Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-11-17
Brilliant Wedding.

/ cAt stAN VI
November 8, 1911. rhe high contract
ing parties were, Miss Nellie, the
charming daughter, of DR.. and Mrs
Sites and the luckey young man who
had the fortune of capturing so fair 8
prize was ar James Furlong Thomp
son, Jr. son of Col and Mrs. James
f. Thompson add who has been as
ISOLATED with his father and uncle in
the clothing business for some years.
The home was beautifully trimmed
with flowers and potted plants and a
handsome improvised altar was erected
in the parlor where the wedding took
! place in the presence of large humber
| of friends and relatives. Rev. DR.. w
f Locke, pastor of Trinity NJ. K.
Church, South, of which church the
bride has long been member, per-
formed the ceremony.
Messrs Allen Enmert, of this city
and Mr.. William Mccoy, of Franklin
county were the groonsmen and Mr..
&. Gilmore ldeD, of Washington, was
the groom's best man. Messrs G..
Meade Bowers and p. w. Buhrman
was the ushers. Miss Addie Sites and
Miss Minna Thompson sisters of the
bride and groom, respectively, were
the brides maids and Miss Jane Sites,
another sister of the bride, was maid
Of honor and little Miss Anne Thomp
son, sister of the groom, was flower
girl.
Miss Myra Cline played the roces-
sional music, the bridal chorus from
Lohengrin. First came the grooms-
men, then the bridesmaids, ring bearer
and maid of honor, followed by the
bride, leaning on the arm of her father.
They were met at the improvised alter
By the bridegroom and his best man
who came by another entrance. Just
before the ceremony Mrs. Leon IL.
Ware sang "For You Alone.n During
the ceremony Miss Cline played softly
'DtIiGNt NC anu albSi w tllC NiNh
delssohn wedding march.
The bride wore beautiful dress OF
ivory satin crepe meteor, entraiue,
| trimmed with duchess lace, the veil
being caught up with orange blossoms
| Her ornament was necklace set with
diamonds, the gift of the groom. She
carried bouquet of roses and lilies Of
valley. Miss Addie Sites wore blue
satin dress trimmed in chenille fringe
and lace and carried yellow chrysan-
themums. Miss Thompson's dress a
gold satin, trimmed in fringe and gold
lace and she carried yellow chrysa1-
themums. Miss Jane Sites wore an
ivory satin crepe meteor dress, trim
med with chenille fringe and pearls
and carrid yellow chrysanthemums.
Attending the wedding from DIS
lance were DIR. aud Mrs. &. f.. Busey
and daughters, Misses Blanche, Rosa
and Hester, Lynchburg, Va: Mr.. L. T.
Kile and Mr.. James Sites, of Upper
Tract Pendleton county; Mrs. Mar
garet Adamson, New York; Mrs. A. A.
Hamblem, Philadelphia: Miss Emily
| Laws, of Baltimore: Misses Elizabeth
and Anne Leckey, of Washington
Miss Lynn Moomau, of Franklin, w.
Va; Miss Annie Cornic5, San Angelo
Texas: Miss Jessie Ruthrauff, Green
castle, Pa; Miss Lorena Conrads At
lanta, Ga; Miss Nellie Adamson' oi
E,kins; Mr.. John Adamson, Akron, u
Mr.. and Mrs. J. William Thompson
Coketown, ". Va; DR.. 5. b. Hatton
and Miss Myrtle Burks, of Charles
Town; Mrs. Frank Ray, of Washing
ton; Miss Lethey, Baltimore; MI and
Mrs. John Black, Miss Barbara anc
Mr.. Ray Black, Hagerstown.
The house was elaborately decorat'
ed. the color scheme being yellow ano
white, mplimentary to the coiors o.
the college fraternity to which ootl
the groom and his best man belonged
The bride received an array OF beautl'
full and useful presents of silver CHINA
glass, linen etc.
A reception followed the wedding
which was attended by large COM
pany, many of the guests being IRON
out of town, and it was brilliant al
fair.
During the reception Thompson
Orchestra rendered the musical pro
gram:
The bride and groom gave their
friends clever slip by meeting Ut
Sites and Col. Thompson, their iatheFs
as they were being driven to the station
and got out Of the carriage and were
driven by Dr. Sites in his auto Il
Hagerstown where they took tram
Mr.. n. &. Matthews has purchased
from the agent, Mr.. George Kershner
. A..auI.,I o,,tomobile ana MIR.