The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-07-03
WEDDING BELLS
Buckingham KINNEY.

Tuesday, June 80, at Centenary M. E.
Church. The ceremony took place at
the noon hour, IL o'clock, and was
followed by wedding breakfast at the
home of the brides parents, at which
friends from a distance, the choir of
the church, of which she has been the
faithful organist, her Sunday school
class, and few intimate friends were
present. x
The church had been tastefully dec
GRATED in green and white, by the will
ing hands of loving friends, and as the
bride, Miss Mary Test Buckingham
only daughter of Mrs. Samuel Kendig
Herr, and the late Capt. Harry Buck
ingham, walked up the aisle on the
arm of her stepfather, Col. S. X. Herr,
postmaster of Westminster, and pre-.
ceded by the four ushers, she passed
beneath arches of asparagus fern, and
was met at the altar by the groom,
Harry McCready KINNEY and his
brother, Claude KINNEY, who served
as best man. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. C. Herbert Richard
son, D. D., pastor of the church, as
sisted by Rev. Harold Rider, of Balti
more, former pastor. The ushers
were Emory G. Buckingham, of Bal
timore, brother of the bride; Geo. B.
Jackson, of Westminster; John Will
son, of Philadelphia, and Cabell L.
Fine, of Norfolk, Va
Miss Elizabeth Slagle, of Westmin-
ster, played Lohengrin's wedding
march as the bridal party entered and
Mendelsohn's as they left the church,
also a number of beautiful selections
before and during the ceremony.
The bridal party stood beneath an
arch of green,3 relieved by branches of
the white blossoms of the yucca,
tied with large bows of white ribbon,
and against background of potted
palms and ferns. The bride was
beautifully attired in handsome prin-
cess lace gown over white satin and a
lace hat with white plumes, and car
ried a bunch of Bride roses.
During the breakfast the choir sang
several favorite songs, and they, with
the other guests, inscribed their names
in a beautiful edition of wedding
Bells" which will be kept by the bride
as souvenir of the day. The decora-
tions of the dining room were sweet
peas and asparagus ferns, white rib
bons extending from the chandelier
to the edge of the table, with ball
of sweet peas suspended from the CEN
ter.
The brides going away gown was
of mulberry pongee, and gray hat
trimmed with mulberry and gray
wings. - --------~
Her Wedding presents were numer-
Gus and elegarf1, and included check
for $1,000 from her father, case of
nine dozen and half silver tableware
from the congregation of the church,
a dozen gold and silver ice cream forks
from the choir, handsome cut-glasS
bowl from the employees and carrines
of the pOstOffice, a substantial check
from her brother, and from her moth
er chest containing complete sup
ply of household linen, handsomely EN-
broidered, including everything which
only fond mothers careful and low
ing heart could suggest, and also sew
eral pieces of cut-glass, china and sill
yer. A table filled with beautiful hand
embroidered and drawn work center
pieces, table mats and other dainty
things for the table, spoke volumes for
the popularity of the bride, whose
friends would spend so much time and
work to give. her pleasure and hap
piness. u
Mr. and Mrs. KINNEY left on the
They will reside in Philadelphia,
where the groom, who was formerly
an employee of the Westminster post
Office, now ranks as one of the rising
young business men, They were ac-
companied to the train by a number
of friends, who showered them with
LOT
threw after them the proverbial old
shoe for luck.
The bride has spent almost her en-
tire life in Westminster. She is a
graduate of Western Maryland Col
lege, has been a faithful member and
worker of the Centenary M. E. Church
in the Sunday school, the Epworth
League and as the efficient and faith
full organist of the church, and the
sincere congratulations and good
wishes for her future happiness offer
ed her by her host of friends, were
accompanied by many regrets that
she has changed her place of useful
be so greatly missed, to her new home
in Philadelphia.
The out of town guests were Mr.
1
rine Mitchell John Mitchell, Miss Hen
rietta Orbison, Miss Francis Kilpat-
rick, Mrs. Reba Springs, Mrs. Harry
c. Baker, Philadelphia; Mr.. and Mrs
Cabe11 Fine, Norfolk, Va; Miss Alice
Wood, Mr.. and Mrs. Emory G. Buck
irghan, Mr. and Mrs.Granville Swope
Mrs Jenny Forester, Miss Blanche
Forester, Mrs. Field, Mr.. and Mrs.
Calvin Hamilton, Miss Hamilton, Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. buckingham, Miss Buck
ingham. Louis Buckingham, Harry
Buckingham, Rev. Mr.. Campbell Mrs.
Elizabeth Thompson, Rev. and Mrs.
Harold Rider, DR.. and Mrs. Gosling,
Capt. Dickey and daughter, Miss
Blanche Trumbo, Washington, d. c.;
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Urner Frederick !;
Miss Rhita Englar, New Windsor; and
]. NJ. ShelIman, Uniontown, Md, Mrs.
DR.. John Yeagley. York. Pa.
Mr. and Mrs. Emory G. Buckingham,
Nrs. Addison, Baltimore; Mr. and Mrs
John Caldwell. Frostburg, Nd; Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Gorsuch and daugh-
ter, Mt. Airy, Nd. M
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