Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-13
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Wedding WAS
BEAUTIFUL ONE
Celebrated TUESDAY NOON
Large Number Of Guests At
tended

A beautiful affair was the wedding
OF Miss Hattie May Ross and Nj.
Thomas P. Mccarthy, which occurred
on yesterday morning at the home ~
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
L. Ross, on Jackson street.
Smilax and ferns were used to deco
rate the house, and in the parIor where
the ceremony was performed an altar
was improvised of smilax twined with
clematis and white now-balls, while
quantities of cut flowers were used on
the mantle and tables and on the piano
At eleven o'clock, the hour set foi
the ceremony, Mrs. Joe Johnson began
Mendelsohn's wedding march, to the
notes of which entered the bridal pac-
ty from the long hall. The ring-bearer
little Miss Gladys Smith, cousin Of
the bride, came first. She was dain
tily clad in a lingerie frock and car
ried Easter lilies tied with pink tulle.
Next followed the matron of honor,
Mrs. c. l.. Harris, of Atlanta, who is
a sister of the groom, wearing a frock
of Chantilly lace, over pink silk and
carrying bouquet of pink gladioli.
The groom and his best man, Mr.. ]. c.
Bostwick, of Americus, came next pre-
ceeding the bride who entered with
her father.
The bride, a young lady of striking
brunette type, was never lovlier than
in her wedding gown of white crepe
meteor made in princess, with long
train, and trimmed with seed pearls
and rare princess lace. Her tulle veil
was bordered with lace, which rippled
about her face and fell in soft folds to
the hem of her gown, and she carrie |
a shower bouquet of brides roses, lii
les of the valley and asparagus fern. 4
diamond and pearl lavarier, the
groom's gift, were her only jewels.
The wedding party stood before the
altar as Mrs. Johnson played softly
Melody in F, the impress
sive ceremony was performed by Rev.
J. A. Thomas, of the First Methodist
church. .-e,-s~'- ~
A delicious luncheon in two courses
was served at 12 O'Clock.
In the dining room the brides table
was most attractive with its lace cov4r
over pink satin. Pink tulle was
brought from the chandeliers and
brought to the table in huge bows and
at intervals were placed single pax
candles. At each place was a pink
Killarner rose. Those seated were
the bride and groom, the matron Of
honor, Mrs. Harris, and the best man
Mr.. ]. C. Bostwick.
Among the many beautiful presents
received in cut glass, silver and lin
en- were two chests of fiat silver, one
from the brides grandmother, Mrs.
Philo Smith, and another from ten
young men.
The brides mother wore at the we'd
ding lavender voile gown trimmed in
lace. Mrs. Smith was
gowned in gray moire silk, while the
grooms mother wore a pretty frock }:
gray.
Mrs. Geo. Barnes, of Macon, wearing
a brown crepe meteor dress and brown
Persian hat, had charge of the Brides
Book"
Among the out-of-town guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Harris, of Atlanta;
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Mccarthy and
Miss Helen Mccarthy, of Savannah;
Mr.. Ferrel Wyche, of Macon; Mrs.
George Barnes, of Macon; Mr. and Mrs.
R. NJ. Thompson, of Albany; Mrs T. A.
Conley and children, of Macon; Mrs. E
J. Tyson and Miss Myrtle Maynard, Of
MIR. and Mrs. Mccarthy left n.