The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-11-02


A beautiful wedding was celebrated
at St. Johns Episcopal church yester-
day evening at 6 o'clock when Miss
Mildred Davis, one of Wilmington's
charming young society women, be
came the bride of Lieutenant R. B.
Adams, of the United States revenue
cutter Seminole. The church was
beautifully decorated with palms,
ferns and southern smilax and on the
altar burned many candles in highly
FURNISHED candelabra which cast their
soft glow over the church and added
beauty to the scene. Friends and ac-
had gathered to. witness the happy
event flied the church. Before the
bridal party entered Miss Anna sprunt
who presided at the organ, played
several beautiful selections. AS the
strains of the briday chorus from Lo-
hengrin waited through the building
the bridal party entered. First came
the two little ribbon children, Miss
Mary Nixon Darden, of New York, a
niece of the bride, and Miss Jane Dun
ham, of Pensacola, cousin of the groom
Then Mr.. John Hall and Mr.. Geo. P.
James; Lieut.. Leroy Reinburg and
/ Lieut., Young; Mr.. G. Med. Davis;
the maid of honor, Miss Eliotte Emer-
| son. and then the bride who entered
leaning on the arm Of her brother, Mr..
Nixon Davis. The groom entered from
the vestry room, accompanied by his
/ best man. Lieut. T. G.. CrapSter, and
met the bride in front Of the altar
where the words were spoken making
them husband and wife. The cere-
mony was performed in a most impress
sive manner by Rev. Jas. Carmichael,
ID. D.
Once more was the church filled
with music as the joyous notes of the
wedding march from Mendelssohn rang
out and the bridal party retired from
the church in the reverse order from
which they entered.
The bride was becomingly attired in
caught with orange blossoms and car
ried a shower bouquet of bride roses
and lilies of the valley. Miss Emer-
son, the maid Of honor, wore a dress
Of white chiffon cloth and carried yel-
low chrysanthemums. The little rib
bon children wore white batiste trim
med with lace.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Adams left or
the $50 train for a visit to several OF
the New England states and befort
their return will visit the home o.
Lieutenant Adams at Cambridge, Mass
They expect to be gone for severa
weeks and upon their return to tn,
city will be at home to their friends a
Mrs. Cronley's, corner of Fifth anC
Orange streets.
Many beautiful and costly wedding
presents were received both from thi
and other states and attested the grea
popularity of the young couple
The bride is a daughter of Mr.. ant
Mrs. r. B. Davis and is young woInal
possessing many rare traits of charac
ter. She is admired and loved by
wide circle of friends in this city
Lieutenant Adams is in the rev
enue cutter service and although tn
Seminole has been stationed at thi
, port foT the past two years he ha
made a large number of warm friend
in this city.
During the past few days several en-
tertainments have been given compli
I mentary to Lieutenant Adams and hi
J bride and among them was a receI
ton on the Seminole on Monday nigh
A complimentary dance was given las
, night by the L'Arioso German Club.
Among the out of town people her
to attend the wedding were, Mrs. I. I
Darden, Of New York. sister Of III
bride, Captain James Fitzgerald an
Mrs. J. C. Dunham, of Port lamp;
Florida, Mr.. George P James of VAST
ington city, and Mrs. J. Archibald Car
non of Concord