The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-05-04
Pretty Editor Of Medium Marries.

Most OF those who witnessed the mar
rage ceremony Of Miss Grace Hemphill
and Mr.. D. A. Rogers which was solemn
lied in the A. r. P. Church, on last Thurs
day evening, April the 2sth, say that it
was m Of the prettiest and most impress
i've weddings ever held in the city. Were
we to write all the eulogies Of that service
we would fill a book. In point Of interest
1t has been surpassed by few such cere-
monies.
The A. R. P. Church was graced and
~garlanded with the prettiest flowers until
it looked like a fairy garden Of the stored
past. Festoons and vignettes and
wreathes Of beautiful evergreens and
lovely flowers were in the greatest pro-
fusion and yet In most pleasing order.
The choir loft was separated from the
body OF the church by a hedge OF cedar
and flowers. Opposite the choir loft a
similar space was similarly hedged in for
the convenience Of members Of the family
and for the pianist and singers.
Before the arrival Of the bridal couple
the church was packed. Scores were IN
able to get seats and numbers could not
get inside the church.
Anticipating the coming Of the bride and
groom Miss Fannie Stark sang in her best
expression the song, 20 Thou Art Like a
Flower" charming the audience with the
most pleasing melody known-a cultured
{ voice.
At the approach of the bridal couple,
Miss Lorena Beacham, the church organ
list, played that grand old wedding march
which has kept time to the tying up of
SO many Of us-oid but ever new.
were Messrs Gotlob Neuffer and Robert
Coleman, nephews Of the bride. These
young men looked so spic and span that,
not knowing, one would have thought that
they were about to become grooms them
selves. After them were Messrs Wilson
Johnson and Herman Benton, both OF
whom will probably play first fiddle at a
similar service soon.
Next were Misses Hannah and Carrie
Cochran beautifully gowned and beautiful
In their gowns, followed by Miss Minnie
Greene and Miss Sharp, both adorned by
nature and art to such a degree as to re-
mind US Of the fairy princesses Of our boy
hood lore.
Then came two ~"sure-enough" fairies in
the persons Of Mary Greene and Florence
Neuffer unmindful Of the rythm Of the
music, but bubbling over with true fairy
spirit they came tripping in with smiles
and gay abandon.
Next came q most staid little Miss who
was prettier than the flowers she carried
and sweeter than their escence in her
maidenly bearing-Eugenia Coleman.
She missed not q beat Of the wedding
march but each little foot marked the
time with a master stroke.
The Dame OF Honor, sister to the bride,
Mrs, Gertrude Sign followed, and led the
way for the groom who entered with his
"best man, Mr.. Clyde Morgan.
The last to enter was the bride, who
never looked ~lovelier, on the arm Of her
sbrather, Mr.. James Hemphill. The bride
was respondent in the sheen and simmer
Of silks and flowers and glory, and all
there lacked OF the Homeric goddess was
the lambert flame and the effulgent
a~ureola, which wasmore than balanced by
personal charms. Beautiful white peonies
she carried and with such grace that we
expect peonies to take the place Of brides
roses hereafter.
Rev. E. B. Kennedy, pastor Of the bride,
performed the ceremony, using the ring,
which was mathematical and impressive,
and new for A. R. Ps.
After the ceremony the family gathered
al 1.-THE home Of Mrs. r. R. Hemphill where
the wedding feast was held.
Thus q manly young man and a woman
ly young woman have plighted their troth,
and as they launch their matrimonial ship
we here and now break a glass thereon in
its christening with best wishes and
hearty congratulations, hoping that the
! storms will be short, that the shoals will
be absent, and that eternal sunshine will
follow their hallowed craft through the
yoyape NJ life.