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THE MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE. (?)
NOVEMBER 24, 1921
Minneapolis Wedding Erases War’s Griefs for Armenian Couple
Bride Is Refugee From Land of Turk Atrocities, Where Parents of Groom Were Lost.
With just a little touch of the Near East enough to bring back memories of Armenia, their homeland, Vartanousch Karagheusian, a refugee from the land of Turkish atrocities, became the bride of Arman P. Kanian at Gethsemane Episcopal church last night. As the bride stepped to the altar last night to be united in marriage by the Rev. Stanley Kilbourne, not a trace of the fearful days up to two years ago could be seen. The whole service was as she had desired, a simple American one with but one Armenian touch. As the bride and groom stepped to the altar every one of the 60 guests held aloft a flickering candle, explained by them as a custom of Armenia to brighten the path of the bride and groom. The bride wore a white satin dress, a flowing white veil topped with lilies of the valley and a corsage of white roses. Mrs. Vartanousch, a sister-inlaw, gave the bride in marriage and S. M. Aidian, acted as god-father. In conformity with Armenian customs there was no ring-bearer or bridesmaid. Two years ago Mrs. Kanian came to New York on an American transport after escaping from Turkish slavery. Upon her arrival in Minneapolis she met Mr. Kanian, who sought her to learn of his relatives in Armenia, but like her own parents and relatives, nothing has ever been heard of his. Mr. Kanian is a rug buyer for a Minneapolis firm. They will live at 315 West Fifteenth street. Transcribed from a clipping in the collection of Lucy Kanian Desteian, Minneapolis, daughter of Arman P. and Vartanoush Karagheusian Kanian.


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