The Redwood gazette., 1936-09-17
Pastor at Parents Wedding
Officiates; Will Live
at Winnebago

Wearing a bridal gown Of ivory
brocaded satin fashioned on prin-
cess lines with a train, Miss Ferne
Farnsworth, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles v. Farnsworth, was
given in marriage by her father,
when she became the bride OF
Darwin L. Hall, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Bert Hall of Winnebago
at a beautifully appointed we'd
ding at noon Friday at the
Methodist Episcopal church at
New Ulm. The double ring cere-
mony was performed by Rev. G.
w. Gilman, pastor of the church,
who q years ago read the mar
riage service at the wedding Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Farnsworth and Of
ficiated at their silver wedding
ceremony two years ago. Rev.
Gilman also was the clergyman
at the wedding of the brides
cousin exactly II years before
Fridays ceremony.
The brides costume was shad-
owed by a long veil of net edged
with wide band of Chantilly
lace falling from a cap Of Alencon
lace. She carried her maternal
grandmother rose point hand
kerchief, wore her paterna1
grandmother gold necklace and
her mothers gold bracelet. Her
flowers were an arm bouquet OF
Ophelia roses.
The marriage service began
with a program of nuptial music
played by Mrs. Beulah Gilman
Gulbrandson which included can
dantion," "Estrellita" and "The
Old Refrain" During the playing
of 81 Love You Truly" Mrs. Oral
Knudson dressed in blue lace and
Miss Eunice Mckay wearing a
pink organza gown igted the tall
tapers in the ivory candelabras
and candleSticks on the fern
banked altar and along the railing
decorated with green sprengeri
and an ivory bowl of white asters.
Immediately preceding the cere-
mony a vocal solo, 20 Promise
Me" was sung by Willis Johns OF
Madelia.
Entering to the strains of the
Bridal chorus by Wagner, the
groom and his attendant, Merlyn
Cooper Of Winnebago, preceded
by Rev. Gilman took their places
at the altar and awaited the brid-
al procession which included the
two ushers, Cecil Robertson and
Ernest Sterns of Winnebago, the
bridesmaids, Miss Marian Lange
of New Richland and Miss Roberta
Hall, sister of the groom; the maid
of honor, Miss Genevieve Barr of
Waynesville, North Carolina; the
flower girl, Eleanor Engeman Of
Redwood Falls; the ring bearer,
Douglas Ames, nephew of the
groom and the bride on the arm
of her father. Mr.. Johns sang
Because" after the vows were
spoken and for the occasional,
Mrs. Gulbrandson played Mendel-
ssohn's Wedding march.
Miss Lange's gown was of pou-
DIRE blue crepe made with a slight
train and she carried colonial
bouquet of pink asters. Miss
Halls rose pink crepe gown was
identical in style and her flowers
were blue asterS. The flower girl
wore an ankle length dress of aq-
uamarine blue silk and her small
colonial bouquet was of pink
7asters. Miss Barr was dressed in a
gold moire gown made with a
slight train, trimmed with brown
velvet and her arm bouquet was
of talisman roses.
An informal reception followed
the service and a three course
wedding breakfast, at which Rev.
and Mrs. Gilman and Mrs. Gull
brandson were hosts, was serv-
ed to 62 guests in the church
dining room. The silver candles
used at the brides parents silver
wedding decorated the tables and
vases of white asters, silver and
white place cards and wedding
cake favors tied in cellophane and
silver hearts were also used. Five
school mates of the bride, Miss
Irene Keefe, Miss Eunjce Mckay,
Mrs. Willard Duea, Mrs. Bert
Crosby and Mrs. Oral Knudson,
all of Redwood Falls served.
Later in the afternoon Mr.. and
Mrs. Hall left on a wedding trip