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Informal Reception Follows—2,000 Are Given Slices of Monster Wedding-Cake*' * Interest in Contest Increases.• • i ./ ■ 4 4 “ 4 mwt■WITH the'first not«s of the magnificent Bridal Chorus from' Lohengrin, played by Miss Sjallie Simms, on the occasion of the marriage of Miss Norma Itschner and Mr* Vernon Clayton Mefliff, iii;the how windows of The Alamo-Peck Furniture Company, Saturday evening^. little shivery sensations scampered up and down the spine of every person there, and interest and admiration glowed from the face of eyery beholder.“With the appearance of Miss ’ Leila Pyron . and Miss • Irene Jackson; tlic first' two-bridesmaids, gowned an deli -cate pink,, everyone leaned - forward iof n better view* Following came Miss Hedgwick. Sopp and .Miss Gertrude Sopp, wearing daintiest white cos.-, turned- Then came little Sybil Janice Rower and Lucille EitrlaUz, adorable flower girls, costumed In airy, fairyptj)k costumes, screwing beautifulflowers, which were- curried -in cunning baskets, in .the pathway of the. loTcly bride-to-be. The naald- of liph-nr Mias Dernlce Itschner, sister, ofthe bride, gowned In’; lovely.whire,'.followed the little flower girls. Aad then t*:;-bridev entered .With her fatheir- S/ M. ItsChnCt/ She vafl very lovely in her . bridal - robes Of. 80 tin, georgette and Tace. • -vltli wonderful. veil -that- accentuated ^the. loveliness of let fair type-. Mr. MelHfr was.attended by Einiil Eicholtz, as-best'man.' Grouping’'in-alternatew colors, ; the white and the, pink, the -bridesmaids made’a very‘pretty picture'as a background for the bride and groom, maid of-, honor and - .best.man.. The color scheme of white and pink was carried.GIGANTIC CAKE IS ONE OF FEATURES OF PUBLIC WEDDINGqniiK wedding cake served afc- tl»o. ,**» marriage of Mies Norma Itsch-’.iivt n»d ‘Vernon- Clayton MeJI3ff* In tha windows of the Alnrao-P§?k ynrnituro Company Saturday evening wns the largest over ween • in .tlm Alumo.- C»t,v- • Tlio «ikn‘ was • bnked und Uonntrfl by the reOcrnl Bakery tvt fh» great occasion, ’ It vrnu i% rcvtdiUlon to U*e thousand*, or iun AntonlariH who viewed it uatl . exclaimed over gorge»u9 bqnuty. Ono of the eatiwfying ■ conclusions wSh. t!wt on© did not Luve to %o . «ut»do of San Antonio la order to Irnv© a: wedding cako thrifc- rivaled any ever ©ecu in tlie largest cities.immPLVTRA CATALINA ..... ;.......,-52,110Ne?da , Frenzdl ..... 43,800Leoitor Lopez ................ i....... .37*270Jennie Richter .......................................36,450Nonna .Itschner ........* .29,330.Edns Phillips ».• * **-,«••• ■«■ lt;■’«.. ,i-7,400Verna Braun . 24,2101Koycs Rosales ........ --...............................21,650;Ora .Ellen .Stone ........................... ,20,111);Helen • ^ ahl * v * ♦ ^ ............. .20,070Louise Fischer, ........ •. t. • * * • * * ■ *' * • * * «r., *.,13.620Mary • Albacft ............................... . ..18,370Ruth GingeU * ............ 15,480■Elizabeth Hooper* ........ -........ *................. -. .15,430Bcriiict. Moore —■* - - *...... .14,180Bernicel Jones ................. 13,8Katherine Brimts * •«v -.....12,420W. E. Redus . ..................t... .11,810Emma Schoelman ......................Olivia Vordcnbaumen ........... ......... , 11,580Qma Reed Nelson ....... — ll,33uAgnes King .. -...... lt;,v7----■ 10,920Clara Hueda • ■.....y-*'~ 10,550Carmen Munoz ........................ *10,340 jGloria JFlcres .............- - *•.......... - —.....- -Adelma Cortez ....... ;. • • .10,030MarytEllsworth K,............rT iu,u,.out in the floirm deuonttlous, whicb ^werc banked in prufu^ldn ale» tflndow' sllls: and ilbinit the made-to-order drawlu^ room in wbk-h the wed-dl'ug took .place. . ' '- After an informul reception iu, whlcV everybody sttoworod (XJiigrutuliitlOiis ou, the hmi]»y young..couple, guests'were' i u v| te d to view the - •wondeil'ut wedding cn[\*i :tiid to iiiste of 'its -deliciousuess*' The wedding cuke' \ras':a- work, of hit ■itud wag one of the most mammoth ever seen in the Aliimo City. Ut was so huge- that 12,000 ' slices = wArlt;y .cut’ and • that ;nony people atOsOf .it and made •vrtebe* for tuture successes. ;yOf cotirsG, everyone , was interestedin. seeing .the j'Dtiron. bedrooiti.. sulto, the prize offered the coiiteijtiiut -In the June Brides’ PounJarit-y Contest, who 'would, beMnrtrrled:iiJ the show windows of :tbe AiilHiO'I’eek l'umitnre Compuhj. It’ was ^Ight there • in - plain. view and niany- U' housekeeper’ and prospective homomnkezr .nerutSnized Its beaut\ and fiue points; with longing eyes. Ail of them in clifrlr hearts agreed that-the bride bad' matte n wise . licdsjoh lu chungiug’her..plans' for it simple wedding’to that 'of this very elaborate and distinctive • one ndth such a vcwanl*. Miv mill. Mrs. -Memff are at home to-their many Mentis at 209. CIJff- Avenue.-Werp the other. contestants^'iD the .lwuuT3rldes4;--Popularity. Contest there\ They were-: Many of them . expressed onthnfdaain .and.;'great Interest -drr the contest lauached, by the. .Aiurao-Peek T’tirirtturei Company ly ’ .arrangmeDw ]with ’The Zoning Nowg and dlscu^Rea thlt;j izi'jinv primps thac are' offered to tlie lucky contcstautSi One; .girl said that she, If n winnerr: would prefer , to-have the prize In' house furnishings la aomethliig. snbstapthU tliat TroUld Inst a lifetime. She tlionubt Mrs.. MettifT*. decision- was a very 'vS«^ one and she• ■ . ■ j *.. Continued ou Fape Three
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San Antonio Evening News
San Antonio, Texas, US
Mon, Jun 19, 1922
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