Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-09-14
MILEs-BRoUN NUprIALs.


Marsh church, in Lancaster county.
Va, wedding ceremony was per
formed which joined two prominel {
Tombstone OF Marl lard aud the
other of Virginia. The contracting
parties were Mr. William Eu.e,.e
Mules, formerly of Somerset couoty.
Md. and Miss NJ Ethel B;ouu. #
Northumberland county, Va. ~,
church rs Yn historic Que, ha1 20
been tull, IN 1913, aud dtriug t,e
PERIOD % as existence has fmeisutO
~" l. st"Ps to the Methodist cnu "a.
one Northern and one SOu,6 p.
Upon this occasion the old b.lck e.
lhce was decorate in a bri,ugfu,
manner by Mrs. Arthur Hu,cnirScn
aud Mrs. III. W. Harding. The ailses
were festooned with evergreens inter
twined with rare flowers. The chan
Gel was oauopied with flowers aud
evergreens and in its front was arched
with an immense floral harp. beneath
which minister and bridal party
stood during the ceremony. The
church was darkened except for the
lights of the chandeliers. Rev. j. O.
BabcocS, of the Southern Methodist
church, performed the ceremony,
which was long but the most beauti-
ful that the Methodist church uses.
Just before the arrival of the bridal
party handsome equipages had
brought friends for twenty miles
around, and the church with its GAL
leries was thronged when Miss Leila
TiguOr rendered Schubert's serenade
upon the church organ as prelude.
As the bridal party entered I.ohen-
grln's march supplanted it, and i'm
low tones 1T was followed by one of
Eost's love songs as an interlude
while the ceremony was being per-
formed. The ushers, Messrs. Gordon
Tull, ex-State's Attorney of Somerset
county, Md, 60. Beverley Broun. broth
er Of the bride, and Frank G.. Newbill
aud Jno. l.. Hughlett, of Lancaster
county, preceded the bride, who
was leaning upon the arm of her
grand father, ex-Judge Edwin Broun,
followed by her maid of honor, Miss
Mamie Pollard, of Baltimore, and
bridesmaids, Misses Halle Broun
and Lillian Downing. AS these came
down the left aisle the groom, with
his best man, Mr.. l. ii. Hall, of Som
erset, county, proceeded down the
right aisle. At the altar two of the
'ushers and one of the bridesmaids
crossed to the right aud fell to the
rear of the bridal twain. The cere-
mcny was performed "by the giving
and receiving of ring and the join.
ing of right hands" The veteran
Judge Broun gave the bride away,
and after short prayer the pastor
pronounced them man and wife. AS
the party left the church the organ
pealed forth Mendelssohn's wedding
march. The carriages which were in
waiting conveyed the party and many
friends to Merry Point, where they
boarded the Weems steamer for Bal
timore. After a few days in that city
they will leave for the home of MIR.
Miles mother at Marion Station, Md,
where after weeks stay they will re-
turn to Wheaton, Va, to reside. The
trousseau of the bride consisted of
travelling gown of tan cloth with
gloves to match aud stylish hat os
black velvet. She carried i'm her
hand bride roses and maiden-hair
ferns. The maid of honor was ro
bed in white organdie, with black
gloves and picture hat. Miss Lillian
Downing wore blue organdie with
black gloves and picture hat. Miss
Halle Broun, sister of the bride,
wore pink orgaudie, with black gloves
and picture hat. The maids carried
bridesmaids roses.
The groom IS son of the late w.
+. Miles, of Somerset county, Nd.
and nephew of Hon. Joshua w.
Miles the well-known Eastern Shore
political leader, aud of Alonza Miles.
of Baltimore. He is young man of
great business ability and during the
past year has connected himself with
the Tull Oyster Company, of Wheal-
ton, in Lancaster county, Va. The
bride is daughter of X. b. Broun,
deputy sheriff of Northumberland
county, and granddaughter of ex-
Judge Edwin Broun aud of the late
Judge Samuel Downing, of the
courts of Lancaster and Northum-
berland. The families are directly
connected with the Lees of Virginia.
The young lady is one of many ac-
complishments aud of high edu-
cation.