The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-05-01
Reston Bates, Of London England, and
d. r. Hamilton

Reston Bates, OF London England, and
! ID. r. Hamilton.
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/ One OF the most beautiful and en-
/ joyaOle card parties Of the. season was
given on Thursday evening at rhe
| home of Mrs. William A Wright, on
/ Dock street, when her daughter, Miss
/ Alice Wright entertained in honor OF
/ her guesf. Miss Frances Broadfoot,
/ OF Fayetteville. y. c. Progressive eu-
cnre was played. The color scheme
/ was pink and white, and the rooms
were beautiful in their decorations OF
pink and white carnations and roses
and other beautiful flowers Delicious
/ refreshments were served. The guests
/ included, Miss Frances Broadfoot, Miss
Eliza Williams and Miss Laura Allan,
+ OF Fayetteville; Miss Anita deRosse.,
Miss Sadie Williams, Miss Mary Lucas
Cantweli, Miss Louise Harlow, Mss
Harriet French, Miss Isabel Belden,
Miss Nellie Macmillan, Miss Mary
Payne, Mr.. Ross, Mr.. Porter. Mr.. Ken
/ ~, Mr.. aGines, of Richmond, Va; Mr
+ Pierre Holmes, Mr. Marion James, Mr.
! Harry West. Mr. Albert Stockard and
Mr.. Norwood Huske.
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! There was beautiful wedding cele-
/ brated at the home Of Mr. and Mrs.
/ J. ". jackson or South Fourth street
/ on Wednesday al high noon. when Miss
/ Saliie Bell Jackson became the bride
, OF Mr.. James Edwin Womack, of MAJ
ton, Hrth Carolina. There were pres
/ ent at the ceremony only few friends
and relatives Of the contracting par
/ ties. The south parlor, where the GER
emO1y was performed, was lovely in
/ its decorations of southern smilax and
/ pOIted plants. An altar was arrang-
ed with a beautiful background form
ed Of palms, ferns, southern sm;lax
and Easter lilies. The darkened
rooms were effectively lighted by num-
erous candles in silver candelabra,
which cast a soft radiance over the
pretty scene. At the hour appointed
the strains of Mendelssonn's wedding
march, played or the piano by Miss
McGirt, announced the approach Of the
bridal party. Miss Jennie Jackson,
sister Of the bride and maid Of honor
! first entered She was followed by
the bride, who entered leaning on the
arm of her father. The groom, ac-
companied by his brother. MrA Paul
Womack, Of Charlotte, who was best
man, met his bride at the altar. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. J.
NJ. Wells, D. D., pastor Of the First
Presbyterian church. The bride vas
gowned in white liberty silk and car
ried brides roses. The maid Of honor
was attired IN white chiffon and car
ried carnations Mr.. and Mrs. Wom-
ack left on the Seaboard Air Line
train for a trip to Washington and
Baltimore, and after May 1st they will
be ''at home in Maxton, n. c. The
presents were numerous and very
handsome.
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In Rockingham last Tuesday evening
there was Il marriage which will n
terest many of our Wilmington people,
as the bride is Well known and mas a
host of friends here. This was the
marriage OF the Rev Plato Durham,
pastor of Trinity church, Charlotte,
and Miss Lucy Cole, daughter Of Rev.
j. n. Cole, presiding elder in the
Rockingham Methodist district The
wedding was celebrated in the Meth
odist church and was beautiful III IFS
simplicity. The church was DECORATED
with wOOd-ferns and .dOgwOOd bios
SONS, a bank of which half concealed
the choir which sang the bridal cho-
rus from Lohengrin just before the
wedding party entered. The first to
enter were the ushers: Messrs. s. J.
Durham, J. c. FcNein, John Everett
and Y. G. Lee, jr., who were followed
by little Misses Alice Cole, Minnie
Little, Susie Russell, Sara Lily Dock
cry, Anna Leak Ledbetter and Emma
Gray Ledbetter, flower girls, sweet and
dainty in white frocks over green and
carrying baskets of rose petals which
they scattered in the path Of the bride.
The maid Of honor, Miss Lucy Cobb,
of NewTork, dressed in a spangled
white net gown and carrying a bou-
quet Of sweet peas, came down the
left aisle, preceding the bride, VINO
entered with her father, Rev. ]. n.
Cole The bride is we'll known as one
of ne states most beautiful women,
and she was even more beautiful tnan
usual IN her exquisite wedding gown
of white satin and Irish point lace,
She carried a bouquet of lilies Of the
valley. The groom, attended by MS
best man, Mr. c. w. Dixon, entered
from the vestry and met his bride be-
fore the altar. The ceremony was
performed by the Rev. Mr.. Underwood,
assisted by Rev Mr. Hall. Mr.. and
Mrs. Durham left Rockingham at 2:io
o'clock for an extended bridal trip
north. They were the recipients Of
numerous beautiful presents.
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At eight o'clock Wednesday evening
in Calvary church, Tarboro, N. c.,
Miss Placide Bridgers, the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Bridgers, was
married to Rev. Robert White, jr., of
Virginia. The ceremony was perform
ed by Right Rev. Joseph 3. Cheshire,
bishop of North Carolina, assisted by
Rev. Harry Harding, rector of the par
ish. The brides wedding gown was
of white radium silk, embroidered
with pearls and with bertha Of rose
point lace, the bridal veil being caught
up with a wealth of iris. She carried