Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-06-20
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A Beautiful June Wedding Last
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have been solemnized in Goldsboro and
~chronicled by the ARGUs none have
been more surprisingly lovely or
around which clustered more OF COM
munity interest than that which was
~solemnized in the Presbyterian church
Wednesday. in the presence of an assem-
blage that thronged the church to over
flowing and the streets round about, so
popular are the young couple b were
to walk the glad way to the altar on
this joyously happy occasion
The bride was Miss Eleanor Street
Munroe, the very beautiful daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Munroe, who from
has been-for all that wins
the hearts of a people-a universal
favorite; so abundant in joyousness,
girIishness, so abundantly in lo"e with
the world and everybody, in all that is
worthy, and by everybody abundantly
beloved truly just desert of her fair
young life-thatw we had hardly realized
she had grown to bridal years.
The groom was Mr.. VIM. Hinton
Best, oldest son of Mr.. and Mrs. MI
Best, of the substantial business firm
of Best & Thompson, and associated in
the business, a young mar OF splendid
capacity and intrinsic worth, who
possesses the highest esteem of all our
people. The two have grown up from
childhood, through school days, and
into the social world together. 1t will
be a more easily happy realization
therefore to them, they are, indeed,
1.-TWO souls with but a single thought;
Two hearts that beat as one"
For this happy bridal the church had
been rendered by loving hands super
latively beautiful in it's decorations OF
growing green and blooming flowers
and its myriad Of lights, which shed a
nebulous halo DER the scene, made
more mystic and enchanting in all its
1ovliness and spendor of nature and art
by the deep significance to which it all
referred. And while the great congre-
CATION waited for the ceremonial and
reveled in the scene before them and
the sentiment of the hour, there came
to them the sweetest of music-the
human voice in song-"Because sod
Made thee Mine,' sung by Mrs WINS.
Spicer, and at its conclusion the notes
of Lohengrin's Wedding March, from
the pipe organ, presided over by Miss
Daisy Brown, announced the arrival of
the bridal party.
Masters Walter and Thomas Borden,
Allen Wooten and George Norwood
acted as ribbon boys.
First came the ushers: Messrs. Stree t
MunrCe and Leslie Yelvertou, Don G..
Humphrey and Edwin B. Lee, Paul
Borden and Griff Porter. all in full
evening dress and looking s~trikingly
handsome.
Next came the bridesmaids, all in
white organdfe and carrying bouquets
of pink carnations: Misses Mamie
Banner and Rachel Moye Borden,
Ellen Dortch and Margie Gray, Mamie
Best and Helen Kirby.
When these all had grouped them
selves gracefully around the altar and
in the presence of the waiting minister 4,
the groom with his best man, MIR.
John Lee Best, a younger brother. a p
preached aud took his position half
turned toward the congregation in at
titude of expectancy ofhis bride. Then
came the lovely Maid of Honor, Miss
Katherine Street, gOwned in pink chit
fon satin and carrying bridesmaid roses.
and Immediately preceded by the
cherub-like little flower girl, Miss
Gladys Kinsey, in pink hand-embroi-
dered chiffon over silk and carrying d
basket of sweet peas.
All eyes then turned ~instinctively tc
rest in loving admiration on the beautl
full young bride as. she walked her way
to the altar leaning upon he arm of he
father, richly gowned in white Duchess
satin, bridal veil, and carrying {
shower bouquet of lilies of the valley
At the altar the groom received his
bride and the twain faced the officiating
minister, Rev. F.. w. FAIRIES, and as h.
spoke the service that effected the eter
nal. locking of their lives together
"Angels' Serenade' was softly, ex
quisitely rendered on the violin by Mis-
Lucia Privett.
The grouping at the altar, the scene
the sentiment, the significance of it all
was such that none may look upol
without realizing the JUNCTION OF
blessing in the vision, for it was senti
ent with types of everything that i
of and for the better, the higher life
love, faith, hope, truth, innocence
gladness-pointing humanity to tn
lovelit way which makes for the onl
abiding happiness that can be know
in this life; types before which all {
us-for all the world loves lovers