Thompson--Plows

[genealogynut]

Howard Courant
September 3, 1925


At the Presbyterian Church in Howard, Tuesday evening, September 1, 1925, H. B. Thompson and Miss Emily Plows, both of Howard, were united in marriage; in the presence of a small company of friends, Dr. G. W. Horn, pastor officiating.

It was a quiet, informal wedding.  The orchestra of the Presbyterian Sunday School played a march as the wedding party slowly moved down the aisle.  Friends had tastefully decorated the chancel with beautiful flowers for the occasion.  The ring service was used, the beautiful ritual being impressively read by Dr. Horn.  Mrs. Horn and Mr. C. E. Thompson accompanied the bride and groom, and little Master Arthur Horn carried the wedding ring.

After the ceremony, the friends gathered around and extended hearty felicitations, and all repaired to the social rooms where light refreshments were served.

Mr. Thompson is one of Howard's most highly respected citizens.  He was early engaged in mercantile business in this city, and prospered.  He retired from active business a few years ago.  The bride has not long been a resident of Howard, only coming to us with the family of Dr. Horn about three years ago.  She is a woman of refinement and many modest accomplishments and has endeared herself to a large circle of friends in this city.

The congratulations and best wishes of this entire community are extended to Mr. and Mrs. Thompson.

Wednesday morning they went to Kansas City for a short visit, after which they will return to Howard and be at home in their beautiful little bungalow home on Pine Street.

[Janet Harrington]

From Webster's Dictionary

Main Entry: 1re·pair
Pronunciation: ri-'per
Function: intransitive verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French repairer to go back, return from Late Latin repatriare to go home again, from Latin re- + patria native country -- more at EXPATRIATE
1 a : to betake oneself : GO repaired to the judge's chambers b : to come together : RALLY
2 obsolete : RETURN

[genealogynut]

From this redneck's dictionary (Funk and Wagnall's), the definition given is:  1. to restore to sound or good condition after damage, decay, etc; mend. 2.  To make amends for (an injury); remedy.  3.  To make up, as a loss; compensate for. --n. 1.  The act of process of repariing.  2. Condition after use or after repairing: in good repair.  [<OF<L<re-again +parare to prepare, make ready]

But the definition you gave, Janet, did make more sense, in how it was used in the sentence.

It is interesting to note in how some of the same words are used today, but with different meanings.  For example, about 100 years ago the word "calling" did not mean by telephone, it meant "to visit in person."