The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-06-03
WEDDING BELLS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT NUPTIALS
A BRILLIANT SCENE At ST. GEORGES CHURCH
Reception Follows at the Home Of Mrs. Ellen
Darlington. Sister Of the Bride.

The wedding oi Miss Elizabeth French
Crutchhcld ul Fredericksburg, and Mr.
John Minor Lakewood. ui Boston, was
sulrmnlrd at 81. George = church Thurs-
dayevcniuga so clock, RcV.N. ID. Smith.
rector oi the church. officiating The
ceremony attracted 60 the church a bril-
/ liant array of guests, composing the
best known society people oi thc city,
and some time prior To the hour SIT Tor
I the marriage the church was entirely
filed with friends and relatives oi the
/ Young couple.
The bridal party entered the church
promptly AIT the hour set for the ccre-
mony. First cnmc the ushrrs, Messrs
John Chew. of SeWicklcy, Pa; James +.
/ BRADLEY. oi Baltimore. Roht. McOand-
LliSh. Joel Perrin and John Parrish, al
/ Richmond. e. OIuuor GOolrck. John
IN. ". Green and Richard II. Carmichael,
of Frdcrick~hurg. Immediately behind
/ them followed the bridesmaids. Misses
/ Martha Houston Evans, of Germantown.
/ Pa: Emmir Thomas and Nancy Oooke.
uf Richmond, Mary Lakewood. Oi West
/ Point. "A sister of the groom; Mamie Os-
/ borne Fickleu. Frances TAYLOR, Eva Ban
croft Tyler. Lena Rowe. Margaret and
/ Mercer tintchiicld oi fredericksburg the
/ last two sisters of the bride Following
+ the bridesmaids WAS the bride with her
maid oi honor. Miss Annie II. MaurN. OF
/ Richmond.
/ The bride wore ana cNquisitely becoming
costume of white MORE chiffon and lace
over chiffon and silk with a Wllc veil.
and carried 30 shower bouquet al lily of
the valley. The maid oil honor was
+ goWucd iu pale blue crepe dr chcnc and
/ lacc and carried roses while the brides
maids wore Undiscovered mule and luce.
with white lacc hats. and carried blue
parasol~.
~ the bridal party passed mp the CEN
ter aisle of the church large white NIB
huuS. stretched con each side oi She aisle
from the door To tine chaucI. were held
hv tn, brides two pretty little uie-cs.
/ Misses Elizabeth Russell and Elizabeth
. Darlington.
The scene ut the chauccI was beautiful.
I Palms. symmrtrically arranged ON each
side. gave southern charm To ti"~ crne,
candles and white roses added touch 81
Erht 90 the altar. while the beauty OF the
bride aud her girl attendants made the
picture complete. The bridal party had
entered the church and approached the
chlno 10 the strains of lohrngrn 5
we'll known wedding march. the words
being eN0uisitely suug 10y ST. George $
choir. tine organ accompaniment beng
PLAYED hv Miss l'a~cIer. At the altar the
groom. accompanied 10y his lc~t man.
Mr. Emmcr~uu Smith of Portsmouth,
Va. met the bride AND thr beautiful wed
ding service of the Episcopal church was
nud hy Rev. Mr. Smith Following thr
h.nclrtiou the bridal party left tine
church 200 the reverse order Ol entering.
thr bridesmaids first. then thr u~hcrs
and then the two little ribbon girls.
while Memberships march uue out
from the organ.
The hrid. is - daughter OF Mrs.
Elizabeth Crutcliirld aud thc lato Edgar
VI Cmtchiirid. ui this city. and hats >lnrr
hrr debut been considered one ui the
pn.ttir-t girls iu Virginia. Size has hsu
the recipient Cd. much attention. and Is
particularly well known IN Richmond.
where She has spent great rnrtlol. "l
her lir The groom j. "a NWeinhn.
whose home WIS formerly West Point.
VA. but who is at present "a resident oi
Boston. where hc holds responsible po-
,itiuu with % steamship company. I'm
mediatek after the marriage the bridal
party Vas driven 60 the home OF Mrs.
Ellen Darlington. sister of the bride. ON
/ Prince Edward ST.. Wheu 0n elegant rc-
ccption was held Mr.. AMI Mn. Gate
wood left ON the ten O'clock trum Tor n
Lr;.f bridal tour before returning 10 the
groom'S home lu Boston.
Among tine ont of town guests present
at tine wedding and reception were: Mr..
and Mrs thaS. Page and Miss tatherinr
Young. of Richmond. Mis- Elsie Chew. OF
SeWicklry. Pa; Mr. and Mrs. Emmrr~on
Smith. of Portsmouth. Va.