. J. Kansas Nor
gan of Talmage officiating.
This pleasant affair was the termin-
alton of a courtship probably began
In childhoon as the principals we're
born and reared in the same neigh
borhood and attended school, Sunday
school and church together all their
lives. The cozy country home In
which the vows were pledged was
beautifully decorated for the Occa-
sion, the prevailing colOrs being pink
and white, the ceremony being per-
formed under an elaborately decorat-
ed arch arranged in one corner Of the
parlOr hung with white wedding bells.
When the hour for the ceremony ar
rived, Herman Cooley, brother Of the
bride, sang "At Dawning," accOmpan-
led by Miss Rhoda Sollenberger of
Abilene. Miss Sollenberger played
he Lohengrin wedding march as
he minister, followed by Mr.. Harvey
Cooley and Miss Jennie Dodge,
and bridesmaid, and the
,riIal couple, descended the stairway
md entered the parlOr, and stood
lnder the arch where the ceremony
vas performed.
After the ceremony the company
ssembled with the bride and groom
u the dining room and partOok Of
ounteous wedding dinner prepared by
Irs. Cooley. Scarcely had the last
,uest been served when the house
vas surrounded by large number of
lninvited but welcome guests, the
Ife long friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
iitchell, who made their presence
nown by no uncertain sounds. The
oors were at once thrown open and
he bride and groom stood in the par
r while a numerous party filed past
hem extending hearty congratula-
ions and receiving the customary
treat from the groom and his as
istants.
The bride wore gown of white
attn with the bridal veil and carried
n arm bouquet Of white roses. The
wore a pink silk dress
nd carried bouquet of pink roses.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell will occupy |
he old Mitchell homestead which his
lother vacated when she moved to
recently, and which has
cen refurnished for their occupancy.
heir future appears unusually prom
sing as they will be surrounded by |
ost of friends and relatives and are
lost happily situated. The guests
resent were all relatives or the most
ltimate friends of the parties.
Besides the parents and two broth
rs Of the bride there were present,
he mother Of the groom, Mrs.
Iitchell of Talmage, and the grand
1Other of the bride, Mrs. J. J. Hew-
It of Weskan, Kans., Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. l.. Mitchell Of Talmage, Mr.. and
FRS. Lee Cooley Of Salina, Ralph