The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-06-13
ST. JAMES CHURCH
FILLED To DOORS
To Witness Wedding of Julian
Caldwell Calhoun and Gene
We've Deal Phillips.

WbONS SSub . uubPSs
For weeks social Palatka has been
discussing the details Of the coming
Calhoun-Phillips wedding and in the
meantime Father Time has been
swinging his pendulum, each swing
bringing the joyous event little
nearer. Last night the looked for
hour arrived and Father Time is now
swinging for the next happy couple.
Ali the brilliant prophesies were
fulfilled in the ceremony. In fact
it may be set down as one of the his
toric weddings of Palatka in which
the parties to the compact ranked
high in public esteem and in which
the outward signs of an inward hope
were universal for the future of the
bride and groom. Mr.. and Mrs. Cal
houn have started life's double team
journey with troth plighted amid
flowers and friendships and fellcitia-
tions that meant all and more 1han
fragrance and love and mere words.
The church was beautifully decorat-
ed in white and green. Promptly 1T
8 o'clock the wedding party entered
the church while the orchestra, COM
posed of Mrs. D. ]. Coughlin, Har-
wood Rosser, Warner Hamm, John
Tilghman, and Noah Tilghman play
ed the beautiful brides march from
Lohengren. The bridal procession
was in the following order and moved
up both the right and left aisles to
the altar: Flower girl, Georgia Cla-
risse Bassett; the ushers, Messrs.
Albert Mckenzie, Grill Merryday, Will
Walton, Charles Burt, Misses Susie
Walton, Jessie Burton, Mary Wilkin-
son and Beatrice Waid, who passed
the ribbons to the ribbon bearers,
Viola Benbow, Louis Crutchfeld,
Margaret Benbow and Barclay Ros-
ser; the bridesmaids, Misses Char
lotte Phillips, Harriet Deal, Claire
Hodge and Julia McIver; the grooms-
men, Alert Phillips, Louis Phillips,
Almon Rosenberg and Jerome Bruce;
then the groom and his best man,
Judge E. Noble Calhoun; then in the
other aisle came the bride leaning on
the arm of her father, and followed
by the ribbon bearers and flower
girl.
The ceremony at the altar was
beautiful and impressively pronounc-
ed by Rev. w. M. Poage, pastor of the
church, after which the procession
reformed and passed out of the
church to the beautiful orchestra
rendering of Mendelsshon's wedding
march.
During the ceremony Mrs. Warner
Hamm sang in beautiful voice 30
Promise Me-"
Following the ceremony a brilliant
reception was held at the home of the
brides parents, which was beautiful
IN its decorations of green and pink.
Those in the receiving line were the
wedding party, Mrs. A. G. Phillips,
mother of the bride, Mrs. Ed. Crutch-
field and Miss Mary Phillips.
In the dining room were Misses
ElIene Merryday, Jessie Burton, June
Brown, Winnifred Barstow, Marjorie
Barstow, Katie Barstow, Jael Wilkin-
son and Lenora Sharpe, Annie Bruce
md Leila Duke, while the punch bowl
was in charge of Misses Olive Thigh
man and Mary Wilkinson.
The guests were met at the door
by Mesdames Welch, J. N. Walton,
W. E. Wattles, W. M. Poage, and the
Misses Susie Walton, Estelle McKen-
zie, and Isabelle Welch.
Among the out-of-town guests
were Lieutenant and Mrs. William
Lounds Calhoun, us. N, of Cali
fornia; Judge and Mrs. E. Noble Cal
houn, Miss Kate Putnam Calhoun,
Hon. and Mrs. William Arthur Mac
Williams, Miss MacWilliams, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed. Crutchfeld, of St. Angus
tine; Mrs. B. A. Deal ir., and Miss
Harriet Deal, of Valdosta, Ga;
Misses Mary Phillips and Charlotte
Phillips of Jacksonville; Miss Ernes-
tine Pratt of Leesburg; Mr.. and Mrs.
Harwood Rosser, Mrs. Dewitt C. Vo-
rus Of Jacksonville.
The brides gown was white Char
meuse with lace trimming and pearl
ornaments; she carried a shower bo-
quet of brides roses and lilies of the
valley. Her going-away gown was
a tailored suit of the new blue with
hat and gloves to match.
The matron of honor wore a gown
Of pink crepe de chine trimmed with
pink roses and she carried a boquet
of pink carnations.
The bridesmaids were gowned in
white crepe de chine and pearls and
carried pink carnations.
The happy couple have gone to Co.
lumbia, Asheville and Washington for
their honeymoon.
1t would be superfiuous to say any
thing concerning the parties to this
ceremony. The bride and groom
were both born and reared in Palatka
and are among the best known and
highly esteemed of our Young peo-
pie. The bride is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Phillips long
leaders in th9t society of the city
which has told most by its example
for the betterment of the place. She
IS a most attractive and accomplished
young lady.
The groom is the youngest son Of
the late Hon. and Mrs. BENJAMIN Put
nam Calhoun, and is young attor
ney Of brilliant attainments and a fu
ture that is guaranteed in so far al
human foresight can predict.
That they will have a long life OF
happiness is the earnest wish of .
city filled with their persona
friends.