The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-10-26
SOCIETY MARRIAGE.
Spencer-HendersOn NuptialS Befttingly
Celebrated.

Celebrated.
Wednesday evening Of this week the
First Presbyterian Church was the scene
of one of the most recherche marital
ceremonies ever witnessed in this city,
when Mr.. Andrew Spencer led to the
altar Miss Matte Cecil Henderson
and Rev, J. Edmonds Brown in a
beautiful ceremony united for veal or
woe the cupid-pierced hearts. The
church never looked more beautiful
than on this occasion. The pulpit was
a solid bank of ferns and ported plants
which formed background for the
three white arches, with maiden hair
ferns and chrysanthemums gracefully
interlaced, under which the bridal
party were grouped while the benedic-
ton of love was falling from the lips
OF the man of God. Above the bride
and groom was suspended by silken
band a flower woven bell with tongue
Of incandescent brilliancy.
While the guests were being seated
Mrs. s. 7. Willard at the organ and
Mrs. S. E. Miller with the violin rem
dered exquisitely several appropriate
selections. Miss Lena Barton sang in
good voice, "Call Me Thine Own"
while the bridal party was in waiting.
In a moment the soft strains of Men
delssohn's wedding march hushed the
audience and the procession to the altar
began. The pastor entered from the
rear and the ushers came down the aisle
first and took their positions ON either
side, Will B. johnson and Sam Il. Mil
lard coming first and James A. Summers
and Martin I. Gump following. Next
came the bridesmaids and groomsmen
in the following order: Misses Lula
Burbage and Belle Miller, T. L.
Earnest and L. W. Cass, Misses Cor
don Henderson and Mae Lewis Jones,
Will Miller and F. s. Henderson. The
matron Of honor, Mrs. A. N. Moles-
worth, came next and was followed by
the bride on the arm Of her brother,
Walter Houston Henderson, who gave
her away, they being met by the groom
and best man, j. Z. Parish, who had
entered from the rear. The ceremony
was particularly impressive, the pastor
being in splendid voice. The ring
used was the wedding ring of the
BRIDES mother.
The brides gown was an imported
white lace robe with inner lining Of
chiffon over taffeta, over which fell in
graceful folds the conventional vail.
She carried mammoth bouquet of
brides roses.
The bridesmaids were charming in
gowns Of point de esprit over taffeta,
trimmed with lace and ribbon and
wore green girdles. They carried huge
lunches of white chrysanthemums.
The matron of honor was superb in a
gown OF pale green crepe de chine over
taffeta.
The bride gave the matron Of honor
and bridesmaids handsome pearl SOU
venirs.
Following the ceremony the bridal
party were given reception by Miss
Gordon Henderson. The bride and
groom, however, escaped and took the
9:26 train for Bristol and left the next
morning for New York, thus complete
ly fooling all their friends and getting
away without shower of rice and other
accompaniment.
More than one hundred and fifty
handsome and valuable presents were
received in cut glass, silver and fur
niture.
Among the out of town guests present
were Mrs. A. N. Wordsworth, Of
Ottawa, Can. Miss Mae Jones, of Roa-
noke; Capt. W. Smith Jones, of Abing-
don; Maj. Finley Fl. Henderson, of
Knoxville; Mr.. Walter Houston Hen
derson Of New York; Chas. Floyd Hen
derson, of Virginia Polytechnic Insti-
tute; Lieut.. L, William Cass, of 18th
Cavalry U. S. A.; Lieut. Gordon Kim
ball, of 18th Cavalry U. s. A; Mr.. H.
W. Burlingame, of Bristol.