Evening journal., 1897-12-30
MrLLIN-RAYNuM

MULLIN-BAYNUM
Miss Sadie Belle Baynum and George
Washington Mullin, son of William "A.
Mullin, of Marshallton. were married
at the home of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry o. Baynum, at FELTON,,
yesterday afternoon. Rev. Il. b. Tay-
Tor, pastor of the Methodist Protestant
Church, Officiated, with a ring cere-
mony. Miss Lillian Melvin, of near
FELTON,. was maid OF honor and Ed
ward r. Mullin, of Wilmington bro
ther OF the groom, was groOmsman.
The house was beautifully decorated
with holly, mistletOe and evergreen.
The bride wore a travelling suit of dark
blue brOadcloth, and carried a bouquet
OF lilies Of the valley. After a recep-
tion the bride and groom left on the
3.lS train for a short trip to Washing
ton and Philadelphia, after which they
will return to Landenburg, Pa, where
they will make their future home. The
presents were quite numerous.
Among those present were: Miss
Bessie s.. Ratcliffe, Philadelphia; Mr.
and Mrs. William A. Mullin, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph -. Willis and Harry e.
Baynum, Marshallton Fred H. Bay
aum, Miss Grace Poole and Miss Ida
| Saunders, Chester; Mr., and Mrs. George
| III. Baynum and Miss Anna ]. Rat
cliffe, Milford; Misses Lucy and Lizzie
/ Parsons. Dover; Mr.. and Mrs. E. G.
Reed and daughters, Minnie and Virnie
and Mrs. Cooper, of Lincoln City;
James II. Jones and family and Miss
Ida Holden, of F'eitOn.
|
| PRETTY GEORGETOWN WEDDING.
One of the prettiest and most impress
| sive weddings ever celebrated in
| Georgetown was that of Miss Martilla
| Evans, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs James
A. Evans and Albert f. Polk, a mem
| Der of the Sussex county bar and
| grandson of the lase Ex-Governor Polk.
The ceremony took place in the new
| Methodist Episcopal Church at 8
| o'clock yesterday afternoon, and was
| performed by Rev. Curtis f. Turner. OF
| Cedarville Pa, relative Of the groom.
As he concluded the ceremony the aged
minister placed his hands on the heads
of the newly-made husband and wife
and solemnly blessed them.
The bride was attended by Miss
| Sarah Smith, of Newark, N. j., as
maid of honor. LinfOrd p. Faucet. of
| Philadelphia, a kinsman of the groom.
was best man, and the ushers were
Baldwin Springer, Of Wilmington; E.
Nj. Vaughan of Middletown, and Frank
NJ. Jones and Walter Evans, brother of
the bride, of Georgetown. Miss Flor
enoe Joslyn played the wedding march.
To the strains of AIendelssohn the
bridal party entered the church. First
walked the ushers up the left aisle
then the bride with her father. who
gave her away. She wore a handsome
| travelling gown of green cloth and car
red a big bunch OF Bride roses. Last
came Miss Smith. the maid of honor
wearing a becoming frock of dark red
cloth and carrying yellow roses.
The groom and his best man walked
up the right aisle, and met the bride al
the altar, where the ceremony was i'm
pressively performed The church was
beautifully decorated with evergreens
and potted plants.
Mr.. and Mrs Polk started on a tour
OF the Northern cities yesterday after
noon. The groom entertained his besi
man and ushers at a breakfast at his
parents home, on North Race street
earlier in the day
| FRIENDS SCHOOL GRADUATES. .
Friends School Alumni Association
held its annual reception in the schoo
hall last evening. The business meet.
ing was first held, and these Officers
were elected for 1898: President. JOSEPH
p. Wales; vice-presidant, Miss Mabe
Beecher; secretary, Miss May II. Cam,
treasurer, Henry Gawthrop; member O.
the executive committee, Frederick
| Bringhurst
There was no regular program, bu
Christopher Il. Ward read a cievei
paper eh Howard Pyle, Author ant
Artist" and the evening was spent il
a pleasant social manner, refreshment.
being served. Miss Mary Willis. for
merly instructor in mathematics at tn
school, but now student of medicin,
in New York. and Prof. Frederic II
, Robinson, OF Delaware College, were tn,
guests of honor.
Others present were: Principal l. 7
Johnson, Miss Caroline L. Crew an,
p the following members of the Alumni
! | Association: 'Sb, j. P. Nields; sc, Chris
topher l.. Ward; SS, Mary r. DeVou
! 'S9, Mary B. Lee; 81, Victor S. Thomas
r Bertha Harlan: 92 RO.and G. Kent
Frederick Bringhurst; '93, Ethel L
e Bach; "a, Mabel Beecher, PhilOmen
Beecher, May Fl. Cam; 95, Henry L
4 A. Jackson, Meta Robinson, Berth
Saterthwaite, Charles Warner; 80
a Rena Il. Cranston. Hugh A. Garland
Carolyn E. GOldins G. Sellers Smith
[ L. Edna N. Taylor, A. d. Warner, Jr
!. John Neary, Eleuthera Wilson; '9'
e Helen A. CranstOn. Elinor c. McIntir
v TEA AND PROGRESSIVE EUCHRE
e Miss Edna Cazier. daughter of Jaco
q Cazier, Of AIt. Vernon, near Kirl
n wood entertained a large number c
Il friends at a tea yesterday afternoO
e from TO 6 O'Clock. and gave a progres
a sive euchre party at o'clock. The al
e fairs were in honor of Carrie Flavel, {
Germantown.
s Miss Cazier was assisted in receivin
d. her guests at the tea by Miss Flave
ie Miss Edith Pyle. Of Wilmington. an
i3 Miss Blanche Cochran, of Middletowi
a Miss Clara Puxton won che women
st prize, and Lewis Naudain, the men
II prize. Among the guests were Mis
e Letitia Sweeney and Miss Mario
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