Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1922-08-18
Miss Nancy Ellen Watts Be-
comes Bride
UNDER MASSIVE PINE
Groom Is Joseph w. Felts of Winnie
mucca, Nevada--A. Leonard
Wood 0fficiates

A charming wedding, character
lied by Its beautiful natural sur
roundings and its extreme simplicity,
was solemnized at Camp on Trim
ity" near Featherville, the summer
camp for the past seven years of the
brides parents, Attorney and Mrs.
]. G. Watts, Wednesday evening,
August 10, when the Rev. A. Leon
ard Wood, rector of Grace Episcopal
Church Of Glenns Ferry. married
Miss Nancy Ellen Watts of Noun
tain Home and Joseph w. Felts OF
Winnemucca. Nevada.
The ceremony was performed in
the presence OF few close reia-
tives, intimate friends and neigh
bors, just after dusk, by the spark
ling glow off the camp fire located
in the center of the camp, and be-
meath the shelter OF a massive pine
tree that has weathered the storms
of centuries, and within the sound
of natures most beautiful music
the rushing waters Of Trinity creek
while towering above the sky line
as a background rose silent witnesses
from the hNnds OF the Creator--the
majestic pine covered mountain
peaks.
The beautiful and impressive ring
ceremony of the Episcopal church
was used by the officiating minister
and the bride was given away by her
father and was attended by Mrs.
Myrta d. Gibson and Lorene Stoner,
who acted as flower girl, while Stan
ton Park oificiated as best man.
The bride carried magnificent
bouquet of sweet peas and ferns
grown in Rocky Bar.
At the conclusion of the ceremony
the bride and bridegroom received
the hearty congratulations OF those
present and delightful refreshments
were served around the camp fire.
The bride is native born citizen
of Idaho, and Is a graduate OF Boise
High School and the University at
Moscow She had been engaged In
teaching domestic science in various
places with the greatest of success,
including Weiser and Winnemucca.
Nevada. She was extremely active
in war work during the World War
and was chosen to go overseas In Red
Cross work, but upon her arrival In
New York 1t was found that she was
not strong enough to meet the re-
quired hardships, but instead of re-
turning to her home she offered her
services to the Salvation Army and
did excellent work In a doughnut
hut in Union Square. In April, 1919,
she was appointed by Governor Davis
to represent the State of Idaho In re-
ceiving overseas boys in the Hall OF
States in New York City, where she
remained until August OF that
year. She is one OF Mountain Homes
most charming young ladies.
The bridegroom is qualified
pharmaceutist and served In the A.
L. f. during the world war, being IL
months in the service, IL OF which
were spent in Siberia In Evacuation
Hospital No. IT.
Among those present at the cere-
mony were Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Watts,
the father and mother OF the bride;
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII T. Gibson. Mr..
and Mrs. Stanton Park, and Frank
]. Hendricks, all of Mountain Home;
Mrs. Vida M. Stoner, Lorene and
Jimmy stoner of Salt Lake City; Ru-
pert Winters, Mrs. Francis L. Win
ters and Evelyn winters, Mr.. and
Mrs. b. j. Nordyke, Robert Nordyke.
and Karein Nordyke of Featherville;
Stella Lothrop OF Rocky Bar and
Mrs. A. r. Gulindo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Felts are spending
their honeymoon at Camp on Trim
ity" and will leave the beginning OF
next week for. Winnemucca, Nevada,
where they viii make their home for
the present.