Surnames: Musil, Maurer, Sogstatter, Denzinger, Dux, Pallinger, Armstrong, Gassen, Benton, Schwartz

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI.) August 10, 1950

Musil, Marjorie Mae (Marriage - 5 August 1950)

Miss Marjorie Mae Musil daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Musil, 252 South State Street, became the bride of Edward Charles Maurer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Maurer, 717 Wisconsin Street, Sparta, at a ceremony performed at St. Mary’s Catholic Church on August 5, 1950, at 9:00 o’clock. Vows were exchanged before an altar decorated with baskets of garden flowers. The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, was dressed in a white organdy down, with a finger-tip veil. She carried a white prayer book.

For her role as maid of honor Miss Beatrice Sogstatter of Plum City chose a gown of yellow organdy. Bridesmaids were Misses Janice Musil, sister of the bride, who wore a gown of pink organdy and Bernice Denzinger of Mondovi, who was dressed in blue organdy. They all carried identical shower bouquets.

Mistress Barbara Dux, gowned in flowered organdy, acted as flower girl.

Donald Maurer of Sparta was his brother’s best man. John Pallinger and Arthur Armstrong of La Crosse were groomsmen.

The children’s choir of the church sang a selection, accompanied by Mrs. Matt Gassen.

A reception was held at the home of the bride’s parents for approximately sixty people.

After a honeymoon at a resort in northern Wisconsin the young couple will be at home at Arcadia, Wis.

Mrs. Maurer was graduated from Neillsville High School and Stout Institute at Menomonie. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in home economics at Arcadia. She is a member of Phi Upsilon Omicron, national honorary home economics fraternity, Hyperion social society, Women’s Athletic association.

Mr. Maurer is a graduate of Aquanis High School at La Crosse. He is a senior student at Stout Institute, member of Sigma Tau Gamma, national social fraternity.

Guests from out of town attending the ceremony included Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Maurer of Sparta, Edward W. Maurer of La Crosse, Mrs. Louise Benton, La Crosse, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Schwartz, Miss Marie Maurer, all of La Crosse, and several other friends from Stout.