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Mary Cavarly “Mamie” <I>Lamb</I> Gilman

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Mary Cavarly “Mamie” Lamb Gilman

Birth
Death
7 May 1957 (aged 91)
Burial
Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section A65
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(Brillia)nt Wedding

..... Lieu. Howard ..... and Miss Mamie Lamb.

.. brilliant wedding of prominent ... society people was celebrated at _:30 o'clock this evening within the fashionable precints (sic) of Crocus Hill. The bride was Miss Mamie C. Lamb, daughter of Mrs. Mary J. J. Lamb, formerly of Hannibal, Mol., now of St. Paul.

The groom was Lieut. Howard K. Gilman, of the United States navy. Both families are prominent and wealthy, the groom being the son of Col. J. H. Gilman, U. S. A., Assistant Commissary General, now resident in Washington city, and very well remembered by St. Paul people as Chief Commissary of this department for seven years.

The bride's father was formerly a Member of Congress, President of the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad, and a lawyer of eminence.

Lieut. Gilman lived here as a boy and has been lately on leave of absence.

The wedding this afternoon was the handsomest one of the year. The beautiful residence of Mrs. Lamb, No. 5 Crocus Hill was decorated with flowers, and within the spacious rooms was a selected company of friends and relatives - about sixty in number, the invitations having been restricted to the relatives and personal friends of the two families. Among those who witnessed the ceremony were Mrs. Lamb, Mr. Lamb, the bride's brother, Miss MacLaren, of St. Louis; Miss Hatch, Mr. Dubach and Miss Dubach, of Hannibal; Col. and Mrs. Gilman, Miss Gilman and Mr. E. R. Gilman, Gov. and Mrs. Merriam, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Wilder, Mr. and Mrs. Auerbach, Mr. and Mrs. Timberlake, Judge and Mrs. Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Chittenden, Miss Stickney, Col. Sullivan, U.S.A., Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Rice, Miss Rice and Mrs. Harley.

The Rev. Charles D. Andrews, rector of Christ Church, read the marriage service. After the ceremony there was a reception to those present. Nothing was wanting to make the affair perfect, and so it was pronounced by those who saw it.

At 8 o'clock Mr. and Mrs. Gilman left for the East.

It is Lieut. Gilman's intention to resign his commission and make St. Paul his home.

(Clipping from unidentified newspaper - worn)
(Brillia)nt Wedding

..... Lieu. Howard ..... and Miss Mamie Lamb.

.. brilliant wedding of prominent ... society people was celebrated at _:30 o'clock this evening within the fashionable precints (sic) of Crocus Hill. The bride was Miss Mamie C. Lamb, daughter of Mrs. Mary J. J. Lamb, formerly of Hannibal, Mol., now of St. Paul.

The groom was Lieut. Howard K. Gilman, of the United States navy. Both families are prominent and wealthy, the groom being the son of Col. J. H. Gilman, U. S. A., Assistant Commissary General, now resident in Washington city, and very well remembered by St. Paul people as Chief Commissary of this department for seven years.

The bride's father was formerly a Member of Congress, President of the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad, and a lawyer of eminence.

Lieut. Gilman lived here as a boy and has been lately on leave of absence.

The wedding this afternoon was the handsomest one of the year. The beautiful residence of Mrs. Lamb, No. 5 Crocus Hill was decorated with flowers, and within the spacious rooms was a selected company of friends and relatives - about sixty in number, the invitations having been restricted to the relatives and personal friends of the two families. Among those who witnessed the ceremony were Mrs. Lamb, Mr. Lamb, the bride's brother, Miss MacLaren, of St. Louis; Miss Hatch, Mr. Dubach and Miss Dubach, of Hannibal; Col. and Mrs. Gilman, Miss Gilman and Mr. E. R. Gilman, Gov. and Mrs. Merriam, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Wilder, Mr. and Mrs. Auerbach, Mr. and Mrs. Timberlake, Judge and Mrs. Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Chittenden, Miss Stickney, Col. Sullivan, U.S.A., Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Rice, Miss Rice and Mrs. Harley.

The Rev. Charles D. Andrews, rector of Christ Church, read the marriage service. After the ceremony there was a reception to those present. Nothing was wanting to make the affair perfect, and so it was pronounced by those who saw it.

At 8 o'clock Mr. and Mrs. Gilman left for the East.

It is Lieut. Gilman's intention to resign his commission and make St. Paul his home.

(Clipping from unidentified newspaper - worn)


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