The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-05-28
GOODRICH -FlcklEN
Beautiful Wedding Ceremony at ST.
George Reception. Etc.

The wedding of Miss Mamie Osborne
: Flcklen To Mr.. &. O'Conor GOOlrick
took place at st. Georges Episcopal
church. this city, Wednesday evening
, at 500 o'clock. the ceremony being i'm
pressively performed by Rev. DIR. X. J..
McBryde, rector OF the church. in the
presence of brilliant audience of rela-
tives and friends.
The church was simply, but beauti-
fully. decorated for the occasion with
an abundance of mountain ivy bloom.
roses and palms and was exquisitely
lighted with wax candles.
Mr.. Eugene Bonner. organist of the
Unitarian church, Baltimore, presided
NJ the organ, playing Bohengrin' s
bridal march as the bridal party enter
ed the church. Soft music was render
ed by the OrRanist during the ceremony
and the party left the church TO the
strains OF the march from Mendelssohn.
The bride wore a lovely dress of white
satin meteor. trimmed with accordion
plated chiffon cloth and princess lace. a
tulle veil caught with orange blossoms
and carried handsome shower bouquet
OF lily of the valley and white sweet
peas. She entered the church with
her father, Mr.. VIM. f. Ficklen, who
gave her away, being preceded by her
maid OF honor and bridesmaids and by
the groomsmen.
Miss Virginia Ficklen. the brides
sister. was the maid of honor and wore
a sun-plaited dress of blue satin with
white lace, the two bridesmaids, Misses
Jennie Ward Maitland and Kate Newell
DOggett, wearing dresses of sun-plaited
white chiffon cloth over blue satin. with
high blue girdles caught with wreaths
of pink roses. The maid of honor and
bridesmaids all carried shower bouquets
of pink sweet peas.
They were followed by the grooms-
men. Messrs. w. w. Old, Jr., Of Nor
felix; M. g. Latimer. of New York
COntee 5. Ficklen, of Baltimore; A. +.
Dickson, r. l.. w. Green and w. X.
Goolrick. of fredericksburg, in conven-
tional evening dress.
The bride was joined at the chancel
by the groom and his best man, Mr..
Chester b. Goodrich. where they were
united in marriage according to the
ceremony of the Episcopal Church.
After the wedding a reception was
given by Mr.. and Mrs. Ficklen at the
home of Mrs. Ficklen's sister, Mrs.
Chas. Wallace, on Princess Anne street,
which was attended by the bridal party,
relatives of the bride and groom and a
few intimate friends. Mr.. and Mrs
twill I'm ttAN az AV-Ns AoI ANoINutfn
bridal trip.
Both bride and groom are well known
here and in other parts of the State,
the former being a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. VIM. Fitzhugh Ficklen. of BEL
mont, near this city, and has been
prominent in social circles here. and the
groom we'll known both in social and po-
litical circles, being well known lawyer
of this city and former member of
the Virginia Legislature.
Many handsome presents were re-
ceived from friends here and elsewhere.
Out of town guests at the wedding
were: Hon. Roosevelt Page and wife.
of Hanover; Hon. Carl Noting, OF
Louisa; Congressman c. c. Carlin, OF
Alexandria; DIR. John Owen, of Hall
fax; Mr.. S. c. Workman, of Richmond
Mrs. Rufus Owen. of Halifax; Mrs.
Lucy Hayes Buttrick, of Richmond;
Col. w. w. Old. Jr.. Of Norfolk: Mr..
M. G. Latimer, Of New York; Mrs. w.
McC. Grafton, of Sewickly. Pa; Mr..
5. 7. Willets, of Long Island; DIR. A.
b. Hooe. of Washington.