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Miss Shea Wedded to J. R. HilgerCathedral Scene for Marriage of City Girl.Blue vases of fall flowers and greenery banked the altar at SS. Peter and Paul cathedral at 10 this ' morning for the marriage of Miss I Mary Helen Shea and James Robert i Hilger. son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph ! V. Hilger of Columbus.The bride is the daughter of Mr. j and Mrs. Jeremiah C. Shea, 1928 I North Delaware street.A wedding breakfast at the Indi-| anapolis Athletic Club, followed the service. Members of the immediate families and the bridal party were i seated at small tables arranged with j centerpieces of yellow roses. A re-| ception at the Shea home was held I this afternoon.Wore Velvet GownBishop Joseph Chartrand and Bishop Elmer Ritter read the ceremony and Miss Helen Shepherd, organist. played traditional airs.Miss Margaret Shea, maid of honor, appeared in a gown of Chinese gold velvet, fashioned with flared tiered skirt and ruffled shoulder line. Her turban, slippers and gloves matched her gown and her flowers were Souvenir roses.Bridesmaids, Miss Claribel Ratter-man of Cincinnati and Miss Marga-rethe Hilger, Columbus, wore gowns of pale yellow velvet, fashioned like Miss Shea’s. They carried arm bouquets of Talisman roses.Brother Is Best ManMrs. Shea, mother of the bride, wore black crepe and velvet and Mrs. Hilger wore black velvet. Both had corsages. Joseph J. Hilger was his brother’s best man and ushers were Lawrence Sexton and Robert Leppert.The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore ivory satin with slight train and bouffant sleeves. She wore a small cap edged with braided tulle, long tulle veil, and carried roses and lilies of the valley.Out-of-town guests included Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Markus and daughter Jeanne, and Mrs. William Kemp of Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. Hilger and Mrs. Joseph P. Hilger, Columbus; Mr. and Mrs. Pierr Fleming and Misses Clara and Margaret Pierr, Moline, 111.Honeymoon In SouthThe couple left on a wedding trip south and will be at home in Columbus upon their return. The bride traveled in a brown suit with matching accessories.The bride is a graduate of St. Agnes Academy and St. Mary-of-the-Woods college and Mr. Hilger attended St. Thomas Military Academy, St. Paul, Minn., and wras graduated from Notre Dame.
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Indianapolis Times
Indianapolis, Indiana, US
Wed, Oct 04, 1933
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