WEDDING RECEPTION In the evening a large reception was given at the Marriott home. A profusion of colorful flowers decorated the living rooms and tables. A wedding supper was served on the lawn to over a hundred guests seated at a "T" shaped table. Under a canopy of electric lights and flowers in the center of the table was a wedding cake, most beautifully decorated. Vocal and instrumental music was given during the evening. The couple, with Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Marriott, left immediately for the Northwest, expecting to visit Seattle and Portland, then San Francisco and Los Angeles. MY ANGEL MOTHER When I think back over the years to the wedding reception, my mother prepared a wonderful dinner to be served to everyone who came. It was a roast beef meal with mashed potatoes, gravy, salad, and dessert. It was a great undertaking for her. Mrs. Thompson, a close neighbor and Glenna Thompson Landes's father's second wife, said she would be happy to help. She was much younger than Mother. They arranged a super, super dinner. Many came back for second helpings. I felt guilty that Mother had to go to that much work. Dad had tables placed on the south lawn of our home at 1208 Porter Avenue and decorations were Japanese lanterns overhead and throughout the yard. My cousins, June and Dora Gibson, attended the wedding and helped decorate the front room at 1208 for the ceremony. HONEYMOON That evening, Vern and I spent our first night together at the Hotel Ben Lomond. The following day we prepared to leave on our honeymoon. Vern did not have a car, but my father said that he and mother would go with us in their car and that he and Vern could do the driving. Also my niece, Shirley Marriott, went with us. Mother would not want to leave her at home alone. We traveled to Oregon in the month of June. The roses were blooming beautifully during that time. On the way Dad said, "Let's stop at this drive-in for a cold root beer." What a disappointment it was to discover they were serving a nasty tasting beer. After we married, we lived in the Washington Arms Apartments on Washington Boulevard between 26th and 27th. Then we stayed in one room of a house on the south side of 29th Street east of Washington Boulevard. The home belonged to a friend of Vern's Sister, Cleone. We could use the landlady's kitchen as