Farley-Chantrill Wedding

FARLEY, CHANTRILL, SPIKER, MERRYMAN, JAYCOX, DAVIS, WILLIAMSON, EMMETT, WALTERS, TALCOTT

Posted By: Raven Thomas (email)
Date: 6/29/2012 at 18:13:47

Farley-Chantrill

At 7:30 o'clock Wednesday evening March 22, 1916, a very pretty wedding was solemnized at the country home of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. E Farley who reside two and one half miles northeast of Blairsburg, when Lucille Farley became the bride of Arthur T. Chantrill. Rav. W. D. Spiker, pastor of the Blairsburg Congregational church officiating in the presence of about thirty guests.

The bridal procession descended the stairway as Mendelssohn's wedding march was played by Mrs. W. C. Merryman and Miss Emma Jaycox sang "O, Promise Me," as they proceeded to the beautiful bower of pink and white in the living room. From the center was supended [sic] a large wedding bell.

The couple were attended by Misses Fern Farley and Marguerite Merryman who acted as flower girls.

The former was dressed in white serge and silk poplin and the latter in pink, messaline and French organdy.

Each carried arm bouquets of pink and white carnations and ferns, while little Freda Lyle Davis, dressed in a dainty white lac cloth adorned with ink ribbons, carried the ring in a peautiful [sic] white lily.

The bride was charmingly attired in a white messaline gown effectively trimmed with silk embroidered flowered and pearl ornaments.

The long tulle veil was becomingly caught up and held in place with a wreath of smilox [sic]. She carried a shower bouquet of brides roses and ferns.

"Loves Old Sweet Song," was played as a piano solo during congratulations. After the service an elaborate four course dinner was served by Mesdames Alice Williamson, Emmett and G.C. Davis, assisted by Messers Gordon Davis and John Cofer as waiters.

The bride's table was attractively decorated in pink and white, a color scheme that was used throughout the house. Two large bouquets of pink and white carnations ornamented the table with a wreath of simlax? near the edge while the center was occupied by the bride's cake.

Mrs. Chantill is the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Farley and for the past eighteen years has made her home in Blairsburg township where she has a wide circle of friends.

She was a member of the graduating class of 1912 of the Blairsburg high school and afterwords took a business course and studied music in Dubuque.

Mr. Chantrill is the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. William Chantrill Sr. of Williams, Iowa, and is an industrious young farmer, well and favorably known.

Just before the guests departed Miss Jaycox sang "A Perfect Day," and Mrs. Chantrill cut the wedding cake giving each guest a generous piece. Mr. and Mrs. Chantrill will be at home to their friends after April 15th, on a farm north of Williams.

Guests from out of town were Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Chantrill Sr., and Mr. and Mrs. John Chantrill and daughter Gertrude, all of Williams; James Talcott of Webster City.

Both the young people have a host of friends and the Enterprise joins these in wishing them a long, happy, and successful married life.

March 1916. The Enterprise.

From a scrapbook with clippings from the Blairsburg area.