The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-07-18
SOCIAL EVENT IN WALLACE
Beautifu! Marriage Ceremony Uniting
Miss EsteIIe Carr and Mr.. James VI.
Johnston.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Especial to The Messenger.)
Wallace, n. c., July 15.-The most
! beautiful marriage that was yer cele-
| brated in our community was Witness
ed here on last Wednesday evening,
| July 18th, when MI. James NJ. John
| ston led to the altar Miss Estelle Carr.
| Mr. Johnston, a son of e1-Sherif E.
/ NJ. Johnston, is a very popular and
/ successful business man Of Willard,
| and Miss Carr is one of u most
charming young ladies. She is a
| daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Luther B.
Carr, of this town.
The Presbyterian church, here, had
been very deliberately decorated for
the occasion, with palms, ferns, ported
plants and ~cut-howers. The altar was
covered with palms and surrounded by
stands Of American Beauties, gladiO-
las, dahlias, ferns and MOSES, crown
ed by q grand arch Of ivy asparagus
and cedar, from the top Of which was
| suspended two BEAUTIFUL hearts bound
with white satin ribbon. From the
windows hung folds of ivy and MOSES.
| The ais1es We're capped with frequent
arches of the same material, and from
the zenith of these arches were sus-
| pended the letters u" along ths right
aisle and sc" along the left. All dec
Orations; We're abundantly interspersed
With candles, which spread their rich
mellow light through the whole church
and the effect produced appealed very
strongly to all lovers Of the beautiful.
Promptly at $50 o'clock the wed
din party entered to the strains OF
| Mendelssohn's famous wedding march,
beautifully rendered by Mrs. Robert
Gibson Grady, of Wilmington. First
came the ushers, DR.. c. S. Sloan,
| Messrs. John D. Alderman, DeLeon
Wells. Wallace; Perry j. Heath. Mag
| noIia: Robert T. tombstone, Willard,
| and T. McKoy Switzerland, GoldSboro;
then came the bridesmaids, Misses
Bette Williams, Fannie Switzerland,
Clara Boney, Mary Boney, Wallace;
Bette Bailey, Franklin, Va; Alice
tombstone, Willard; Lila Wells, Wash
ipgton, D. c., and Lula Switzerland,
Rose Hill; the first bridesmaid, Miss
Mary Lillian Ellsworth, Washington,
n. G. Then came the ring-bearer, Miss
Melva Carr, and after her, the maid
of honor, who was Miss Mary Ora
ham Carr, sister of the bride. Then the
| flower girls. little Norma Carr and
| Madeline Ellsworth, and following
them came the bride beautifully dress
ed in white crepe lie chine and real
lace over taffeta and wearing a bridal
veil of tulle, held by a beautiful dia-
| nlond brooch. She carried a bouquet OF
brides roses, and ferns and entered on
The arm of her uncle, Capt. W. II. ELS
worth, of Washington. n. c., who gave
her away. They We're met just i'll
front of the altar by the groom with
his brother, Mr.. Edward T. Johnston,
best man.
The happy young couple then gave
their attention to Rev. Il. Murphy Will
rams while he said the ring ceremony
in the impressive characters
tic with him. The silent intervals dur
ing the ceremony were filled with the
soft and mellow notes Of "Spring
Song very skillfuIly rendered by Mrs.
| Robert Gibson Grady. Then to the
strains of Tannahauser the bridal par
ty made it's exit by the right aisle and
went Immediately to the home of the
bride.
The very high regard in which the
, young couple are held is a~bundantly
evidenced by the unusually large num-
| Der of handsome and costly presents
received by them. They start out on
their voyage together with the hearty
congratulations and best wishes of US
| all.