Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-06-15
The Scully-Pendleton Wedding.

The marriage of Miss Rosalie Pen
dleton, daughter of Mrs. Helen Pen
dleton, of Shepherdstown, to Mr.. Cor,
nelius Decatur Scully, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John S. Scully, of Pittsburg, Pa,
was solemnized last Saturday even
ing at half after seven o o'clock in Trim
ity Episcopal Church in this place.
The wedding service was read by the
rector of the church, Rev. G. E. a.
Marshall. The ceremony was beau
tiful in its simplicity and unostenta-
tiousness. The decorations of the
church were in green and white, run
ming vines and white blossoms being
tastefully blended, while punches OF
daisies were fastened to each pew.
Many candles shed a radiance over
the flowers.
Miss Elizabeth Stockton Pendleton,
sister of the bride, was maid of hon
or, and Mr.. John s. ScullY, Jr., broth
er of the groom, was the best man.
The bridesmaids were Miss Mary EIlz-
abeth Scully, sister of the groom; Miss
Charlotte Pendleton, sister OF the
bride; Miss Violet Dandrdge, Of Shep-
herdstown; Miss Florence cambridge,
of The Bower, Jefferson county; Miss
Mary Taylor, Of Alabama; Miss Janet
Goucher and Miss Marguerite Lake,
of Baltimore; Miss Anne George, OF
Illinois. The ushers were DR.. Charles
G. Strickland, Of Erie, Pa; Messrs,
William E. Schoyer, Wilson Mcbride
Cornell, Churchill B. Mehard, Alex
ander Murdoch, Hugh Nelson Pen
dleton, of Pittsburg, and 7. Francis
Cadwallader, OF Baltimore. The
bride, who was given away by her
brother, Mr.. Dudley D. Pendleton, Of
Plttsburg, looked lovely in a dress OF
soft white material, trimmed with
rare old family lace. She wore bril-
dal veil and carried white roses.
The maid of honor wore pink, while
the bridesmaids had simple white
gowns and carried bouquets Of sweet
peas. The gentlemen wore full even
Ing suits. The ring ceremony was
used, and as the wedding party were
grouped in the chancel the scene was
strlkingly beautiful one.
After the ceremony reception was
held at Bellevue, near town, where
number of friends gathered to express
their congratulations to the happy
young couple. Later Mr.. and Mrs.
Scully took the train for New York,
and they will sail this week on their
wedding tour, with Holland as an OBJ
jective point.
The tair young bride is native OF
Shepherdstown, and she is descend
ant of the distinguished PendIetou
family of Virginia. Her lather was
the late Captain Dudley Dlgges Pen
dleton, and her grandfather on her
mothers side was the late Hon. Alex
ander R. Boteler, Of cherished mem
DRY. She ls a graduate Of the Wo-
mans College OF Baltimore, and Is as
accomplished as she is lOvable. Mr..
Scully is rising young lawyer OF
Pittsburg, and is a graduate Of the
University Of Pennsylvania.
The presents received by the bride
were of great beauty and value. The
groom's father gave most generous
gift in bonds, and his mother mag
niGcent set of silver. Other presents
were splendid cut glass, rare cnlna'
silverware, fine linen and great va.
riety of objects OF artistic beauty and
OF usefulness.
Among the out-of-town guests at
tending the wedding were Mr.. and
Mrs. John S. Scully, father and moth
err of the groom, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Scully, the Misses Scully, Mrs. Mar
garet Watts, Mrs. Hugh Pendleton
Allen, Mrs. VIM. F. Blckel, all OF
Pittsburg; Mr.. VIM. G. Pendleton, OF
Wytheville, Va; Miss Helen B. Pen
dleton, of Baltimore DR.. and Mrs
Charles Goldsborough, Miss Rather
inc Goldsborough and Miss Henrietta
Lee Goldsborough, of Walkersvllle
Nd; Mrs. J. F. Legge, Of Washington
Mrs. A. A. Abbott, Of Cleveland
Ohio; Mr.. and Mrs. James M. Mason
Jr., of Charles Town; Mr.. and Mrs
G. S. Hunter, Of Hagerstown.