The Prescott daily news., 1914-11-27
DOUBLE WEDDING IS A
 MAGNIFICENT AFFAvR

ed at the Methodist church last Tues day evening, uniting in marriage MT. Chas. Tompkins and Miss Hazel Scott and Mr. Roscoe Conkling and Miss Mildred Scott.
 For the occasion the church was unusually beautiful, the decorations being designed and carried out by Mrs. Nat Martin. Within the chancel was banked palms and ferns with a background of trailing smilaX. The greenery being spaced with tall white and gold vases filled with stately white crysanthemums.
 In the center was beautiful white basket of crysanthemums, wreathed with smilax and tied with love knots of tulle. The chancel rail was mass of crysanthemums and smilax-can- dies in golden candle sticks threw a soft glow over the whole.
 At the hour of eight, Mr. Craig lift ed his beautiful voice in q love you so" and Because" He was accom- panied by Miss Kate Scott Wingfield and as the last note died softly away, tn beautiful bridal chorus from Lo- hengrin pealed forth and the bridal procession entered the church. Down the two flower decked center asiles came the ushers, Messrs. Thos. McRae with Wren Scott, and Dr. A. s Blu chanan with Duncan McRae. They were followed by the bridesmaids at tendants, Messrs. Garland Hurt. Guy McCune, Martin Guthrie, Bob Bryant, Emmet Pratt and S. S. Mcfarland, who walked alone Nexat came the brides maids, each very girlish and sweet in gold colored gowns with overdress of tulle and lace with irri- descent garniture. They were Misses Margurite Bright and Miss Phles Stone, Miss Vela Bondurant and Miss Francis Conkling, Miss Leah Wilson and Miss Lulu Hazard. They walked alone down the two center aisles and carried arm boquets of yellow crys- anthemums, tied with soft blue tulle. Then came "The Twins, Mary and Martha Beidelman, dressed in accor- dian pleated lace with yellow sashes strewing roses from golden baskets, making a pathway of flowers for the two sweetly beautiful brides who walked with their matrons of honor Mrs. A. s. Buchanan with Hazel and Mrs. Cliff Arnold with Mildred. The Matrons wore gowns of yellow crepe de chine and satin with lace and gold rose garnitures.
 The gowns were beautiful in the ex- treme being of soft white satin with handsome duchess lace and pearls. From cap of tulle and orange bos- sons f1oated the misty bridal veils, caught here and there with sprays of orange blossoms. The bridal boquets were of lilies of the valley and brides roses with shower of lace and lilies At the altar awaited the two grooms with their best men and ring bearers MT. Tompkins with Henry Moore and little Carlton McRae, and Mir. Conkling with Mr. Jack Mills and little Horace Bemis.
 The beautiful and impressive mar riage ceremony was said by Rev. Ayers.
 Following a reception was held at the Scott home which presented a scene of wonderful beauty. The DOT ches were enclosed in canvass and wreathed with smilax. The entire house was profusion of yellow crys- anthemums
 Mrs. Scott very handsome in a beautiful gown of black jetted lace with corsage boquet of Killarney roses, received her guests in the living room and when they had greeted the bridal party and Mrs. Will Thorp. MT. Conking's sister, who was gowned in handsome black satin charmeuse with trimmings of duchess lace and IJet, they were ushered into the sun lparlor where punch was being served by Misses Myrtle Butcher and Ethel lBailey, then into the dinner which was