The Chariton Leader, Chariton, Iowa Thursday, September 28, 1905 The marriage of WILLIAM A. EIKENBERRY of this city and MISS MARCIA MURRAY will take place at the home of the bride's parents, MR. and MRS. CHAS. A. MURRAY, in Denver, Col. at 794 High Street, on next Wednesday evening, October 4. They will be at home to their friends in this city at the EIKENBERRY residence on Woodlawn Avenue after November 1. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Chariton Leader, Chariton, Iowa Thursday, October 12, 1905 The marriage of MR. WILLIAM A. EIKENBERRY of this city and MISS MARCIA MURRAY occurred at the home of the bride's parents, MR. and MRS. A. MURRAY, in Denver, Col., on Wednesday evening, October 4, 1905. The impressive ceremony was performed by Chancellor Buchtel of the Denver University and was witnessed by a large number of relatives and friends. At the appointed hour, seven o'clock, to the strains of Lohengren's wedding march, played by the Lohmann Orchestra, the bridal party entered the parlor, preceded by the ushers, Ernest Glessner and Julian Moore, who stretched the ribbons from the stairway to the mantle, which was banked with green and white flowers and where the ceremony was performed. They were followed by the groom's little niece, HELEN SIGLER of Indianola, attired in white and who carried a large white lily in which was the wedding ring; then came the matron of honor, MRS. A.B. TROTT, a bride of but a few weeks, and wearing her wedding gown and carrying white ! sweet peas, followed by the maid of honor, MISS MARTHA STUART of Chariton, Iowa, who wore a gown of pale blue silk mulle over taffeta, and carried a bouquet of American Beauty roses and wore in her hair a chaplet of red roses. The bride was accompanied by her father and wore a beautiful gown of white silk poplin over taffeta silk, and trimmed with real lace and pearls. She carried a shower bouquet of lilies of the valley and bride's roses. Her only ornament was a diamond sunburst pin, a gift from the groom. MR. L.H. BUSSELLE of Chariton officiated as groomsman. The ceremony was followed by two receptions, attended by about three hundred and fifty guests. The bride visited in Chariton last year with MISS MARTHA STUART and is a charming young lady. She was a student at Byrn Mawr for a year and is a graduate of the Denver University. Her father is a law partner of Hon. T.B. Stuart, formerly of this city. The groom was born and reared in Chariton and is a son of the late MR. and MRS. DANIEL EIKENBERRY. He is a graduate of our public schools and also attended Parsons College at Fairfield, and the business college at Quincy, Ill., Iowa College at Grinnell and the law department of the University of Minnesota. He is now a member of the lumber firm of McKlveen & Eikenberry, and is one of our best young business men He possesses a splendid character and is held in high esteem by all who know him. After a short wedding trip east, MR. and MRS. EIKENBERRY will be at home to their friends after November 1st in their residence on East Woodlawn Avenue. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert September 7, 2004 [email protected] *I'm impressed with all the education they both had...