The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-11-21
WAS A BEAUTIFUL AFFAIR
WEDDING OF MISS BERTA BALD.
WIN AND MIR. ROBT. STOKES.
Occurred Thursday Evening at Home
of the Brides Father. Couple on
Bridal Tour to Florida.

H
Bridal Tour to Florida.
A wedding the beauty of which
adiectives fail to express took place
Thursday evening at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. A. ]. Baldwin, when Miss
Berta Baldwin became the bride of
Mr.. John Robert Stokes of Buena
Vista. The porch was brilliantly
lighted, casting a glow OF welcome
to the approaching guests. At the
door Mrs. j. s. Lowrey and Mrs. J. G.
Dean received the visitors, ushering
them into the room where the gifts
were magnificently displayed. Cut
glass and silver of every description
We'd with hand-painted china, pre-
senting the appearance of a Jewelry
store at holiday time. The number
and value of the gifts attested the
popularity of the young couple. The
reception hall with its winding stair
case and the right parlor were very
pretty in pink and white. The left
Darlor, which was the scene of the
ceremony, was beautiful in pure
white and green. The mantel was
banked with palms and ferns, capped
with great punches of chrysanthe-
NUNS, making an improvised altar.
Bamboo vines were festooned about
the doors and windows, carrying out
the color scheme by the contrast to
the white walls. Just before the en-
trance Of the bridal party Mr.. w. A.
Baldwin, brother of the bride, sang
very sweetly Because" with Mrs.
w. A. Baldwin accompanist. Rev.
E. F. Morgan was the first to enter.
taking his place at the altar.N While
Mrs. Baldwin played Mendelssohn's
wedding march the bridal party en-
tered in the following order. Mr..
Robt. Clements of Buena Vista and
Mr.. John Mathis of Americus, follow
ed by Misses ! rim Holder and Latrelie
Williamson of Jefferson. Next came
Mr.. James Hogg of Buena Vista and
Mr.. Crouch Baldwin, brother of the
bride Following were Misses Grace
Raglan of Hawkinsyille and Mamie
Dean of Dawson. The groom enter
cd with his brother, Mr.. Neal Stokes,
a. best man, followed by the bride
with her maid of honor Miss Mabel
Stokes, sister of the groom. The
bride was ideal, attired in white sat
in dress made en- train, her long
veil caught with sprays of orange
blossoms, carrying a shower bouquet
of brides roses tied with white satin
ribbon and tulle, with lilies of the
valley. The maid of honor and other
Young lady attendants in their pink
fr0cks and carrying punches of large
white chrysanthemums and the
Young men in full dress suits and
wearing white carnations, made a
charming picture. Rev. Morgan Of
the Methodist church performed the
ceremony, after which congratula-
lions were extended
The bridal party was then ushered
into the dining room. It's every
detail carried out the color scheme
of green and white. Ferns and bam7
BOO we're placed here and there,
while the brides table was especially
lovely. The chandelier was draped
with wide satin ribbon and tulle,
from which was suspended . basket
of white chrysanthemums. The cen
fer piece Of the table was a mirror
plateau. with a mass of chrysahthe-
NUNS surrounded with the same
though smaller flowers and japOnicas.
The place-cards were hand-painted
ehrysanthemums ana the white
te-r--eha-e1 minis recessed IT. white
paper chrysanthemum cups. The -
covers were placed on cluny mats
matching the centerpiecc. At each
cover was placed cut glass and silver
candlesticks, alternating, with their
course was malaga grapes, carrying
white tapers glowing. The bridal
PARTY was served by Mrs. w. A. Bald
win and Mrs. E. B. Baldwin, sisters
in-law of the bride while the other
guests we're served by Ms. Dean,
Mrs. B. NJ Davidson, Mrs. J. P. Per-
ry, Mrs. Mary Baldwin, Mrs. W. F.
Sherman and others,
The bride threw her bouquet from
the stair case Miss Grace Raglan
caught it and presented it graciously
to the parents of the bride.
Mr.. and Mrs Stokes left for Flor
ida points, the bride being very pref
ty in her travelling suit of blue. Amid
showers of rice they took their de-
parture by autos to the train. accom-
panied by the attendants, who dis
tributed throughout the train circu-
lars bearing this inscription; Just
married. Please do not tease us
ANY information regarding this
couple will be appreciated by their
many Dawson and Buena Vista
friends
Many odt-of-town guests were pre-
ent at the wedding.