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MISS ARLENE WERDENBECOMES BRIDE OF % DETROIT MAN IN IMPRESSIVE RITES AT BAPTIST CHURCH ON SATURDAY EVENINGBy CHARLOTTE JONESAmong the outstanding social events of the autumn season was the marriage of Miss Edna Arlene Werden, daughter of Rev and Mrs. Albert Drummond Werden. 358 Kalamazoo street, to Nicholas John Rakas, son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Rakas. Royal Oak, Saturday evening in a fashionable candle-light ceremony at eight o'clock in the First Baptist church of this city, in the presence of two hundred and fifty friends of the bride and groom.A prelude of organ music opened the service with Mrs. Milton M. Weed at the organ.The altar was banked with a profusion of fall flowers, yellow predominating. set tastefully among ferns. Two acolytes, M Dorothy Holou-bek. Iowa City, Ibwa, and Anne Rakas, Royal Oak, simply attired in white frocks of moire taffeta, advanced slowly to the altar with lighted tapers to light the white cathedral candles while “I love You Truly” was being played softly on the organ.Miss Luedda Burge, friend of the bride, sang “O Promise Me”.To the strains of Lohengrin’s Wedding March, the bridal party slowly advanced to the altar. Miss Mary Hartenburg of Eaton Rapids was bridesmaid. Miss Mary Logan Cline of Louisville. Ky., was maid of honor and Mrs. Harry Otten. of JJcarsdale, N. Y., cousin of the bride, was matron of honor. They were flfetired in gowns of variegated shades ^of gold, wine, green and pink and carried moline fan-shaped bouquets fashioned with snapdragons and sweet peas.The bride was lovely in her bridal attire, a long sleeved, white satin dress with a train and a beautiful veil fastened to a tiny off face Godey bonnet. The veil was presented to the bride by Mrs. Harry* Otten, at whose wedding she had been an attendant eight years ago. It lay in folds from the tiny hat; the four-gored train was studded at the crown with tiny pearls and at the lower end with while wax orange blossoms She carried a shower bouquet of white rosses and lilies of the valley.John Stilber, Jr., of Royal Oak, served as best man tc the groom.Mrs. Werden, mother of the bride, wore a soft black flowered chiffon gown, trimmed with chantilly lace, and a shoulder corsage of rose bucL.The ushers were Orville Adler of Niles, Charles Peterson of Femdale, and Michael Patrick of Detroit.Rev. Werden, father of the bride, read the impressive Episcopal service in a modified form for the single ring ceremony. Miss Werden was ! given in marriage by Gilbert R.[ Haigh of Lansing, a long standing^driend of the family.. Mm For the recessional. Mendelsohn’s Wedding March was played.A reception followed in the Werden home and two hundred guestj were received by Rev. and Mrs. Werden, Mr. and Mrs, Rakas. Mrs Harry C. Otten of Scarsdale, Miss Mary Logan Cline of Louisville, Ky., and Miss Mary Hortenburg of Eaton Rapids.The table was decorated with a centerpiece of white gladioli and white pom pom chrysanthemums and the bride’s cake at one end of the table. Mrs. Clarence T. Fritz end Mrs. Ernest A. Hill berg of Battle Creek poured and Mrs. Kenneth Overton, Mrs. Douglas Graham, Mrs. Harold Rinehart and Miss Marion Whitney served. Mrs. Chan El ken burg was in charge of the refreshments, Mrs. Irving Van Bree ushered the guests through the gift room, in which numerous and lovely gifts were arranged for inspection.The newlyweds left amid a shower of rice for a week’s honeymoon trip south. For her traveling suit, Mrs Rakas chose a smart three-piece* swagger suit of a soft mustard color, trimmed with a huge wolf fur collar. Her accessories were brown.The young couple will reside in Royal Oak.Mrs. Harry E HalloCk supervised Jfc* altar decorations and she was imied by Mrs. John H. Malbone and Miss Florence L. Gregory. The house was decorated, by Mrs. Douglas Graham, Mrs. Irving Van Bree and Herbert Erickson.Mrs. Rakas, who has resided in this city with her parents for three years, coming here from Eaton Rapids, is an attractive and popular member of the younger social set of this city She attended Michigan State college and is a member of Zeta Tau Alpha.Mr. Rakas received his Bachelor of Science dogree in 1934 and his Master of Science in 1935 from Michigan State college. His fraternities include Iheta Kappa Nu, social, and Alpha Phi Sigma, chemistry At present he is affiliated with the chemical engineering department of the Chrysler Motor Car company of DetroitOther out-of-town guests who attended the ceremony included: Mrs. Orville Adler, Niles, Mrs. John SUl-htt-. Jr., Royal Oak, George Patrick, Julia Patrick, George Rakas, Miss Jane Raka*. Charles Peterson. William Gross. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stilber of Detroit, Miss Mabel D. Field of Jackson. Mr and Mrs. Victor Bielinski. Mrs. G. R. Haigh, Mrs James Moore. Mr. and Mrs. Murry J. Martin a£ Lansing, Mrs. Della T. Harris of Kalamazoo. Mrs Fred C. Hunt, Mrs. Bertha Bostedor, Mbs Edna Bostedor, Mrs. Donald Kem-ler, Mrs. Arthur P. Greene. Mrs. Maud Hall, Mrs Theodore MaupinGeneva Progress Club Plans MeetThe Geneva Progress club will meet Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock with Mrs. Kenneth Stephenson.Priscilla Circle To Meet WednesdayThe Priscilla circle of the Congregational church will meet Wednesday at the home of Mrs. R. S. Appleyard, 904 Phoenix street.A cooperative luncheon will be served at 1:15 o’clock and an interesting program will follow. An “Ex- ! perience Program” has been ar- I ranged.Members are asked to bring table | service.Roy cl Neighbors to Stcge Party HereThe Royal Neighbors will gather j in the Pythian ball Wednesday night at 8 o’clock for * Hallowe en party.Members of the St Joseph camp have been invited to attend and the members of the local organization are requested to bring doughnuts or sandwiches.of Eaton Rapids, Mr, and Mrs. Norman Gruber, Dr. and Mrs. Howard Blom of Benton Harbor, Geoffrey Moore of Bad Axe, Mrs. Barbara N. Mead of Olivet and Mrs. James Carr of Charlotte.T1EAD]LJCHAPTER 31 TIM SPOKE calmly after carefully analyzing the situation when Adams dropped the bombshell declaring he knew Tim had killed his wife.“I said I’d hear you out, Adams, and 1 will. What started this abominable idea in your mind?” “You mean my reason for knowing?”“1 mean—provided you're not crazy, which 1 believe you are— you must imagine you have grounds for a slander which, quite apart from any question of blackmail, may let you in for a long term of penal servitude.“Don’t be a fool,” Adams retorted. “I’ve told you it’s no use trying to bluff me. 1 Know what you did. You talked a lot of stuff about nightmares, to prepare the ground. I dare say your wife did have nightmares—they probably gave you the idea—but all that stuff about jumping out of bed and banging herself about. 1 don’t mind betting that was mostly lies. Anyway, you put across the idea, had everybody lined up to believe your story. But you couldn't work it in your usual bedroom—too near the ground. So you messed around with the chimney, loosened a brick or two, brought some soot down, and made a perfectly good ’ excuse to move up to the top room, Where you had things as you 1 wanted ’em. I“Then you only had to pick a day. It wasn’t such a bad idea picking her birthday, you had an excuse for encouraging her to guzzle, and tt helped to make the whole business seem more likely. ... All you had to do was to wait till she was asleep, pick her up quietly, and pitch her out of the window. The 40-foot drop and the concrete below would do the rest. That's how you worked itSomething like relief stole over Tim. It this was all, he could face it out It amounted to no more than inspired guessing. No proof. ... He reminded himself once more of the impossibility of proof.“Allow me to remind you you haven’t answered my question. What question?”“How do you propose to get anyone to believe this farrago of yours?“Ah, now you're talking.My friend, Tm going to do something more than talk. ... It appears you have concocted this insane story without a shred or suggestion of evidence to back it up.”“Wet!, I wouldn’t quite say . • . You see there were one or two things you didn't tell the coroner. and it wasn’t my place to do his work for him. . . . Your electric torch, for instance. . . .”What about my electric torch?”You .had tt with you when I found you. Why didn't you mention that at the inquest? jWhy *hould I mention ft? It 1
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South Haven Daily Tribune
South Haven, Michigan, US
Mon, Oct 18, 1937
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