The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-12-24
A BEAUTIFUL
CHURCH
Miss Nan BarWick Marries
Mr.. w. e. Nc
COrmick

On Tuesday evening, December 81,
1909, at 8 30 O'Clock, at the Metho-
DIST church in Grenada, marriage
Vows were confirmed between Mr..
William Edward Mccormick OF Mer.
| idian and Miss Nan Barwick OF this
city.
Notwithstanding the severity Ct
the weather, the beau monde Of Gre
| made braved the elements and filed
the c%apaciouS AUDITORIUM Of the
Methodist church to witness the most
important event in the lives Of two
splendid and happy young people.
An air OF e,egant simplicity mark
ed the whole decorative scheme.
Within the altar ra,l, where tie i'm
mediate bridal party STOOD, was a
wedding bell suspended from the
ceillne by ropes Of airy carleton,
while Il BACKGROUND was formed Of
| white screens fesIOoned with ivy and
banked with growing plants, behind
| which lale CHOIR was seated. lDSi Il
Of white rit boa. tarietun was uStd to
mark of the pew> reserved for the
ldiibifN dIl1 j IA liit u WI ~
bride.
In advance Of the arrival OF the
bridal party, me!l0wing strains If
both vocal and Instrumental music
li.aled softly upon the air. being dl>-
pen>ed by Mrs. J. 5. S5arp at the on
gah assisted ny u sc. ecJ choir. Mrs
w. l., Clifton sang If / bad YOU
and Miss Roberta Dubsrd sang BE
cau>r of YOU. My Dear, ali Of which
seemed to intensity the sentiment Ct
the occasion and picture a rainbow OF
nope for the bride and groom.
The usterS were Cobb TruSty,
Spencer Bell, Tom Meek aud Whit
field King.
The strains Of ~LLheDgrin'S bridal
chorus. sung by d double Quartette of
Grenada S sweetest singers vas the
signal for anxious eyes to observe the
bridal party. The measured tread OF
ushers down the aisle. followed by tie
nation OF honor, Mrs. Willis SlrO1h-
err, sister Of The bride. kUWned in
snowy white and carrying an armful
OF pink bridesmaid roses and ferns
was u prelude 20 the appearance "f
the bride and groom. The groom
came accompanied by Brice Martin,
his best man. and the bride came
down the opposite aisle on her faith
er'S arm. When the chancel was
reached they stood beneath the we'd
ding bell and faced Rev. w. w.
Mitchell, pastor If the Methodist
church, who uttered the beautiful
yet solemn words that linked their
destlnieS for life S journey, and regisJ
cred their vows in the courts Of
Heaven
The bride s gown was OF ,he soft
est crepe de chine, embroidered in
silver, while the dainty tulle veil
crowned on her Shapely head with
orange blossoms fell in shimmering
fields to the bottom of her long train
and 10 her arms she carried a lovely
shower bouquet OF brides roses and
lilies or the valley.
Mr.. Mccormick comes from q Of
the states S%tauncheSt families and he
bears the ear marks Of a splendid
gentleman and one O: an W tenn
perment He is a popular and [ c
cessful travelling man and is 40
doubt in every way worthy Of his
fair bride.
Mrs. Mccormick is the daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. X. BarWick of this
city. The fateS could not divine, nor
could the poets picture a woman more
symmetrical than she. Her charac-
ter is az exemplary as her person is
beautiful. There IS a winsomeness
If demeanOr n a mark of iEdlvidu-
ality about her that stamp her as n
Of natures especially favored ones.
After leaving the church a recep-
tien was given at the home of the
brides parents, to the attendants and
d few friends, which was richly en-
jOyed. At the home was SEEN the
many beautiful and costly presents
( ven the bride and groom by their
friends.
AT IL o'clock Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Cormick boarded the train for New