The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-07-03
GOODWIN-ADAMS.
Brilliant Wedding at Episcopal Church
Last Wednesday.

A brilliant wedding, of interest to
wide circle of friends, was solemnize'
wednesday evening in All Saints Epis
copal church when Mr.. Charles Good
I WIN and Miss Dora Adams were united
IN marriage. the Rev. T. W. Jonel
saying the ceremony.
Inc auditorium was exquisitely deco
rated. The green and white of lille.
being the motif. The choir and ALTA
rai!s we're trellised and twined witt
smiiax and crowned with waxen tapers,
redeseals surmounted by clusters OF
Easter NIies were placed at intervals in
tne chancel. The altar was banked
M Wlsn Easter lilies and glowing with the
| light of cathedral candles. Graceful
festoons of smilax outlined the organ
iort and chancel alcove and basket Of
Easter lilies was suspended hv tnlIe
streamers in the center.
The prie diem was covered with white
satin and draped with shower of val.
ley lilies and the pews were mark ed bv
clusters Of lilies and tulle bows. There
were several beautiful solos before the
professional. Miss Mary Walker Dun
can sang AN For You," Miss Roberta
Dubard "Oh Fair, Oh Sweet and Holy /"
and Mr.. Robert Wright For You
Alone" An artistic musical program
was rendered by Mrs. Sidney Sharp.
Inc Flower Song being softly played
during the ceremony.
Al the flrst strains of the wedding
march little Virginia Horton fiuttered
down the aisle with the airy wings of
cupid and stealing up behind the altar
rails mounted a pedestal and during the
ceremony held little golden bow and
arrow poised and pointed at the happy
pair who came to plight their vows.
Tne ushers, Neil Carothers and Cham
berlin Trotter of Winona, and George
and John ID. Faison of Shaw, followed
and stood at right and left of chancel
steps. Then came the first bridesmaid.
MISS Annie Elise Roane, in white silk
chantilly lace over chiffon and Liberty
sat1n made en- traine and caught with
French rose gariands and wearing a
short veil of filmy tulIe held with
coronal of pearls. She carried a tall
waxen taper lighted and twined about
with maideahair ferns and valley lilies.
a shower of these fairy blossoms fall.
ing almost to her feet Next came the
other bridesmaid. Miss Susie Mclean.
a graceful picture in white brocaded
charmeuse en- traine trimmed with
maline lace ana shoulder knots of silk
cord, she also wearing tulle veil
caught with pearls and carrying
lighted taper with valley lily shower.
These maids stood on either side lust
within the chancel and were Joined bv
the groonsmen, Mr.. Roy Doak and
Mr.. Winston Penn. After these came
the matrons of honor. First Mrs. La.
mar Griggs of Atlanta, Ga, and then
Mrs. Ben Adams, sister-in-law of the
bride and herself bride of early June.
They wore lovely gowns of white crepe
meteore and Venice lace en- traine with
short wells caught in cap effect with
va'ley lilies and carried arm bouquets
OF Easter lilies with tulle streamers.
AS the strains of the Mendelssohn march
changed into those from Lohengrin the
Two little flower girls, Mary Anne
Nance of Jackson and Mary Laura
hart OF Winona in dainty white French
frocks carrying short tapers wound
with valloy lilies preceded the bride,
she coming in with her brother, Mr.. |
harry. Adams, who gave her away.
This fair girl was never more lovely !
than her bridal robe of white satin lace |
and pearl trimmed made with a court
train. Enveloped in her veil of airy
tulle caught with orange blossoms she |
seemed as graceful and howerlike as |
one of the lilies on the altar. She car.
ried shower bouquet of lilies of the |
valley and ferns. The groom, attended |
by his best man. Mr.. Frank Jones. |
awaited her before the altar where the |
impressive ceremony was said.
Just before the benedictiOn the quar-
tet. Miss Duncan, Miss Dubard, Mr..
Wright and Mr.. Clifton Barwick chant
ed IA Perfect Love-
A reception at the home of the brides |
mother followed the ceremony. Here
also the color scheme was green and |
white. The brides table in the dining |
room was laid with white satin and |
lace with center piece of Easter lilies
and ferns and set with green shaded
candles and baskets of mints. The |
cake boxes were silvered and had the
initials A.-G. entwined. The beautiful
array of wedding gifts attested the
popularity of this couple.
The groom was born and reared in
Grenada and has well established him
self as travelling salesman. He is
thoroly dependable and enjoys the con-
ldence to marked degree of the en-
tire community. His devotion to his
mother is beautiful indeed and is one of
the best evidences of his genuness of
character.
The bride is the only daughter of Mr..
b. G. Adams and is lady whose graces
and charms of person are only exceeded
BY the beauty of her character.
Among the out-of-town guests were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Hart and daughter of
Winena; Mr. Peacock, mother and
laughter Clarksdale; Mrs. Nance and
laughter and Mr.: Allen Peoples of
jackson; Mrs. G. W. Fason, Mrs. E.
3. Montgomery and Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Adams Shaw, Mr.. and Mrs John
Williams and daughter and Mrs. Null
.ahev of Memphis.