The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-10-23
COX-WARTMANN
Lo.-.y Wedding at the Home of the
Bride at Citra


and Georgia was the beautiful rome
wedding OF Miss Mary Elizabeth
/ Wartmann and Mr.. Eugene Henderson
/ Cox, which took place Monday even
ing at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Edgar Lawrence Wartmann,
a. Citra. The wedding was to nave
been solemnized at the Methodist
church. bat owing to the illness # the
bride and her brother, Mr.. Allison
/ hartmann. the plans had to be cnang-
Ell, ana the wedding took place at the
home. \ special significance OF the
day was that it was the twenty-sev-
enth birthday OF the groom. The rel
atives, q number OF out of town
friends and many of the Ocala
friends 81 the Wartmann family were
present at the wedding ceremony and
the reception that followed
For the eventful evening the lone
had been decorated with exquisitely
refined taste in plumbago, smilax.
palms, ferns, dahlias, daisies and ro-
ses. The color motif was white and
yellow and these tones were carried
out in all the appointments of the
wedding.
! The wedding ceremony took place
at eight-thirty O'Clock in the parlor
which was particularly attractive in
| its decorations. The wedding march
was charmingly played by Miss Byrd
! Wartmann, the aunt of the young
bride.
The grOomsmen were Mr.. Kyle
Wartmann, the brides uncle, and Mr.
ID. II. Tison Of Savannah. Miss En-
ma Gray, a beautiful young Savannah
Etrl. cousin Of the bride, was maid
Of honor. Miss Wartmann entered
the par!or With her lovely matron OF
/ honor, Mrs. Lyle Griffin OF Tampa
and Mr.. Cox was attended by his best
man, Mr.. n n. Mcintosh. OF Key
West.
The sacred ceremony that Joined
/ together the lives of Miss hartmann
9nd Mr.. Cox was read by Rev. 2. R
bridges Of this city. assisted by Rev
T. " Williams. tie Methodist minis
tsr an Citra.
! The reception that followed the
wedding was very charming one
Mr.. and Mrs. Wartmann were assist
ed in entertaining their guests b.
quite number OF their Citra friend.
and by Mrs. Z. G. Blake of this city
In TIE dining room the colors, vel
low and white, the brides college col
Ors, We're very effectively used. Rib
bon streamers in these two color,
were suspended from the corners o
the room to the chandelier, ending il
graceful bow. On the center of the
table was the brides cake, decorate,
with brides roses. yellow and whit,
ribbons under the cake concealed tn,
ring, thimblP, dime and button. Mrs
Griffin secured the ring. Miss Munde.
the thimbIe, Mr.. Kyle Wartman tn,
dime, and Dr.. Blackshear the button
Fruit salad, waters, Sandwiches
yellow ice cream and yellow icec
cakes were served in the dining
: room by Miss Tison, Miss Powell
p Miss Borland and Miss Mundee.
On the veranda, in a delightful,
screened coy corner, punch was serv
e ed by Miss Eugenia Burleson, a cous
in of the bride.
. In the apartment adjoining the par
S Tor the handsome wedding present
0 received by the bride and groom wer
5 displayed, and they elected a grea
deal of admiration. Mr.. hartmann
present TO his daughter was on
: thousand dollar, 3 per cent govern
2 ment bond, and from her brother sh
[ received a handsome purse containing
= one hundred dollars. The bride an,
: groom were remembered by at leas
S one hundred and fifty of their friends
The bride is the only daughter o
4
{ "a, who are one of Marion county
s most distinguished families. She i
a charming young girl, accomplishe
: and pretty, and makes friends whel
Y ever she is known. For several year
e she attended Brenau College a
b Gainesville, Ga, and from there sh
went to Germany for eighteen month:
where her musical education wa
o completed. She has a lovely sopran
n voice, and has often sung in Ocals
n where she has frequently visited.
5 Mr.. Cox is very popular whereve
:. he is known, not only for his socia
o accomplishments. which make hill
n much liked, but because of his bus
ness ability and integrity. He
an Ocala boy, the second son of Mr.;
S w. S. Pike. He grew to young mai
e hood in this city. He was graduate