The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1910-12-30
PRETTY WEDDING
AT MURFREESBORO
MIR. WIN. E. COTTON MARRIES
IN "OLD NORTH STATE"
Methodist Church at Murfrees-
bor0 was the Scene of q Pretty
Wedding Wednesday Of
Last Week.

A brilliant social event which has
attracted widespread interest in the
Old North State and among Murfrees-
boro's Smart Set" was the marriage
OF Miss Lucy Donnally Wynn Of this
place and Mr.. william Ely Cotton Of
Jacksonville, Fla, Wednesday,, the
ceremony being performed by Rev. T.
L. Singleton in the Methodist church.
The church where the wedding
ceremony was performed never looked
lovelier than 1t did on this occasion.
The decorations being under the di-
Vrection Of Mrs. w. D. Deans. The al
Tar railing was completely hidden with
white cloth and upon this were ivy
tracings with small tapers burning.
The pulpit was a bower of gorgeous
ferns. palms and other evergreens and
hidden here and there were pink ta-
pers burning, thus carrying out the
exquisite color scheme OF pink and
green. The choir loft just over the
pulpit was banked with magnolia
leaves and upon the railing were tall
pink tapers which shed a soft light
over the altar where the bridal party
stood.
Promptly at 1880 Miss Mary c.
Deans began beautiful musical pro-
gram on the organ, the selections be-
ing as follows: Beautiful Memories"
tNocturne), Loves Boquet." 1.-THE
Dewdrop and the Rose" Flower
Song, lie Rive" and selections
from Beethoven Sonata The music
lasted for half an hour and in the
mean time the church was well filed
with invited guests. Just at the hour
Of twelve, Miss Deans began Lohen-
~rsr1ng Bridal. Chorus az the ushers
entered in the following order: Hon.
Stanley Winborne, mayor Of Murfrees-
boro, and Mr.. John S. Wynn, brother
OF the bride. and following them
came the brides maids, Misses Sarah
Vaughan, Mary Paraham and Maud
Wynn of Murfreesboro and Mrs. l.. b.
Myrfck of Norfolk, Va. The brides
maids wore white lingerie dresses
over pink messaline with large black
picture hats and carried pink carna-
tions Following the bridesmaids
came the groom, with his best man,
his brother, Mr.. w. W. Cotton of I'm
ion. s. c. After they had taken their
stand at the altar, Miss Jennie Brown
Wynn, the maid Of honor. entered the
church handsomely dressed in an en-
broidered marquisette over white mes
4 saline, carrying boquet of Killarney
roses. Following Miss Wynn came the
two little flower girls, Kittie Cofer
and Sue Baker Myrick. the attractive
4 little daughters of Mr. and Mrs. l.. B.
Myrick, Of Norfolk, Va, scattering
roses in the path of the bride. They
4 were prettily dressed in organdy.
| Then came the beautiful bride on the
arm OF her brother, Mr.. Thomas
Wynn. She was exquisitely gowned
in a crepe medeor with pearl trim
mings and wearing a handsome neck
lace Of diamonds, pearls and anne
thysts, the gift of the groom
During the ceremony, which was
most reverently solemnized by Rev.
Singleton, a former pastor of the
= bride, sweet music was rendered and
the party left the church to the
strains Of that ever beautiful and
grand old Mendelsshon's Wedding
March.
"a sumptous luncheon was served to
the bridal party at the home of the
brides mother, Mrs. James Madison
Wynn, and the many costly and beau
hful wedding presents were on dis
"a play In one OF the drawing rooms of
the home. At this time the bride pre-
4 sented the maids with beautiful hat
pins as favors.
Immediately after the luncheon Mr.
and Mrs. Cotton left for a trip North.
Mrs. Colton's going-away gown was
Kings blue chiffon broad cloth.
Mrs. Cotton. nee Miss Wynn, is a
most vivacious and lovable young wo-
man and her friends here are loafh to
give her up. She is daughter of the
late Col James Madison Wynn, for
several years state senator and a gal
liant Confederate soldier. Mr.. Cotton
is well known commercial man in
the South and is a young man that
numbers a wide circle of friends and
Is prominent member of the Geor.
sia-Florida U. T. c.