THE FREMONT COUNTY HERALD
February 15, 1917
THE MITCHELL - ROSS WEDDING CEREMONY
Events Scheduled for Weeks Taken place at the Home of the Bride
Wednesday
Leslie O. Ross and Miss Margaret Clare Mitchell were married
Wednesday afternoon in Sidney at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C.W.
Mitchell, parents of the bride. The Rev. Dr. E. Dickinson,
assisted by Rev. M. W. Lorimer, read the marriage ceremony. The
bride was escorted to the improvised altar by her father, and
J..R. Ettleman attended Mr. Ross. The bride was dressed in a
pretty gown of white silk crepe de chine, and carried a bouquet
of roses and lilies. The groom wore the conventional black.
While the bride, a young lady of charm and talent, insisted that
the wedding be carried out with modest simplicity, the house was
beautifully arrayed in cut flowers. An alter was placed between
two large pedestals, attractively arranged and prettily adorned
with sweet peas and smilax. The entire residence presented an
atmosphere of pleasing comfort and creditable for an occasion of
this nature. About 50 invited guest were present, many of whom
were residents of other cities, some coming from Council Bluffs,
Shenandoah, Farragut, Randolph, Anderson, and other neighboring
towns. Immediately preceding the ceremony, Mrs. J. R. Ettleman,
sister of the bride, sang "Just for You," which was
very appropriate and well rendered. To the strains of
Mendelssohn's wedding march the young couple with their
attendants marched to the altar and were united in marriage.
Following the ceremony, and after receiving congratulations from
the guests, a dainty but bountiful two course luncheon was served
to the entire party.
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie O. Ross, immediately after the luncheon, left
for Omaha and other places for a brief wedding trip. As they left
the home of the bride, as is usually the case, the friends of the
young couple showered rice upon them and decorated the car in
which they were to travel with old shoes and cans filled with
rice. Upon their return they will be at home to their friends at
the Leslie O. Ross farm near Farragut. Miss Mitchell was reared
in Sidney, was educated in the local public schools, with a
college course at Galesburg, Illinois, superadded. She has always
been a charming favorite of her circle of many friends, and
compliments to Mr. Ross are in order for winning so talented and
accomplished young lady. Leslie Ross is also a native son of
Fremont county, and among his warmest friends are numbered the
best men and boys in this part of the state. He is an
exceptionally bright young man, well posted on business lines,
favored with honor among the business men and farmers of the
county, and his friends are unconditional in predicting for him a
future replete with usefulness and success for him and Mrs. Ross.
The out of town guests were: Mrs. Edward Singleton, Mr. and Mrs.
J. D. Ross, Mr. and Mrs. C.C. Ross, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Farwell,
Mrs. Rachel Higgins, Miss Edith Higgins, Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Higgins, all of Shenandoah; Miss Irene Mack of Randolph; Mr. and
Mrs. E. J. Anderson of Council Bluffs; Mr. and Mrs. Adolph
Hutchison of Anderson; Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Pullman of Tabor.