The Chariton Leader, Chariton, Iowa Thursday, April 8, 1909 At the home of the bride's parents, MR. and MRS. JOHN BEVAN, near Oakley, occurred the marriage of their daughter, GEORGELLA, to FLOYD HOLMES. The wedding took place on Tuesday, April 6, at 12 o'clock, noon. Presiding Elder B.F. Miller of Indianola, performing the ceremony in the presence of about forty invited guests. The wedding march was played by Miss Ogden, Deaconess, of Des Moines, the bridal party entered the parlor, the bride and groom taking their places beneath a suspended white wedding bell. The parlor and dining room were tastefully decorated with evergreens and cut flowers. Following congratulations a sumptuous three-course dinner was served. The bride wore white persian lawn, trimmed in lace and insertion and carried a shower bouquet of brides' roses. She is a talented young lady of pleasing address a graduate of the Chariton High School in the class of '08 and is well fitted to take up the duties which will naturally be hers. The groom is a son of MR. and MRS. SOLOMON HOLMES, near Oakley, and is a young man of sterling character and worth. They will take up their residence at once on the John Taylor farm, five miles southwest of Chariton, which the groom had previously furnished. The bride and groom have many friends in Chariton and vicinity, who will join in wishing them a tranquil journey over life's matrimonial sea. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert July 15, 2005 iggy29@rnetinc.net