The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-09-08
WEDDING ceremony
WAS BRILLIANT
Popular Young Couple Plight
TrOth Before Great Throng
of Well -NiSherS.
Haughton-Merrill Wedding in Old Saint
Marks.


Haughton-MerriIl Wedding in Old Saint
Marks.
No story can be more replete with
wholesome human interest than thai
which tells OF the union OF two hearts in
happy Christian wedlock.
When the parties TO such union have
grown TO manhood and womanhood be.
fore the eyes of those who are privileged
TO witness their plighted troth the inter
est if possible is even more Astounding.
Such was the secret of the absorbing
interest which all Palatka has felt from
the first announcement of the approach
ing marriage of Miss Dorothy Moseley
Haughton, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph HuSson Haughton, TO Mr.. Fred
Tidd Merrill, son of Mr.. and Mrs. T.
B. Merrill, all prominent in Palatka So
cial circles.
II was that honest human interest that
packed old Saint Marks church TO the
walls last Wednesday night, to witness
the triumphant love light which radiated
from the eyes of the contracting parties,
and left hundreds of disappointed ones
to view the brilliant, happy scene as best
they could from the side walk, through
the open doors and windows of the old
edifice.
How to tell the story of that scene in
manner to do it justice is the poblem
which the News has been forced to
abandon.
The church was richly decorated with
pink and white aSterS, ferns and bamboo.
The wedding bell under which the
bride and groom stood was of white
roses.
Promptly at s O'Clock TO the strains OF
Lohengrin'S wedding march played by
Miss Laura Whiteside, the bridal party
entered the church. First the grooms
man, Mr.. Joe Merrill, then the uSherS,
McSSrS. Howard Rowton, Julian c. Cal
houn, Warner Hamm, Charles Anderson,
Edward Haskell and Arthur Rowland.
The first bridesmaid, Miss Charlotte
Haughton of Jacksonville, followed by
Misses Marguerite Jones, Mary Merrill,
Winnifred Haughton, Merwin Ray, Ro-
Salie Metcalf and Lulu Reed
Then came the maid of honor, Miss
Grizella Merrill, dainty attired in white
marquisette over satin trimmed in satin
rosebudS, wearing French evening cap
of white and carrying a boquet OF pink
roses.
The bride entered leaning on the arm
of her father. She was beautiful in her
wedding gown OF white embroidered
chiffon over satin, trimmed in pointe ap-
plique and pearl fringe, her bridal veil
fastened with orange blossoms hanging
in graceful folds to the hem of her
gown. She carried large arm boquet
of brides roses and lilies of the valley,
The groom with his best man, Mr..
Jerome Bruce, had entered from the
side door and awaited the bride at the
steps of the altar and under the beautiful
wedding bell.
The beautiful ritual ceremony OF the
church was impresSively read by Kew.
VIM. Wyllic the rector, who pronunced
them man and wife.
At the conclusion of the ceremony
the bridal party left the church while
the organ sounded the MendelSSohn
wedding march, driving to the home OF
the BRIDES parents where followed a
most elaborate and elegant reception.
Miss Charlotte Haughton of Jackson,
vile wore green marquiSette over green
satin, trimmed in pink roses and very
pretty evening cap OF marquiSctte over
satin and carried a shower boquet oi
pink roses.
Three of the other bridesmaids were
gowned in pink marquiSette over pink
satin and carried boquctS of white aSterS.
The three others were gowned in green
marquiSette over green satin, and car
ried boquetS of pink aStcrS.
The house decorations were pink and
and white aStcrs with green ferns and
palmetto. The receiving party, Mr.. and
Mrs. Merrill, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. II. Haugh,
ton and Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Merrill, stood
in the drawing room which was beauti
full in white, pink and green; tai palms
and graceful ferns, mingling with pink
and white aStcrS. Refreshments were
served on the porch. James Ray catered
Among the out-of-town guests were
Mrs. Parker A. Smith and Mrs Clifton o.
jacksonville, Mrs. George c. Powers o
Richmond, Va, Mrs. Lake Jones, Mr.
and Mrs. NJ. H. Haughton, Miss Char
lotte Haughton and Miss Nina WoltZ o.
Jacksonville.
The BRIDES going-away gown was
smart tailored suit of French serge, with
hat, glove, shoes and handbag to match
The array of presents was magniti
cent and numerous, and many were o
great value, notably chest of Silve
and china dinner set, with initials of th'
bride and groom in gold.
The bride is the great grand daughte
of Hon. William D. MoSeley, Florida
first governor, and descended from :
family known and honored in the Soutf
from colonial days. She was born a
was her father before her in Palatka
and her grandmother heard the first ser
mon preached in the old church, within
whose walls she was united for life 10
young man who ranks today as one o
the most promising of Palatka'S tuturi
business men.
MIR. and Mrs. Merrill lclt on the CLYDE
boat that night for brief honeymoon
trip TO the north.