Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-06-26
A BRILLIANT
EVENT WAS
The WEDDING
IN CUTHDERT YESTERDAY
OF Miss Davenport and Mr..
RyIander
(By Miss Rebecca Mathis, Staff Cor,
respondent)

respondent)
Cuthbert, Ga, June 25.-(Special)-
A wedding of much interest to their
many friends in Americus and through
out the state was that of Miss Fran
ces Davenport, of Cuthbert, and Mr..
Walter Rylander, of Americus, which
occurred here today at eleven o'clock.
Rev. c. NJ Jackson, of Dawson, per-
formed the ceremony. The wedding
took place in the Methodist church
which was artistically decorated for
the occasion, the chancel being filled
with ferns and palms, in the center of
which stood an immense jardiniere
of hydrangea The chancel rail was
covered with white canvas, whi III
formed the background for sprays Of
tree fern, the whole effectively carry
ing out the color scheme of white and
green.
Promptly at the hour set the Bridal
Chorus from Lohengrin was sung by
the choir, composed of Mrs Drane.
Mrs. Gum, Mrs. Malone, Mr.. Gordon
Singleton, Mr.. S. ]. Knowles and MIR.
Burr Stanford, with the organist, Prof
Won Hoff, of Andrew College, accom-
panying, after which to the strains II
the wedding march the bridal party, in
the following order, entered, coming
down the two aisles:
The ushers, Mr.. Guyton Moye, Mr.
John Mathis, of Americus, and Mr.
John D. Wade, of Marshallville. Miss
Mary Davenport, who is a sister of the
bride, entered next. Her dress was
of white lingerie, trimmed in cluny
lace and her hat large one, made of
plated lace and trimmed in tinv
pink rosebuds and black velvet. She
carried pink roses.
Following next the bride came in on
the arm of her father, and was met
at the chancel by the groom, who en-
tered with Mr.. j. D. Hooks, as best
man.
The bride, who is a radiantly beauti-
tul girl of the goIden-blond type, was
never loveler than on this occasion.
III an Alice blue phaile silk frock,
trimmed in narrow blue braid of a
carker shade and heavy lace, with
,7hich she wore a Tagai straw hat
covered on top with Persian chiffon
and trimmed in pink roses and black
velvet ribbon, faced with blue. She
carried bouquet of valley lilies. Her
going-away suit was of navy blue taf-
feta.
After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs
Rylander left on an extended bridal
tour, going directly to Detroit, whence
they will start on an automobile tour
through Canada, down the Hudson to
New York and from there completing
the trip by steamer.
After July Is, they will be at home
at the home of the groom's father, Mr.
Arthur Rylander, ont Taylor street,
Americas.
The large number of very handsome
and beautiful presents received attest
the popularity of both bride and
groom. From the groom's father and
mother and grandmother came a
complete chest of silver and quite to-
ken of esteem was a Haviland dinner
set, hand-painted with rim and initial
in gold, a gift of the Rylander ga
rage employees.
a number of Americus people went
down to the wedding in special car
reserved for the wedding party, in
cluGing Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Rylander
Mrs. Ann Rylander, Miss Harriet Ry-
lander, Mr.. Emory Rylander and Mr.
Arthur Rylander, Mr.. j. E. Mathis
Miss Rebecca Mathis, Miss Mary
Haynes, of Durham, N. c., Mr.. and
Mrs. Glenn Hooks, MIR. and Mrs. M
Nj. Lowrey, Mr. and Mrs. James Dav'