The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-06-16
A BRILLIANT
SOCIAL Event
The WaH-Long, Thorne-Long
Marriage.

The FIRST Presbyterian church WIS
filled TO overtlowIng Wednesday even
ing TO witness the most brilliant social
event In the history of the city, The
occasion was that of the marriage of
two of the citys most popular young
ladies in that of Misses Hay and Eula
Murphy Long, 10 MI. s. v. Wall and
Rev. William ThoIne, respectively. II
was not until the clock had reached
the hour of eight and three quarters
that the doors were thrown open to
admit one o. the most fashionable
gatherings ever assembled ~ the Phos
phate CITY. One OF the beautiful fea
lures of the evening was the music
FURNISHED by Charhe's band, from
Nashville, accompanied fy MIS-
l.. l.. FIieIson, who presided
at the organ over the lott.
from which an appropriate program of
music proceeded before and during the
ceremonies. The program included
Mendelssohn s Wedding March. which
was PLAYED as the bridal procession
entered both the right and left aises.
During the ceremonies. ooh Prom
Use Me- was sweetly and softly played.
After the ceremony the bridal party
departed from the altar and passed
out the right aisle to the strain of
Lohengrin's Wedding March in the
following order: Mi. and Mrs, Wall.
Rev. and Ms. Thorne followed nv
the miniature bride and groom, little
Miss Martha KillehIew and Master
Nat Shofner, then came the maids of
honor and best men. Miss Susie Lyd-
don and MI. Atha Wall, brother of
the groom and Miss Kate Long,
sister of the bride with Mr. William
long Hogue. They were followed nv
the BRIDES MAIDS and groomsmen in
pairs AZ follows Miss Mary Howard
and Mr.. Burton Craige, Prot Rowlan
Flick and Miss Mary Lee Manner, Miss
iaurie Orr and MI. Will Howard, Miss
Evelyn Watkins and Mr.. Frank Long,
Miss Jessie BJstick ana Or Oatman
Fleming Miss Florence Williams and
Dr.. G Y Clarke, Miss Miry Connor
and Mr Eugene Parker Miss Mona
Hill and Mr. Robert goodloe Miss !
Roberta BIownand Mr.. Leon Long, Miss
RIA Long and Mr. Ed HAYNES The
ministers WHO performed the ceremony
were Revs. a. s. Allen and Lemuel
Long, who were the last to leave the
altar. being preceded hv TIE following
sUshers: Nesss. Willis Common, Cecil |
Brownlow, Thomas Nanier, Nicholas
Hardy, James Goodlop. Percy Chand |
lei, Cecil Matthews and DIR. Russell |
Perry. The decorations within the
church was a most Ieautiful arrange |
Tent OF green and white. The palms
and ferns were used in pIcfusion and |
almost covered the chancel below the !
organ loft, from which it was separated !
by huge background of tolid bank of /
green, from which eliminated scores OF |
white Jets from lighted candles. The |
aiar was clothed in white and deco
( ted with white roses. The arch |
UadeI which the brides and gIooms |
stood during the ceremony, was en-
twined with smIlsx aud the noted \
southern flower. magnolIas, and from /
the center above were suspended two
hearts of roses and white carnations.
The ceremonies were very impressive,
both the chile and ring ceremonies
being used. The ring was horne to
the altar by Master Nat Shofner,
within an American Beauty rose,
which was there placed on the hnger
of the BRIDE, Mrs. Wall.
The toilettes of the brides attend
ants made a brilliant effect in their
white and pink combination. Many /
of the guests were In evening dress
and went afterwards to the reception at
the home of the brides, on Hay Long
heights.
Mrs. Wall,was extremely handsome
in her bridal gown, which WIS of
white clutches satin. trimmed In sea
pearls. Her veil was caught with
orange blossoms and diamond sun