The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-01-26
TWAS A CHARMING
HOME WEDDING
The Metcalf- -ROwt0n NuptiaIs
ON Monday Afternoon.
There was solemnized on Wednesday

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4 afte-- r. home of Mrs. Will
II Third ST., the maj
ghter, Miss Rosali
Howard Rowton
lrySwas OF unusual interes
Zen looked forward to 70
by friends and relatives o
I .s.s contracting parties.
The bride was the only child OF Mrs
Willie Metcalf, and the groom an onl
son of Mr.. and Mrs. c. f. Rowton
Both had grown to adult life in Palatk
and had become endeared to all. Boil
were graduated from the Paatka higl
school, and each had had the advantage
which come from attendance upoi
4 higher institutions of learning-Mis
Metcalf in the Mary Baldwin finishin,
school for young ladies at Staunton, Va.
and Mr.. Rowton at "The Citadel'' il
! Charleston, S. C.
The Metcalf home was bower O
vines and flowers. AS the guests en-
4 tered the reception hall they were gra
/ ciously received by Mr.. ]. N. Walton
Mrs. ]. Fl. Haughton, Mrs S. II. Bas.
and Mrs. A. G. Phillips.
Promptly at 3 O'Clock the bridal party
entered, while The beautiful Mendelsohr
wedding march was played by Miss
Laura Whiteside. Mr.. Rowton entered
| first accompanied by his best man, Mr.
Walter Tilghman. The matron oi
Honor, Mrs. Dorothy Haughton Merrill,
in her bridal robe and carrying an armful
of carnations, entered alone. Next the
bride entered leaning on the arm of her
uncle, DR.. John Livingston of Jackson.
vile, who gave her away.
| Miss Daisy Livingston in white satin
and lace was one of the charming brides
maids. Miss Dorothy Bass was the
other maid in dainty pink and white
chiffon over white satin, and carried
carnations.
The ushers accompanying the brides
maids were Mr.. Julian c. Calhoun and
Mr.. Louis Phillips.
The beautiful Episcopal service was
performed by Rev. VIM. Wyllie of st.
Marks, while little John and William
Wyllie acted as ribbon bearers.
The bride was truly beautiful in gown
OF white satin, court train, with rare
duchesse lace, a veil of white tulle,
crowned with orange blossoms and car
rying a magnificent boquet of brides
roses with shower of lilies of the valley
AT the close of the ceremony, Mr..
and Mrs. Rowton received their friends
under the bell of white daisies and
vines, under which they had plighted
their trop5
The dfawing room was in charge of
Mesdames A. S. Willard and w. H.
Rosenburg. The young ladies' assisting
were the Misses Mervin Ray, Minnie
Kupperbusch, Lulu Reed, and Grace
Hall, with the Misses Belle Welch and
Rosa Coke at the punch bowl
Miss Lucille Kennerly caught the
brides boquet when she threw it from
the stairway, and Miss Aline Canova,
got the ring from the BRIDES cake.
MIR. and Mrs. Rowton left for points
on the east coast and Nassau, New
Providence, amid shower of rice.
Among the out-of-town guests were
Mrs. r. w. Parramore of New Jersey,
and Miss Sue Patti Hartridge, Mrs. E. E.
Miss Jane Willard, Mrs. Marion
Bird, Miss Clifford Ross, Mrs. Heston
and Mr.. Will Rowton OF Jacksonville,
and Miss Matte Logan of Kentucky. y
The gifts were numerous, beautiful
and costly, including every yas:fety in
the world of art.
Mr.. and Mrs. RowtonGill be absent
about two weeks.