The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-10-09
Welded THIS MORNING
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Marriage OF j. Ernest DiOnne and
Miss L. Fred0ra Lewia OF In
tereSt to Sk0Whegan People

This morning at the Church of Our
Lady of Lourdes will occur the mar
riage of Two we'll known young
Skowhegan people. when Miss Evan
geline Fedora Lewia will become the
bride of Joseph Ernest Dionne. The
ceremonies will be elaborate in detail
and the church will be made lovely
with decorations of blue and white,
symbolical of the young women's So
dality of the church of which Miss
Lewia has long been member. A
program of music will be included in
the nuptial mass and the bride who
is brunette will be in full wedding
costume of white with flowing veil
and flowers. AT the conclusion of
the ceremony a wedding breakfast
will be served after which the couple
will leave for a two weeks honey
moon trip with Quebec Montreal and
the White Mountains as their objec
tive.
During the ceremony the bride will
be attended by her sister Miss Geneva
Lewia as bridesmaid The ring
bearer will be her youngest sister,
Miss Madeline Lewia, while another
sister Miss Isabel Lewia two cousins,
Miss Elizabeth s. Lewia, Miss Blanche
Roy and Miss Ethel Cowette, will ae-
company her to the altar, as attend
ants from the Sodality of the Blessed
Virgin Mary. Flower girls will be
four charming little misses, Rita
Lewia and Elizabeth Bouford, cousins
of the bride, Prudence Cote and Rita
GAIA.
Miss Lewia is the eldest daughter
of Mrs. Amelia Lewia and the late
George A. Lewia She was born in
Skowhegan and attended the public
schools, graduating from Skowhegan
high school in the class of 1914. A
brilliant student during her course,
she finished with high honors and was
salutatorian of her class. Since then
she has held different clerical posi-
tions, first with the Pittsfeld Poul-
try Farm, at their local offices, later
with the Somerset Traction Co. and
for the past eight years with the
First National Bank She is an az
tive member of the Church of Our
Lady of Lourdes and has held various
Offices in the Soladity already referr-
ed too and in the lodge of the Ladies'
of st. John the Baptist,
Mr. Dionne is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Fred DiOnne of the East Madi-
son road. He was born in NADIA
waska. Aroostook County. where he
the public schools. In
1918 he was graduated from st.
Mary's College in Van Buren,. In
1917 his parents moved from NADIA
waska to Skowhegan and since his
graduation. this has been his home.
During that time except for three
months in Rockland Mr.. Dionne has
been valued employee at the plant
of the Independent-Rep his po-
sition being that of a linotype oper-
ator at the present time. He is a
regular attendant at the Church of
Our Lady of Lourdes and his local
lodge affiliations includes membership
in Somerset Council, Knights Of Co
lumbus. At the nuptals this morn
ing Mr. Dionne is to be attended by
his brother, Denis Dionne as best
man.
After their return from their we'd
ding trip the young couple are to re-
side for the present with the brides
mother on North Ave.
The date selected for the wedding
was OccasiOned by it's being the
thirty-frst marriage anniversary of
Miss Lewias parents. Married at the
same time were Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Dulac, now of Bristol, Conn. Mrs.
Dulac was formerly Miss Elizabeth
Lewia of this town and Mrs. Lewia
was formerly Miss Amelia Bouford