The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-08
cARR-LY0N AUPT!ALS
Brilliant Wedding at the FRI
| Presbyterian Church.
Miss Annie Snowden Carr and Mr.. George |,
Lyon United. Or. |, B. Turnbul Per-
forms the Ceremony.
Especial to News and Observer.

Durham, N. c.. Nov. This evening
at six o'clock the First Presbyterian
church was the scene of one of the most
important social events of the season.
At the above hour Mr. George Leonidas
Lyon, second son of Mr.. R. E. Lyon, and
grandson of Mr. Washington Duke, and
Miss Annie Snowden Carr, daughter of
Mr. L. A. Carr, were united in marriage.
Rev. DR.. L. B. Turnbull performed the
ceremony
Miss Clara Louise Carr, sister OF the
bride, was maid of honor, while Mr.. Ar
thur Lyon, cousin of the groom, acted as
best man.
The attendants were Messrs. Marvin
Carr, who is now at the University; j, M.
Lipscomb, of Asheville; Peter Gorrell, of
Winston; J. Norman Dart, of this city;
R. L. Carr of Baltimore S. w. Anderson,
of Trinity College; Jones Fuller, of Dur
ham, and Alphonso Cobb, of Durham.
The bridesmaids were Miss Pearl M.
Duke. Miss Eta Heartt, Miss Nellie
Rawls, Miss Bessie Turnbull and Miss
Vera Lyon, all of Durham; Miss Nellie
Watts, of Baltimore; Miss Daisy Hanes,
of Winston; Miss Maude Morgan, of Rich
| mond.
and presented a scene of rare loneliness
and beauty
The bridal party entered the church
in the following order First came the
gentlemen attendants down the right
aisle, while the bridesmaids entered the
church from the east door and came down
the left aisle. Immediately following the
bridesmaids came the maid of honor,
Miss Clara Louise Carr, followed by the
bride. who leaned upon the arm of her
father The groom and his best man
entered from the west door and came
down the right-hand aisle, and at the
altar met the bride, who was given away
by her father. Suspended above the altar
was a beautiful horse shoe made of Amer
lean Beauty roses, smilaX and ferns,
with an electric light in the center. Miss
Ella Play rendered Mendelssohn's We'd
ding march as the bridal party entered
the church. Miss Elizabeth Taylor in
her usual sweet way, sang a beautiful
solo, entitled 'I'll Love You Always"
The bride was beautifully gowped in
duchess satin, and her bridal veil was
held in place by orange blossoms. She
carried a beautiful bouquet of rare
ferns in her hand.
The bridal party in entering and leaving
the church passed under superb canopy.
the work of w. D. Switzerland, of Rich
mond, Va.
| Mr. Lyon and his bride left over the
| Seaboard Air Line tonight at ten O'Clock
| for a bridal trip to Northern cities. They
were rendered the use of John Shelton
Williams private car for this trip.
| Mr.. Lyon is the junior member of the
| clothing firm of Lambe & Lyon, of this
| citv.
Miss Carr is the beautiful and accom-
| plished daughter of Mr.. L. A. Carr.
Among the guests present were Miss
Hanes, of Winston; Miss Morgan, of Rich
mond; Miss Watts. of Baltimore. The
first two are the guests of the bride elect,
and the last named is stopping with Mr..
g. w. Watts, her uncle. Rev. and Mrs.
c. B. King. of Charlotte, uncle and aunt
of the bride, are also stopping with Mr..
Watts. Mr.. Lipscomb, Mr.. Marvin Carr,
and Mr.. Gorrell are the guests of the
froom. Mr.. Charles Watts and Mr.. f.
l.. Carr, of Baltimore. arrived yesterday.