Extracted from the Crawfordsville Journal Review (Crawfordsville, IN)
Wedding of Miss Lyn Allison Antrobus and Rev. R. Orville Yeager Followed by Reception
A lovely early summer wedding took place Thursday afternoon, at half after two o'clock at the First Baptist church when Miss Lyn Allison Antrobus, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. B. E. Antrobus, 215 west Pike street, became the bride of Rev. R. Orville Yeager of Mentone, Ind.
The setting for the ceremony was most artistic. Amidst the lovely embankment of palms and ferns were clusters of asters and in the center of the altar was a large basket of white carnations. The lovely effect was enchanted by the glow of the cathedral candles on either side of the altar. Pews for the family were marked with green and white ribbon rosettes.
As the guests gathered in the church, they were shown to their places by Rev. D. Russel Hetsler of Greencastle and Rev. Austin Elmore of Crawfordsville. Preceding the ceremony, Miss Helen Nimtz, of South Bend, a classmate of the bride at DePauw university, played a program of nuptial music including ``O Thou Sublime Sweet Evening Star'' and ``Liebesstraum'' and Miss Alberta Bechtel sang ``I Love You Truly,'' ``Calm as the Night'' and ``Beloved, It Is Morn.''
The young couple plighted their troth to the reading of the single ring ceremony by Rev. B. E. Antrobus, father of the bride, in the presence of a large company of relatives and friends. Mrs. Eston Elmore was matron of honor, Miss Rebecca Shields of Indianapolis and Mrs. Austin Elmore of Crawfordsville, were the other attendants. Rev. Gordon Wray of Crawfordsville was the best man.
As Miss Nimtz struck the first chords of the bridal chorus from Lohengrin, the bridal party entered the church. The minister, the groom, and his best man came from the vesper as the two attendants came down the north aisle followed by the matron of honor. Next came the little flower girl, Mary Jane Chesterson, who scattered rose petals in the path of the bride who was escorted to the altar by Dean McCutchan of DePauw university, who gave her in marriage. During the reading of the marriage vows, the organist played ``Blest Be the Tie That Binds Our Hearts in Christian Love.''
The bride was beautiful in a white cut chiffon, fashioned Princess style with pearl yoke, long sleeves and train, and long net veil falling from a ruffled band. She carried a colonial bouquet of bride's roses and valley lilies with shower of green and white ribbon.
The matron of honor wore a gown of pink lace, full skirt, puffed short sleeves trimmed in blue ribbon. In her hair, she wore a cluster of sweetheart roses and carried a bouquet of daisies, and blue delphiniums centered with a tea rose.
Mrs. Elmore's dress was orchid dotted swiss, ruffled skirt, high neck and puffed sleeves. Her flowers were yellow roses. Miss Shields wore a dress of aqua organdy, full skirt, short puffed sleeves, and carried sweetheart roses. The little flower girl was dressed in a dainty frock of white net over white satin with valley lilies in her hair. She carried a white basket filled with vari-colored rose petals.
The bride's mother wore a print chiffon in pastel shades, blue hat and grey accessories, and the groom's gift of a shoulder spray of pink roses. Following the ceremony a reception was held in the lower auditorium at the church which was decorated for the occasion in a profusion of flowers.
The bridal table was centered with a cake topped with a miniature bride and groom, around which were flowers and greenery. Those seated at the table with the bride and groom were Rev. and Mrs. B. E. Antrobus, Dean R. G. McCutchan, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Jarratt, Rev. Gordon Wray, Rev. Russel Hetsler, Rev. Austin Elmore, Mrs. Eston Elmore, Miss Alberta Bechtel and Little Miss Mary Jane Chesterson.
During the reception, Miss Nimtz played a medley of songs and while refreshments were being served, the bride and groom sang ``You Are My Song of Love'' from ``Blossum Time.'' Members of the Kings Daughters Sunday school class served the guests.
The bride was graduated last week from DePauw university music school where she is a member of the Pi Kappa Lambda sorority. She is a talented musician and prominent in church and social activities.
Rev. Yeager attended Wheaton college, Northern Baptist Theological Seminary, DePauw university and Chicago university and is a member of the Men's Hall Association at DePauw. At present he is pastor of the Baptist church at Mentone, Ind. The groom's gift to the bride was a lovely yellow gold wrist watch.
Thursday evening, Rev. and Mrs. Yeager left for a honeymoon trip through southern Indiana and after July 26 will return to Mentone where they will be at home to their friends. The bride's going away dress was white silk shantung with bright colored jacket and white accessories.
Out-of-town guests included: Mr. and Mrs. Howard Jarrett, Dean R. G. McCutchan, Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Baker and family, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Klebusck, Rev. Gust Emil Carlson, and Rev. D. Russel Hetsler, of Greencastle; Dr. Oscar Alson, Cleveland, O.; Loren McDonald, Jr., Bloomfield, Ind.; Miss Rebecca Shields, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Antrobus, Indianapolis; Miss Helen Nimtz, South Bend; Mr. and Mrs. John Stull, Veedersburg; Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Allen, Covington; Rev. and Mrs. Daniel Gillespie, Elkhart; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lemler, Mentone, and other friends from Rev. Yeager's former pastorates.
Thursday, June 24, 1937