Surnames: Miller, Hanson

----Source: THORP COURIER (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) 06/06/1946

Miller, Pearl (1 JUN 1946)

At high noon on Saturday, June 1, 1946, at the Evangelical Parsonage in Chippewa Falls, Pearl Miller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Miller of Stanley, and Cecil Hanson, son of Mrs. Alice Hanson of Chippewa Falls, exchanged their marriage vows. Rev. C.M. Schendel performed the double ring ceremony.

The bride was lovely in a two-piece street length dress of white silk, waffle crepe with scroll design at the waistline. She wore white accessories and three-strand pearls with matching earrings, a gift of the groom. Her corsage was of red roses and lilies of the valley.

A powder blue, 2-piece silk jersey street length dress with white accessories was the choice of the bridesmaid, Mrs. Willard Miller, a friend of the bride. She wore a gold bracelet, a gift of the bride. Her corsage was of red roses.

Mr. Hanson was attended by Mr. Willard Miller. Both men wore light blue suits with white carnations boutonnieres.

The bride’s mother attended the wedding in a navy blue dress with blue and white accessories. She wore a corsage of red roses and white carnations. The groom’s mother wore a black suit with black and white accessories. Her corsage was also red roses and white carnations.

Following the ceremony a dinner was served at the home of the bride’s parents, with covers for thirty guests. The table was decorated with a three-tier wedding cake at one end and a groom’s cake at the other, and a centerpiece of beautiful cut flowers.

In the evening a reception was held at the Skogmo Café in Chippewa Falls, for about one hundred guests. The groom’s sister Peggy, sang several selections, accompanied at the piano by Mrs. Belmont, a friend of the family.

After a short honeymoon the couple will be at home at 416 Olive St. in Chippewa Falls.

Out of town guests were: Mr. and Mrs. Art Hill of Dixon, Ill.; Mrs. Joseph Belmont an Donna of Minneapolis; Mr. and Mrs. Sonny Decker of St. Paul and Lt. and Mrs. Eddie Gehweiler of Bakersfield, Calif.