Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-06-17
P0TOSI EVENTS
General Items of Interest
Gathered by Our Special
Correspondent.
Especial Correspondence to The Hsrald.)
A Pretty Wedding.

A very pretty marriage was SClem-
niZed at st. Thomas church in the vii
lage of Potosi Tuesday morning, June
8, at o'clock. It was when the Rev.
FIR. Ley pronounced the words that
joined in holy rnatrimony Isadore Nc
Laughlin and Miss Charlotte Stoll.
The bride was attired in gown of
Pondre blue crepe trimmed in lace,
and carried bouquet of roses and
wore a hat to match. She presented
most lovable appearance as she
stood before the altar and gave her
heart and hand to the young man of
her choice. She was attended by Miss
Marcella Seipp of Lancaster, cousin.
The groom was supported by his cous-
in, Joseph Glennon, of Dubuque. Fol-
lowing the marriage service at the
church the bridal party was driven to
the home of the brides parents where
an elegant wedding breakfast awaited
them, and to which none but the i'm
mediate relatives were present. In
the afternoon the attractive young
couple departed on motor trip to
Chisholm, Mimi, to spend their honey
moon with the brides sister. Mrs. Ray
mond Pike. The bride is a daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Sto]l of Po-
tosi and is a young lady of charming
personality. She is endowed with all
the essential qualifications that go to
make dutiful and helpful wife and
Isadore can be thankful for the prize
he won. She graduated from the Po-
tosi school with the class of 1922, and
attended the Platteville Normal for a
year. For the past two years she has
successfully taught school. The
groom is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Neil
Mclaughlin. He is young man of
exceptionally good quality. File grad
uated from the Potosi high school with
the class of 1921. He then took a
years course at Columbia college in
Dubuque and thereafter taught school
in the rural districts. The many old
friends of the young couple bespeak
for them happy and prosperous we'd
ded life.
Class Takes First Communion
A class of nine boys and one girl,
of the age to understand the essent-
ials of their obligations, received
their first solemn holy communion at
ST. Thomas church Sunday morning.
The services throughout were of a
very impressive nature. The church
was filled to capacity by relatives and
friends of the young communicates.
Preceding the Mass, the Rev. FIR. Ley
delivered brief though very instruc-
tive sermon to the young people and
their parents. 1t presented beauti-
full and inspiring sight when the prop
er time came, to see the nine boys, all
nicely attired, and the one girl, in
spotless white, step to the altar and
receive their solemn first holy COM
munion. This was followed by %
children receiving their first commun-
ion at the rail. The senior class of
nine boys and one girl were: John
Doser, Francis Wunderlin, Alerd
Lesser, Evans Fresch, Harry Edwin
Wilmott, Mahlon Elskamp, John Pat
eel, Oliver Ames, Chester Schmitz,
and Katherine Neid
Those of the Junior or infant class
were: Cletus Potter, Ralph Reynolds,
Mark Lesser, Arnold Burgraff, Edward
Elskamp, Alfred Schroeder, Norbert
Brake, Oswald Seng, Kathlyn Gros-
SER Dorothy Duve, Lucille Duve, Mary
Anna Gibson, Hannah Reynolds, Mar
tina Reynolds, Rose Wunderlin, Geral-
dine Doser, Modesto Macke, Maletta
Potter, Agnes Udelhofen, Katherine
Reynolds, Mary Patel, Gwendolyn
Mclaughlin, Clara Cogan.
Before the services concluded the
seniors received the scapula and were
blessed by the priest. The closing
feature of the service was boy car
rying a cross up the center of the
aisle and followed by the senior class
and the juniors, the priest bringing up
the rear, whilst the little girls with
small baskets of flowers, strewing the
petals on the floor as they went.
Leaving the center aisle thence across
the center to the south aisle, thence
down the center to the altar rail
A Communion of Years Ago.
E. NJ Wilmott, the writer, was in
attendance at this Mass for the pleas
ure of seeing his grandson, Henry FL
win Wilmott, receive his solemn first
communion. 1t was on the 18th day
of June, 1862, if my memory serves
me right, that / received my first
communion in this same church, ad-
ministed then by Rev. FIR. Verhoef, Sc
years ago.
Locals of the Week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Herold were ex-
pected to arrive here Saturday night
from Kankakee, Ill, for a brief visit
with Mrs. Herold's father, E. c
Thomas. Mr.. Thomas will accompany
them to Missouri. Mont, to visit with
Bart Thomas and family, thence to
Pocatella, Idaho, to see Fred Thomas
and family. Mr.. and Mrs. Heroic
will proceed to San Francisco anC
will later embark on vessel bound
for the Philippines. Mrs. Herold is
well known throughout the county as
Ethel Thomas.
Some of the Potosi members of the
American Legion with few selected
friends enjoyed an outing over on the
river last Monday week. 1t is need
less to say that the event was joy.
Gus one with refreshments of various
kinds, such as near beer, soda water
etc.
Mrs. Lawrence Muller was agree
ably surprised last Tuesday evening
when a number of relatives and old
friends with laden baskets invaded
her home and congratulated her on
the 18th anniversary of her birth
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