The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-11-13
LEWIS-DORTCH WEDDING.
Brilliant Ceremony at the Uniting of
Two of GOldsbOro's Most Popular
Young People
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Goldsboro. y. c.. November 10
In ST. Stephens Episcopal church
this afternoon at l o'clock there oc-
Cured one of the most beautiful
marriage ceremonies that has taken
place within the walls of that stately
edifice for some years. The popular
young people who pfighted their
troth We're Mr.. James spencer Lewis.
son OF the late General W. G.. Lewis.
and Miss Mildred Mckee Dortch.
daughter of Nj. and Mrs. H. P.
DOrtch.
Long before the hour appointed
for the ceremony, the church, which
was handsomely decorated for an au-
tumn wedding with red and yellow
leaves and yellow and white chrys-
anthemums, was filled with an eager
throng of spectators, who We're de-
lightfully entertained with a special
~ prepared programme of music
skillfully rendered by Miss Helen
Privett on the violin. accompanied
by Miss Daisy Smith on the organ.
h ushers We're MI. James Nc
Zee. of Raleigh, and Messrs. H. r.
Dortch. Jr.. r. Z. Freeman and Nor
wood Spicer, Of this city. A very
pleasing departure in the ceremony
was the coming in of a group of the
special lady friends Of the bride. who
were preceded by the ushers and
given seats of honor on the front
pews, which had Deen 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
to do them honor in the manner
mentioned. Their names were Misses
Jeanette Dortch, "a cousin of the
IciIn ID,,1-1I D1- C-z..
Munroe, Evelyn Privett, Mary Poole,
Bessie Miller. Sadie Sp:cer and Mary
Lou Crawford.
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,
preceded the bride, leaning on III
arm Of her father, who also came
from the VeStry. The bride and
groom took their position in front of
the waiting minister, Rev. f. H. T.
Horsfield, rector of the church, who,
while the music was reduced to a
mere echo, pronounced the beautiful
Episcopal ceremony, which made the
happy couple man ard wife. When
the last words of the ceremony had
fallen from the lips of the minister,
the Soul-Stirring strains of Mende
sOhn's wedding march pealed forth
from the organ and violin. while the
bridal party retired and the cOngre-
cation dispersed.
The bride wore a handsome trav-
cling gown of brown and the maid of
honor was goWned in yellow and
carried yellow chryantnemums.
AS noted yesterday, there were a
large number of Out-Of-town visitors,
relatives and friends of the on
tracing parties. in attendance. The
bridal presents displayed at the home
of the bride. were many and very
beautiful, too numerous to recount
and coming from near and far, at
testing the widespread interest in the
happy event and the cordial esteem
in which these young people are held
The groom is indeed a ccurtly young
gentleman. refined and fab n
very popular with his hosts of
friends; while the bride. from ear
lest childhood. has been a general
favorite. in disposition as gentle n
sweet as she is lovely in person. Kind
and c~onsiderate of all in every walk
of life. she comes to her wedding day
with the attendant and abiding good
wishes of the lOWly of our cOmmu-
nifty as we'll as those in her own So
cial circles.
The bride and groom boarded the
Southern train at 1875 for a south
ern bridal tour, taking with them
the best wishes of a host Of friends
for a long life of happiness and pros
perity.