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THE NAZARETH ITEM fnu'n^ VOL. .KXXII NAZARETH. PA., THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 22. 1923. No 52 AN INDEPENDENT FAMILY NEWSPAPER, DEVOTED TO LITERATURE, LOCAL AND GENERAL INTELLIGEN Young Local Girl Becomes Bride of Lehigh Graduate at Church Wedding Here Margaret Leopold and George McCon- nell Married in Moravian Church; Many in Attendance The local historic Moravian church on Saturday afternoon a; 4 o'clock was the scene of a most brilliant wedding, when Miss Margaret Leo¬ pold, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Quin- ton S. Leopold, proiuinent residents of town, and (li'orei' McConnell. son of Mr. and .Mrs, .Vcviu .McConnoll. of Butler, were united in ni;;rri:iL'e hy the Rev. O. Eugene Mooro, ]ias-or of the First Moravian church, of Kas¬ ton, a great unolc ot the bride, as¬ sisted by the Rev. Paul .'', Melnert, pastor o£ the churcli. Tlio v,-edding. in its picturesque and historii s.'t- ting. presented a beautiful picture, which wa.s witnessed by sin-eral hundred guests. I or, w-as attired in a fiuaint li,is(|tie gown of gold metalli(iiie lace, artisti¬ cally combined with changeable niolrc In bronze and blue shading. Tiny clusters of flowers added to its charm. She carried a bouijuet of large mnltl-colored chrysanihemiiiiis. The bridesmaids' gowns 'verc made of butterlly satin In draped i t- fect, ending In extreme shoiips. fiii- isliod with long silk fringe. The bodices were cut with the new round neck, outlined with bands of rhiui'- stones. The colors were .Mohawk and .Xastartium, the season's most popular colors. They wore lartie picture hats. The bridesmaids car¬ ried bouquets of small chrys- As Ihe uues's a^.-omhled. jjiss j'''"•hennims of various colors, which Anna Kern! of .N'azareth, played tho |'''e"''<''l ^X<'" "''^h tho colors ot their large organ of the church, and Just Iniinediately preceding the entry of tho members of the wedding patty, Russell Schooley, well known bari¬ tone, of Easton. accompanied on the organ by Miss Kern, sang "For You Alone," with particular effect. Miss Leopold was preceded to the altar by her attendants, who formed a charming group in their elaborate gowns. Misses Kathryn Auman. of Reading; Elizabeth Reagan, ot Eas¬ ton, and Blanche Leopold, a sister of the bride, and Mrs. Cyrus S. Fleck, of Easton. were bridesmaids. .Miss Mary Miller, ot .Nazareth, was maid of honor, and Miss Mary Manck, of .N'azareth. a cousin of the bride, was flower girl. The bride, as the wedding march from "Lohen- grln't ',/as played, entered the churcli OD the arm of her father, who gave her In marriage, and ;lieii took his place at the side nf Mrs, Leopold in the audience where he witnessed the ceremony. Mr. McContii'U wns :i( riiii.]i;iiiicd to the altar, where he nwniii'd the bride, by T. Hrnry .Vsbuiy. _>tiil,. of 0.ik Lane, who was be.-t in.in. .ind the ushers were .lohn F, Cimliii. .Ir.. of Oermantown: Tlioiiia.s llreon. of Butler; Robert .Mcliitire. of Butler, and George Bo'-'gs. of Melrose. The bride wore a boaulfully elab¬ orate gown of lace and satin, trim¬ med in pearls and orange blossoms, with a tulle bridal veil, also trimmed with orange blossoms and pearls. Her gown was (lualnt and e.\qulsitely designed and worn with dignity and grace. She carried a bouquet of roses and lilies ot the valley. Miss Mary Miller, the maid of hon- gowns. .Miss Manck, the flower girl, who carried an old fashioned bou¬ quet of tea roses, wore a beautiful gold lace dress, with autumn shades to match the shades of the gowns of the other members of the bridal party. The church was artistically decor¬ ated in palms and seasonable colors. A large reception followed the wedding nt the home of the bride's parents In town. r.uests were present from Phila- delidila. New '\'ork, Pittsburgh. Kas¬ ton, Bethlehem, .All-entown, includ¬ ing .Mr. and Mrs. .lames .McConnell. Mr. and Mrs, .lames -Abrams, Mr. and .Mrs. .N'.'vin McConnell, of Butler: .Miss norothy Troup, of .N'ew York; .Miss Jessie McDonald, of Philadel¬ phia: Mr. ,ind Mrs. Theodore .\u- niiiii. Ml- aud Mrs, George F. Ki>en- bnwii. Mr. and Mrs, Fied Kisi'ii liroMii. .ill 111' K'-:ii|itm: ,Mi', and Mrs Truiii.in Waili'. of I'liiladolphia: Mr and .Mrs. Clarence .-Stewart, Mr Mrs. G, A. Ro th. .Miss Alice Roeth. of Xo'v York City; .V. \V. Hicks. Jr.. of Franklin. X. J,: Fred Bleckley, of ()i:uit!.\ X .1 : Gi'iirae O'Connell. of -Ve'.v York City. The bride is well known, being a popular member ot the yoti'nger sm. She Is a young woman of many at¬ tainments and charming personality. She received numerous valuable gifts of sliver, linen, and bric-a-brac. The bridegroom was graduated from Lehigh rniverslty with the class of 192:! and now is in business at Mt. I'nlon, where the newlyweds will re¬ side after a wedding trip. He is a member of the Theta Delta Chi fra¬ ternity and his attendants all werr members of tho same fraternity. Honor of World War Vet¬ erans at Tatamy Sunday Big Crowd Gathers in Square io Witness Unveiling of Doughboy; Congressman Kent and State Treas. Snyder Speak SUCCESSFUL SUPPER SERVED BY LADIES'AID The annual chicken dinner given iu the social roihu of the Dryland church by t;he Latjies' .Md Society as¬ sociated with thej Hecktown congre¬ gations, l^st W'QtInesday jiroved to ANOTHER CIVIL WAR "VET" PASSES AWAY Gideon Smith, Well Known Resident Succumbs to Apo¬ plexy; Funeral Saturday 1)1' a w-onlcrful/'success socially and financially.V "Hte total Income of the day netted dVer $l.")00. The reTTITtation ot the society gained at former attempts for serv¬ ing of flne meals and honest treat¬ ment has again been further cstab- llshedi and etjery detail had been prenrran,ged W measure up with for¬ mer occasifli/s and those in cliarg.:>, pucceoiled iti iirovo Ihotr .ihiliry ninl | rGnfidiEiicp.'repo.<i'il by ,-ierviim 11,1l'| ¦md """*^''eol"''''^''ns. i p,l^^ ..^JDtc place was a !iii~y hive of a'--j tivily. More thiiii four score iii'-.-mi^ had invited themsel'ie^ in a 'voii- derfully compact, well arratiKi'd an, smootljly running machinery that ili reeled the affairs with wonderful skill. The- work can be estimated when it is romemben'd that the menu included 231 chickens, ,J0 ap¬ ple tarts, 201") pumpkin pies (all freshly baked), 150 loaves of bread, plus 1-10 loaves for "filling,'! 1 1-2 bushel nf cranberries, over 100 sugar cakes, over 10 bushels of potatoes, not to sjieak of the many bunches of celery, the heap of peas, corn, sweet potatoes, butter, fancy cakes, etc., besides a bazaar consisting ot a number of haiidiiiade articles was conducted. DNION THANKSGIVING SERVICEWELLPLANNEO Annua/ Event to be Biggest Feature of Year Among Ihe Local Churches Everybody is looking forward with pleasure to Thanksgiving Day and devltlng plans for its celebration. "ithoiit recognizing the source from •hence all our blessings flow is to ioie sight of its chief purpose tiiid to fb ourselves of one of otir gn-.i . st Jiflvlleges. If any one of 11- u. r.- 10 ••e fortunate enough to hav.. 1 ju'i Preeented to us we would fi. 1 ,.l,li- ?8ted to express our aiiin'. ia'imi e'''en from the staiidiuiint of cmrli ,-y "Hi etiquette, .Xo: to do llii^ wnulii be tlic very acme of iiigriii'in: ¦ during the year \\i- .ill ii.n.' .11- ioyeil many lil. ,-miij - Tli^y ',',.r- netv with us i'V.'i-\- i,iiii iii'i I ¦), i .- "iini' rou., as I lo -. iii'l Sine, u, di'i'iii i! I'll-,. ; each others' gi'iii'rusity i- ,- ¦.'' •;! the I.Hire iucuMihen; upmi n ' ,, !; DOWli il;;i' the L'oiiiluess of Him 'vlici « till- uivir I'f evry i;iio,| and iicr- 'en gift. To give (Vl ryliiiily an i)]i|iori unity '0 dri their lull iluty on 'h;,! day a Unicn ser. ice ha- lie. 11 ,irrati::iil by "le '¦ \> r.il p.i^iiir.- in b.' lidd in St. ¦J'llii. - l.ulliii .111 rliunh. Tliursday. "'ov. 211 lit T-:!o p 111. Tin- iiiii-ii' will •"i furnished hy tin- joini'd r!:.iir- .md • large iiri III sun, Wli.i'. v. r 1 No foil ruay lia.i' pl.iiuioil for ili.it d.iv ¦I Rot tiii^ oiiportiiTiiiy piss by. "I •l"" glad, when they sai.l luii.i me, '•' ii« go into the house of the Lord." MASONS AT SCRANTON REGEIVESCOTTISHRITE Tlie largest class ot candidates Ihal ever left this section to receive the advanced degrees In Scottish Rite .Masonry went to Scranton Sunday afternoon to participate in the an¬ nual fiill n union of Keystone Con¬ sistory, to have conferred upon them tho Masonic fraternity degrees from the tourth to the thirty-second inclu¬ sive. The trip to Scranton w.is made iu a twelve-toach solid steel Pull¬ man special which pulled out ot Kiisioii iiver the .Icrsey Central at sliorily ,iflcr I o'clock, stopping en- route al Ih'tlilihem. .Mlentown. ('atiis:iui|Uii. XortlKimptiiti. Siegfried, 'I'liii lili'r. Walnutport, Palmerton. l!i.win:iii-'owii. Panyville, W'clss- poi'. !.• liiiiliton. iM.iu'h Chunk and 111 -he eveuiuc the Yo Eddie quar- tet. of Bethlehem, kept the waiting people in ple;isant mood with songs aud music. sm:\k thikk in hoi'sk. will'.' II,i\. .\ llllllllM lire ,i--iii ill our .nil ll th. iv.\ii<uieii who irious Ma- .\ ti.iys during eok attending ¦ttell'l ¦-' "/Ir'- Last week Fri'nk .Aikerman. a far¬ mer, residing > n the road leading from Hecktcivii to Shoenersvllle, had the experience of having a sneak thief to enter his bed room at night and extract a sum of money from his pantaloons while he was sleeping. .According lo rumor the thief en¬ tered the bedroom of Mr. .Ackerman, extracted the money and In trying to find his way out ot the room struck a match and in so doing he awakened .Mrs. -Ackerman, who let out a shriek and the fellow jumped out of the room through a nearby window ,iiid made his escape. Ml SK \l.. Gideon Smith, aged S2 years, 2 months and IS days, died at his home on 4 4 North Whitfleld street, on Tuesday at 6.20 p. m., of apo¬ plexy. The deceased is survived by three children, Joseph A. Smith, 63 Braln- ard street, Piiillipsburg, X. J.; Henry B. Smith, of Manila. Philippine Is- Iiiuils. and .Mrs. Mary .Audeiiricd. re- siiliiig at liome, also by four gr.inii- children. His wife, i-^lizalutii. pre- 1 eded iiiiii ill deaiii eight months ago, il v.-js ,1 veteran 01 the Civil AV.ir. i member of Coiuiiany G. 2<lth lit of Peiin.-ylvani.i \'olun- iL'.-rs, and '.v.i.- lati r. af;er being wounded, traii.-f- ned to Company G, 99th Reginieiit of Pennsylvania Volunteers. He served two years, nine months and si.xteen days. He was wounded in the leg at the Battle ol the \Vilderness. The deceased veteran was a member of Lafayette Post, Xo. 217. G. .A. R. of Easton. Services will be held on Saturday at 2 p. m. at his late home, followed by services at St. John's Reformed church, Nazareth. Interment at St. John's Cnion cemetery. LUTHERAN THANK OFFERING SERVICE The annual thank offering service of the .Missionary Society of St. John's Lutheran church will be held, school scholars of the town. A crowd of aboirl 1500 people as¬ sembled in Tataiy\- on Sunday after¬ noon when a lafidmnrk or soldiers' monument, de/gned to memorialize the part of tl^ soldiers of that com¬ munity In trf World War, was dedi- fated with^tting ceremonies. The ni^ument has been placed in the PuhJIic Square in the centre of the ctyfimunity and consists of a life-s^e bronze figure of a dough¬ boy/u action. It is entitled "The ipiit/t of the Doughboy." A large re granite base sets oft the statue JtTlmirahly. .All is the work of a noted Georgia sculptor, —"On a bronze plate in relief appear the names of 23 young men of the town who took part In the World War; two of which made the su¬ preme sacrifice. The ceremonial incident to the un¬ veiling was opened by Rev. Floyd Shafer, pastor of St. Peter's Reform¬ ed church, as master ot ceremonies, followed by a selection by the Tat¬ amy Rand. Rev. V. J. Bauer, pastor of the local Lutheran church, offered the invocation, which was followed by a patriotic chorus by the public Col. Noah Dietrich as a represen¬ tation of Lafayette Post, No. 217. Grand .Army of the Republic at this time officially presented a new Amer¬ ican fing, that v,-as swinging to the breeze from Its halyard alongside of the draped monument, in a tew well- timed remarks. George Messinger. cf Tatamy, then In addition to the a'hoyr-P"'*«*^^'l % f y^'**'" '^;'^°'" «^S .«"'! of his remarks PROF. ABRAMS TO SPEAK AT ALLENTOWN Professor Duff .Abrams, the noted cement chemist, will come to the Le¬ high Valley on Thursday. Nov. 22, to speak at s.l5 o'clock before the Lehigh Valley section of tlie .Ameri¬ can Chemical Society at the Hotel Traylor in .Mlentown. Prof, .\brams is in charge of the Struetur-il Mater¬ ials Research laboratory of the Lew- Is Institute In Chicago, this research work being supiiorted by cement manufacturers throughout the coun¬ try. He has v.ritten many papers on the (Ompositioii and manufacture of concrete and bi.s address will be in- struiiiv'- "o .ill who are interested in cement. Tlie eenernl public is invit¬ ed to be presen' on Wednesday evening, Nov. 2S at 7.45 o'clock in the church. A very excellent prograjii has been arranged for this service which is open to the public and is always well attended. The speaker for this occasion will be Mrs. Gehr. wife of Rev. Gehr. of Bethleheiu, and president of the Mis¬ sionary Society of the .\llentown Conference ndiliT-ss special exorcises hy the chil¬ dren will be rendered under the su¬ pervision of a speeiiil committee. It is a iivogram that will he both tnfer- estiiig and instriiifive throughout. The musical p:irt of the occasion has no; been lost sight of for an orches¬ tra under the direction of R. L. Hoch will help to make the service all the more interesting and impres- si.e. It should be said in justice to the president of the local society that owing to the many invitations that Mrs. Gehr has received to be present on similar occasions elsewhere that her acceptance means a distinct hon¬ or to the society. Surely such con¬ sideration will he appreciated. .A SHOdT HV THF til \ ( 1.115, .A shoot will be held at the Naza¬ reth Fair ilrounds by the Nazareth Rod and Gun Club on Saturday af¬ ternoon at 2 p. m. and everybody Is invited to attend and take home a goose, duck or chicken. Here is your chance to get something for Thanks¬ giving. in course or tils remarks explained that tho emblem had been given the town for work done during Liberty Loan drives, or in other words, signi¬ fied that the community had don" their full duties, met all cbligations towards the r-111 nd'-'t of the boys "overseas." The emblciii has since been care¬ fully guarded to he presented to the town at some public ceremonial, af¬ ter which the band rendered another selection. The dedicatory adilress was made by Ammond Messinger. Chief Bur¬ gess of Tatamy, after which Miss Lena Clewell, the 10-year-old daugh¬ ter of the late Charles Clewell, tvho was killed in action, and Miss Mabel Bartholomew, the 10.year-old sister to William Bartholomew, who died "overseas" of disease, unveiled the monument, fcllcwed by the audience singing "Onward, Christian Soldiers" with band accompani.n»nt. Ex-serviceman Floyd M. Butz ac¬ cepted the memorial with a masterly tribute in behalf of his fellow towns¬ men as ex-service men. The next iiuniber on the progratu was a vocal solo by Mrs. Carl Mei tier, who was accompanied bi Charles Dereamus, the boy cornetist which was followed by the passi'ag of gift boxes among the assemblage. Hon, Everett Kent, representative of the 30th Congressional District of Pennsylvania at W^ashington, D C, delivered an oration consisting of a sjilendid and worthwhile patriotic discourse, followed by a wonderful heart to heart talk to the gathering by the Hon. Charles A. Snyder, State Treasurer. The closing remarks were made by Ex-Lieut. Joseph Moenig, who ex- idained to the gathering the word "doughboy" in a very pleasing man-, ner after which a salute was flreti b; the firing squad of the Harold Knecht Post. No. 415, of America! Legion of Nazareth; "taps" sounded! "The Star Spangled Banner" by the band and benediction pronounced by Rev. Bauer and the ceremonial closed. A very noticeable and pleasing feature of the afternoon was a fre¬ quent mingling in the crowd of the "boys of '61," who somewhat feeble in step but faces beaming with d light, evidently being pleased ti greet the 1917-18 "vets." The memorial was secured for the town by popular subscriptions whic! were solicited by a hustling co munity committee, which -was d termined that Tatamy should di velop a community spirit seco that ot no town in the State, construction work was done b.v Wenz Company, marble and granite workers, of .Allentown. STATE PLANNING TO TEST NEW DRIVERS Stations to be Established in Various Parts of State After January 1 .K I the *- by 1 '•m e- Ite Will These Three Political Bosses Name Next Democratic Presidential Nominee? The Twenty Minn!. .Moravian chur<'h w ill Thursday evening :¦.'. the Sunday school p ¦ musical refreshmeii' Cakes, candies am! i :ilso on sale in the mu offering will be tak. n .•"ociety .live ll : i.il rooi ,t till' .] ll tie- 'isie.ili 'I ini IM(I\ III \VK>-(.I\ IM. SFi;\ u i: j AT -< llOKM'.t li ( HllirilJ 1 I 'i': nk-. Ht-lward L. Kearn's Address Praised Mr.s, W.ilier Cri'wf.'rd "f Xiizii- f*'li, who underw. Ill I'l ..iii,- n .,i Corn II ii iii.-iii.il. i;.irtiin, .1 \. ml •eekr turned home this wtek. •B<l Stems til eat ly improved. I IMwiiid I' II.'lira, of .New Vorli. KurolVHM t'iiiiiMil.'<Hliiiier of (he Kiugbts of Colimibus, Ill's bi'eii uetvrded tlU- llugulHhed pralHu by Kit. I'lipe'x luiNleNt mull, I'riiiie .Miiilfter Poliicart; or ^'i-Miiee. (>u lilM way tu Home recently Mr. Hearu «ti)ppe<1 off at ,*<lra9»*buri{ lo i>|)eiik l>e- for the Agricultural Coinfrmii. IllH uddres« wa« »o uiasterful tliat it rj-eelve*! wide clrculs- (Ion aud lu turn brouyht fiirtb ail nutosraphed letter from JI. Poliuurt', pralMliiK ami tiiHiikiiu liliii lor tlw iiutliiii—ilit- Koveriuiwiir aiHl liliiiHelf. Hire, will I W , il \'. -I. r. Ill X../.a- ¦'i' 'T •'.'. eliire.-s, nnd !ii>ie- It is . 1111111,ll .in'.iir. WM \l. SII.K, JAZo!7rik^ Owini; 1.1 II iiiixup in 'l.i'es the ,in¬ nual sill'- liy :h-' .\;in:i \ii si lim.iti Circl' et Kin-V Iini-li'.rs will hi' held Til' - Kn- • ¦., iiiiiu'. P. c 1 1 in- siead .1 P.^e d ,is I're ii.u-ly an- neiiiii'd ill the .-n.ial ronm^ of the M, ! .1 vi.in < liiui'li. Ill thins-'s 'if all liiinU will bo : 1 iu ¦Th'' r.iirrv '• tifts ;n "the Gift Shoji ¦ ,11: ' ili" and cof¬ fee in th. '\ Kxeliange. ' For the iliililren there will he a ¦Rainbow with the Pot of Gold "at ;'•• 111 I'i r Come nnd help a ", el' hy eaupe. Stations at which new applicants for iicenses to operate motor vehiolea will he examined are to be establish¬ ed in various parts of the State after January Ij officials of the Depart¬ ment of I^lghways announced. Un¬ der an acft passed by the last Legis¬ lature all,persons applying for driv¬ ers' licenses must be examined aa to their fitness, their ability to operate a motor vehicle and their knowledge ot Pennsylvania laws and rules of the road, IT is planned to hold examination at stated periods under supervision of members of the Motor Patrol, Secretary Wright said. "The exam¬ ination will consist of an actual dem¬ onstration of the applicant's ability to handle a motorcar and his knowl¬ edge of the car's mechanism, coupled with an inquiry as to what he knows of the rules of the road and State laws," he added. I'nder the law^ prospective drivers will be issued learner's permits, good for 30 days, within which period ex¬ aminations will be given, and oiiera- tors" licenses issued to those parsing the test. For those who fail a sec¬ ond opportunity is provided, the learner's license to continue iu ef¬ fect, "but not tor any considerable knsth of time," Supreme Judge Paiilel K. (?<vhataa. -f .Vew York, says: "Bern M irphy, exbarkwiwr and now head of Tauinmny, who ha» Just selected tell nupreiue Judges to rule the [H-ople of New York for the next foarteen yiiirs. 18 now a( French Lick SpringH. Ind., with Geo. Breunan aud Tom Tiggart, deciding who (bey shjill selei"t as the next nominee ot th« I'emocratic party for Presideut By reaaon of the peruicioui "*tmlt mW —and Its more pernicious twin brother, the "two-third majority rule," ll.isM .Murphy will be abli- to select for tbe peo^jle »l the t'oited SUttf the next Presl.lentlal candidute on the DenKx-ratio ticket, Hnly a gieat uprlsInK on the imrt of the i^eoftle can prevent tucb •eleotioo," DYNAMITE IN COAL CAUSES EXPLOSION There was coiisiderablo f-Xciiemeut :iii.l alarm on Friday in the niiigh- !'i ihood of the home of .Mr. and Mrs, .1. Uombollo, Spring street, .Xazareth, when a loud explosion was suddeniy_ ! . ..Ill coming from the rear of ¦"*" li.'ii-'. Investigation of the kite, _ 1,1 a liiidly demolished stove and ..itcheii filled with smoke anil s.'o;. The explosion had occurred In the stove and the cause was atirl- liiiled 111 a small amount of dyna¬ mite In the coal Nothing elae waa damaged. ( HOIt.XI. MM'IETY rOXCERT «i\ Tl K.SIMV, XOVEMIIEK 27 A concert will be given by tho .Xazareth Choral Society on Tuesday, N'ov. 27 at 8 o'clock p. ra. In tbe Re¬ formed church. A silver offering will be received. Final reheareal on Friday evening at 8 o'clock.
Object Description
Title | The Nazareth Item |
Masthead | Nazareth Item |
Volume | 32 |
Issue | 52 |
Subject | Nazareth's first English newspaper |
Description | A weekly home town newspaper published from December 4, 1891 to November 20, 1975 |
Publisher | The Nazareth Publishing Company |
Physical Description | weekly newspaper |
Date | 1923-11-22 |
Location Covered | United States, Pennsylvania, Northampton County, Nazareth |
Type | Text |
Original Format | Newspapers |
Digital Format | image/tiff |
Source | microfilm |
Language | eng |
Rights | Public Domain |
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Month | 11 |
Day | 22 |
Year | 1923 |
Description
Title | The Nazareth Item |
Masthead | Nazareth Item |
Volume | 32 |
Issue | 52 |
Subject | Nazareth's first English newspaper |
Description | A weekly home town newspaper published from December 4, 1891 to November 20, 1975 |
Publisher | The Nazareth Publishing Company |
Physical Description | weekly newspaper |
Date | 1923-11-22 |
Date Digitized | 2009-02-16 |
Location Covered | United States, Pennsylvania, Northampton County, Nazareth |
Type | Text |
Original Format | Newspapers |
Digital Format | image/tiff |
Digital Specifications | Image was scanned by OCLC at the Preservation Service Center in Bethlehem, PA. Archival Image is an 8-bit greyscale tiff that was scanned from microfilm at 300 dpi. The original file size was 29741 kilobytes. |
Source | microfilm |
Language | eng |
Rights | Public Domain |
Contact | For information on source and images, contact the Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity, Attn: Reference Department, 295 E. Center Street, Nazareth, PA 18064. Phone: (610) 795-4932. |
Contributing Institution | Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity |
Sponsorship | This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
Full Text |
THE
NAZARETH
ITEM
fnu'n^
VOL. .KXXII
NAZARETH. PA., THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 22. 1923.
No 52
AN INDEPENDENT FAMILY NEWSPAPER, DEVOTED TO LITERATURE, LOCAL AND GENERAL INTELLIGEN
Young Local Girl Becomes Bride of Lehigh Graduate at Church Wedding Here
Margaret Leopold and George McCon-
nell Married in Moravian Church;
Many in Attendance
The local historic Moravian church on Saturday afternoon a; 4 o'clock was the scene of a most brilliant wedding, when Miss Margaret Leo¬ pold, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Quin- ton S. Leopold, proiuinent residents of town, and (li'orei' McConnell. son of Mr. and .Mrs, .Vcviu .McConnoll. of Butler, were united in ni;;rri:iL'e hy the Rev. O. Eugene Mooro, ]ias-or of the First Moravian church, of Kas¬ ton, a great unolc ot the bride, as¬ sisted by the Rev. Paul .'', Melnert, pastor o£ the churcli. Tlio v,-edding. in its picturesque and historii s.'t- ting. presented a beautiful picture, which wa.s witnessed by sin-eral hundred guests. I
or, w-as attired in a fiuaint li,is(|tie gown of gold metalli(iiie lace, artisti¬ cally combined with changeable niolrc In bronze and blue shading. Tiny clusters of flowers added to its charm. She carried a bouijuet of large mnltl-colored chrysanihemiiiiis. The bridesmaids' gowns 'verc made of butterlly satin In draped i t- fect, ending In extreme shoiips. fiii- isliod with long silk fringe. The bodices were cut with the new round neck, outlined with bands of rhiui'- stones. The colors were .Mohawk and .Xastartium, the season's most popular colors. They wore lartie picture hats. The bridesmaids car¬ ried bouquets of small chrys-
As Ihe uues's a^.-omhled. jjiss j'''"•hennims of various colors, which Anna Kern! of .N'azareth, played tho |'''e"''<''l ^X<'" "''^h tho colors ot their
large organ of the church, and Just Iniinediately preceding the entry of tho members of the wedding patty, Russell Schooley, well known bari¬ tone, of Easton. accompanied on the organ by Miss Kern, sang "For You Alone," with particular effect.
Miss Leopold was preceded to the altar by her attendants, who formed a charming group in their elaborate gowns. Misses Kathryn Auman. of Reading; Elizabeth Reagan, ot Eas¬ ton, and Blanche Leopold, a sister of the bride, and Mrs. Cyrus S. Fleck, of Easton. were bridesmaids. .Miss Mary Miller, ot .Nazareth, was maid of honor, and Miss Mary Manck, of .N'azareth. a cousin of the bride, was flower girl. The bride, as the wedding march from "Lohen- grln't ',/as played, entered the churcli OD the arm of her father, who gave her In marriage, and ;lieii took his place at the side nf Mrs, Leopold in the audience where he witnessed the ceremony.
Mr. McContii'U wns :i( riiii.]i;iiiicd to the altar, where he nwniii'd the bride, by T. Hrnry .Vsbuiy. _>tiil,. of 0.ik Lane, who was be.-t in.in. .ind the ushers were .lohn F, Cimliii. .Ir.. of Oermantown: Tlioiiia.s llreon. of Butler; Robert .Mcliitire. of Butler, and George Bo'-'gs. of Melrose.
The bride wore a boaulfully elab¬ orate gown of lace and satin, trim¬ med in pearls and orange blossoms, with a tulle bridal veil, also trimmed with orange blossoms and pearls. Her gown was (lualnt and e.\qulsitely designed and worn with dignity and grace. She carried a bouquet of roses and lilies ot the valley.
Miss Mary Miller, the maid of hon-
gowns. .Miss Manck, the flower girl, who carried an old fashioned bou¬ quet of tea roses, wore a beautiful gold lace dress, with autumn shades to match the shades of the gowns of the other members of the bridal party.
The church was artistically decor¬ ated in palms and seasonable colors.
A large reception followed the wedding nt the home of the bride's parents In town.
r.uests were present from Phila- delidila. New '\'ork, Pittsburgh. Kas¬ ton, Bethlehem, .All-entown, includ¬ ing .Mr. and Mrs. .lames .McConnell. Mr. and Mrs, .lames -Abrams, Mr. and .Mrs. .N'.'vin McConnell, of Butler: .Miss norothy Troup, of .N'ew York; .Miss Jessie McDonald, of Philadel¬ phia: Mr. ,ind Mrs. Theodore .\u- niiiii. Ml- aud Mrs, George F. Ki>en- bnwii. Mr. and Mrs, Fied Kisi'ii liroMii. .ill 111' K'-:ii|itm: ,Mi', and Mrs Truiii.in Waili'. of I'liiladolphia: Mr and .Mrs. Clarence .-Stewart, Mr Mrs. G, A. Ro th. .Miss Alice Roeth. of Xo'v York City; .V. \V. Hicks. Jr.. of Franklin. X. J,: Fred Bleckley, of ()i:uit!.\ X .1 : Gi'iirae O'Connell. of -Ve'.v York City.
The bride is well known, being a popular member ot the yoti'nger sm. She Is a young woman of many at¬ tainments and charming personality. She received numerous valuable gifts of sliver, linen, and bric-a-brac. The bridegroom was graduated from Lehigh rniverslty with the class of 192:! and now is in business at Mt. I'nlon, where the newlyweds will re¬ side after a wedding trip. He is a member of the Theta Delta Chi fra¬ ternity and his attendants all werr members of tho same fraternity.
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SUCCESSFUL SUPPER SERVED BY LADIES'AID
The annual chicken dinner given iu the social roihu of the Dryland church by t;he Latjies' .Md Society as¬ sociated with thej Hecktown congre¬ gations, l^st W'QtInesday jiroved to
ANOTHER CIVIL WAR "VET" PASSES AWAY
Gideon Smith, Well Known Resident Succumbs to Apo¬ plexy; Funeral Saturday
1)1' a w-onlcrful/'success socially and financially.V "Hte total Income of the day netted dVer $l.")00.
The reTTITtation ot the society gained at former attempts for serv¬ ing of flne meals and honest treat¬ ment has again been further cstab- llshedi and etjery detail had been prenrran,ged W measure up with for¬ mer occasifli/s and those in cliarg.:>, pucceoiled iti iirovo Ihotr .ihiliry ninl | rGnfidiEiicp.'repo. r.il p.i^iiir.- in b.' lidd in St. ¦J'llii. - l.ulliii .111 rliunh. Tliursday. "'ov. 211 lit T-:!o p 111. Tin- iiiii-ii' will •"i furnished hy tin- joini'd r!:.iir- .md • large iiri III sun, Wli.i'. v. r 1 No foil ruay lia.i' pl.iiuioil for ili.it d.iv ¦I Rot tiii^ oiiportiiTiiiy piss by. "I •l"" glad, when they sai.l luii.i me, '•' ii« go into the house of the Lord."
MASONS AT SCRANTON REGEIVESCOTTISHRITE
Tlie largest class ot candidates Ihal ever left this section to receive the advanced degrees In Scottish Rite .Masonry went to Scranton Sunday afternoon to participate in the an¬ nual fiill n union of Keystone Con¬ sistory, to have conferred upon them tho Masonic fraternity degrees from the tourth to the thirty-second inclu¬ sive. The trip to Scranton w.is made iu a twelve-toach solid steel Pull¬ man special which pulled out ot Kiisioii iiver the .Icrsey Central at sliorily ,iflcr I o'clock, stopping en- route al Ih'tlilihem. .Mlentown. ('atiis:iui|Uii. XortlKimptiiti. Siegfried, 'I'liii lili'r. Walnutport, Palmerton. l!i.win:iii-'owii. Panyville, W'clss- poi'. !.• liiiiliton. iM.iu'h Chunk and
111 -he eveuiuc the Yo Eddie quar-
tet. of Bethlehem, kept the waiting
people in ple;isant mood with songs aud music.
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Month | 11 |
Day | 22 |
Year | 1923 |
Sequence | 1 |
Page | 1 |
FileName | 19231122_001.tif |
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