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PF1NGSTEH-R0HLW1HGWEDDIHGMost Gorgeous Affair Ever Held inCook County-Two Cornet BandsFurnisli Music—Five Counties Represented.VABOUT 300 FAMILIES INVITEDJ2000 People lEstimated to have Participated j j in the Festivities Over 200 Teams withFine Carriages on the Grounds. j tSchaumburg is an inland town with*oul cither a railroad, telegraph. or ex- !t ress office, only :n' postotfieo and no *hank, vet her standard of citizenshipis high. She is noted near and far forher industrious, prosperous people.Many of the men are physical giants.1while the women are strong, healthy 1*aid accomplished in their several du- ‘tus: such a combination produces ahstalwart race. M1Elk Grove is the banner Republican jtown of Cook County. Roth these Itowns are almost entirely inhabited byi ■ erman-Americans. who are thrifty lt;and intelligent. Supervisor John Kohl- .I 4ning, of Elk drove, is a peer among rthem and has repeatedly been electedito the highest office in his town.iIProf. Wm. 11. Pfingsten is a progres- ]sive. up-to-date farmer, and his son1 red W. is profiting from his father'siexperience. They were the only representatives of Schaumburg who attended the annual Cook County Farm-iers* Institute and benefit ted from theinto; •hauge of ideas. It is but naturalthat the sons and daughters of suchlt;prominent, well-to-do neighbors shouldunite and form a more perfect union,which meets with the approval of alltheir acquaintances.Miss Emma Kohlwing, daughter ofMr. and Mrs. John Kohlwing, and Mr.Fred Pfingsten, son of Mr. and Mrs.1.tJWin. H. Pfingsten, were united inmarriage by Rev. G. A. Mueller, pastor of Schaumburg Lutheran Congregation, at high noon Thursday, Sept.3, 1903. The Center church was crowded with relatives and friends of thetwo families.The bride looked charming in herbeautiful wedding gown and the groomwas nappv in the possession of hisIIIworthy companion. They were attended bv four couples as follows: Mr.llenrv Lichtliardt, Miss Martha Kohlwing. Mr. Herman Fen/, Miss EmmaPlingsten. Mr. Herman Wilkening,fcarMiss Alvina Pfingsten, Mr. Wm. Len-sehow and Miss Anna Kruse. MissesIfermina Kohlwing and Agnes Tliieswere flower girls.After the ceremony and services, aaccession a mile long, led by the Burlington Cornet Rand and two bussesdrawn by four-horse teams, 1.1 highlycaparisoned teams, bedecked withcvscItplumes and flying ribbons, followedvby handsome turnouts, formed anddrove to the home of the groom's parents, which, with the mammoth 2-poletent for dancing, two large dining-halltents, a large tent provided with manytables, where the old gentlemen played\IfIifcards, and the “beer garden/’ with tlieimmense multitude of people, assembled. looked like a great circus holiday.The wedding procession was met ontheir approach by the Blue RibbonRand and ushered to the spaciousgrounds, where a bounteous feast ofeverything to satisfy an epicure, awaited them.While uniformed waiters served thepeople with victuals and drink, a photographer took pictures of the scenes1iand crowd as they sat at the tablesdoing justice to the delicacies setforthGreat preparation had been going forward for weeks and the delightfulweather helped to make this a grandGerman wedding, surpassing any pre-ions event of the kind ever held inCook County.Two hands, the Burlington CornetRand (18 members), and the Blue Ribbon Band of Bartlett (17 men), of\ hicli Prof. Wm. Pfingsten is teacher.e present and enlivened the eventwith fine music.Iiis was the most gorgeous speeta-f a private nature we ever beheld;rural wealth and natural beauty combined with true innocent happiness.Had all the turnouts which cameheavily loaded been lined up the procession would have been two mileslong. The Germans can't he beatwhen they attempt to do a thing, butlis affair will long remain a recordbreaker. The occasion was a proud\ay for Schaumburg and Elk Groveand the multitude of relatives andfriends who attended. Everythingpassed off lovely and serene. The festivities lasted two days.
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Palatine Enterprise Register
Palatine, Illinois, US
Sat, Sep 05, 1903
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