The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1912-12-26
SCOTT-BODDIE.

never has IHeIe Deeu q "Suoiiie
in this town in which more genera
interest was taken than that cele
brated on Wednesday, the 18th inst
when DR. and Mrs D c Scott gave
their daughter, Helen St Clair. in
marriage to Lieut. William W Bod
die, U SA. The hall and parlors OF
the big white mansion en- Railroad
avenue were beautifully decorated
with palms, ferns and holly, while in
the big reception room, undoubtedly
the largest in the town. a chancel
and altar dressed in ferns and ivy
had been erected. The beautiful
decorations of the house were in
large measure due to the artistic
hand of Mrs r. McCsbe. On the
altar burned a dozen or more can
dies arranged artistically, while on
the mantel above the fireplace more
candles added their soft lustre to
the beauty of the scene. Half-past
seven o'clock was the hour set for
the wedding, and long before that
time stream of guests flowed stead
lily toward Railroad avenue and the
Doctors house. At the door the
guests were received by Misses lta-
line Brcckinton and Maud Logan
and were shown into the parlor on
the left. There while waiting for
the ceremony the guests had an op-
portunity to inspect the handsome
and costly presents, consisting of al
most everything imaginable in cut
glass and silver and coming from as
far North as New York and as far
South as New Orleans. For the
night the piano had been placed in
the wide hall and here, as the hands
of the clock pointed to 7:3C, Miss
Belle Ervin's sweet soprano voice
arose in that sweet love song, Il
Love You Truly" As the song died
away the triumphant strains OF Men
delssohn's wedding march. splendid
ly played by Miss Estelle Campbell,
rang out, and to this strain the bri-
dal party entered the large recep-
ton room on the right in the follow
ing order:
Miss Lilly Erwin of McClellanville
and Mr. Hayward Scott of Kingstree.
Miss Halle Covington of Marion
and DR. Theodore Hemingway of
Kingstree.
Miss Juanita Hewitt of Darling
ton and Mr. Sterling Boddie of Lou
isburg, N C.
Then came the little flower girls
daintily dressed in white. with pink
sashes, and carrying shepherdess
baskets of pink japonicas: Misses
Stella Wolfe, Frances Brown, Mary
Frances Montgomery and Margaret
Burgess. Miss Margaret Lesesne,
bearing the ring on a silver tray.
followed the flower girls and took
position on the left of the minister,
the Rev E E Erwin, a former pastor
of the bride. Then entered the fair
young bride on tine arm of her dame
of honor. Mrs D M Spivey of Youngs-
vile. N C, sister Of the groom. AS
the bride approached the altar the
groom, in the full uniform of lieu
tenant of infantry, entered from a
side door, with his best man, Mr. B H
Perry of Henderson, N C, and Joined
the bride. There, in the impressive
silence that fell upon the audience
and in the presence of friends who
ha1 known and loved her all her life,
this fair daughter of historic old
Kingstree plighted her troth to the
gallant young soldier at her side.
After the ceremony and the offer
ing of congratulations the guests
were ushered into the dining-room,
where Mesdames W G Gamble, R J
Kirk, John F McFadden and w 7
Wilkins assisted in dispensing the
hospitalities of the house. A deli
cious course of cream and cake was