The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-03-27
wEDDING BELLS.
Pretty Violet Home wedding
Celebrated Yesterday.
rom ThurIdRy's DailJ.

I The marriage yesterday at hlgn
noon of Miss Mayme Porter, the
handsome. winsome, charming and
accomplished daughter of Captain
aud Mrs. John o., Porter, at her
parents home in this city, to Mr.,
Frederick st. Elmo White. prom
inent and popular young gentle
man, of Charleston, in which the
Rev s. j Miller, Pastor of Trinity
M. q. Church, was the officiating
Minister, was one of the most i'm
portant social events of the winter
in Point Pleasant.
The bride was dressed in snowy
white and carried bunch of white
roses, and the groom wore the con-
venlional black.
Mr.. Hale White, of Charleston,
tho groom's brother, was best man,
aud the bridesmaid was Miss jose
phine Hess, of this oity, who looked
pretty and charming in pink silk,
carrying pink roses.
The ceremony was performed IN
the rear parlor, just under the
arch, and that, with the decora-
tion of the room, set the handsome
couple off to perfection
Ali the rooms in the house were
decorated in tasty style with vio-
let's and evergreens, and nothing
oould have been prettier and more
enchanting for the happy occasion.
As the bride and groom entered
the parlor, Miss Eta Shihet, in a
most enhancing manner, rendered
a wedding march, when the i'm
pressive ceremony of the Methodist
Episcopal Church was read by Rev.
Mr.. Miller.
After the ceremony the happy
young couple received the congrat
ulations of their relatives and many
friends present. This being over,
the bridal party were taken into the
dining room, where an elaborate
dinner, comprising all the delica-
oies of the season, was served; and
after the bridal party were through
with the tables, they were cleared
aud reset for the other guests,
who, also, did ample justice to the
yiands set before them.
The bride received very large
number of costly and useful pres
ents, both from home people
land from friends away, who could
not be present at the wedding.
In the outing of the BRIDES cake
by the bride, and in dispensing the
slices, Mr.. F. B. Tippett found the
ring, and Mr.. Elmer Davis the darn
ing-n eedle and Miss Edith Kuhn
the 1O.cent piece. AS to who got
the ST. Joseph was not discov-
cred. Over these articles there was
much fun and enjoyment.
Those present were:
Misses Musa Kiger, Muset Kiger,
Eunioe English, Eta Shiflet, jose
phine Hess, Lucy Long, Nora
Somerville, Leila Kimberling,
Edith Evelyn Kuhn, Mrs w. E.
Huston, Messrs. K 7. MoKinstry,
Elmer Davis, f. B Tippett, Carl
Hess, Geo. w. Hanna, (Charles-
ton) w. A. Compton, 81. R.
White, (Charleston,) l.. O. Som
ervijle. 81. A. Barbee and Chas. e.
Jones.
The above composed the bridal
party.
Mr.. and Mrs w. 81. II. Gard
ner and son George, Mr.. and Mrs.
Nelson Lucky and son Edward. of
Gauipolis, Ohio; Mr.. and Mrs.
Chaa. w. Hogsett, of Hogsett, w.
Va; Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. j. Neale,
and Mr.. and Mrs. n. G.. Porter, of
Ben Lomond; Mr.. and Mrs. Orton
e. Darnell, Judge and Mrs. Geo.
Poffenbarger, Mr.. and Mrs Chas.
w. Leeper aud Eon Lawrence, and
Mrs. Fred Kuhn. of Gallipolis;
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. Tippett
and Rev. s j. Miller.
At 2:35 p. m the young couple
took the South bound Ohio Valley
Express on the Ohio River Rail
road for Cincinnati, and other
points of interest. Upon their re-
turn next week they will be "at
home" at the st. Albert Hotel,
Charleston.
Nearly all of the guests. old and
young, followed the bride and
groom to the train, and showered
rioe upon them in abundance.
/ AT the depot the young boys and
girls got hold of their baggage,