Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1903-11-12
LEWIS-DORTCH.
"A Beautiful Autumn Wedding In
st. Stephens Church.

Ill SC. OlCpuSu . LEJISCOpdI CIIOA ClA
Eon Tuesday at 1 o'clock there oc-
curred one of the most beautiful mar
sriage ceremonies that has taken
place within the walls OF that state
sly edifice for many years, The pop
sular young people who pIighted
their troth were Mr.. James Spencer
Lewis, son of the late General and
Mrs. w. G.. Lewis, and Miss Mildred
Mckee Dortch, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. p. Dortch.
Long before the hour appointed
for the ceremony, the church, which
was handsomely decorated for an
autumn wedding with red and yell
low leaves and yellow and white
sehrysanthem ums, was filled with an
eager throng of spectators, VINO were
saelightfully entertained with spec
tally prepared programme of music
sskillfully rendered by Miss Helen
Privett on the violin, accompanied
by Miss Daisy Smith on the organ.
The ushers were Mr.. James Nc
IL ee,sof Raleigh, and Messrs. H. P.
Dortch, Jr., r. K. Freeman and Nor
wood Spicer, of this city. A very
pleasing departure in the ceremony
was the coming in group of the
special lady friends of the bride, who
were escorted by the ushers and
given seats of honor on the front
news, which had been reserved and
handsomely decorated with chrysan-
themums for the party. They were
the girlhood friends and lifetime as
sociates of the bride and she wished
10 do them honor in the manner
mentioned. These consisted of Misses
Janet Dortch, a cousin of the bride,
Rachel Borden, Mary Scott Munroe,
3svelyn Privett Mary Poole, Bessie
Miller, Sadie Spier and Mary Lou
Crawford: also Misses Margaret Turk,
of Washington, D. c., Lucy Reeves,
of Raleigh and Hal Newland, of
New Berne.
Promptly at the appointed hour
the inspiring strains of Lohengrin's
wedding march fell upon the listen
ing ears of the waiting throng and
the groom and his best man, Mr.. w.
G.. Lewis, his brother, emerged from
the vestry and took their places in
front of the chancel. The maid of
honor, Miss Antionette Burwell, pre-
ceded the bride, who also came
from the vestry with her father,
and was by him given to the
groom. The bride and groom took
their positions in front of the
dwaitlng minister, Rev. F. III. T.
Horsfeld, rector Of the church, who.
while the music was reduced to q
mere echo, pronounced the beauti-
full Episcopal ceremony which made
the happy couple man and wife
When the last words of the ceremony
had fallen from the lips Of the min
ister the soul-stirring strains of Men
delssohn's wedding march peale6
forth from the organ and violin
while the bridal party retired an6
the congregation dispersed.
The bride wore handsome trav
| elling gown of brown, and the mait
| of honor was gowned in yellow ane
carried yellow chrysanthemums.
There were large number ofout-of
town visitors, relatives and friend
of the contracting parties, in atten
dance. The bridal presents display
ed at the home of the bride wer
many and very beautiful, too mum
erous to recount, and, coming from
near and far, attested to the wide
| spread interest in the happy even
and the cordial esteem in whicl
these young people are held.
The groom is, indeed, a courtl
young gentleman, refined and atfable
and very popular with his hosts c
of friends; while the bride, from
earliest childhood, has ever been
general favorite, dispositioned gentl
and sweet as. she is lovely in person
| Kind and considerate of all, in ever
walk of life, she comes to her wee
ding day with the attendant an
Iahidiug good wishes of the lowly {
our community as well as those
her own social circles.
The bride and groom boarded th
Southern train at 1886 for Souther
bridal tour, taking with them th
best wishes of host of friends for
long life of happiness and prosper
sity.