The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-03-29
10Th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
an Elegant Entertainment at
Their SheIlman Home.


an Elegant Entertainment at
Their SheIlman Home.
The most elaborate and beautiful
event of the season was the recep-
ton given by Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Crittenden at their home in She'll
man on the twentieth anniversary of
their marriage:
The bride, who is a strikingly
handsome woman, was never more
beautiful than on this occasion. She
was gowned in beautiful 1inger-
lie. Her maid of honor Miss
Annie Coxwell; one of her maids,
now Mrs. w. R. Terry; her
two flower girls, now Mrs. H. o.
Crittenden and Mrs. o. c. Sale, and
her sister, Mrs. A. J. Baldwin of
Dawson, received with her, standing
in front of a bank of ferns and
palms. The attendants all wore ex-
quisite lingerie dresses. Mrs. Bald
win wore a black satin.
Miss Inez CoXwell, in tandem
brOidered blue marquisette over sat
in, met the visitors at the door and
invited them to the punch bowl,
which was in a perfect bower of
smilaX and cut flowers. There they
were served by Misses Jewette
Greene, Sallie Lou Cox, Hortense
Slappey and Weta Watts. Miss
Monk ushered the guests into the
parlor, where the bride and those
receiving with her stood. In this
room, as over the entire house, great
~ Of T.
tipped candles and southern smilax
were used. Mrs. Charles Cox then
asked them to the dining room,
where they were met by Mrs. An
thony and Miss Florence Baldwin of
Dawson. The diningroom was beau
tiful in pink, as it was on the orig
inal wedding day. The handsome
round table was covered with a lace
piece over rose satin. The center
piece was a tall cut glass vase filed
with bridesmaid roses. The candles
had pink shades, and the spun can
dy balls were in the same color. In
that room Mrs. S. G. Haddock. Mrs.
F. c. Cox, Mrs. F. Oliver and Mrs. o.
&. Crittenden served pink and white
cream and cake.
In the living room the pink carna-
lions and the pink-shaded candles
were also used. In this room tables
lining the four walls were filed with
beautiful pieces of china, the gifts
being both useful and ornamental.
Misses Roselle Crittenden and Pearl
Turner of Dawson and Ethel Monk
presided at the center table, where
the brides book was. AS the guests
registered many beautiful wishes
were also inscribed, and the bride
prizes this book as highly as any
one of the beautiful gifts. Prof.
Haddock and Dr. Whitlock of Eu-
faula assisted also in entertaining
the guests.
About $50 guests called between
the hours of to IL. The married
ones came in the first hours and
the younger ones later.
Much merriment was occasioned
when the young ladies pulled the
white ribbons from beautiful
pink brides cake, Miss Ethel Monk
getting the ring, Miss Lucy Merritt
the bodkin, Miss Inez Coxwell the
thlmble, DR.. Whitlock the dime and
Miss Brown the bachelors button.
The out-of-town guests were Mr..
and Mrs. A. J. Baldwin of Dawson
MISS Monk of Miami, Fla, Mr.. and
Ethel Monk of Miami, Fla, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ward of Arlington, Miss Lottie
Newman of Albany, DR.. ]. B. Whit
lock of Eufaula, Miss Belle Var
brough of Cuthbert, Mr.. and Mrs.
Whitchard of Dawson, and Miss Mar
tina Fay Cobb, whose mother was
one of the bridesmaids. May Mr.,
and Mrs. Crittenden have MANY
more useful, happy and prosperous
anniversaries.