Mary Ramona PFIFFNER

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Stevens Point Gazette June 27, 1917

A wedding that is accorded a place among the most notable that have ever taken place in Stevens Point was solemnized at St. Stephen’s Catholic church this morning at 10 o’clock, when nuptial low mass was celebrated by the pastor, Rev. W. J. Rice, for Miss Mary Ramona Pfiffner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Pfiffner of this city, and Joseph T. Gallagher of Milwaukee. A large assemblage of relatives and friends witnessed the ceremony.

Miss Pfiffner was attended by Miss Marguerite Foley of Chicago as maid-of-honor and Miss Marjorie Jean Scott, her cousin, of Milwaukee, as bridesmaid. William J. Bollenbeck of Milwaukee was best man and Edgar LeFever of Fond du Lac, a cousin of the groom, and J. R. and J. M. Pfiffner, brothers of the bride, ushers.

As the bridal party entered the church, preceded by the ribbon stretchers, Margaret Weldon of Racine, a niece of the groom, and Kathleen Clifford, a special choir of mixed voices, directed by Miss Mabelle Shelton, sang Lohengrin’s Wedding March. The ushers led the procession to the altar, followed by the bridesmaid and maid-of-honor, in the order named. Miss Pfiffner, on the arm of her father, was met at the sanctuary by the groom and his best man.

The bridal gown was of white satin, trimmed with real lace and pearls, entraine, and she wore a tulle veil trimmed with lace. Her bouquet was a shower of white sweet peas, lilies of the valley and maiden hair ferns. The bridesmaid and maid-of-honor were attired in white net, trimmed with pink, and wore picture hats. The ribbon stretchers were in pink and white.

The choir rendered hymns during the mass, and as a recessional Mendelssohn’s Wedding March was played as an organ solo by Miss Shelton. Those in the choir were the Misses Frances von Neupert, Margaret, Dora and Janette Van Hecke and Marjorie Boston and Raymond Pfiffner, Carl Van Hecke, Joseph C. Heil and Ferdinand Hirzy. The church decorations were of pink and white peonies and ferns and provided a beautiful setting the interesting event.

At 12 o’clock a wedding breakfast was served at the Pfiffner home at 428 Strongs avenue, the decorations in which were in pink and white, peonies and roses being prominent in the scheme. About seventy covers were placed. Those who assisted in serving were the Misses Margaret and Genevieve Love, Marie and Isabel Pfiffner, Bessie Wakefield, Pauline Cassidy, Kate Ball, Claire Collins, Frances von Neupert, Dora and Margaret Van Hecke and Marjorie Boston. The Misses Love and Pfiffner are cousins of the bride.

The out of town guests included the following: Mrs. Maria Gallagher, Miss Mary Gallagher, mother and sister of the groom, and Miss Elizabeth Hartnett, Racine; James Meehan, Miss Norah Meehan, grandfather and aunt of the bride, T. J. Knox, Miss Madge Regan, Miss Mae Fahl, Mrs. J. J. Carpenter, cousin of Mrs. E. J. Pfiffner, Milwaukee; Mrs. Harry Atwood, Marshfield; and Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Sturtevant and daughter, Miss Josephine, Wausau.

Mr. and Mrs. Gallagher left this afternoon at 3 o’clock for Chicago and will also visit at other points before going to Milwaukee, where they will be at home after September 1.

The interest that has been manifested at today’s charming event is indicative of the warm personal friendship both Mr. Gallagher and his bride enjoy among Stevens Point people, by whom their marriage is regarded as an ideal union. Both are possessed of exceptional native talent, both have had uncommon educational advantages, and withal, both have those qualities of heart that not only make and hold friendships but command respect and admiration.

Mr. Gallagher was born at Ripon but reared in Racine. He is a graduate of the Racine High School and of the University of Wisconsin Law school. For five years after completing his University course he was private secretary to Chief Judge J. B. Winslow of the Wisconsin supreme court, resigning that position in the summer of 1915 to associate himself for the practice of law with J. R. Pfiffner, present district attorney of Portage county, under the firm name of Pfiffner & Gallagher. He remained here ten months, during which his acquaintanceship became city wide and he was prominent in social and musical circles, frequently appearing before Stevens Point audiences as a baritone. From Stevens Point he went to Milwaukee, where he now holds the important position of assistant superintendent of the claim department of the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co.

Perhaps no young lady is better or more favorably known in Stevens Point than Mrs. Gallagher, or Ramona, as her friends know her. She is a life-long resident of this city, a member of a family that has for many years been numbered among the leading families of the county, and as a young lady whose personal charms are recognized by all who have had the pleasure of her acquaintance. She graduated from the Stevens Point High School in 1909 and thereafter attended the Academy of Our Lady at Longwood, Ill. for two years, during which she also took up special work at Columbia School of Music, Chicago. During the succeeding two years she was a student in the letters and science department at he University of Wisconsin, and following that spent another year at Columbia. Her genuine friendliness for Stevens Point people is reflected in the sentiments of her countless friends, on this happy occasion.

Transcribed by James P. Axtell, 12 Nov 2011

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