The Clinton Herald 
Tuesday October 21, 1941 
p. 6 

The wedding of Miss Nellie Lucille Crowley, eldest daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. T.F. Crowley, and T. Clement Lawlor, son of Mrs. Mary Lawlor, all
of DeWitt,  was solemnized at 8  o'clock this morning  in St. Joseph's
Catholic church. The Rev. John Moriarty officiated at the ceremony and
celebrated the nuptial mass. Sister  M.  Lenore presided at the organ,
playing Carlo  Rossini's Processional as the bridal  party entered the
church. She  also presented a  program of nuptial melodies  during the
mass.   Rossini's  Recessional   was  used   at  the   close   of  the
ceremony. Attending the couple were Miss Agnita Crowley, sister of the
bride, and  Ed Lawlor, brother  of the bridegroom. Ushers  were Joseph
Crowley and Francis Kane, brother and brother-in-law of the bride. The
bride  wore  a floor  length  gown of  white  sliper  satin with  lace
insertions at  the neckline and  waist. Three similar  insets extended
into the long  train. The shirred sleeves were  puffed at the shoulder
and  tight  from the  elbow  to wrist  extending  ub  points over  the
hand. She wore a circular veil of nes held in place by a tiara of seed
pearls.  Her  only  ornament was  a  pearl  necklace,  a gift  of  the
bridegroom.  She carried an  arm bouquet  of white  chrysanthemums and
maline with white  satin streamers. The bridesmaid was  gowned in aqua
chiffon with long  full skirt over taffeta. She wore  a long jacket of
the same color. A rhinestone ---  was a gift of the bride. She carried
a miniature colonial  bouquet of russet and gold pom poms and dahlias,
with yellow maline, and wore a  coronet of the same flowers. After the
ceremony, a wedding breakfast was served to immediate relatives in the
Crowley home. Covers  were laid for 26. Mrs.  Charles McAllister, Miss
Blanche Lawlor and Miss Theresa  Yegge assisted in serving. The bridal
couple left  on a brief  trip. For traveling,  Mrs. Lawlor wore  a two
piece suit of  wine colored barclay with black  accessories. The bride
was  graduated from  St. Joseph's  school  and from  Mt. Mercy  Junior
college.  She   has  been  employed  by  the   Iowa  Mutual  Insurance
Co. Mr.  Lawlor attended the  rural schools and St.   Ambrose College,
Davenport. The couple will live on the Lawlor farm north of DeWitt.