The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-07-04
Church Is Scene of
Pretty Summer Wedding

Pretty Summer Wedding
With summer motif in baskets
of peonies and ferns, the Congre-
gational Church in Sank Centre
was the scene Sunday when Miss
Pearl Mathies, daughter Of Mrs.
Emma Mathies, of this city, became
the bride of Bert Carlson, of Min
neapolis. The Rev. Mr. Thorley
Johnson, pastor, solemnized the
ceremony at four o'clock. Lighted
tapers in twin candlelabra complet-
ed the church decorations.
Maid of honor for the bride was
Miss Veronica Schlicht, of West
Union, long time friend and grad
uate of the same class. Miss Ma
thies' sister, Miss Mary, was brides
maid. The bride was given in mar
riage by DR.. r. e. Cooper, of this
city. Miss Pearl Swope was solo
list while Mrs. r. E. Cooper pre-
sided at the organ and was accom-
PIANIST. Miss Swope sang IT Love
You Truly" and Because"
The bride wore a lovely white
lace and net floor length gown
with a finger tip length veil Of
net caught at the crown with a
band of Gala lilies. Fashioned on
Princess lines, the gown featured
inset lace panels in the flaring
skirt and a sweetheart neckline.
She wore a little gold cross on
chain that was a gift of the bride
groom. She carried a bouquet of
talisman roses and baby breath.
Miss Schlicht's gown was floor
length Of peach net and with
matching accessories. Her should
er corsage was Of roses and car
nations. Miss Mathies as brides
maid wore gown similarly styled
in aqua. Her corsage was Of roses
and sweetpeas. Both maid of hon
or and bridesmaid carried prayer
books.
Mrs. Mary Vanish, grandmother
of the bride, and Mrs. Mathies, the
brides mother, and Mr.. Carlson's
older sister, Mrs. Nelson Hambly,
of st. Paul, wore corsages of roses.
For Mr.. Carlson his brother, Ed
ward, of Minneapolis, acted as best
man. Gentlemen in the wedding
party wore summary white suits
offset with blue neckwear and
pocket handkerchiefs.
A reception for about fifty guests
was held at the home Of Mrs. Ma
thies on Birch Street after the
ceremony. In the dining room
white wedding bells and streamers
in white and aqua were the simple
decorations. A white wedding cake
was centerpiece for the table. Out
of-town guests included: Mr.. and
Mrs. H. H. Churchill and son, Mrs.
George Churchill, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert DeRasier, the Misses Mil
bred Haney and Bertha Kunze,
Mrs. Rose Braatz, Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred Johnson, Miss Marcella
Fredhom, the Misses Eileen and
Edna Johnson, Miss Laurian Berg
lund, Miss Florence Kubleshesky,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Millberg,
all Of Minneapolis; Mr.. and Mrs.
Nelson Hambly and son, and Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Johnson, Of st. Paul;
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Jenc and fam
lily, Of Green Bay, Wisconsin; Mr..
and Mrs. Albin Lilienthal and Mrs.
Joe Jenc, Of st. Cloud.
The bride is remembered here
since she was graduated from the
Sank Centre high school. She left
the autumn following her gradua-
ton to enter the Lawrence school
for beauty operators. Since that
time she has been employed in the
Dayton Looking Glass as an opera
tor. Mr.. Carlson. resident Of Min
neapolis most Of his life, is sup
ervisor in the Millberg planning COM
pany. Mr.. and Mrs. Carlson expect
to be at home in Minneapolis after
August 1.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlson left this
city Wednesday for Green Bay,
Wisconsin, accompanying her sis
ter, Mrs. Arthur Jenc and family.
From there they have planned their
wedding trip to include a Great
Lakes cruise to eastern points. In
Wisconsin they will visit the Dells
as a part of their three weeks tour.