The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-09
Welded Ar HIGH NOON.
Miss Mary Battle Whitehead Be-
came Mrs. Edwin Parsons.

At high noon yesterday. at the residence
OF NIt and Mrs. George a. Whitehead. the
wedding Of Miss Mary Battle Whitehead
and Mr.. Edwin Parsons of New York took
place.
Many relatives and friends and numer-
Gus visitors from the North assembled to
witness the ceremony, which was perform
ed by Rev Robb White, rector Of Christ
Church. The rooms were deliberately dec
GRATED with smilax. palms. and a wealth
Of beautiful flowers. La France roses, and
carnations, with masses of ferns banked
the nantes, and formed background in
the bay window, where the ceremony was
held, while lamps and silver candelabra,
shaded with rose color. cast soft glow
over the whole scene. Mr.. Parsons enter
ed the room with his best man. Mr.. John
NJ Gillespie Of Louisiana, and then follow
ed Miss Whitehead with her father.
The bride wore a tailor-made gown of
fawn colored tweed with a hat OF rough
brown straw trimmed with white roses
and bows of orange velvet. She carried an
exquisite bouquet Of pink roses circled
with deep tinted lilacs and tied with smi-
lax, which, during the service, was held by
Mrs. John Paige.
Among the guests present were Col. and
Mrs. Rawlins Lowndes of Charleston, Mr..
and Mrs. Usher Parsons, Miss Parsons,
Mr.. George Parsons, Mr.. Robert Parsons,
and Mr.. Harry Parsons of New York; Mrs.
Harry Oates and Mr.. Henry Hammond of
Augusta; DR.. BrInsmade, Mr. Robert
chambers, Mr.. Walter Chambers, and
Mr.. F. w. Wallace of New York; Mr.. Kari
Kellogg Of Oswego, Mr.. Andrew Simonds
and Mr.. John Bennett of Charleston,
Mrs. Octavus Cohen. Mrs. Thomas s.
ali rfr Mre Dr
and Mrs. John d. Paige, Mrs. Waiter
Charlton, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Heard Hunter, Mrs. John Malloch,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. C. Battey, Mr.. and Mrs.
Wight Hunter, Mrs. Abram Darlington
Read Mrs. William r. Leaken Mrs. T.
Mayhem Cunningham, Jr., Mrs. Pollock,
Mrs. w ". Gordon, Jr., Miss Gordon,
Miss Eaton of ST. Louis. Miss Elizabeth
Barrow, Miss Lawton, Miss Thomas, Miss
Meta Thomas, Miss Caro- duBignon. Miss
Nan duBignon, Miss Daisy Phillips. Miss
Georgina Phillips, Miss Maude Hayward.
Miss Grace Barnard Miss Frances Charl-
ton, Miss Lima Woodbridge, Mr.. j. d. Tay-
lor, Mr.. Albon Johnston and Mr.. John
Csrswell.
After the congratulations and drinking
of toasts in the dining room, which was
decorated with a profusion of crimson
carnations, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Parsons
the country home in South Carolina of
Col. and Mrs Rawlins Lowndes, which
has been lent them for their honeymoon.
After ihis they win go to their own home,
THE Oaks" near Charleston, which has
just been completed. Part of each season
viii be spent here, although Mr. Parsons
home is in New York, where he has large
railroad interests.
The bride, who is the only daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Whitehead, is a
great favorite in Savannah and elsewhere.
Those of her friends who were present
yesterday witnessed her marriage with
mingled feelings of pleasure in her happi-
ness, and regret at her leaving her old
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Parsons received a great
number of most beautiful wedding pres
ents, which included silver, cut glass and
rare bric-a-brac, as well as jewels and
other personal gifts.