The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-06-11


tions.
Mrs. Blake was gowned in white
and the brides two grandmolhers
were in black.
Mrs. George W. Matin, the brides
mother, wore a white lingerie gown
and carried a bouquet of Killarney TO
ses. She received her guests most
charmingly, she and her husband re-
ceiving with Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson and
the other members of the bridal par
ty.
The wedding reception began at
nine o'clock, continuing until mid
night, and was attended by large
number.
At the front steps Miss Margaret
Walters received and on the veranda
at the prettily decorated punch table
Miss Anne Nixon and Miss Lucille
STANDBY were serving. Mrs. Arthur
l.. Izlar asked the guests into the hall,
where Miss Margaret Peace met item
al the door, and in the hall Miss Sa-
rah McCreery received. Mrs. r. II.
Blake, the brides aunt. introduced
the newly welded couple and the 9th
ers in the receiving line, after which
Mrs. John Taylor saw that all thu Wis
itors met the two grandmothers of
the bride, Mrs. S. F. Sanders and
Mrs. Marchail.
Mrs. John Sanford Jewett intro
duced the receiving line of visitors.
who were Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Sanders
of Dunnellon, Mr.. and Mrs. =. A.
Hickson of Lake City and Mrs. J. P.
Hilburn of Sutherland.
Mrs. w. H. Powers received at the
dining room door and in this room
Mrs. E. L. Carney showed the guests
to their seats. The young ladies serv-
ing were Misses Clara Johnson. Luz
cile Moore, Rhoda Liddon, Adele Bit
finger and Eugenia Burleson of Citra, |
all wearing the daintiest of white
frocks.
Pink and white ice cream and sill
yer and gold cake, iced in white and
pink, and pink and white kisses we're
served, and at the ice water table
Mrs. G. K. Richardson of Atlanta pre-
sided.
The dining room was decorated very
effectively in pink. on the serving
table was a handsome Cluny lace COW
er over pink. The center piece was
an immense vase of pink oleanders, |
resting on a reflector, around which
was scattered pink roses. Cut glass
bon bon dishes held the pink and
white kisses, and on the sideboard
and mantel were pink oleanders, pink
roses and pink candles, the whole eff
feet being very lovely indeed.
AT the door of the gift room stood
Mrs. T. H. Johnson, and in this room
Albert Gerig and Mrs. w. S. Pike re-
ceived. On a desk in one corner of
the room a very handsome brides
book was presided over by Miss Pau
line Peace. the book having been pre-
scented to the bride by Miss Marga ct
Peace. The wedding guests all sign
ed their names in the book which
will always be greatly treasured by
Mrs. Wilson.
The gifts were very numerous and
were indeed beautiful and handsome
ones. including quantities. OF cut
glass. silver, china, linen and num-
Der Of pieces of furniture.
In the hallway, leading from the
room where the gifts were displayed,
to the veranda and on The veranda,
assisting in various ways to make
this reception such a social success
were Mrs. L. F. Blalock, Mrs. B. H.
Sanders. Miss Cora Griffin of Antho-
ny. Miss Josie Williams. Mrs. Allen
Bridges. Mrs. c. n. Kirkland and
Miss Annie Davis.
The souvenirs of the wedding were
small hearts. painted with garlands
of pink roses and the monographs of
the DtlNt anu SlOpll III SCAN' ~
were given to the guests by Misses .
Mary Sanders and Gladys Martin.
Miss Martins gifts to her attend
ants and the young ladies who played
so beautifully were gold pins, engrav-
ed with the. date of the wedding, and
to the young boys who played in the
orchestra she gave gold pencils. and
Mr.. Wilson's gift TO his best man was
a handsome scarf pin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson left on the
early morning train, going to Jackson
vile in a private car, which was plac-
ed at their disposal by Mr.. s. c. Boyl-
ston of the Seaboard. From there
they go to Chicago. where they stop
for a day or two, then to St Paul,
and from there to the Yellowstone
Park. and afterwards to Seattle, re-