From Rick B
Sunday, October 31, 2004
"The South Bend Tribune", Tuesday Evening, October 13, 1925, section 1, page 5
A pretty wedding took place (at/in?) the country home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank D.
Matthews, two miles northwest of the city when their daughter Miss Alice May Matthews
became the bride of Ralph L. Kizer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Orley Kizer, ??5 Allen street, at
2 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Rev. Cecil Franklin, of (?) Indiana avenue Christian
church, officiated. The bride wore a gown of white crepe de chine with full length veil
and a headdress (of?) orange blossoms, and carried a s??wer bouquet of cream roses. Miss
Margaret Huston, the bridesmaid, wore a dress of pink crepe de che?? and carried a bouquet
of pink roses(;?) Ralph Matthews was the attendant of the groom.
The home was prettily decorated in palms, astors, (and?) roses. Geraldine Ellis, as
flower girl scattered rose petals in the procession, during which the "Bridal
Chorus" from Lohengrin" and "Salute D'Amour" were played by the
bride's sister, Mrs. Ruth (?)ggins. Immediately after the ceremony dinner was served
to 75 guests. Mr. and Mrs. Kizer have left for an extended motor trip through(out?) the
east where they will visit New York, Washington, and points in Virginia. After Dec. 1
they will reside in their new home on the Edwardsburg road.
Among the out-of-town guests were Mr. and Mrs. Alva Putnam, of Plymouth, Marshall
county; Mr. and Mrs. William P. Rough, Mrs. Jacob E. Rough, of Buchanan, Mich.; Mr. and
Mrs. Louis Kepler, Grange, Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. A. I. Ullery, Miss Mario(n?) Ullery, Mark
Ullery, of Niles, Mich.; Prof. Frank Maxfield, of Michigan State university; Minard Rose,
of Whiting, Ind.; and John L. Rou(gh?), of Lansing, Mich.