Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-27
CHRISTMAS WEDDINGS.
VIM. E. FIournoy Leads Miss
Mary |. Bruce to the Altar
IN TRINITY P. E. cHucH.
The Bride and Her Attendants Handsome
iy Gowned-Mr. j. H. Pruden WEEDS Nils.
Mary Lucy woodward uoore-King
Nuptials.

One Of the most important social
events of the winter was the wedding
at Trinity Episcopal church at o'clock
last evening of Miss Mary Louise the
beautiful and accomplished daughter
of Mr.. William Bruce, or Port Norfolk
and Mr.. William e. Flournoy. of CO.
lumbia, S. G. The church was hand
somely decorated with palms and filled
with fashionable throng.
The bride. preceded by the ushers,
her bridesmaid and other attendants,
entered the church from the vestibule
of the south entry. and approached
the altar on the arm of her father. She
wore handsome gown OF cream NOUS
seine de sole, over cream taffeta, ella
borately trimmed with lace. She wore
a bridal veil, and carried a shower bout
quet of lilies of the valley and maiden
hair ferns.
Miss Herberta Gunton, of New York.
the maid of honor, wore pink crepe de
chine. She also carried a shower bou-
| quet Of pink roses and ferns.
The bridesmaids, four in number,
were the Misses Annie May Bruce, of
| Columbus, Ca; Miss Gertrude Thorn
| ton, of Welisville, N. Y; Miss Caro-
lima P. Dewey, and Miss Loretta Toom-
| er. Each wore white organdie over
pink taffeta and carried roses.
AT the chancel steps the bride met
] the groom, attended by his best man,
| Mr.. w. l.. Woodrow. The Rev. Arthur
| c. Thomson, rector Of the church.
| awaited the couple ait the chancel rail
and performed the ceremony.
THE other attendants at the wedding
| were little Catherine and Jeanette
| Bruce, as flower girls; Messrs. C. C.
Graves. F. w. Elliott, E. e. Peters,
| w. B. Johnson, ushers; Messrs. w. w.
and Vivian Bruce. ribbon holders.
The out of town guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Bruce, from Cleveland,
O.; Mrs. Johnson, Columbus. Ca; the
Misses Benning. from Columbus, Ga.
Mrs Spencer, from New York; MIR. and
Mrs Flournoy. parents of the groom,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Jones, from Norfolk,
| aunt and cousin of the groom.
| After the ceremony the bridal party
| repaired to the home of the bride S
father. In Port Norfolk. where a re-
ception was rendered. Mr.. and Mrs.
Flournoy left last night for Columbus,
where the groom Is employed in the
capacity of soliciting freight agent by
the Seaboard Air Line.
Miss Mary Lucy Woodward. the &C.
complished daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. S. Woodward. became the bride oe
Mr.. j. Fl. Pruden last evening, the
ceremony being performed at o'clock
at the home of the brides parents, No.
POT Washington street.
The bride was hecomingly xownad
in pearl gray cloth. trimmed with
chinchilla fur. with hat and gloves to
match Her sister. Miss Ruth NJ.
Woodward. was maid of honor. She
wore white organdie. Mr.. o. S. Wood
ward. the brides brother. was best
man. Mr.. and Mrs. Pruden, after the
! ceremony. were driven to the steamer
and left for a tour of Northern cities.
The groom is a well-known conduc-
tor on the S. A. l.. Railway
| a quiet marriage took place last
evening at the parsonage of Owens
Memorial M. E. church, the contract
ing parties being Mr.. Augustus w
Moore, well-known huckster in the
| city market. and Mrs. Mary King. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev
DR.. ]. c. c. Newton, pastor of the
| church, and was witnessed only by
relatives and n few invited friends OF
the bridal party.