Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-06-03
THE BERRY-HOLDEN WEDDING.
Chas. a. Holden, Formerly of Wal
halla, Takes Oklahoma Bride.

ne announcement,
taken from the r8wnee (Okla.) Cou-
rier-Dispatch Of April 16, will be
read with interest by many friends
of the groom in Walhalla and Oco-
nee. The groom is well known in
Walhalla, having resided here as a
boy and young IA with his parents.
Mr.. INT Mrs. A. p. Holden, before
their removal ID Oklahoma. We en-
tend to on Young friend hearty
congratulations and every good wish
for the lasting happiness and pros
perity Of the young couple.
A Church Wedding.
A very beautiful church wedding
took place at the Methodist church
at high noon yesterday. The con-
tracing parties were Miss Jennie
Berry, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. G..
NJ. Berry, of this city, and c. A. Elol-
den, of Clinton, Okla. The church
had been previously decorated by
the brides p. T.. O. sisters with pot
ted plants, wrcathS Of SmilaX and
ferns, bouquets and baskets of pink
and white sweet peas and carnations
in prorusion.
Prior to the entrance OF the bridal
party. Mrs. J. l.. Lehew sang in her
most charming manner a solo, BE
loved, 1t is Morn" Miss Elida Ber-
ry, sister of the bride, then played
Mendelssohn's Wedding March.
The wedding party entered by the
two aisles, the bride and her attend
ants by the south aisle, the groom
and his attendants by the north
aisle. Four flower girls, Mildred
Mullendore, Catherine Berry, Evelyn
Peter and Audna Shoemaker, headed
the brides party, daintily scattering
rose petals down the aisle. They
were followed by the four brides
maids, Misses Elizabeth Shapard,
Jessie Lane, Fern Tansey and Louise
Dawson. Then came the other two
flower girls scattering rose petals,
then the matron Of honor, Mrs. j. A.
Peter, who was acting in the place
of the brides sister, Miss Ethel Ber-
ry, who is confined in the University
hospital, Columbia, Mo-, with pneu-
monia. The bride entered on the
arm OF her father.
The four groomsmen, Oscar Hous-
ton, Roy Berry, C.. G. McCollum and
o. L.. Smith, led the groom's party,
followed by the ring bearer, Dowis
Peter, bearing the ring on a brides
rose, and the groom with his best
man, his brother, Samuel Holden.
The party arranged themselves in a
semi-circlc about the altar, and Rev.
G. G. Cobb pronounced the very i'm
prcSSiVe ceremony.
The bride was attiTed in crepe mo-
teOr over white satin: the bridal veil
was caught with a bouquet OF lilies
of the valley, and she carried a large
bouquet of brides roses. The brides
maids wore pink crepe de chine and
carried bouquets of pink La France
roses. The flower girls were dainty
in pink accOrdCOn-plaited wolfe. The
groom and his attendants wee at
1 III bltth luNIuO SuliS W II ii
bouttOnnicrcS Of lilies of the valley,
and the ring bearer wore a Lord
FontlcrOY suit OF white satin.
The wedding breakfast Of sever
courses was served at the home Of
the brides parents to about 60 rela-
tivcs and friends of the contracting
parties.
Mr.. and Mrs. Holden left on the
afternoon Frisco train, and will be
at home in Clinton, Okla, where the
groom is a member of one Of the
most promising law firms in Western
Oklahoma.
The bride is a young lady Of edu-
cation and culture, and enters her
new life with the best wishes Of a
host Of friends.