Carpenter-Hoefer
An account follows of the
wedding of John B. Carpenter, son of Wellington J. Carpenter of
Port Dover, and grandson of the late John Brock Carpenter of
Townsend.
The wedding of Miss Lillie
A. Hoefer to John B. Carpenter of Oshkosh, Wis., which took place
at 6.30 o'clock Wednesday night, 30 Mar 1910, in the home of the
bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Hoefer,
427 Twentieth avenue, Milwaukee, Wis. was a green and white
wedding.
Easter lilies were chiefly
used in decorations, and the flowers carried by the bride and her
attendants were green and white.
The Rev. Mr. Wallace of
Bethany Presbyterian Church read the marriage service. Miss Maud
Spice of St. Louis was maid of honor. The Misses Jessie Boyd and
Esther [Haagerman] of Evanston, were bridesmaids.
Luther Carpenter of Bay City, Michigan was best man.
Richard [Luck] of Chicago and Carl Jensen of Oshkosh were
groomsmen.
The marriage ceremony was
performed beneath a canopy of ferns and Easter lilies. Miss Clara
[Spice] of St. Louis played the wedding march. A wedding dinner of
35 covers followed the ceremony. The table centre piece was a
beautiful bouquet of Easter lilies.
The bride wore a gown of
white crepe de chine trimmed with pearls and carried a shower
bouquet of lilies-of- the-valley. She wore a necklace and broach
of pearls, the gift of the groom.
After a wedding trip Mr.
and Mrs. Carpenter will reside in Oshkosh.
Among the out-of-town
guests were:
Mrs. W. J. Carpenter of Port Dover, Ontario,
Mr. and Mrs. Luther C. Carpenter of Bay City, Mich.,
Mmes. L. R. Mann, A. T. Fletcher and Miss Clara Spies of St.
Louis,
Messrs. and Mmes. Harry Mallory and J. L. Sterling, Miss [Thio]
Sterling and William Sterling of Oshkosh.
