Democratic messenger., 1910-11-12
A BEAUTIFUL
FALL WEDDING
Miss Mildred Townsend AydeIOtte
and Mr.. Geo. Walter Mapp
Married Wednesday.

Whatcoat Methodist Episcopal Church
was the scene of fashionable wedding
at half after eleven O'Clock Wednesday
morning. when Miss Mildred Townsend
Aydelotte became the bride Of Mr..
George Walter Mapp. The wedding
was the chief social event Of the season,
several functions having been given in
her honor by her friends The bride is
the popular and attractive daughter of
DR.. and Mrs. John S. Aydelotte. The
groom is prominent attorney Of Acco-
mac County, Virginia.
The bride wore an exquisite gown Of
white satin, trimmed with Point and
Duchesse lace and veil. The veil was
draped with a wreath of orange bios
SONS, which were continued at irregular
intervals to the bottom of her train.
She carried a shower bouquet of Bride
roses, with lilies of the valley and ferns.
Her going away gown was a tailored
blue diagonal serge. with a French
beaver hat.
The maid of honor wore a handsome
gown of green messaline, with crystal
trimming and French lace. picture hat
of black velvet and willow plumes and
carried a shower bouquet of La France
roses and ferns.
Miss Martha Burnite presided at the
/ n.frar arJ snrI.~aI gn,,a~oI galaoA,cno
while the relatives and friends were
being seated. The bridal party entered
the church to the strains of Lohengrin's s
wedding march. while Mendelssohn S
was used as a recessional. The bride
was attended by her maid Of honor,
Miss Jane Townsend, Of Baltimore. Mr..
Brooks Mapp, brother Of the groom,
was the best man. The ushers were I:
DR.. Rocker White. of Keller, MIR. Roy
d. White, Of Parksley, Mr.. Robert Mar
shall. of Chincoteague, and Mr.. c. v.
White, of Snow Hill.
The bride entered the church with her
father. DIR. John S. Aydelotte. who gave
her in marriage. She was met at the
altar by the groom, and the marriage
ceremony was performed in sn impress
sive manner by Rev. C. w. Prettyman,
pastor of the church, assisted by Rev.
S. NJ. Morgan, of Wilmington, a former
pastor.
The church had been darkened for the
occasion, and was lighted with electric
lights and candles. The pulpit was
banked with evergreens and yellow and
white chrysanthemums, and the color
scheme was heightened by the subdued
light of the candles placed around the
pulpit, and in the windows.
Immediately after the marriage cere-
mony a reception was held at the home
of the brides parents, where large
number of friends and relatives assem-
bled to extend their congratulations to
the bride and groom. A wedding break
fast was served by caterer Hughes. of
Baltimore, after which Mr. and Mrs.
Mapp left amid showers of rice and
confetti for Pocomoke City. They took
the south-bound train for Old Point
Comfort, and will spend their honey
moon in the South. The automobile of
the bride and groom was followed to
Pocomoke City by DR.. Paul Jones. Mr..
o. NJ. Purnell and Mr.. Oscar Lewis in
their automobiles, each carrying party
OF friends. They arrived at the station
in time to give the bride and groom a
second shower Of rice and confetti.
The brides gift to her maid of honor
was a gold crescent brooch. Her gift
to her organist was bar pin of baroque
pearls and sapphires.
The groom presented his best man and
ushers with gold stick pins. in the shape
of wishbone. with pendant pearl.
The bride was the recipient of large
number of handsome and beautiful
presents, each gift being a testimonial
of the high esteem in which she is
held by some friend or relative. The
gift of the brides parents was a
generous sum of money, while her near
relatives presented her with fiat silver.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mapp viii make their
home in Drummondtown, where the
groom has recently purchased and fur
nished beautiful house.
Among the out Of town guests. many
of whom remained here several days
with relatives and friends, were the fol-
lowing Mrs. Fred Townsend and daugh-
ter. Miss Jane Townsend, Miss Marian
Hines, Miss Ethel Elmer, Mrs. William
X. Bishop, of Baltimore: Mrs. j. b.
Quigg and Miss Quigg, Rev. and Mrs
S. NJ. Morgan, Of Wilmington Mrs. ID.
j. Wheaton and Mrs. Lloyd Watson. Of
Salisbury Mr.. and Mrs. J. d. Quillen.
Miss Margaret Harmonson and Mr..
Levin Dirickson. of Berlin Mrs. j. II.
Young, Miss Annie Young and Miss
Eloise King, of Pocomoke City MIR.
an1 Mrs ~ Mann of Exrnora Mrs