The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1952-08-21

white hat and wore a corsage
of white gladiolaS.
Baskets of white gladiolaS
and daisies thanked the altar.
Miss Ruth Kroehler sang 20
Perfect Love" and 1.-THE Lords
Prayer, accompanied at the
organ by Mrs. Robert SHIRLEY,
who also played the wedding
marches. :
A reception for the guests
was held in the church parlors
after the ceremony. The bride
and groom together cut the
first piece from their four
tieredi wedding cake which was
decorated with lilies of the
valley and pink roses made of
icing and topped by a NINA
ture bride and groom. Mrs.
Charles Fergerson and Miss
Marilyn Wagner cut and Serv-
ed the cake. Miss Shirley Nc
Carly and Mrs. Jerry Ragland
served coffee and punch. Miss
Charlotte Cammock was in
charge of the guest book and
Miss Maizie Bouton the gift
table. Miss Cammock caught
the brides bouquet.
The bride, a graduate of
Hardin high school in 1851, at
tended Kinman business uni
versity in Spokane, Wash, and
is a member Pi Rho zeta
sorority.
The groom graduated from
Colfax high school in 1915 and
after serving for a year and a
half in the Air Force, also at
tended Kinman business uni
versity, where he is affiliated
with Phi Theta Pi fraternity.
The couple left for a two
week honeymoon trip through
Glacier park and will reside in
Spokane, where Mr.. Schmick
will finish his courses at Kin
man this year. For travelling,
the bride chose a rust and
black tweed dress with black
velvet accessories.
Out-of-town guests, besides
the MEMBERS of the bridal par
ty, were Mrs. Walter Mcmillan
and Mrs. C.. A. Mcmillan of
Billings.
Ellsworth Skeie Takes
Bride in Bozeman
Miss Harriet Irene Ref, the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam H. Ref of BoZeman be-
came the bride of Ellsworth A.
sSkeie, son of Mrs. Elmer Skeie,
in a ceremony performed in
the st. James Episcopal church
in that city at high noon on
Saturday, Aug. 9, with the Rev.
Hanford l.. King, Jr., D. D., Of
ficiating.
The bride, given in marriage
by her father, wore a blue lace
oallerina gown with shoulder
length veil and carried orchids
On a white prayer book.
Mrs. r. e. Dye, matron of
honor for her sister, wore a
pink organdy ballerina gown
with a white picture hat and
carried a bouquet of daisies.
John Gardiner, of Billings,
was best man for the groom
and ushers were Robert F. Dye
of Bozeman, and Frank M.
Kerr, Jr., of Long Beach, Cal.
For her daughters wedding,
Mrs. Ref wore a dress of brown
silk taffeta, with brown Access
series. Mrs. Skeie'S costume was
a navy blue silk suit dress, with
white accessories. Both had
corsages of orchids.
The church was decorated
with baskets of white gladiolas.
Mrs. w. N. Purdy sang 20 Per-
feet Love" and "The Lords
Prayer, accompanied by Mrs.
E. Q. Holm as organist.
White gladolias and smilax
decorated the room at the Ho-
tel Baxter where the wedding
reception was held. A three
tier wedding cake with rub
rum lilies and smilax around
the base, centered the refresh
ment table. Mrs. B. G. Parker,
MR. !Frank Stone, Mrs. II. M.
Teslow and Mrs. Hugh Gotham
served.
For their wedding trip to
San Francisco, Cal, the bride
wore a. blue shantung dress
with brown shoes, bag, hat
and linen coat. The couple
plans to reside in Billings,
where he is employed by the
Colburn School Supply Co.
Mrs. Skeie attended Bozeman
elementary schools and gradu-
ated from Gallatin county high
school and Montana State uni
yersity, where she was affiliat-
ed with Kappa Kappa Gamma
sorority. She spent three and
a half years in San Francisco,
and the last year was employed
by Western Air Lines.
Mr.. Skeie is a graduate of
Montana State university and
a member of Sigma NJ frater-
nifty. He served in the U. S.
Air Force for three years.
Shower for Joyce Koebbe
Mrs. James Schoer and Mrs.
Wallace Schoer entertained %
guests at the Bill Walker home
Tuesday evening at a miscel-
laneous shower honoring Miss
Joyce Koebbe.
A pink and white color
scheme was carried out in the