MARRIAGE: Atley PETERS to Elsie M. WESTFALL, 1900, Blair County, PA

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PETERS - WESTFALL.

  The residence of Mr. James D. Westfall, 1824 Eleventh avenue, was 
given over last evening to friends and relatives bidden to witness the 
marriage of his daughter, Miss Elsie May Westfall, to Mr. Atley Peters.  
The house was tastefully decorated and arranged for the occasion with 
palms and evergreens and presented a pleasing appearance.  At 5.30 
o'clock the orchestra under the direction of Professor J. S. Barker 
rendered Lohengrin's wedding march to which the bride, leaning on the 
arm of her father, the bridesmaid, Miss Sue Satirah Westfall, a sister 
of the bride; the flower girls, Misses Mary Elizabeth Westfall and 
Harriet M. Dublin, nieces of the bride; the groom and best man, Arthur 
Blakeley Clark, entered the parlor and were met by Rev. Henry Howard 
Stiles, pastor of the Second Presbyterian church, who solemnized the 
marriage.  The bride was given away by her father, and as the solemn 
words of the pretty Presbyterian ceremony were read the bridal party 
knelt.  At its conclusion they retired from the rooms to the strains of 
Mendelssohn's march and later received the congratulations of the large 
number of relatives and friends who had witnessed the ceremony.
  The bride was prettily gowned in gray broadcloth trimmed in taffeta 
silk and point lace, and carried bride's roses.  The bridesmaids wore 
gray crepe cloth with yellow and black trimmings and carried roses.  
The flower girls were gowned in white creations, and carried roses and 
carnations.
  The bride is the daughter of Engineer James D. Westfall, and is an 
estimable and popular young lady, possessing a host of friends who not 
only bestowed their best wishes for a happy and prosperous life, but 
presented her with numerous beautiful presents.  The groom is an 
excellent young man, a painter by occupation and engaged in business 
for himself in this city.
  A reception and supper followed the ceremony, after which the bride 
and groom left for a ten days' honeymoon journey in the east.  On their 
return they will be at home to their friends at Sixteenth avenue and 
Tenth street.

Morning Tribune, Thursday, January 25, 1900