The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-12-23
The Parkhill-L
Wedding Thursday
A Brilliant Affair.

Tallahassee. Dec. 21.--St Johns
Epicopal church was the scene OF
brilliant wedding Thursday evening
when Miss Genevieve Perry Park
hill. daughter OF Judge Charles b.
Parkbill of the supreme court OF
Florida. became the wife of Mr..
James Mckay Lykes. The stately
old church was artlstically decorated
in white and green, and masses OF
green about the altar made an effec-
tive background for the bridal party.
The church was filled with an as
semblage of friends long, before the
hour set for the ceremony. While
they waited the coming of the bridal
party, the following musical program
was rendered, Miss Whitfield presid-
ing at the organ:
Marchc de FlambeauX.
Vocal SOlo--Lova's Token, Thome,
Miss Sara Groom Mays.
Violin Solo Miss Saxon. The
Night, Hasa; Thousand Eyes, E. Nc
Lean.
Vocal Solo-Mrs. J. Clifford r. Fos-
ter. Love Ne and The World is Mine.
At the appointed hour the familiar
strains of Mendelssohns wedding
march hcralded the approach of the
wedding procession First came Miss
Clara Lewis and Mr. Kenneth Mckay,
of Tampa and following was Miss
Laura Mcneil OF Mobile, Alabama,
with Mr.. Thomas Lykes of Tampa
and Miss Clyde Raney with Mr.. Rich
ard Lykes of Cuba.
Preceding the bride and her father
came the dainty maid of nonor, Miss
Cary Abercrombie. of Pensacola. The
bridesmaids wore quaint, girlish
gowns Of white chiffon over white
satin with wells. and carried bouquets
of maidenhair fern tied with white
tu,le. Miss Abercrombie's gown was
OF white chiffon over satin. She wore
a veil and carried bride roses tied
with tulle.
The bride was radiant and Queenly
as she came up the aisle leaning
upon her fathers arm. Her wedding
gown, fashioned la Marguerite. with
court train. was of Duchesse chiffon
six over chiffon and taffeta, with a
garnlture of real lace and pearls. Her
veil. caught by a wreath Of orange
blossoms, was of tulle and floated in
hlmy cloud-like folds about the eX-
GWsitely beautiful figure. She carried
al armful OF splendid bride roses
with showers Of lilies of the valley.
The groom and his best man, Mr..
Fred E. Lykes, entered from the YES
try room and met the bride at the
altar. Here. according to the beauti-
full ritual of the Episcopal church.
Reverend DIR. Carter read the be-
trothal and the impressive marriage
service.
During the ceremony La Paloma''
was softly played-so softly that it
was like an echoing whisper. breath
ing loves exquisite pain and ioy.
The hush that followed the bene-
diction was broken by the triumphal
volume of the recessionai-rhe
Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin-as
the wedding party left the church.
There was no reception except to
the welding party and the Attendants.
owing to the recent death of the
groom's father.
The bride is the eldest daughter al
Judge Charles B. Parkhill. and a
granddaughter of the late Governor
Perry. She is descended from two O:
Florida's most illustrious families
and is herself of distInctively lovely
type of Southern womanhood. Tall
and graceful, with dark hair and
dreamy dark eyes ard cordial. win
some manners, she has been extreme
~ popular in society since her debut
two vars ago.
Mr.. Lykes is a son of the late DR.