Goldsboro weekly argus., 1908-10-15
HARDY-T0kLINSeN.
Pretty Church Wedding in This City
Last Night.
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
Last night the Presby terian church
in this city was the scene OF happy
ceremony, at O'Clock, in which more
than usual interest in this community
was centered because of the substan-
tial popularity of the bride with all
classes of OF our people, by whom she
is held in sincsrest regard, and the
cordial good will she enjoys from her
wide circle of personal friends.
The contracting parties were Miss
Ida Hess TOmlinson, daughter of Mrs.
w. r. Hollowell, who since her advent
to Goldsboro, when her mother became
the wife of Mr.. Hollowell, has held the
undivided admiration of all our people,
and Mr.. Wilson Moore Hardy, of
Rome, Ga, who readily makes friends
of all who know him by his winsome
personality.
The beautiful edifiee had been ap-
propriately adorned by loving hands
for the joyous occasion, and the bril-
liant lights brought out in striking re-
lief the gorgeous bank of green grow
ing palms and ferns that furnished
background for the officiating minister
and the impressive bridal ceremony at
the chancel, and we're SO appropriately
suggestive, in their vigorous green, Of
the perennial youth of love-'the old,
old story" that is ever new and is the
sa wing grace OF the world.
While the congregation waited, and
just as the bridal party were expected,
Mrs. Williams Spicer, whose voice is
SO expressive and admired, sang, in
sweetest cadence, o PerfectLove," that
attuned all hearts to the happy cere-
mony about to be selemnized.
Soon the notes of ,Mendelssohn's s
W edding March, from the large pipe or
gan,presidedover by Mrs. B.J. Thonp-
son, told that the expectant moment
had arrived, and the bridal process
ion approached the altar in the follow
ing order: first the two little ribbon
boys, Master Carl E. Stanley, Jr., and
David Edwards pupils of the brides
Sunday School class ten sthsrs of which
occupied the front seat of the ribboned
section. Then came the ushers; Messrs.
Horace G. Johnston, of Rome, Ca,
Louis N. Grant, of this city, Sidney
Tomlinson, of Norfolk, and Jno. D.
| Mccartney, of Rome. When these had
taken their places around the waiting
minister, the Dame of Honor, looking
queenly in blue chiffon over taffeta and
carrying a large bouquet of white
| chrysanthemums, approached, and she
| was soon followed, up the right aisle,
by the groom with his best man, his
brother Mr.. Carl e. Hardy, of San
Francisco, CAL, while att the same
time the bride, on the arm Of her
brother, Mr.. Francis K. Tomlinson,
came up the left aisle, meeting the
groom at the altar. She was gowned
in rich lace robe and bridal veil and
valley. As her hand was placed in
that of the handsome groom the twain
at once faced the waiting minister,
Rev. F. W. FAIRIES, who in rich full
voice OF infinite sweetness spoke the
impressive words that linked their
| two lives together eternally-s'two
souls with but a single thought, tive
hearts that beat as one.''
| The ring used in the ceremony was
the wedding ring of the groom 8
mother, who died when he was but q
child. and the incident added much OF
sympathetic sentiment to this feature
of the beautiful service.
Immediately after the ceremony the
bridal party were driven to the COM
modieus and palatial home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. r.
Hollowell, on William Street South,
where for some two hours, an informal
reception was held, during which many
friends of the bride called to tender
their congratulations and good wishes.
The home for this happy event was
turned into an open house, where gosd d
old fashioned cordial hospitality reign
cd supreme and the service Of SUBJ
stantiaI and delightful refreshments
labounded.
| The decorations were beautiful and
artistic and the bewildering display of
beautiful bridal presents, from relatives
and friends near and far,we eloquent