Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-06
GALLON.
The Brilliant Nuptials of Miss Minnie Hatch and
 Mr. Edwin Mccartney.


 Gallion, June 4.-(SpeciaL)-It is sell dom our pleasure to witness so beautiful a sight as the wedding of Miss Minnie Hatch and MT. Edwin Mccartney. which occurred on this day at St. Andrews church. Prairieville The dec orations were simply perfect, pink and white be- ing carried out through all the arrange ments. The altar was banked with mass of the loveliest flowers, and in the center was a Japanese vase of purest white roses, on either side of which silver candelabra burned twelve pink wax candles with pink shades, giving the most exquisitely mellow coloring to the picture The chaneel railing was draped in the most artistic manner with garlands of pink and white roses, the font being also filled with the choicest flowers. Palms and ferns lent much to the effect. Four piano lamps, surmounted by immense pink shades, gave brilliancy and at the same time cast a roseate hue over the whole hal. lowed scene.
 At the appointed hour as the soft strains of the familiar, bat always grand wedding march of Mcndelssohn's fIoated from the organ, at which pre- sided MT. Charley Hause, accompanied on the flute by MT. Edward Neil of Sal- ma, the attendants, the maid of honor v pairs and marched down the aisle to the vestbule. where they were met by the bride, and the procession moved up to the altar. The ushers were Messrs. Thomas Clopton of Selma, Charley Col lins of Galion. Mythe Mumford of Uniontown and Ralph LeGrand Smith of Gallon. The bridesmaids were Misses Evelyn LaMotte Hatch of Mobile, Sarah Eliza beth Walker of Faunsdale, Eliza beth Kirkbridge Stewart of Mobile and Cecile Grayson Pegram of Demopolis. The groomsmen were Judge William Tayloe of Uniontown, Dr. James Abrams of Mobile, MesSrs. George R. Jones et Nashville and H. Graham Benners of Greensboro The party moved up the aisle as follows:
 Misses Hatch and Walker followed by Judge Taylor and pr. Abrams; Misses Stewart and Pegram. followed by MeSSrS. Jones and BennerS. Preceding the bride were two little flower girls, Flora Stuart Neil of Selma and Kath- leen Shivers of Gallon. Then came the bride with her maid of honor, Miss Bland Nelson of Eutaw. At the altar they were met by the groom and his best man, his brother. MT. Arthur Macart- ney The party then formed in a half circle, the bride and groom standing in the center, under a superb bell of white and pink roses The ceremony was per formed in the most impressive manner
 
 Cobbs, after which the organ again burst forth in the grand old march, and as the party marched out all eyes were centered upon the happy couple, and as we looked upon the lovely face of the bride and the handsome groom we could not but repeat to ourselves the old lines, Two souls with but single thought. two hearts which beat as one"
 The bridesmaids were gowned in white organdie, with combinations of pink sat in and lace. Each carried a prayer book. The little flower girls wore pink china silk gowns and carried shower bouquets of sweet peas The maid Of honor was gowned in ping gauffray silk, with trimmings of chiffon and rib bons. The bride was robed in ivory white satin duchess en train, with trim mings of mousseline de soie and orange blossoms. She carried a bouquet of lilies of the valley and an ivory prayer book, from which she was married. I'm mediately after the ceremony the bridal party and relatives repaired to the home of the brides parents, where they were rendered an elegant reception and had the pleasure of viewing the presents, which were numerous and handsome. The bride and groom left on the o'clock train for an extended tour over the north and east. MT. Mccartney has taken from US one of our greatest beau- ties and most popular belles, and while we regret our loss we congratulate him most heartily, and wish him and his lovely bride all the happiness which life contains.