The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-08
A Beautiful Wedding al the
First Baptist Church.
A GREAT CROWD PRESENT
Church deliberately Decorated
and Packed With People.
RECEPTION AT rHs PARK HOTEL
The Happy Couple Left Last Night For
Ten Days 6ridai Tour TO
Niagara and Northern
Cities.

Cities.
Seldom, if ever, has there been
more beautiful marriage in Raleigh
than was witnessed at the First Bap-
fist church last night when Miss Luna
Crawford, daughter of Mr.. w. r. Craw-
ford. became the bride Of Mr.. j. Mar
shall Barber, of this city The cere-
mony took place at 9 o'clock, Rev. DIR.
j. W. Carter, the pastor, officiating.
Both Mr.. Barber and his fair bride
are very popular and have host of
friends. The church was, therefore,
crowded with people long before the
bridal party made their appearance.
Not an inch of standing room was left
on the floor or in the galleries, and many
were turned away, unable to even gain
admittance into the building.
The church was most deliberately and
tastefully decorated. Heavy festoOn-
ings of evergreens stretched along the
walls with two large artistioally de-
signed hearts on either side. The
organ gallery and the altar were bank
ed with wreaths and vases of cut flow
ers. At the foot of the altar large
palms and ported plants were grouped
in solid mass, with feathery eveTgreens
there The central piece, suspended,
from the Gothic ceiling of the church,
was a huge marriage bell fringed with
golden rod, with q cluster of electric
lights hanging in the centre. Half a
hundred lights cleaned through the
mass of flowers and evergreens scat
tered here and there in exquisite pro-
fusion producing a veritable fairy
bower, brilliant beyond description.
And then when the organ ealed forth
a solo by MIR. S. NJ. Parish, now loud
and pulsing, now soft and elusive, and
Miss Smith, of the Peace Institute
faculty sang, Il Love Thee in voice
of matchless beauty, one could easily
imagine himself in a yeritable temple
of enchantment, where nothing seems
real but where all is beautiful.
As the music died away the brides
maids came out of the church parlor
and met in front of the altar, two by
two, going down the aisle to meet the
bride and groom. They returned
in the following order to the strains
of Mendelsshon's Wedding March:
Ushers-Dr. J. NJ. Aver, DIR. J.. r.
Rogers, Mr.. Thurman Pearce and Mr..
Len Wilder. Attendants-Miss Lila
Ward, of Newborn, with Mr.. r. e.
AIdWIOIus Miss 11N III II tlSODs
with Mr.. Fred Walters; Miss Laura
Faison, of Raleigh, with Mr.. A. ID.
Creech, of Clayton; Miss Minnie Bar
ber,with Mr.. Wayland Jones; Miss May
Crawford, with Mr.. H. f. Bowen. Flow
er Misses Eloise Faison and Clara
Emery. The maid of honor, Miss Love
Crawford, came next followed by the
bride on the arm of her brother. Mr..
w. r. Crawford, Jr., who gave her
away. At the foot of the altar the
bride was met by the groom and his
best man, Mr. j. C. Ellington.
The nuptiaI knot was then tied in
most solemn and impressive manner
by the brides pastor, Rev. DR.. j. w.
Carter.
The bride, attired in a white satin
gown trimmed with white ribbons, a
white tulle veil falling almost to her
feet and carry a bouquet of
brides roses never looked more beau
tiful. The brides maids were dressed
in white organdie with pink carna-
tons and pink ribbons. The flower
girls were in white silk null and car
ried baskets of cut flowers.
The bride was the recipient of many
beautiful and valuable presents.
The pages in charge of the ribbons
at the church were Masters Charlie
Watson and Hubert Tomlinson. The
decorations were designed by Mrs. M.
T. Norris.
After the ceremony the bridal party
was driven to the Park Hotel where a
reception was held and most deli
cious and appetizing repast was spread
for the bridal party and number of
intimate friends and relatives of the
happy couple. At 1880 o'clock, amid
shower Of rice, old shoes and other
omens Of good luck, the happy couple
boarded the Atlanta Special for ten
days trip to Niagara Falls and other
Northern points after which they viii
return to Raleigh which place they in
tend to make their future home.
Both of these young people are de-
servedly popular and have many
friends in and around this city, and
they carry with them the congratu-
lations and good wishes of the entire
community.