The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-16
BEAUTIFUL WEDDING.
AT CENTENARY M E., CHURCH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
Miss Emma Mann, of Winston, and
Mr.. NJ. s. Sherwood, of Green's
boro, the heContracting Parties
Superb Decorations.

Superb Decorations.
The celebration OF the Sherwood
Mann nuptials at Centenary Methodist
church Wednesday, Dec. 8, at 4;3O p M.
was most elegant and pleasurable
| event, and, if an earnest Of happiness
yet to come, then theirs will indeed be
| fl over strewn and felicitous path of
life.
The splendid auditorium of Gen.
tenary church was ''arrayed in lovely
attire" the result of the faithful
labors of tasteful and skilled deco
rating artists. The light OF day was
excluded from the room and the scin-
tillating glow from profusion OF cleo
trio lights and many candelabra
played upon most auspicious and in
spring scene
The altar and pulpit rostrum were
a perfect bower of loveliness There
was bank OF evergreen in the alcove
back of the pulpit. A pyramid OF
geraniums, chrysanthemums. palms,
ferns and other plants graced the
rOstrum. From the apex of this pyra-
mid shone out glimering light from
silver candelabra of many candles. The
altar railing was prettily trimmed in
evergreen and ivy on background of
white. Over this was reared a tall ever
green arch from the centre of which
was suspended a lovely white wedding
bell. There were profusion OF fes-
toOns tastefully draped. Several can
delabra were also placed so as to
greatly augment the beauty and
orlliancy OF the decorative design.
The conventional ribbons so long in
vogue for reserving family seats was
surplanted by an evergreen gate
adorned with ivy, white chrysanthe-
NUNS and satin ribbons.
An appropriate musical program
was rendered as a prelude TO the wed
ding service Miss Sallie Farrar sang
Schubert's serenade and Prof. Brock
man accompanied her with violin
obligato. Prof. Huyck was organist.
The thrilling strains Of the organ
pealing forth LoheDgrin's wedding
march was a signal to the delighted
audience that the hour for the we'd |
ding service had arrived and that the
bridal party was approaching. The |
right and left aisles. They were DR.. |
JnO. Wheeler, Frank Boyles, Richard |
Thomas and Will Jordan, all of |
Greensboro.
The approach Of the bride was by
the centre aisle. She was lovely in a |
beautiful brown cloth travelling |
costume. She carried a boQuet of |
flowers and was leaning on the arm Of |
her brother, Mr.. ]. Mann. of |
as flower girl, preceded them and |
opened the gate as they approached |
the altar where the bride was met by |
the groom who entered by the right |
annex door Mr.. Tom Sherwood, of |
Greensboro did the honors of best |
man.
Rev DR.. Greasy performed the cere-
mony in his most impressive manner, |
using the ring service and to the joy |
march, the bridal party retired from |
the church.
Such we're the environments and |
which did gracious honor
to the plighting of trOth between Mr..
M. S. Sherwood, of Greensboro, and |
Miss Emma Mann, of this city, and the |
happy couple bore away with |
them on the 500 o'clock train the
best wishes Of host of admiring
friends and relatives. They went to
Greensboro where a wedding supper
was served at the Sherwood home
that night.
The bride is quite an accomplished |
and highly esteemed young lady. the
daughter of the late Rev. j. E Mann.
She is graduate of the Greensboro
Female College and has for some time
resided with her uncle and aunt, Mr.
and Mrs. G. w. Hinshaw, on Cherry
street. The groom is among Green's
boro's most staunch young business
men, being teller in the First Ma
tioual bank Of that city.
The marriage service at Centenary |
was attended by quite large number |
of tOwnSpeOple. The presentation of |
admit cards was required at the door. |
800 invitations were sent to |
people. Those in attend
ance were as follows:
Mrs. Sherwood, mother of the |
groom, Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Ellington,
Mrs. j. Norman Wills and Miss |
Mamie Alderman, all OF Greensboro; |
Misses Stella and Nellie Griffith, of |
Clemmonsville; Mrs. johnson and |
daughter, Emma, and Mrs. Murchison |
and son, Mr.. Kenneth Murchison, of |
Farmington; and Rev. and Mrs O. A
Wood, of the Kernersville circuit.