Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-10-16
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Interesting Wedding at Grace Church on
Yesterday.


Interesting Wedding at Grace Church on
Yesterday.
Grace f. piscopal church, on Diamond
lfnp was The SCENE yesterday afternoon at
1half past two o'clock of beautiful and in.
terestt,g marriage, the bride being Miss
j Anna Williams, daughter of the late j. p.
tWiiialns, ana the groom, Mr.. Archibald
! CumnIins, member Of the bar Of Pitts
burg, Pa The ceremony was performed
dnthe man auditorium of the church in
Ethe presence Of a large assemblage Of re-
latives and friends by the rector, Rey.
John j. Lloyd, d. ID. 1t was the first str'
Twice of the kind in the new edilice, and
i'this fact, sGf course, added much interest
ITO the occasion. The chancel had been
eaoOfately decorated for the wedding with
palms and potted plants and these, with
the big stained glass windows for the back
ground, made up lovely picture, the de-
| tails of which were most artistic and ap.
propriate. The church was not darkened,
but the weather of the day was ideal, and
as the light fell from a cloudless sky
! through the windows, it gave an illumina-
.tion. as soft and pleasing as anyone could
desire.
+, Music for the marriage was rendered by
| Miss Emma Adams, who presided as
otganist, and by the choir. For the pro-
fcessional, 80 Perfect Live" was sung, and
| the bridal chorus from "Lohengrin" was
the selection given while the bridal party
retired from the church.
The ushers in couples we're the first to
enter and as they reached the chancel they
crossed over and took mp positions on
either side. They were followed by the
maid of honor Miss Evelyn Cary Williams,
sister of the bride, who wore a charming
gown of white organdie, with bat and
gloves to match, and carried a bouquet of
American Beauty 70 ses. The bride came
next on the arm of her brother, Mr.. Will
lam Kinckle Williams, to whom fell the
duty of giving her away. The bride wore
a handsome gown Of white chiffon
elaborately trimmed with lace and CON-
peted by long veil of tule.- She carried
shower bouquet of lilies of the valley.
The ushers were Mr.. John Cummins, of
Pittsburg, brother of the groom; Mr.. John
Van Wrinkle, of Danville, KY; Mr..
Alexander Russell, of New York; Mr.
Henry Preston, of Tazewell; Mr.. William
6. Adams, Mr.. John Kinckle, Mr.. ]. Peter
Williams, and Mr.. 7. ]. Williams, Of
Lynchburg.
The groom entered from the yestry
room with his best man, Mr.. William Nc.
Kennan, of Chicago, and met the bride in
front of the chancel, from which point they
advanced together to the altar, where the
minister stood awaiting them. During
the ceremony, the bridal party, grouped
about the pulpit with its surroundings OF
evergreen plants colored by the sunlight
of an ideal day, presented an exquisite
tableau, the central figures of which were
of course the groom and the BRIDE, the lat
ter of whom, with her costume of pure
white and the snowy folds of her veil, was
as sweet and attractive as bride could be.
The bridal party retired from the church
4 -, I'D I'd late fha of
MIR. and Mrs. Cummins left over the
Southern railroad for bridal tour that
will include Baltimore, Deer Park, Md,
and Warrenton, Va. From Warrenton,
they will drive In private conveyance
through the Valley Of Virginia and North
Carolina to various points of interest ia
the South. The trip will last for greater
part Of autumn.
Among out-of-town guests present at the
, wedding we're Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Cnm'
minis, Mr. John Cummins, and Mrs. Ham.
! let, of Pittsburg; MIR. John Van Winkle
2. and Miss Van Winkle, of Dsnvilie, KY.
Mr.. Alexander Russell, Of New York; Mr.
John McKennan, Of Chicago; Mr.. anC
Mrs. Henry Preston, Mrs. J.lW. Chapman
and Judge and Mrs. S. G. Graham, o
Tazewell; Miss Mary Randolph, of Rich
mond; Mrs. Wall, of Norfolk, and Mis-
Eliza Leigh, of Charlottesville.
On Wednesday evening the bride ant
groom we're given an informal but mos
delightful reception by the brides sister
Mrs. G. W, Suhling, at her home, cornel
of Pearl and Harrison streets. The re
ception was from nine to half past clever
. o'clock.
, The church in which the wedding tool
place was founded by the brides grand
father, Dr. William H. Kinckle, who fol
many years was rector ofSt. Paul's church
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