The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1922-03-20
MIDNIGHT is
MYSTIC HOUR
FOR MARRIAGE
Mary Conley and Karl Theile
Surprise Friends with
Romance Wedding.

One of the most romantic and i'm
pressive wedding ceremonies ever
performed in the Territory OF Alaska
took place at one minute after mid
night Saturday. at the Governors
House, when Miss Mary Conley be
came the wife of Karl Theile,, Sur
veyOr General OF Alaska.
The attendants of the bridal couple,
Mrs. p. L. Coleman and John Ford
Starr, and the Governors family.
were the only guests.
The ceremony was started at one
minute after midnight, when Miss
Marguerite Bone played Lohengren's
Wedding March. The bride descend
ed the stairway to the reception room
with her attendant, wearing panne
velvet gown of peacock blue, orna-
mented with silver lace and brocade.
Over her shoulders flOated a filmy
scarf OF old rose tulle. She carried
a bouquet of old rose tulips, lacey
ferns being caught in the long
streamers Of white satin,
At the foot of the stairs waited
the groom and his attendants and DR.
G. G. Bruce DR.. Bruce led the wed
ding procession Through the hall to
the Rose Room, where the guests
waited The room was beautiful in
green's and flowers, dimmed lights
and Pickering glow of an open fire
lent a subtle atmosphere
The procession stopped before the
open conservatory, where a beautiful
bower of greens and rose tulips were
arranged. The bridal couple knelt
on cushions of white satin and stand
ing in front Of them, DR. Bruce, in
sacred and impressive manner, read
the marriage service. Mrs. Scott G..
Bone gave the bride away. The ring
ceremony was used.
After the ceremony a wedding
breakfast was served The table was
beautiful in a color scheme of rose.
A dainty bride, attired in a gown OF
rose, ornamented with dainty tulle
terpiece Dainty and noval nut re-
ceptables in rose were placed at each
cover. Cherub cupids served as place
cards. The bride and groom sat
side by side at the head of the
table.
Following the breakfast the bride
retired to change to travelling cos
tune and shortly after with her hus
band, left for parts unknown" 1t
is rumored they accepted the hosp
tality of friends who are in the
South, leaving vacant house as a
haven for the couple from we'll wish
| ing and curious friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Theile will leave or
short wedding trip after Governor
Bone returns to the Territory. They
have taken the Mullen house on Men
denhall road and will make theil
home there Until the house is ar
ranged for residence they are this
house guests of Mrs. Scott c. Bone.
The mystic hour of midnight wa!
chosen by the bridal couple because
il ushered in the first of the 18th da,
of the month. For reasons, pecul!a
to the Irish, to which romance rae
the bride is a member and so pecu
liar to the bride, the 10Th day OF
month is Her Day All fortunate in
cidents in the life of Mrs. Theil
have occurred on the 10Th day. MI
and Mrs. Theile became engaged L
be married on this day and it wa
the wish of the bride the marriag
take place on April 10. A change il
plans brought the marriage dat
earlier and arrangements were mad
to hold the ceremony early Sunda,
morning.
Mrs. Theile is one of the mos
E prominent and popular nurses on tn
: coast in the employ of the govern
e ment nursing staff. She has don
wonderful work among the native
in the Akiak district and continues