The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-04-09


which comes to our social world
with the dawn Of the Eastertide
causes the season to be pleasant
~ anticipated always, but this
year It's coming is hailed with
special interest as it brings an
unusual event, aud one around
which the best wishes OfSO many
are clustered. At St Paul ) Epis
copal church on the afternoon Of
Wednesday, the fifteenth at three
O'Clock, occurs a double wedding
joining families whose names
we're foremost in the COlum bus
Of early days. as they are con-
spicious in the story of its later
advancement. The marriage of
Miss Clara Carton Blewett and
Mr.. William Il. Ottley will be i'm
mediately followed by the cere-
mony that unites Miss Lena
Oliver Ottley and Mr.. George
Donighan Parker Jr., of Berke-
ley, Va, and the details of the
wedding give assurance Of a
lovely occasion. Both brides,
whose popularity in generous
degree is so richly merited, will
be gowned in full bridal costume,
their attendants will also wear
white with black picture hats.
Miss Blewett has selected as her
matrOn of honor Mrs. William
F. Patty, her brides maid Miss
Mary Blewett, while Miss Ottley
will be attended by her sister,
Mrs. Victor Jones as matrOn of
honor and Miss Margaret Boy
kin McCaa of Birmingham, as
her only brides maid. Theushers
are Mr.. Pinson Duke of West
Point, Mr.. Jack Cox, Mr.. Lucius
Lide and Mr.. Marcelle Ottley.
Miss Cttley is the youngest
daughter Of Mr.. William Nathan
iel Ottley and is a charming girl
to whose piquant beauty are add
ed many accomplishments, and
the one regret that fingers with
thoughts of the wedding, and is
mingled with the cordial con
gratulatiOns that go forth to Mr..
Parker, is that her future home
will be elsewhere Mr.. Parker
is a prominent young attorney
Of Virginia, the son of Judge
Parker. a brilliant lawyer of that
State, and for a mum Der of years
the Judge of Norfolk county.
Miss Blewett is the gracious
representative of a long line
of gentle women, the attractive
qualities of whom she has in
large measure inherited. She is
the granddaughter of Major
Thomas Carton Blewett, origi-
nally from South Carolina, but
recalled as an illustriOus and
splendid citizen of Columbu in
ante bellum times. The fact that
her choice has fallen upon Mr..
Ottley IS a pleasure to the host
of friends he may claim and who
recognize him as a man of bust
ness ability and sterling worth,
successful, and deserving sue
cess.
The homecoming of Mrs. John
K. Ottley is always looked for
ward to by a loving circle here,
whose pride in her brilliant at
tainments is not less dear than
the affectiOnate memories Of a
girlhOod that foreshadowed them.
Mrs. Ottley, accompanied by
winsome little Miss Passie May
Ottley and Mrs. Percival Sneed,
who made a delightful impress
sion upon Columbians arrived
the early part of the week for a
brief visit returning to Atlanta
Friday evening. just prior to
her departure for Columbus
Mrs. Ottley entertained at an
elegant luncheon which brought
back the light of other days in
the familiar list of guest present.
The following notice of the after
noon is from the Atlanta Journal:
Mrs. John K. Ottley gave a.
pretty spring luncheon yester
day in compliment to two charm
ing visitors, Mrs. Mariana o.
borne Foster, of Hartford, Conn.
and Mrs. Emma Marques Dan
cy. of Richmond, Va. The house
was fragrant with spring flow
!