Miss Neely marries Albert Richey; Carroll & Llewellyn Hemingray attended

SOCIAL

In the present of one hundred and forty guests Wednesday evening the marriage of Miss E. Maude Neely and Mr. Albert S. Richey was solemnized at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lon M. Neely, on the corner of Main and Monroe streets. At 6:30 o'clock as Miss Charlotte Bishop ren­dered Mendelssohn's Wedding March, the ribbon-bearers, Miss Maud Cary and Miss Edith Studley, of Grand Rapids, Mich., appeared at the northeast corner of the front parlor and made an aisle with white ribbon to the southwest corner of the back parlor, where the bridal arch was built. From the enclosed porch through an entrance near the arch Rev. W. H. Oxtoby entered immediately followed by Mr. Richey and the best man, Mr. Arthur Cassady. Mr. Robert E. Walk­er, the groomsman and Miss Emily Olcott, the bridesmaid, were the next to enter from the front parlor through the aisle followed by Miss Reba Richey, the maid of honor. In a moment the bride appeared, accompanied by her father. As they reached the archway a semi-circle was formed by the bridal party. Mr. Neely gave the hand of his daughter to the minister, who led her to the groom. The music ceased and in an impressive manner with the beautiful ring ceremony Mr. Oxtoby uttered the words which made them husband and wife. Congratulations were then offered by the guests. After the wishes of joy had been given and received the bridal supper of four courses was served by Mr. and Mrs. Harry Adams, the caterers. The bride was robed in a beautiful gown of white silk organdy over white silk. The gown was made with a long train with four silk ruffles around it. The point­ed overdress of silk organdi [sic] organdie had a ruffle of footing. The yoke was of renaissance lace with high collar cov­ered with the same. The sleeves were made tucked and musquetaire with the footing on the cuffs. On the collar and large ruffle about the yoke were tiny ruffles of the footing. In her hair which was dressed high, was a velvet bow, with aigrette and jeweled orna­ment. The bride wore white gloves and carried a large bunch of bride's roses and a handkerchief which once formed a part of her mother's wedding trousseau. Miss Richey the maid of honor was gowned in a white mousselein do sole. Miss Olcott, the brides­maid, wore a white silk organdie gown trimmed in accordion plaited and lace bertha. She wore white tips in the hair. White gloves were worn. Both carried large bunches of white chrysanthemums, tied with white sat­in ribbon. The ribbon-beares [sic] ribbonj-bearers, Miss Studley and Miss Cary, appeared in gowns of pink, the former in satin with diamond ornaments, the latter in silk trimmed in duchess lace. Miss Cary also wore a minature [sic] miniature brooch. Pink ribbon bows were worn in the hair and white gloves completed the constumes [sic] costumes. The gown worn by Mrs. Neely, the mother of the bride, was a beautiful imported Venetian cloth, of royal purple, trimmed in real lace and pan-velvet of Persian design, were a black velvet bow in her hair, and white gloves. White and green were the colors of the decorations and made a charming effect. The arch­way in which the bridal party stood during the marriage ceremony was made of curtains of smilax, draped with bunches of white carnations. Above this was a fret work of aspara­gus artistically arranged and the back­ ground was a mass of rich green. The mantles were banked with beautiful potted plants. Banks of sweet elysium with potted plants adorned the recep­tion hall. The stairway was draped with smilax and white carnations. In the front parlor were potted plants with immense bunches of white chrys­anthemums. Smilax was gracefully arranged about all the chandeliers, over the door-ways and windows. In the dining room was a mass of large white roses, with settings of dainty ferns on the center of the table and here and there were trails of smilax. The four beautiful candelabra one on each corner of the table and the handsome embroderied [sic] embroidered doilies and center piece of drawn work completed the tasteful decoration. The enclosed porch formed a cozy room. It was draped with a number of large flags, the floor was covered with rugs and cozy corners with numbers of fancy pillows were plentiful. After visiting with their friends for some time Mr. and Mrs. Richey slipped off to prepare for their trip, but in the meantime their friends completed their plans of keeping even with them. Mr. and Mrs. Richey returned to the parlors to spend the last few minutes with their friends. The bride looked handsome in her tailor-made traveling gown of navy blue venetian cloth and a gray coaley stitched hat with blue bird and black trimmings. Mode colored gloves were worn. Mr. and Mrs. Richey assured the guests as they bid them farewell that they did not intend to run away and that any who desired might accompany them to the train. This some of them had intended to do as they did not put much faith in the protestations of the bride and groom. When they left in the cab for the train the members of the Eleven club and their friends jumped into their carriages which were waiting and fol­lowed. The cab of the bridal party was attracting an unusual amount of attention because of an immense blar­ing flambeau which had been placed on the cab by one of the party. When they arrived at the depot rice and shoes were showered in abundauce.

MRS. ALBERT S. RICHEY.

Hand bills were distributed, bearing the picture of a little school girl and boy, and beneath the legend "Just a bride and groom, youthful and shy kindly show them a good time. They will appreciate any little attention shown them." These were passed through the car to all the passengers. As the train arrived the crowd serenaded them with all manner of hymns and love songs, beginning with the long meter doxology. The whole affair caused such excitement that the people in cars got out and stood out on the platform in order to are see. Noth­ing daunted, the bride and groom took the rough treatment very calmly. Their destination was kept a secret last but is now known that they went to Chicago for their wedding trip. Upon the return of the guests to the home of the bride's parents, they tried to learn who had secured the piece of money, the ring, and the thimble but in vain. Beautiful gifts were received by Mr. and Mrs. Richey. The consisted of cut glass, hand-painted china, solid silver, fine pictures, mahogany furniture, indescribable bric-a-brac, table linen, embroidered and drawn work, fancy pieces and ar­ticles of real lace.

Mr. Richey is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Richey and is one of the most prominent young men of Muncie. He is an electrician by profession and holds a very responsible position in that capacity with the Inter-Urban Railway company, with headquarters at Anderson. Mr. and Mrs. Richey will make their home in that city.

The bride is one of the most popu­lar young ladies of Muncie and has hosts of friends. She has always tak­en a prominent part in all society affairs.

Those present at the wedding last night were: Messrs and Mesdames Walter Andrews. Samuel Anthony, George Nailey, Frank Ball, L. L. Ball, R. J. Beatty, Charles Bender, Frank Claypool, Rush Evans, Leo Ganter, Will Goddard, John Garner, M. L. Hagerman, J. J. Hartley, Arthur Har­riott, Fred Heath, J. Edgar Johnson, George V. Jennings, A. L. Johnson, Charles Kimbrough, Hal Kimbrough, Armstead Klein, John W. Little, George McCulloch, J. R. Marsh, J. M. Maring, J. Arthur Meeks, Cyrus G. Neely, Edward Olcott. W. S. Richey, Will Little, J. H. Smith, James Smith, J. L. Smith, C. P. Sample, Albert Sheeler, Robert Sheffield, Albert Wright, John Wildman, Melville Wood, Mesdames M. Louise Cassady, Hattie Hamilton, Frank Russey, J. H. Thomas. Rev. and Mrs. C. M. Carter, Rev. and Mrs. W. H. Oxtoby, Dr. and Mrs. Phinney, Misses Carrie Andrews, Pearl Bennett, Clifford Bower, Char­lotte Bishop, Edna Boyce. Mayme Brotherton, Virginia Claypool, Vida Cassady, Mariam Case, Lynne Coffeen, Cora Emerson, Elizabeth Kills, Anna Goddard, Nettie Gass, Clara Gill, Llewellyn Hemingray, Carroll Hemingray, Mae Heath, Helen Hickman, Edith Kirby, Grace Johnson, Ida Ja­cobs, Abbe Kuechman, Reba Koons, Clarissa Koons, Lillie Mitchell, Linda Merriman, Jennie Neely, Florence McNaughton, Kate Maddy, Emily Olcott, Louise Phinney, Isabell Preston, Reba Richey, Bertha Smith. Helen Smith, Belle Thomas, Etta Thompson, Fan­nie Turner, Bessie Williams, Eva Win­chester, Messrs Frank Anthony, Walt­er Baker, Arthur Brady, Arthur Cassady, Harry Cates, Bert Ream, Fred Georgia, Frank Gass, Harry Greyer, Ben Glascock, Ray Johnson, Frank Kimbrough, Will Myers, Henry Mc­Ginnis, T. S. Neely, Charles K. Mavity, Karl Oesterle, Harry Paris, Thomas Ryan, Paul Richey, Burt Scott, John Sprowl, Jay Lee Turner. Robert. E. Walker. George Wachtell, Jack Wachtell, Robert Williams, The guests from a istance [sic] distance were Mrs. William A. Berkey, of Grand Rapids, Mich., the grand mother of the bride; Mrs. William H. Jones, of Grand Rapids, Mich., the bride's aunt; Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Kennedy, of Pittsburg, Pa.; Miss Corella Taylor, of Indianapolis; Mr. Barnes, of Colorado Springs, Col.; Miss Maude Carry and Miss Edith Studley, of Grand Rapids, Mich.