The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-12-28
XMAS WEDDINGS
ARE NUMEROUS
Wedding Bells Vie With
Christmas Chimes for
Primary.
SEVERAL SURPRISES

Christmas was made even more aus
picious than usual this year by the pro-
fusion Of wedding bells, which Joined
with the Yuletide chimes in making the
day significant one indeed. Several
Of the marriages took place in churches
of the city, while the majority of them
were solemnized out of town. The very
sunshine poured a bridal radiance upon
the city yesterday as if in an attempt
to enhance with its effulgence the beau
ty of the Christmas spirit
Martin-Smith, Xmas Eve
Arthur Smith and Alice Martin, two
well-known employees of Simmons COM
pany, were quietly married in Rock
ford, ILL.,, on Christmas Eve. Their
friends knew of the engagement, but
the date of the wedding was kept Sc
cret. Mrs. Smith is the daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Daten of Delevan, and Smith
is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Smith
of 1011 Sheridan Road. They returned
from Rockford on Christmas Day and
are making their home in Park street
apartment.
to Mr.. Paul Greibe, which was per-
formed by the Rev. Chsa. Kelley, minis
ter of the First Methodist Episcopal
church at Waukegan, on the 25th Of
November, was announced to relatives
at their future home, 765 Rowland ave-
nue., last Saturday evening. The an
nouncement was a great surprise to the
many friends and relatives, who were
expecting to see big wedding. Miss
Hansen is the daughter of Mr.. L. G.
Hansen, 668 Edward street, and Mr..
Greibe the son of Mr. and Mrs. H.
Greibe of Sheboygan, Wis. Mr.. Greibe
is employed as timekeeper at the Nash
Motors Co.
At Park Ave. M. E.
One of the prettiest weddings Of the
day was that of. Miss Alice Florence
Carter of Pleasant Pairie and Freder-
lex C. Moss of Bristol, who were mar
married at the Park Avenue M, E.
church Monday morning at ten-thirty
o'clock by DR.. E. Burns Martin. They
were attended by the brides sister,
Miss Olive Carter, and by the groom's
younger brother, Arndt Moss. The
procession to the chancel was accom-
panied by Mrs. c. M. Miller at the or
gan, who played Lohengrin's Wedding
March for the occasional. Both bride
and maid wore travelling tailleurs and
corsages.
A wedding dinner was served at the
home of the bride to twenty guests.
Decorations were in red and green, the
Christmas colorsa Out-of-town guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. C. Moss and sons,
Arndt, Otto and Arold; Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Burg and son, Teddy, from Chi
cago; Miss Bernice Low of Calls, Tex
as; Mrs. J. A. Low, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Jones and daughter Mildred of Pleasant
Prairie. Ha6
The marriages was solemnized on the
fftieth wedding anniversary of Mrs.
Moss grandma other, Mrs. L. G. Halves Of
S. Sheridan Road.
A wedding of considerable interest to
Kenoshans was that Of Miss Mildred
Helen Malmgren Of 814 Prairie avenue,
and Oakley G.. Lands of Waukegan
which took place in Genoa Junction on
Christmas Day. Rev. Walsh oficiated
Johnson-Humes Nuptials
The Grace English Lutheran church
was the scene Of a charming nuptial
service at noon on Christmas Day
when Ruth B. Humes became the bride
of Howard Johnson. Miss Margaret
Pull was bridesmaid, and Reginald
Pierson, brother Of the bride, attended
the groom.
Mrs. Humes wore a cocoa brown can
ton 8epe dress, with a corsage of
bridal roses and lilies Of the valley
Miss Pull wore sand color canton crepe
with corsage Of pink roses and sweet
peas. Dinner was served at the home
of the bride, 1883 Lester court, for if-
teen guests. Decorations were in red
and white. Mr.. and Mrs. johnson will
be at home at s26 Charles street after
January Is.
A wedding which took place on Sat.
urday evening and therefore came very
near to being a Christmas wedding was
that of Joseph A, Steen of Pleasant
Prairie and Miss Camilla Marie Hen
risen OIL EAEKuat6S WAo'B WIN WSAV maj
ried in Milwaukee on December 23
Both Mr.. Steen and Miss Henriksen are
we'll known here,
Married in Berlin
The Christmas cupid was we'll repre-
sented by employees Of Nash Motors
Company. Another of the couples from
that factory to be married on Christ
mas Day was Alfred Johnson Of 589
Charles street and Miss Martha Doro-
thy Rannow Of A62 Grover street. Their
nuptials were solemnized In Berlin
Wis, at noon Monday by the Rev. ]
w, Kreuger, The romance la one OF
long standing, originating in the office
of the Nash company, where both Mr.
and Mrs. Johnson were clerks, They
will return to make their home here
after January /,