The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-03-02
wEppRp AT ST. JOHNS.
Mr. ". W. Gordon, Jr., Leads III
Ellen Screven to the Altar.

| mr. W. w. 1orOon, Jr., Leads Miss
Ellen Screven TO the Altar.
W. ". Gordon. Jr.. Esq, and Miss Ellen
! Buchanan Screven we're married yesterday
at noon in St. Johns church.
The wedding was q very quiet one. No
I invitations were issued and only the init
mate friends and relatives of the contract
ing parties and their families were present.
/ There were no attendants except the two
little daughters of Mrs. Parker, sister Of
the groom. Misses Alice Gordon and Eleanor.
who parted the silken bands in front Of the
bridal party.
Miss Mamie Scrsven, sister of the bride,
was tho maid OF honor, ead Mr.. Arthur
Gordon, brother of the groom. was best
man.
The ushers we're Mr. George P. Screven,
Mr.. Gordon Harrison, Mr.. George Ovens.
Mr.. Richard Scrsven, Mr. Arthur Elliott,
DIR. Pedro Franckie Of New York, Ar.
John Little Of Columbus and Mr.. William
Harris Of Cedartown.
The church was beautifully decorated
with potted plants aud trailing vines. The
altar was dotted with white tonQuiis aud
clusters OF lilies Of the valley.
The wedding party entered TO Lo-
hengrin's wedding march, played by Prof.
N. Steward. The bride leaned upon the
IL
who gave her away.
Mrs. Screven, mother Of the bride. en-
tered upon the arm Of Mr.. Murray Screven,
her son.
The bride wore white Crepe dress with
train with white tulle veil aud orange bios
SONS. The veil was fastened with true
lovers knot In diamonds. a present from
the groom. She carried superb bouquet of
white violets and lilies of the valley.
Tho ~
Screven. sister of the bride. preceded her
in the march down the aisle. The ushers
approached the altar by the side aisles. The
groom and his best man, Mr.. Arthur Cor
don, met the bride at the altar.
The marriage ceremony was performed
by Rev. Charles II. Strong In a very Inn
pressive manner. After the ceremony the
bride and groom gave a reception to the
bridal party and few OF the members Of
the two families at Col. Gordon's residence.
The parlors were handsomely decorated
with palms and other potted plants. A
large wedding bell hung at one end of the
front parlor, under which the bride res
ceived the congratulations Of her friends
The bridal repast was served and the
brides health was drunk in iced champagne
and sherry. The brides cakes were decorated
with orange blossoms.
The presents were very numerous and
very valuable. consisting chiefly Of cut
glass aud silver table service and handsome
household furniture and bric-a-brac.
At O'clock the bride and groom took a
carriage and were driven to White Bluff,
where they took the steamer Bessie for st.
GATHERINGS, which was kindly placed at
their disposal by Mr.. Jacob Rauers. They
will be absent about two weeks. On their
return they will occupy apartments at No.
los South Broad street.
There has been no marriage in Sa-
vannah recently of greater interest.
Both the young people have numerous
connections and their friends are many
The marriage unites two OF the oldest and
most highly respected families of Savan-
nah. The bride is the daughter of the late
George P. Screven and a niece of Col. John
Screven and Capt. T. F. Screven. The
groom is one Of Sayannah's most promising
young lawyers.