MARRIED BEFORE 50,000 PEOPLE
BAND OF 3700 PLAY' THE WEDDING
MARCH.
NEW YORK, Oct. 24.-Miss Ruth Masters, after.- a. band of 3700 instrumentalists, representing every State in the Union, had played-a wedd'ing-, march,; was married to Mr. Erling Maine, before fifty thousand spectators, at tho. State fair grounds at St. Paul. Minnesota,' eishtecn chaplains officiating, i '. ... i: The 'bridegroom is'commander of ftrtf American Legion post, and Hie bride was': a war worker. Two of Mr.' Maine's. brothers were) killed in France.
The ceremony was performed, on ai platform before the grand- stand. Thef Rev. Em Clemens, national chaplain of. the legion, road the marriage' service,* his chief assistant being the Rev. M. »SJ Haferman,' State Chaplain of Minnesota.:;
SPOTLIGHT. * A giant spotlight played on the bridal couple as vhey appeared from the back, of the grand stand, and the fiftv thousand!,' lesion men and members of the Legion" Auxiliary arose and applauded. .. V The bride was given away by • the* Mayor.
Practically every merchant in the twinC citicis of Minneapolis and St. Paitl gave,', something to a collection of wedding gifts' which filled more than a railway goods van. _ Every State delegation; provided a gift, and the bride received a magnificent diamond, the combined gift of jewellers of the twin cities.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume L, Issue 16606, 9 December 1924, Page 7
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