The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-06-09
AL FREsco WEDDING
MISS Johnnie liddon and Or. James n.
Dell United In Marriage at the
Brides Home

OckIawaha avenue was the scene of
a very lovely event, when their
charming daughter, Miss Johnnie
Liddon, was married to DIR. James
Maxwell Dell, of Gainesville. The
hour of the wedding was set for nine
O'Clock, and some time before that
hour the home and yard was filled
with friends who had come to witness
the nuptials.
The entire house was very prettily
and simply decorated with bamboo,
palms and flowers. At the front door
Mrs. E. L. Carney, Mrs. r. G.. Blake
and Mrs. Hatchel received the guests
and gave them a happy welcome.
Mrs. S. T. Sistrunk introduced the
guests to the receiving party, who
stood in the back parlor, which was
very prettily decorated.
In Gne receiving line were:
Mrs. J. B. Dell and Mrs. John
Futch, of Gainesville, Mrs. B. j. Pot
te-, Mrs. Clarence Camp, Mrs. D. E.
McIver, Mrs. w. V. Newsom, Mrs.
G. R. Tydings and Mrs. Eugene
Mathews, of Starke.
The wedding ceremony was per-
formed in the yard under a big oak
tree. A beautiful canopy had been
built of large white pillars draped
with ropes of bamboo ana surround
ed with beautiful palmetto trees and
potted plants. The yard was lighted
by electricity, the lights all being
shaded in pale green. The night was
beautiful and the picture around the
improvised altar was indeed a beau
tiful one.
At nine O'Clock MIR. Edwin P. Pitt
man played the Mendlessohn wedding
march and the attendants marched
from the diningroom through the hall
out into the yard and formed an aisle
through which the bride and groom
walked. They carried garlands of
smilax and came out of the house in
the following order: Mrs. Mallory
Liddon with Mrs. c. v. Miller; Miss
Grace Hatchen with Mrs. Saml T.
Dell, of Gainesville; Miss Lula Mel
Ion, of Tampa, with Miss RhOda Lid
don; Mrs. ]. B. HERS, of Jackson
vile. with Miss Valeta Potter; Miss
Louella Gary with Miss Evelyn Lid
don, all of whom wore exquisite
white dresses.
The two sisters of the bride, Misses
lola and Caro- Liddon, were the maids
of honor and came in after the mat
rons and bridesmaids. They were
also in white and carried pink brides
maids roses
Next came the pretty little ring
bearer, Ellen STRIPPING, followed by
the dainty little flower girls, Frances
Liddon and Janet Mathews, who
carried baskets of daisies and scatter
ed them in the pathway of the bride.
The three little girls wore ACCORDION
plated pink organdie frocks and add
ed a pretty touch of color to the pic.
ture.
DIR. Dell had as his best man his
only brother, Mr. Sam T. Dell, OF
Gainesville.
The bride came out with her faith
er, Mr.. C. A. Liddon. She was ex-
quisitely lovely in a handsome white
crepe de chene gown, beautifully
trimmed with handmade lace and
seed pearls and finished with satin
ribbon lacings with bali ends. She
wore long white tulle veil and car
RED brides roses and was as charm
inslv beautiful a bride as one could
wish to see.
The Rev. c. c. Carroll, of the Bap-
tist church, pronounced the mystic
words that made DIR. Dell and Miss
Liddon man and wife, and during the
Mr.. Pittman played very
softly, "Cupid's Garden"
After the ceremony DR.. and Mrs.