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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 16 Jun 1928, p. 37

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30 WINNETKA TALK June 16, 1928 North Shore Wedding Season at Its Height in Mid-June Winnetka Girl Has Selected June 28 for Wedding Day ' Miss Luella Burrows, who spent her childhood in Wilmette and has many friends in the village but who now lives in Winnetka, will be married on June 28, at the Methodist church of Wilmette at 8:30 o'clock, to Alonzo Trevezant Folger, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Folger of Rogers Park. Miss Burrows is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Burrows, 216 Myrtle street. The Rev. Horace G. Smith will officiate at the ceremony which will be followed by a small reception at the bride's home. Miss Burrow's sister, Miss Dora Burrows, will be her maid of honor, little Barbara Cole of High- land Park will be the flower girl, and Lowe Simpson, a small nephew of the groom, will be the ring bearer. Mr. Folger will have John Folger as his best man and the ushers include Richard Burrows, Robert Burrows, Lowe Simpson, and Hortan Mallen- son. Showers and parties have been given for Miss Burrows all spring. Among those who have entertained are Miss Mildred Hertel who gave a miscel- laneous shower, Miss Margaret Staf- ford of Wilmette, Miss Maurine Tat- ham, who was hostess at a trousseau shower, Mrs. Charles Edwards of Aus- tin and Miss Frances Ellison of Ev- anston who each gave kitchen showers, and Miss Ethelmae Sturgeon, who entertained at a bridge party. Mrs. Frederick Storch will entertain at luncheon on Saturday, June 16. Elson-Meyethoff Wedding Event of Sunday, June 10 The home of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Elson, 744 Michigan avenue, Wilmette, provided the setting for the marriage of their daughter, Miss Ruth, on Sun- day, June 10, when she became the bride of Irving E. Meyerhoff of Chi- cago, son of Manuel Meyerhoff of Houston, Texas. Rabbi Solomon Free- hof of Chicago officiated at the 6 o'clock ceremony which was followed by a dinner for members of the im- mediate families, about forty-five in all, and a reception later for about 250 guests. The bridal gown was fashioned of white satin with pear! trimming. A cap of rose point lace held the veil of tulle to the head and orchids and lilies of the valley composed the bride's bou- quet. Miss Marion Rivkin of Chicago, the maid of honor, was clad in a gown of green taffeta and the bridesmaid, Miss Edna Meyerhoff, also of Chicago, was in a pink frock of the same material. They both carried bouquets of spring flowers. Arthur Meyerhoff acted as best man and the bride's brother, Adam Elson, was usher. Mr. and Mrs. Meyerhoff are on a wedding trip through the east and will be at home at the Edgewater Beach hotel about the first of July. To Wed June 16 The marriage of Miss Phyllis Ruf, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur William Ruf of Kenilworth takes place Saturday evening, June 16, at 8:30 o'clock, at the Kenilworth Union church, the Rev. Herbert Willett officiating. The reception will be held at the home of the bride, 236 Cumnor road. Bride-Elect Miss Catherine Hinman of Winnet- ka is to be the guest of honor on numerous occasions during the week. On Monday, June 18, Mrs. Forest Lowry 'will have a dinner and theater party for Miss Hinman and Mr. Bu- chanan. On June 19, Miss Dorothy Lawrence and Miss Naomi MacDowell are entertaining at a luncheon and bridge and Mrs. Joseph White will entertain in the same way on the following day. Miss Betty Webster will be hostess for Miss Hinman on Thursday and the last event will be the bridal dinner given by Mr. and Mrs. George W. Hinman, parents of the bride, at their home at 576 Oak street. Miss Hinman's marriage to Perry B. Buchanan, son of Louis L. Buchanan, also of Winnetka, will take place June 23. Strand-Tubbs Wedding Solemnized at Georgian Saturday, June 9, was the wedding day of Miss Hazel Strand, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nels A. Strand of Evanston, and Edward Weber Tubbs, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jefferson Tubbs of 1350 Greenwood avenue, Wilmette. The Georgian hotel was the scene of the ceremony which was read by the Rev. Leland Hobart Danforth of the Church of the Holy Comforter, Kenilworth, at 4 o'clock. Palms and white flowers decorated the rooms where the service and the reception were held while pink roses and smilax were arranged artistically in the dining room where the wedding supper was served. Edson Sessions of Chicago served as Mr. Tubbs' best man and Frank Sher- ritt of Kenilworth was the usher. The bride wore white satin trimmed with lace and in place: of the con- ventional tulle veil she wore a small cap of lace, and carried a bouquet of roses and valley lilies in shower ar- rangement. Her two attendants were Miss Bar- bara Lynch and Miss Lois Martin, of Evanston. The former, her maid of honor, was dressed in powder blue chiffon and carried pink roses and larkspur and the latter wore a frock of pale yellow chiffon and carried lark- spur and yellow roses. Mr. Tubbs and his bride have gone east on their wedding trip and upon their return they will spend the sum- mer in the Tubbs' residence in Wil- mette during Mrs. Tubbs' absence in Europe. | | Marries June 28 Photo by Wilhite Miss Luella Burrows, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Burrows of Winnetka has chosen June 28, as the day of her marriage to Alonzo Tre- vezant Folger of Rogers Park. Helen Motty Becomes Bride of William Renshaw Today Miss Helen Margaret Motty of Evanston becomes the bride of Wil- liam Beresford Renshaw, son of Mrs. Frederick Renshaw of 256 Sheridan road, Winnetka this evening at 8:30 o'clock. The Rev. George Craig Stewart will read the service in the Lady chapel of St. Luke's church and the reception will follow at the Evans- ton Woman's club. Miss Eleanor McDonnell of Evans- ton and John Sheppard of New York will be the only attendants. The most recent affairs given prior to the wedding have included the luncheon, bridge, and shower given by Mrs. Renshaw Monday in Winnetka and the bridge dinner given by the bride's parents Mr. and Mrs. John Motty at their home in Evanston last evening. Mr. Renshaw and his bride will make their home at 1018 Main street, Ev- anston, after returning from their honeymoon, a motor trip east. Entertain for Bride Miss Jane Ridgway and Mrs. S. S. Ross of Kenilworth entertained at a luncheon and a provision shower on June 8, in honor of Miss Frances Devere, whose marriage to James Doig will take place on June 16. On June 9, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Johnson of Chicago gave a luncheon for Miss Devere and Mr. Doig and Edward Pernell of Evanston gave a stag party for Mr. Doig at the Union League club on June 8. Miss Devere and Mr. Doig will be married at "Walnut Grove," Burming- ham, Mich. with the ceremony and reception out of doors. They will start immediately after the wedding for an extensive motor trip through New England and the eastern states. Mrs. Carl S. Williams of Evanston en- tertained as her guests at tea Monday afternoon the mothers of members of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. Curtis Birds Sail on Isle de France for Travel Abroad In St. Chrysostom's church, beauti- fully graced with palms, blue flowers, aud lighted candles, Miss Dale Mary Klapproth of Chicago became the bride of Curtis Bird, son of Mr. and Mrs. George H. Bird of 1010 Chestnut avenue, Wilmette, on Tuesday, June 5. The wedding reception was held at the close of the ceremony, at the Black- stone hotel. The wedding gown was made of ivory satin with rose point lace. A cap of rose point held the tulle veil in place and soft bands of the same lace were draped on either side. The bride carried a shower bouquet of orchids, sweet peas, and lilies of the valley. The maid of honor, Miss Henrietta Bird, and the matron of honor, Mrs. Joseph Delfosse, wore gowns of yellow and green taffeta and tulle, respectively, and the bridesmaids, Miss Dorothy Gittere, Miss Miriam Way, Miss Doro- thy Patten, and Miss Suzanne Russell, were in frocks of green taffeta and lace. They all carried Pernet roses and delphinium. Patricia Bird was the ° flower girl. Mr. Bird had as his best man, John Copeland, and as ushers, William Smyth, Stanley Manson, Jack Klapp- roth, Jack Cannon, and George SS. Channer. Mr. Bird and his bride sailed for England on June 9, on the Isle de France, and will remain abroad until the first of August. Among the out-of-town guests who came on for the wedding were Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Winzeler of Bryon, Ohio. Invitations Out for Mulvey-Rowe Wedding Invitations have been issued by Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Mulvey of 800 Oakwood avenue, Wilmette, for the marriage of their daughter, Elizabeth Converse Mulvey, to Leonard E. Rowe of Long Beach, Cal, which will take place Wednesday, June 20, at 8:30 o'clock in the evening. The affairs given in Miss Mulvey's honor include several showers. Tues- day, June 12, Mrs. Arthur Durham was hostess at a kitchen shower at the home of her mother, Mrs. C. A. Rising of Evanston. The gifts on that occa- sion entirely carried out the green color note which the bride-elect has chosen for her kitchen. Miss Helen Newey gave a luncheon and bathroom shower at her home at 436 Lake avenue Wednesday, and Thursday Miss Har- riet Woodcock of 503 Central avenue entertained at a hosiery shower. Mrs. Purdy Orvis and Mrs. Peter Shoemaker will be hostesses at a mis- cellaneous shower Monday, June 18, at the home of the latter in Evanston. Marry Tonight At the Union League club this evening, at 8:30 o'clock, the wedding of Miss Helena Crews Bradford and Garold Clairmont Jenison is taking place with the Rev. J. Findlay Brown officiating. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William A. Bradford, 956 Greenwood avenue, Hubbard Woods. Christ church, Winnetka is to be the background for the wedding of Miss Fae Lorine Christiansen and Leslie Harry Huettman, both of Wilmette, Saturday afternoon, June 16, at 4 o'clock.

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