Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-03-21
MARRIAGE AT BAPTIST CHURCH
Nuptials of Miss Wheatley and Mr.
Hunter,

Al 0AkCAe
Before the social world through an
entrance beautiful with flowers, bright
with light, flush with hope and joyous
with the sound of enhancing music,
passed Mr. Chariesworth Hunter of
Savannah, aud Miss Elizabeth Ken
drick Wheatley, of this city, into mat
rimony's hottest estate
The wedding of these two popular
young people occurred at the First
Baptist church on Wednesday evening
at 80 o'clock. The list of guests
went into the hundreds, and long be-
fore the nuptial hour the. spacious
church was filed and the ushers were
compelled to refuse others admittance,
The ssemblage was one of the largest
ever gathered together on any similar
occasion in this city.
There were included in this vast as.
semblage host of out-of-town friends
and relatives who came to do honor to
Hon. Thornton Wheatley and the la
mented Mrs. Julia K9ndrick Wheatley,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Judson A. Kendrick,
mother and grand parents of the beau
tiful bride, whose glorious light still
shineth amongst US, and whose mantle
has now worthily fallen upon younger
generation.
The church was bower of beauty,
the ehancel being filed with a wealth
of royal palms and trailing smilax. Be-
hind the screen of tropical plants the
organ pealed forth enrapturing music
under the skillfuI touch of Miss Merv1n
Galloway. When the broad church
doors were thrown open, and to the
sweetest story ever told, Lohegrin's
wedding march, the bridal party en-
tered.
The ushers came in couples up the
side aisles, They were Mr., George d.
Wheatley, Mr.. William L. Scherer,
Mr.. Crawford Wheatley and Mr.. Geo.
W, Bacot.
Each passed diagonally in front of
the marriage altar, repairing to the
opposite side of Rev. John Davis Jor-
dan, who stood between the chancel
facing the large company of friends of
the distinguished family.
The bridesmaids, Miss Lula Bur
bage, of Atlanta, Miss Eileen Hunter
of Savannah, Misses Inez Fielder and
Martha Wheatley, of Americus, were
by the groomsmen, Mr.. Mar
tin Dunbar, of Augusta, Messrs. Will
liam Butler and William Haskell, OF
and Mr.. j. @. Wheatley, of
Americas.
Miss Alice Wheatley, maid of honor,
and Mr.. Lloyd Owens of Savannah,
best man, were the honorees of the
party.
The attendants came in singly, and
on either side of the altar.
Miss Alice Wheatley, the charming
sister of the bride, came last. The
bride-entered upon the arm of her ia
Their, Hon. Thornton Wheatley, and
the groom joined her attended by his
best man, Mr.. Lloyd Owens, of
Savannah.
The wedding circle completed, the |
Rev, John Davis Jordan, of Savannah,
stepped forward and with a divine |
grace peculiarly his own performed the
beautiful marriage ceremony.
The bride and groom pronounced |
their marriage VOWS in clear tones,
eVincing in their radiantly happy ia
ces bliss untold. After blessing and |
silent congratulations the bridal party
left the church in the order they came,
The wedding was notable one and |
will be long remembered in Americas.
1t was dream realized of perfect |
beauty and harmony.
The lovely bride is truly fortunate
woman, She has regal beauty, the
most radiant diadem with which a wo-
mans forehead can be crowned. She |
is also young woman of rare accom-
and has ever reigned
belle when she saw fit to mingle So
cially with her many friends through
out the South.
She looked queenly in her splendid |
gown of rich duchess satin,
lavishly trimmed with rose point lace.
The bridal veil was pinned with natu-
raj blossoms, and she wore the costly
jewels, the gift of her sainted mother.
She carried a bouquet of lilies OF the
valley and bride roses.
Miss Alice WheatIey, the maid of
honor, and the bridesmaids, were ele-
gantly gowned IN white chiffon, over
white taffeta silk, daintiIy trimmed.
They carried bouquets of La France
roses, the gift of the groom.
After the ceremony the bridal party
repaired to the Wheatley home on
Jackson street, where large number
of intimate friends and relatives were
given a royal reception. The assem-
blage was truly brilliant, as many
handsome toilets were made especially
for the occasion.
The color scheme of the house dec
orations were pink and white. The
entire lower floor was bower of beau
ty. Ropes of waxen smilax were drap-
ed over the curtains and the furnish
ing of each apart ment were in harmo-
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