The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-04-13
EASTER WEDDING.

in this city on Tuesday evening
April 10, 1906, at half past s O'Clock
The foregoing briet announce
ment is full of interest not only t.
the hundreds of auditors and friends
who packed the church to witnes:
the beautiful rites, but to many al
home and abroad where the bride
and groom are known. The even
ing was perfect. The moon and
stars shed their beautiful light
from taultless sky and the earth
was at peace as though not at all
remotely disturbed by an angry
volcano.
AT an early hour the churchyard
was lined with carriages and knots
of people eager to see the approach
ing parties.
Inside the church was decorated
according to the custom Of Easter,
A massive arch of holly stood in
the altar and from the crest of the
arch hung a large bell of white
lilies illuminated from within. Be-
tween the altar and pulpit was a
bank of white and green studded
with lilies. To the right of the
pulpit large G and to the left a
large r made of white and green
were fastened to the walls. These
we're supplied with lights. The
pulpit was profusely decorated and
the entire church lighted with the
prevailing colors in green and
white.
The first signal of approaching
ceremonies were the soft and mel
low tones of the organ which grad
ually filled the room, and as Mr.
Ownby touched the familiar theme
of Mendelssohn's Wedding March
the attendants marched down the
aisles right and left and left and
right alternately as follows;
Mr.. Vernon Watson and Miss
Annie Lee Taylor, Mr. Granville
Sanders and Miss Hazel Hardy,
Mr.. Will Pen1ck and Miss Vera
Mckinney, Mr.. ]. c. Knobles,
West Point, Miss, and Miss Kath
leen Gibbs, Mr.. wright Pardue and
Miss Lucille Gorge, Mr.. Clarence
Latimer, city, and Miss Alice Gard
ner, West Point, Mr.. Erwin Scates
and Miss Vivienne White, West
Point. Following came the bride
upon the arm of her friend, the
maid of honor, Miss Carrie Hine-
mon, Arkadelphia, Ark, and then
the groom and his friend Mr..
Shelley Westbrook, of West Point, |
Miss. The young ladies and gen.
tlemen formed themselves on each
side and reaching the arch the bride
and groom took their station under
the bell. The pastor, Rev. ]. ]
Castleberry, Immediately opened
the service, administering the rites
according to the custom of the
church, which were brief and par
ticularly interesting on this occa-
sion After which was prayer and
benediction and the bridal party
left in twos as they came, excepting
the bride and groom who had taken
the vows of love and duty, and the
sacred compact, Until death do us
part
The scene was impressive and
Indeed it was one of
the prettiest weddings in the annals
of the church, remark expressed
by many who were present A very
beautiful incident in the ceremony
just as the pastor spoke :
the words, II pronounce you hus- /
band and wife" AT that point the
electric current in the letter r was ,
turned off and the G only remained. 2
After the wedding party, then =
the family, and the church was G
soon deserted leaving the lilies to $
sigh and droop in the darkness and !;
The holly to weep for more hearts r
to conquer. a
The bridal train moved towards !;
the home of the bride, whose par r
ents are Mr.. and Mrs. w. G.. Rey- r
holds, where reception was ten !
Tered. The bride wore suit of r
:repe de chine over white satin and :
carried shower bouquet of brides
-oses. Her veil was caught up in
oops with orange blossoms, and
nony bonnie lassie ne'er looked
'ae guild and fair.
The maid of honor, Miss Carrie
Iinemon, a cousin of the bride, was
lad in a suit of white net over