The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-12-06
wsthsrbss -Gist Wedding.

= A beautiful wedding of the wee
was that OF Miss Mary Bryan CT,
to Mr.. Harry Wetherbee, which Too
. place on Wednesday evening at tb
Presbyterian church, Rev. John Prim
rose performing the impressive cerc
mony. The church was decoIat NJ i,
: whitea and green, pretty and etfec
i tive feature Of the decorations bein,
an arch of white tulle festooned wifi
> ivy and placed over the pulpit stant
| with background Of towering palms.
Miss Mary Pelham Finlay presided
at the organ, and just before the an.
pointed hour accompanied Miss Lois
Taylor, who charmingly sang A. G..
Robyn's Answer. +"
The ushers, Messrs. Malcolm Robert
shaw, Henry Startling, John Allen
Hunt, Willis Kretschmar, Percy Bell
and Howard Hood led the bridal
party. They were followed by IL e
bridesmaids and groomsmen, Miss Kate
lreys, Mr.. Ward Erwin; Miss Katie
Stone johnson, Mr.. VIM. Gist: Miss
Margaret George, Mr.. Walter Blake
and the maid of honor, Miss Edna
Wetherbee. The bride entered with
her father and was met by the groom
attended by his best man, Mr.. Dunbar
Archer, at the cllancel steps.
The b ide wore lovely gown Of
white ducaesse satin with .founces OF
accordion plated chiffon and garna- |
ture OF point lace and pearl and
diamond brooch, gift of the groom,
and carried shower bouquet o. roses
and lilies of the valley. Her veil
was draped with "a spray-sof fern
leaves and rosebuds and caught with
pearl pendant. The maid of honor
was gowned in white embroidered
net over satin and wore picture
hat, and the bridesmaids wore becom-
ing toilettes of white organdy with
green satin ribbon trimmings and
large hats and carried bride roses and
ferns.
After the marriage large receptic n
was held the residence of the bride IS
brotehr and sister, Mr. and Mrs. J. w.
Bell. The receiving party included,
besides the bridal party, Mr.. G. w.
Gist, Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Bell, Mr..
AMI Mrs. H. E. Wetherbee, Mr. ard
Mrs. g. B. Alexander, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Crittenden. Mrs, Bell wore
black silk with overdress of grenI
dine trimmed with turquoise blue
velvet. Mrs. Wetherbee was hand
somely gowned in black, Mrs. Alex
ander's gown was of pink silk com
bined with lace and green velvet, and
Mrs. Crittenden wore pink satin with I
and jet garnature. Misses I
Maria Hensly Startling, Elizabth Hunt i
md Carrie Montgomery served nectar S
rom a crystal bowl placed in the a
'enter Of a reception room where the I
many elegant presents were displayed
later in the evening when the brides
AXE was cut the ring was found by =
dr. Dunbar Archer, the ten cent ;.
,iece by Mr. J. A. Hunt, the thimble +
" Mr.. w. Kretschmar and the needle I
" Miss Lizzie Harbiso. The dining +
DOM was decorated in white and
.reen and the same colors wsere car L
led out in the ices and cakes. il
The brbide is daughter of Mr. Geo. \
Y. Gist, of New Castle. KY, and !,
uring the few years of her residence
n this city has made host of
riends by her charming personlity- !
The groom is the only son of Mr.. o
nd Mrs. H, E. Wetherbee, and is one q
{ the most popular and highly es- il
eemed young men in Greenville, both Il
n business and social circles. 81
Mr.. and Mrs Wetherbee have D
one to spend their honeymoon in =
he East. !