The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-09-10

HATTIEseURG, MISS. ii
ter, Phil and Alex McInnis, Miss Mar
gle McInnis, Miss Earl Welborn and
Miss Mabel Huff, of Laurel, and Mr.. II
Luther McInnis, of Vicksburg. They
ere guests while here of Mr.. j. J.
McInnis and have returned to their =
homes, with the exception of Mr.. and
Mrs Foster, who will remain awhile d
longer.
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Mr. and Mrs Ferdinand l.. Gilpin,
of Wilmington, Del, after few days
stay at Hotel Hattiesburg, left Tues
day for a visit to Atlanta, Ca, before
going home. They have been spend
ing the summer at Asheville, N. c.,
and Lake Toxaway, and came here for
the wedding Tuesday, of their son,
Mr.. Ferdinand l. Gilpin, Jr., and Miss |
Anna Lou Thompson. Another son,
Mr.. Russell Gilpin, who came to be
best man for his brother, returned
home to Wilmington Tuesday.
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Gilpln- Thompson.
Miss Anna Lou Thompson and Mr..
Ferdinand L. Gilpin, Jr., were married
Tuesday morning at the home of the
brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. w.
Thompson, on Buschman street, Rev.
/. P. Trotter officiating.
The ceremony was said in the par
lor, the young couple standing before
an improvised altar of ferns, while
, overhead was a canopy, formed by
garlands of evergreens extending from
/ the electrolier, hung with an immense
while tulle bow, to the walls of the
room
g Miss Katie Hightower played Nor
o wegian Bridal Procession and Miss
= Lucille Hightower sang Beloved, II
n Is Morn Miss Corinne Blount follow
ing with the wedding march from
Mendelssohn, for the professional.
l, The bride wore her taveling suit, ;
l. tailored dark blue, with gloves, shoe
It and little French hat to harmonic, AM
carried shower bouquet of Bird
roses and lilies of the valley. Sh
e entered with her father, Mr.. Rober
a, w. Thompson, accompanied by he
g only attendant, Miss Bertha Trotte
II They we're met at the altar by tn
groom with his best man, his brothe
Mr.. Russell Gilpin, of Wilmington
S Del.
W. Miss Trotter's costume was of whit
IL serge, hand-embroidered, and cor
CT bined with heavy lace, touch of gree
C. being introduced by the girdle.
white beaver hat, wreathed wit
" plumes, was worn, and she carrie
u" white asters and ferns, tied with tull
oN The wedding gifts were display
~ in the dining room and an immen
basket of white asters, tied with tull
ornamented the central table.
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49, A group of girls, Misses Ethel HI
.. Mackie Powe, Mary Hightower, Myrt
Byrd, Annie Rose Mcleod, Ruth TT
ter and Hattie Pearl Langford, serv
ice cream and cake after the congrat
rat lations were over.
the AS the guests arrived punch "
.er, served on the porch, which was &C
sh. with rugs, growing ferns and rookie
[rs. by Misses Hattie Pearl Langford a
me Mackie Powe, in white lingerie froc
There were present the relati'
with a few close friends, besides
ned members of the Sowania Club
in local members of the Phi Mu Gam
in Sorority, the bride being a member
md, both these.
she. The bride, who is the only daugh
or of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Thompson,
this city, is a gifted musician,
laugh voice and piano at Soule Cole
end Murfreesboro, Tenn, for the past "
on The groom, a native of Wilmingt
Fos- Del, was for a short time located HI
- but now is in business in New VI
where he will take his bride to res
He is the nephew of the late Cover
VIM. e. Russell, of Massachusetts,.
The out-of-town guests present "
Y Mr.. and Mrs. Ferdinand L. Gilpin
n Russell Gilpin, of Wilmington. l
....,4. ooa brothar Of the groom