Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-08-22
RALPH GEDNEY
TAKES BRIDE


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At a beautiful wedding ceremony
last Saturday at high noon, Miss
Mary Alice Sewell became the bride
of Mr.. Ralph Douglas Gedney. The
ceremony was performed by the
Reverand j. M. Swander at the Pres
byterian church. The bride was at
tended by her sister Hazel, as brides
maid, and Mrs. H. M. Gallagher,
sister of the bridegroom as matron
of honor. Little Miss Catherine
Ann Baehman acted as flower girl.
The best men were Charles Sewell,
brother of the bride, and Gordon
Griswold, a school chum of the bride
groom.
The ushers were Abner Sewell,
cousin of the bridegroom and Jess
Harris a school chum.
The church was beautifully dec
GRATED in masses of ferns and white
and lavender asters. The pews
were roped off with white ribbons
and decorated with asters.
The bride wore a heavy white silk
dress elaborately trimmed with pearl
beads, long tulle veil and wreath
of orange blossoms. Her slippers
were silver She carried a shower
bouquet of white orchids and lilies
of the valley. The bride is an ex-
tremely pretty girl of the dainty,
fragile type, with gold brown hair
and blue eyes, and looked fairy-like
in her bridal attire. Miss Hazel
Sewell, bridesmaid wore gown of
blue chiffon and carried a shower
bouquet of pink roses and blue
delphinium. The matron of honor
was gowned in apricot chiffon
heavily beaded, with hat to match.
A bouquet of pink roses and flame
colored lilies completed the costume.
Mrs. F. s. Gedney, mother of the
bridegroom wore a grey beaded
georgette dress with rose colored
hat
Mrs. J. A. Sewell, mother of the
bride was gowned in a black satin
and georgette beaded in blue, black
and gold beads. A black satin hat
was worn with this costume.
Mrs. A. w. Sewell, an aunt of the
bride wore black satin and geor-
gette gown ornamented with black
beads and black satin and velvet
hat.
Mrs. ]. S. Sewell, another aunt of
the bride wore a brown crepe dress
with hat to match
The bride was given away by her
father, ]. A. Sewell.
Harry Mayer and Miss Elsbeth
Dove played Wagners Bridal March
from Lohengrin and ooh, Promise
Me" 81 Love You Truly" and sew
eral other selections chosen by the
bride.
The wedding was a elimination of
4 school-day romance, the bride and
groom both attending the high
school in this city. Mr.. Gedney then
attended the Hitchcock Military
Academy at San Rafael for three
years, and later graduated from the
agricultural department of the
of California. After grad
lating from the Elko high school,
he bride attended the University of
Nevada for two years, and later at
ended the Mills College in Oakland,
rom which school she graduated last I
-ear.
The bride and bridegroom are very i
veil known throughout the county, ]
nd are very popular with the ;
ounger set.
The bride is the older daughter I
f Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Sewell of Owy- !
Zee. Mr.. Sewell is the president Of
he First National Bank Of Elko.
The bridegroom is the son of Mr..
nd Mrs. F. S. Gedney, who formerly
ived in Elko, but who are now maxi
ng their home in Mountain Home,
daho, where Mr.. Gedney and his
on are engaged in sheep raising, !
Ir. Gedney being the president of !
he Bruneau Sheep Company. ,
A wedding breakfast was held at
he Mayer Hotel Immediately follow !,
1g the wedding ceremony, and pink :
llle, pink roses and ferns were used
S decorations.
]. H. sewell, cousin of the bride
nd a recent benedict himself, acted
S POSTMASTER.
The bride and bridegroom left
bout $50 o'clock in the afternoon :
y automobile for Yellowstone Park.
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