Smyrna times., 1908-08-05
sPEAKMAN-JosEPH NUPTlALs
Miss Marjorie WiIIoughby Josephs and
Cummins E. S. Speakman Married
Saturday Evening at ST. Peters


Cummins E. S. Speakman Married
Saturday Evening at ST. Peters
An event of much social interest in
Smyrna was the wedding Saturday
evening of Miss Marjorie Willoughby
Josephs, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard JOsephs of this town to Mr..
Cummins Elliott Stockly Speakman,
son of Mrs. Caroline Peterson-Speak-
man of Belmont Hall. The wedd-
ing was sOlemnized at St. Peters
Church at eight O'Clock before
select number of relatives and
personal friends. Pretty St. Peters
Church was attractively decorated
for the occasion in yellow and green,
asparagus ferns being arranged in
and about the chancel with becoming
effect. At the appointed time the
nuptial march was struck up by Miss
Julia Hum when the bridal partv
entered, the bride leaning on the
arm of her father who gave her to
be married. The groom attended by
his best man Charles Daniels Stockly.
ESQ.,, entered from the side wing
and Joined wedding party. The
Rev. Charles Sparks of Seaford, an
old friend of the Joseph family met
the bride and groom at the chancel
and with the solemn ceremony of the
Protestant Episcopal Church, pronoun-
ced them man and wife. The bride
was becOmingly attired in gown of
voile manOn over taffeta, en- train,
and carried a shower boquet of roses
and lilies of the valley. She was
attended by her friend Miss Hattie
Greenabaum of Seaford, maid of
honor. The latter wore white
lingerie over yellow taffeta and
carried pink roses and asparagus
ferns. The ushers were: Mr..
Walter Josephs of Smyrna, brother
of the bride, Mr.. Hugh Rodney
Sharp, Wilmington; DIR. Alfred Lee
Clifton, U. S. N, and Mr.. Howard
Roberts Jones, Smyrna. Following
the ceremony, the company
repaired to the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Josephs on Commerce Street.
where delightful reception was
given. Norris Orchestra discoursed
music and a sumptuous collation. was
served. The beautiful and exquisite
presents of the bride were displayed
IN an adjoining room. The Joseph
mansion was converted into a
veritable bower of asparagus branches
and yellow flowers and amid these
attractive scenes and until nearly
midnight, the party made merry the
while with unwontoned pleasure.
Shortly after ten o'clock the bride
and groom amid a shower of
rice and confetti, entered the
handsome dupont touring car with
Mr.. and Mrs. Rodney Sharp and were
driven to Wilmington from which
place they continued their wedding
trip to the Delaware Water Gap and
other points. They will reside on
their return at historic Belmont Hall
one of the prettiest colonel mansios
of Delaware. Among those present
at the wedding and reception were ::
Wilmington-Mrs. H. B. Richardson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Rodney Sharpe,
Mrs. Andrew Marvel, Master Henry
Marvel, Floyd Wyngett; Philadel-
phia-Mrs. E. Royden Stretch, Miss
Florence St. John; Seaford- Rev.
Charles B. Sparks and wife, Mrs.
w. M. Ross, DR.. Anna C. Shipley,
Miss Hattie Greenabaum; Elkton,
Md.-Miss Alice Frazier; Wyoming
J. Brock Jackson; Dover-Miss
Lydia Watson, Miss Mary Taylor,
Baker Taylor; Bridgeton, N. j.
Miss Harriet Mahan; Warrington,
w. Va. Mr.. and Mrs. James Turber,
Miss Frances E. Turber, Harvey D.
Turber; Smyrna-Mrs. Caroline
PetersoRzSpeakman, Mr.. and Mrs. ].
D. Wilds, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Harvey
Speakman, Mr.. and Mrs. John C.
StOckly, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H.
LeFevre, Mrs. j. w. Clifton, Mrs.
E. Morris Cloak, Miss Lillian
Speakman, Miss Eba Wilds, Miss
Mary Hazel, Miss Agnes Carrow,
Charles D. Stockly, DR.. A. Lee
Clifton, Howard R. Jones, Ayers
Stockly and Donald M. Cloak.