The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-01-12
SILVER WEDDING.

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the season was the silver wedding
anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs Jackson
Davis, Which occurred Tuesday, De-
cember 26, at their home in Franklin.
The house decorations were lavish
and in charming taste. Graceful gar
lands of evergreen festooned the
windows and woodwork. Throughout
the house ferns and palms were eff
fectively placed. In the parlor it
was exceedingly lovely On each
side of the piano were beautiful pots
of ferns and in the center were can
delabra burning white tapers. Ferns
were used elsewhere in the house.
In the rear of the reception hall was
a table covered with cloth of bat
tenberg with a large cut glass bowl
Of punch, which was dispensed by
Misses Amindra Harris and Lou Ella
Davis. In the room opened from the
reception hall was displayed a SUI
perb collection of gifts which came
with hearty congratulations and
which consisted of two silver pots
at each end of a rainbow which has
been used up to the fifth generation,
held the beautiful presents. After
viewing the presents the distin-
guished guests were invited into the
dining-room by Mr.. John wilkins, Jr,
which was lovely in red and green.
In the center of the room was large
red Christmas bell encircled with
small tinsel bells, tinsel and small red
and green ribbon extended to the
four corners of the room. The table
was spread with Mexican drawn work
with bows of red and green ribbon
tied to the corners of the cloth. The
other table decorations were red and
white carnations and feathery ferns.
This was surrounded by crystal can
dlesticks with red and green tapers.
A two-course supper was served, the
color scheme being carried out in the
menu Red bells tied with red and
/ green ribbon were the favors. Mr.
/ and Mrs Ford Davis ana James l.
Davis waited table in French cos
tune. Receiving with Mr.. and Mrs
Davis were Mrs. Ollie Mitchell, Mel
lie Nj. Kinnard, w. Ford Davis, Miss
es Ethel Merrill, Matte B. Johnson
Miss Ethel Merrill and Mrs. William
Ford Davis rendered beautiful music
Mrs. Davis sang "Violets" and Coco
Bye Mrs Jackson Davis was love
ly in a blue silk wolfe over silk witt
lace fischu and touches of white
satin. Mrs. VIM. Ford Davis wal
becoming in blue lace over satin
Mrs. Nellie M. Kennard wal
handsomely costumed in lavende
crepe meteor trimmed in lace
Miss Merrills reception toilette
was white with touches of blu
satin. Miss Johnson received in ;
costume of old rose satin trimmed
with lace. Miss Harris wore a whit
wolfe hand-embroidered in blue. Mis-
Davis was attractive in a costume o
white lingerie with pink ribbons
Mrs. Mitchell wore black silk witt
touches of lavender Among thos
from a distance who were presen
at the anniversary were Miss Maggi
Green, of Columbia, Tenn; Miss Mat
tie D. Johnson, of Nashville, Tenn.
Mrs. Nellie M. Kinnard, Mrs. Benni
Rogers and Mrs. Annie Mitchell, O
Chicago, ILL.,; Wilhelmina Kinnard, o
indianapolis, Ind; Mr.. G. G. Wilson
: of Louisville, KY; Mr.. and Mrs. Dav
Bryant, of Culleoka, Tenn; Mr.. Tor
Bryant, of Culleoka, Tenn. A clu
of thirty-nine, with Mr.. A. G. Wo
bridge president, gave a househol
set of silver.