The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-11-27
The Sykes-Scott Wedding.

most brilliant company that has
assem- bled in Rosedale for many
years was that which met at Grace
Episcopal church on last evening
% witness the wedding of Miss
Malvina May Scott to Eugene DC
tave Sykes. On account of the
recent death Of Mrs + II. Woods,
eldest daughter of Hon. Charles
Scott. the sister Of the bride, it
vas intended to have as quiet a
wedding a. possible. Notwith-
standing this purpose, the promi-
hence of the contracting parties,
their close relationship with many
IF the leading families of the
South. and their wide circle of
friends, precluded the possibility
Of small attendance. By 6:lo
o'clock every seat in the church
was taken. Promptly at : CLOCK,
the hour selected for the service,
Mrs. Il. a. Harris struck the first
note of Mendelssohn's famous we'd
ding march, and the ushers enter
ed, as follows: Frank NJ Rogers OF
Arkansas and A. y. Scott of Chica
20, brother to the bride, followed
Oscar ID. Thomas of Rosedale and
Sidney Prince of Mobile; next
came the groomsmen. Will Hoop.
er of Aberdeen and Joe Evans oil
Jackson, followed by Mr. Sykes
the groom. Then came the maids
of honor, Miss Martha Fontaine oil
Memphis and Miss Charlie Scott
the beautiful young sister of the
bride They were elegantly gown
ed in white organdies, trimmed in
white lace, and carried large bunch
es of white chrysanthemums tied
with white ribbon. Following
them came the beautiful bride
leaning on the arm of her father
She was exquisitely gowned in
white paune crepe de chine, pro.
fusely trimmed in point duchess
lace. She carried shower bou.
quet of lines of the valley Her
only ornament was a diamond har.
vest moon, presented by the
groom.
The church was tastefully dec
grated with white chrysanthe
NUNS; candelabras and white cleo
iric lights. The usual service of the
church was rendered in n very i'm.
pressive manner by the Rev Alfred
Todhunter, the rector. The we'd
ding march from "Lohengrin" was
rendered as the bridal party retir-
ed
Among the guests from a dis
lance were Mr.. and Mrs. T.. O.
Sykes and family of Aberdeen, Mr.
and Mrs. ID. A. Scott of Clarks-
dale, Miss Bette Scott and Mr..
and Mrs A p Gaming of CIarks
dale, Mrs. w. e. Yerger of Green
vile, Mr.. and Mrs. y. b. Scott of
Lake Village, Ark, Mr.. and Mrs
holland Fontaine of Memphis, Mr..
and Mrs. Winston Houston, Mr..
John Allen Sykes and Mrs. Nor
gan of Aberdeen.
The presents were numerous,
and Ia beautiful AS they were ex-
pensive. The bridal party and
guests left over special train fur
nished complimentary by the Ill
inois Central for New Orleans.
whence the bride and groom 90 to
Cuba and southern Florida for a
month.
This wedding was of interest
throughout the State, as it unites
two of the most prominent fami-
lies in Mississippi. The bride is
the accomplished daughter of Hon
Charles Scott, a soldier. lawyer,
planter, merchant and banker, who
has taken leading part in the
political and industrial affairs of
the State for a long period. The
groom belongs to a wellknown
family of northeast Mississippi,
which for many years has been at
tive in political affairs. The fa-
Their of the groom occupies the
bench of his district. and the
groom himself is a young lawyer
Of ability and stands high in the
ranks of his profession.
After Janua.y l, 1904. Mr.. and
Mrs. Sykes will be at home in Alb
erdeen Miss.