The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-13

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forts were rewarded by the gift of hand
| some mirror. FOR the contrary reason. Nj,
haher was presented with clown doll.
which was gaeetully received IN few
| words OF sincere thanks.
Aftcr the feast che company repa,i Cd 30
the spacious drawing rooms, which were
decorated for the occasion. wherv mlrth,
music and laughter reigncd supreme. Under
the meiiihubus influence OF the in.cxicAt-
ing presence OF beautiful women time rap
idly sped away as II endowed with siivery
wings. and as the clock chimed sha mid
night hour. the guests dispersed. unani.
mously voting that one more memorable
evening of intense felicity had been enrolled
upon the calendar OF time.
Among those present were: Miss perden
OF Hllsboro. Miss Mann OF Galveston, Miss
Henderson OF Dallas, Miss Adah Lee polk
OF Hampstead. Miss Lillian Polk OF san
Antonio, Miss Pfeuffcr OF New BraInfets,
Misses Clark, Mckenzie, Fulkerson. Cavii.
Parker. Bittle and Shsa OF College; Mr., and
Mrs. Howell OF Bryan, MIR. and Mrs. sbisa
and Mrs. Ross of College; Messrs. Phiipott,
Burgoon Baker. Cavitt, Grupe. Hooper,
Autson. Kerr. Kyle. Law. Maple. Pittuck,
Puryear. Ross. Tilson and Tod.
C,AlDW tlJ..
Last Wednesday night at $50 p. N. the
First baptist church OF Caldwell was
illcd 20 overlooking with an audience
that In points OF refinement and good feel
ings could scarcely be exceeded anywhere.
the occasion being the plighting Ut tue
marriage vows of MIR. r. j. Alexander and
Miss Mamie Jenkins. The old church was
decked in flowers and cverSroens, and tue
night so warm and pleasant that one could
very readily imagine IL an ideal May we'd
ding instead OF one in bleak December
mil nal AZ nf
sweetest singers, sang the wedding song,
and as tho last strains OF Through All
Eternity" died away Mrs. Uundley struck
up the wedding march on the orsan, at
companied by MIR. W. II. Hundley on the
cornet. At the same timo the wedding
party entered from the vestry on eacn
side OF the pulpit--the ladies on the left
aud the gentlemen on the right--nnd
marched down the side aisles to the vestl-
hule Of the church. where they met and
proceeded to the altar in the following
order; Me srs. II. d. oliver and w. l.
stokes, ushers Miss Mande Alexander
and Mr. II. II, Simms, Miss Dora Austin OF
Bolton and Mr.. Il. Brlndenhurg, Miss
Belle Jenkins and Mr.. Haynes Shannon Of
Navasota followed by the four little
flower girls and then the bride and
groom. who marched to the altar, where
Rev Jeif d. Ray, In slow aud solemn
words, pronounced them husband and wife.
NlNtT the ttISUOug was over IeNtpiFcN
was rendered them by Mr.. w. IL. Jenkins,
father OF the bride, and about a hundred
guests assembled TO offer congratulations
and do honor to the occasion by partak.nS
Of the Wedding feast. No couple In this
community ever started out on the voyage
across lifos tempestuous sea under more
nuspiciouS circumstances both endowed
by nature far beyond the average, OF tho
oldest and best families, and enjoying the
confidence esteem and love of n host OF
friends. MIR Alexander who Is county at
torney for Burlcson county, was raised
here. and with his unimpcachable chnrnc-
ter and brilliant mind his friends have
strong hopes of some day seeing him in
high places. Miss jenkins also was raised
here, and is one of the fairest and loveliest
Of Caldwells daughters. and the high es-
teen in which they are held by the friends
can only partially be Judged by the mum
Der Of the presents, whose value reaches
into the hundreds of dollars.