Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-10-24
A HAPPY EVENT.
The VitOu- Harper NuptialS In Will
miD0tOn.

ARGUS readers in this city, the home
of the groom, and where he enjoys a
wide circle of friends and a lucrative
practice, will be interested in the fol-
lowing account of his marriage in Will
mington, which we take from yester-
days issue of the Wilmington Star.
In a beautiful pink and white we'd
ding yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock
in St. Paul's Episcopal church, Fourth
and Orange streets, Miss Annie Kay
Harper, the attractive young daughter
of Capt. and Mrs. James T. Harper, of
this city, became the bride of DIR.
Ernest Charles Vitou, formerly Of
| Akron, Ohio, but WHO'S now a leading
dental of G~oldsboro, N. c., the
beautiful Episcopal service that made
them man and wife having been i'm
pressively spoken by the Rev. A. w.
Seabrease, rector of the parish, in the
presence of a large numbe of rela-
tives and admiring friends of the bride
and groom The church was beauti-
fully decorated with palms, ferns,
Southern smilax and other evergreens
while here and there were clusters Of
pink and white crysanthemums carry
ing out quite effectively and prettily
the color scheme, a soft light from
numerous ~candelabra adding beauty to
the marriage scene, which is describ-
ed as one of the most elegant of the
early Autumn in Wilmington.
AS the guest assembled a number of
classic selections were rendered by
Mr.. ALI. II. Yopp, the organist, and at
the appointed our the gladstone
!, strains of the wedding march herald
. ed the approach Of the bridal party.
The matron of honor was Mrs. James
E. Womock, of Wilmington, and the
groom was attended as best man by
Mr.. G. Gordon Smith, of Rocky Mount,
5 NC.
' The bridesmaids were Miss Ella
Windsor, of Southport, and Misses An.
ME Louise Price. Mary Belle Sneed
. and Gertrude Bryan of Wilmington
while the groomsmen were Messrs
: Fred Harper, of Lynchburg, Va, s
; brother of the bride; Mr.. Francis Gid
. dens, of Goldsboro; DIR. J. w. Stanley
: and Mr. Joseph Price, of this city.
! The bride entered the church on tn,
arm of her brother, DR.. Chas. T.. Har
per, OF Wilmington, by whom she wa
: given away. The groom and his hes
man entered from a side door an
= when the ensemble at the altar wa
complete, the solemn words were spok
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The bride was exquisitely gowne'
in a white lace robe over t~affeta, he
bridal veil being caught up with or
W ange blossoms, while she carrie
It white brides roses and Lilies of tn
Valley.
II The dame of honor was becomingl
1T gowned in pink point d'sprit owe
.e taffeta and carried white %crysanthe
NUNS.
S The bridesmaids were pretty i
t. gowns of white silk with Persian cir
d dies and carrying white chrysanthe
a NUNS.
Of Immediately after the ceremony til
5e bridal party repaired to the home c
the brides parents, on Church stree
- where an elegant wedding repast wa
served and Dr.. Vitou and bride receiy
. ed the happiest Fluctuations of thos
a assembled. Later they were accomps
MED by the wedding party to the III
: ion station whence they took he
departure on the northbound Altar
tic Coast Line train at 7 o'clock for
:. bridal tour North. Returning in abOt
two weeks they will be at home
:. Goldsboro, where the groom has
large and lucrative practice.
Both DR.. and Mrs. Vitou have tt
:. best wishes of many friends in Wi
mington. The groom is we'll know
here, having been located tor sever
years at Southport, and he is congra
ulated on the rare good fortune thu
is his in h happy event of yesterda.
i. Miss Harper is a young woman
most attractive personality, and
much loved and admired in a wiz
= circle of friends in this city. WIFI
n many will regret her departure fro1
he Wilmington, they will hope that h'
d. visits here will be often.
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