Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1906-09-13
A Brilliant Wedding.

| "A OihAAe<hs WSNeAAos
| One of the most beautiful and bril-.
liant weddings that has ever been
seen in Shepherdstown occurred Wed.
nesday night. when Captain Ran
dolph Carter Berkeley, of the United
States Marines, and Miss Carrie Phil.
lips, only daughter of Pay Inspector
and Mrs. James s. Phillips, were
married in Trinity Episcopal Church.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
10. E. A. Marshall. rector of the
church, in the presence Of large and
fashionable assemblage of friends Of
the couple from here and elsewhere.
The floral decorations of the church
were bride roses and ferns. Captain
A. E. Harding was best man, aud the
ushers were DR.. Richard Blackburn,
of Washington, aide to the President,
Lieutenant Russell B. Putnam, Pay
master W. H. Dougherty Captain Hen
ry Davis, Paymaster D. M. Addison,
of the Navy, and Messrs. Lawrence R.
Lee, David Lemen and William Muz-
zey, of Philadelphia. Those OF the
military and naval service were in
the full dress uniforms of their re-
spective corps, while the others were
in evening dress. The maid of honor
was Miss Harriet Tilghman, of Nor
folk, Va. The bridesmaids were
Misses Janet O. Berkeley, of Staun.
ton, Va. Lula E. Hanna, of Wash
ington Marie Muzzey, Of Philadel-
| phia; Mamie G. Williams, Virginia
Van s. Reinhart, Elizabeth Butler,
Lorraine Turner and Eleanor Lee Potts,
of Shepherdstown. The maid of honor
was gowned in blue radium silk, while
the bridesmaids wore white organdie
and lace over blue tafeta. The
charming young bride looked very
sweet in lovely gown of white satin
and Duchesse and rose point lace,
with bridal veil. She carried brid e
roses. The ribbon bearers were
Grace Darling Chapline and Joseph
A. Chapline.
The scene as the bridal party en-
tered the church and grouped about
the chancel was an unusually hand
some and impressive one. The bri-
dial chorus from Lohengrin was used
as professional, various selec.
tions were played upon the organ
during the ceremony, and Mendels'
sohn's grand wedding march rang out
as the party left the church.
The bride was given away by her
uncle, Pay Director Mitchell Melon
aid, of the U. S. Navy, her father,
Pay Inspector Phillips being unable
to be present because of HE duties as
special representative of the state
Department at Monte Christi, San
Domingo, where revolution now
renders his presence imperative.
Immediately after the wedding a
reception was held at the brides
home, which was attended by num-
Der of invited guests. The apart
ments were very beautifully decorated
with flags and bunting and naval and
military objects of art. The bride
and groom received the congratula-
tions of their friends, who were en-
tertained most delightfully."- during
the evening. Delicious refreshments
were served, and later the young
folks wound up the festivities with a
dance. Thompson's Orchestra from
Martinsburg rendered sweet music
during the reception.
The bride received many beautiful
presents-cut glass, silver, fine china,
useful articles of various sorts, orna'
ments, curios and objects of art from
various parts of the world, and remem'
berances of many kinds from her
friends here and abroad.
A pleasing incident Of the wedding
was that the bride was driven to and
from the church by "Uncle" Fred
Young, one of the few slaves now llv-
ing who belonged to her grandfather.
Uncle Fred was immensely proud of
his opportunity to serve her.
About midnight the bridal party
drove to Shenandoah Junction, where
the Duquesne Limited train of the
B. & O. Railroad stopped and carried
them eastward.
This marriage unites two Of the old
families Of Virginia, the brides ances-
tors having come to Virginia in 1907
and 1910, and the groom's in 1913
all originally settling in jamestown.
Captain Berkeley is son of the late
DR.. Carter Berkeley and his wife,
LOWE Gilkeson, of Staunton, and
grandson of DR.. Edmund Berkeley
and his wife, Mary Randolph Spottis.
wood Brook, who was a daughter of
Judge Francis D. Brook and his wife,
Miss Spottiswood, who was direct
descendant of Governor Spottiswood,
the Knight of the Golden Horseshoe.
The bride is granddaughter of the
late Congressman VIM. A. Phillips,
of Kansas, and his wife, Margaret
Caraway Stewart Spillman, OF Ten
nessee. On her mothers side she is
granddaughter of the late Judge Jo'
seph A. Chapline. of Shepherdstown.
Shenherdstnwn Boy Climbing the Ladder.