Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-09-07
POPULAR YOUNG
PEOPLE MARRIED
MISS GRETCHEN MORGAN
BRIDE OF JOHN
N. MANSON

A wedding OF much interest TO Wau-
sau society took place Saturday even
ing, September 2, 1922, at eight o'clock
in the First Methodist Episcopal
church, when Miss Gretchen Morgan
and John Nicolls Manson, both popu-
lar young people of this city, were
united in marriage.
A large number of invitations had
been issued for the nuptials and the
church auditorium was filled with rel
atives and friends of the contracting
parties. The master of ceremonies
was Mark M. Scholfield.
Joseph Ekman presided at the or
gan and previous to the appointed
hour, rendered a number of selections.
When the organ burst forth with the
wedding march from Lohengrin, the
bridal party entered the church and
with measured steps started down the
aisles. First came the bridesmaids,
gowned in the various hues of the
rainbow in the following order: Miss
Irene Lee, of Chicago, in flame color,
carrying gladiolas; Miss Florence
Wilson, in perwinkIe blue, carrying
callendua and larkspur; Miss Bernice
Towle, in Nine green, carrying shades
of pink asters; Mrs. Kenneth Lawson,
OF Menasha, in pink and rose crepe
Chiffon, carrying pink and rose col
ored asters; Miss Marie Paff, in or
child and lavender, carrying purple
asters, and Miss Gladys Schilling in
corn color and orange, carrying lark
spur and zenias.
The ushers, Mark E. Bells, Stewart
Manson, Fred w. Genrich, Jr., George
l.. Ruder and Louis A. Pradt, Jr., pre-
ceded the bride, who followed on the
arm of her father. She was charming
in an exquisite gown of velvet bro
caded chiffon and white crepe chiffon,
with court train and she wore a long
tulle veil, caught with band of sill
yer. Her flowers were Ophelia roses
and sWansonias. At the altar the
groom and his best man, Norman
Stone, of Chicago, were met and all
took their accepted places before
bank of palms and ferns and on eth,
er side of the altar was large bas-
ket OF gladiolas, creating beautiful
setting for this memorable occasion
The Rev. Richard Evans, pastor OF
the Methodist church, performed the
ceremony the bride being given in
marriage by her father
The wedding party, relatives and
immediate friends proceeded from the
church to the home of the brides
parants-- on Second street, where cor-
gratulations were extended and
sumptuous repast was served at ten
o'clock. The home was prettily dec
GRATED with cut flowers throughout.
The brides bouquet was caught by
Miss Ruth Alexander and with the
most delightful informality the bride
and groom said their adieux and
slipped out to side street and sped
away on their honey moon to the
northern lakes. They will reside in
Wausau and will occupy their new
residence on East Hamilton street,
where they will be at home to their
friends after December first.
The groom is the son of Mrs. J.
N. Manson. He was graduated from
the Wausau High school in 1915, and
later entered the University of Wis
consin, leaving there to assume charge
OF the insurance agency of his father,
the late ]. N. Manson.
The bride is the only daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Morgan. She was
also graduated from the Wausau High
school, class of 1915, and afterwards. !
attended and was graduated from
Northwestern university, Evanston,
Ill, where she studied expression.
both have spent their lives here and
for a month past the members of the |
younger set have We'd with each other
in doing them honor.
The closing festivities for the bridal
party, given by Mr.. and Mrs. M. M. |
Scholfield, at the Country club and at
the home of the groom's mother, Mrs. |
y. N. Manson, were most enjoyable |
ending to the rounds of gaiety.
Those in attendance from out of the |
city were Mr.. and Mrs. Fay Marshall, |
of Rhinelander, Mr.. and Mrs. Benja-
min S. Stone of Tripoli, Miss Irene
Lee of Chicago, Mr.. and Mrs. Ken
neth F. Lawson of Menasha, Myron
Duncan, of Menomonie, Miss Ellen |
Jones, of Philadelphia, Pa, Miss Mil
dred Wright of Menomonie, Mrs. w. |
A. Kelly of Green Bay, Clyde Smith |
OF Madison, Leslie Kinzel of Merrill, |
Howard Lyman of Honolulu.