The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-07-03
Father Officiates At Wedding
OF His Daughter ON Sunday

VI HIS Daughter on Sunday
Soft candlelight diffused the
wedding scene at st. Peters Ev.
Lutheran church, st. Peter, Mimi,
Sunday evening, June 20, when
Miss Thedora Ruth Albrecht,
daughter Of Rev. and Mrs. G. TIL.
Albrecht, of that parish, and Paul
Gritzmacher, Of Sank Centre, son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. John Gritzmacher,
were united in wedlock. Great bas-
kets Of white gladioli and baby
breath mingled with potted palms
to set the background for the SER
vice which was read by the brides
father at eight o'clock. Rev. Arth-
ur Koehler, of South st. Paul, cous-
in, assisted with the ceremony.
Hugo Frey, cousin Of Rev. Al
brecht, who is organist at Pill
grim's Lutheran church in Mime
apolis, presided at the organ to
play the nuptial music. He pre-
scented half hour program before
the ceremony while Milan Braun
Of Hutchinson, cousin of the bride,
sang several selections. Among
them were "Calm as the Night,
"You Came to Me" and others.
Miss Victoria Bjorklund, of Mime
apolis, sang Because" and 20 Per-
feet Love-" Mr.. Frey used the
Bridal Chorus from Wagner's
"Lohengrin" as the professional
and the wedding March" by Men
delssohn as a occasional.
Attending Miss Albrecht as maid
of honor was her sister, Miss Yer
ona Albrecht. while the brides
maids were Misses Cecilia Gritz-
macher, sister of the groom and
Miss Lorraine Botz, his cousin,
Lawrence Gritzmacher, brother OF
the groom, was his best man and
the ushers were the brides bro
theirs, Courtney and Lyle Albrecht
The bride wore a floor length
gown of white mousseline de sole
with train, over a taffeta slip. It
was made with fitted bodice and
soft rounded neckline and long
bishop sleeves. Small buttons
were down the back. Lace banding
was its only trimming. A should
er length veil edged in lace was
held in place with tiara of pearls
and the bridal bouquet was of
brides roses and baby breath with
Swansonia. Her only ornament
was a string Of pearls, which was
a gift from the groom.
The bridesmaids gowns were
made on identical lines. The maid
Of honor was in soft blue and the
bridesmaids in soft pink. Each
wore a string Of pearls and carried
pink carnations and baby breath,
and pink roses with sweet peas.
The bridal procession was for
NAL, with the bridesmaids leading
the maid of honor and the bride
following. The three were met at
the altar by the groom and his at
tendants.
Following the wedding a recep-
ton and buffet lunch was served
in the church parlors. There q
color note of pink and white was
carried out with gladioli and other
garden flowers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gritzmacher left
early Monday on a honeymoon to
the Black Hills and will return to
make their home in Sank Centre
where the groom is employed with
the Standard Oil company. Mrs
Gritzmacher is a native of st. Peter
and a graduate Of the high school
and the st. Peter teachers training
department. She taught successful-
w in LeSueur county and at Alma
City the past few years. Mr.
Gritzmacher is graduate Of the
Sank Centre high school and Is
engaged in business in this city
Many out of town guests attend
ed the wedding Sunday >veninG
and among them were mr.. and Mrs
John Gritzmacher and three sons
Mr.. and Mrs. AL Sempel, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Mathiesen and Mr.
and Mrs. Swanke, Of Sank Centre
Celebrate Twenty-Fffth
Anniversary
Mr.. and Mrs. G. p. Olson cele-
brated their twenty-fifth wedding
anniversary at their home in this
city Sunday, although the event
sjid mt occur until Tuesdav They