The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-12-18
Manning Berkeley Marriage in Sumter.

Sumter. Dec. 12.-The most prominen
event OF the season in society circles
this city was the marriage vesterda..
evening at I O'Clock, at the church 0
the Holy Comforter, of Miss Saral
! Bernard, daughter of Hon. and Mrs
Richard I. Manning OF Sumter, to Rev
Alfred Rives Berkeley of Mavodon
n. G..
The marriage was an affair OF more
than ordinary interest owing to tn
prominence of the parties, and partlc
ularly TO the family connections OF the
charming and popular young bride.
The church was packed with tht
friends and relatives OF the bride ant
groom, not only from Sumter and Sum
ter county, but from adjoining counCle;
and other Southern States as we'll
The decorations were beautiful anc
TASTY. the entire church being festoon
ed in smilax. white roses and ever
greens, the altar being also artlstlcall! /!
decorated in the same manner.
The hundreds of friends who were
present were delightfully."- entertained
bv music from Prof. W. $. Schumacn'
er's famous orchestra while waiting
for the appearance of the bridal parry;
At the appointed hour the orloal
party arrived At this moment the
orchestra began the wedding narch
and the party entered the church 10
the following order:
Miss Deas Boykin OF Camden, maid
of honor: Dr.. G.. K. Berkeley OF Nor
! folk. Va. best man. and the following
attendants: Miss Rosie Meredith OF
I Richmond, Va. with Mr.. Albert Cox
OF North Carolina; Miss Mary Lou
Berkeley of North Carolina with Mr.
w. Sinkler Manning, Jr., OF New
York: Miss Amy Worth OF Richmond
with Mr.. H. A. Moses of Sumter; Miss
Elsie Jinkler of Philadelphia with Mr..
c. P. Wood of North Carolina: Miss
DuBose Jones of Columbia with Mr..
Leyle Colquitt OF North Carolina: Miss
Rosie Cooper of Wisacky with Mr.. X.
Richardson of Sumter; Miss Matte
Walk of Charleston with Mr.. Bernard
Manning of Sumter: Miss Elizabeth
Stevens of Berkeley with Mr.. r: T.
Manning of Sumter; Miss Emily Sink;
Ter of Berkeley county with Mr.. Pau
Schenck of North Carolina: Miss Thee
Lopez Of Sumter with Mr.. Andrew
Manning of Sumter: Miss Jessie Noise
of Sumter with Mr.. T. Men. Simpson
of North Carolina: Miss Margaret Man
ming of Spartanburg with Mr.: u. f.
Haynesworth of Sumter: Miss Eleanora
Richardson of Sumter with Mr.. SoE
Calder of North Carolina: Miss Ella
Cooke of Richmond, Va with Mr.
Milton Calder of North Carolina; MIR
St. George Manning Of Sumter with
Miss Carrie Sinkler of Berkeley cou1,
tv: Mr.. Preston Manning Of Sumter
the bride and her father.
The groom. with his best man, met
the bride, with her maid of honor, al
the altar railing, while the bridesmaids
and their escorts ranged themselves Oh
each side OF the sanctuary.
The beautiful Episcopal marriage
service was then performed, the Right
Reverend Bishop Cheshire of the dlo.
cese of North Carolina officiating, as
sisted oy Rev. II. II. Covington OF the
Church If the Holy Comforter.
The pretty and blushing bride was
attired in white satin and panne velvet
with ornaments of pearls and a beautl'
full bridal veil with wreath OF orange
blossoms and carried a bouquet OF car
nations.
The bridesmaids were dressed in pale
cream silk with long trains, each car
rying bouquet OF exquisite flowers.
After the ceremony the happy couple
and their friends and relatives and the
attendants repaired 10 the magnificent
mansion of the BRIDES parents on North
Main street, where a delightful recep'
tion was held.
A bountiful and appetlzing repast
was served and the hours were delight
full spent by all present. The newly
welded pair were escorted The depot
by crowd of friends and relatives and
congratulations and best wishes were
showered upon them.
The destination Of the bride ano
groom was ''parts unknown as they
most positively refused to be inter-
viewed on that line.
The bride is one of Sumter county S
most charming and popular young Ia
dies. and is one of the best known
Young women in South Carolina, being
prominent in the social circles OF the
South.
She comes from TWO Of the tirst fam
lilies of the Palmetto State, the Man
nings and Richardson's, being a great
granddaughter of the late Gov. Rich
ard l. Manning, niece of the late Gov.
John L. Manning, and cousin and niece
of the three late Gov. Richardson's, be-
sides having other distinguished family
connections all over the South. Rev.
Berkeley, the groom, is one OF the rls-
ing and popular Young ministers OF the
South. They carry with them the
hearty congratulations and best wishes
of a most of friends from Sumter, and
from all over South Carolina and many
places in the South.
Rev. and Mrs. Berkeley were the re-
cipieut of many very handsome and
costly presents from their hundreds OF
friends and relatives.
There were a number OF out-of-town
visitors to attend the wedding, among
them being the Right Reverend Bishop
Cheshire of the Episcopal diocese OF
North Carolina, DR.. and Mys. Wharton
Sinkler of Philadelphia, Mr.. w. 5.
Manning of Spartanburg, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Stevens of Berkeley county,
Mr.. and Mrs. C. St. G. Sinkler OF
Berkeley county, Mr. and Mrs. John
B. Adger Of Anderson, Mrs. Preston
Cooke and Miss Cooke of Richmond
Va, Miss Meredith of Richmond, Mrs.
D. R. Williams and the Misses Viii
liams of Camden, Mr.. and Mrs. B. h
Bovkin Of Cant en-, Senator T. NJ. Ray.
sor of Orangeburg, Mr.. Richard Sin;
eleton of Acton, Gov. D. c. Hayward
and others.-The State.