The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-06-26
OCALA SOCIAL AFFAIRS


) department call phone 1867
Thompson represents the Southern
Nursery Co., az Winchester, Tenn,
and is busy taking orders for his
house.
NcCracken-Ray Wedding in Gaines
The following extracts taken from
! detailed account OF the NcCracken-
Ray nuptials in the Gainesville Sun,
will be read with much interest by
many in this city. The bride with
her parents formerly resided at Citra
and several years ago was an attract
| i've young visitor TO Ocala. Her
| father Is the we'll known conductor
on the st. Petersburg-Jacksonvi,le
trains which pass through the city
az a. N. and 8 p. m, and several
members of the wedding party have
visited here. The Sun says:
l.
to DIR. ]. r. McCracken of Waynes
vile, \. c., took place at $50
o'clock last evening at the home Of
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
w. Ray, the ceremony being witness
ed by many friends OF the contract
! ing parties.
! The occasion was given distinction
+! by the charming decorations of wild
flowers appropriate TO the season and
quantities OF roses and other beau
tiful products Of the tropical cline.
| The wedding march from Lohen-
grin was played by Miss Alma Fen
nell, to violin accompaniment by
Miss Irene Mccarthy. The ribbon
bearers, clad in white, formed
ribbon-banded aisle for the wedding
iparty. First came the bridesmaids,
Misses Elizabeth Taylor, Constance
| Bishop, Katie Bars and Dorothy
Mcdowell, wearing gowns of pink
and green and carrying shepherds
crooks showered with roses. Then
Merrill of Palatka; the groomsman,
Mr.. W. o. Ray, brother of the bride;
maid of honor, Miss EILEEN Brack-
en- of Jacksonville; the flower girl
who scattered rose petals along the
path of the bride, who followed upon
the arm of her father. They were
met at the altar by DR.. McCracken
and his best man, DR.. w. L. Kirk
patrick, of Pacolet, S. C. The
impressing ring ceremony was per-
formed by DIR. Jno. G. Anderson,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church
An informal reception was tender
ed the couple following the cere-
mony, during which they were show
cred with congratulations and well
wishes
About 10 O'Clock in the evening
the couple left by auto for Waldo,
where they took train over the
Seaboard for Lake Toxaway. They
expect to extend their bridal tour as
far north as Canada, after which
they will go to Waynesville, N. c.,
where Dr. McCracken has been es-
tabIished in the practice of his pro-
|Iession for a number of years.
Miss Janet Weathers returned to-
+, day from a fortnight visit to Miss
| Margaret Southland and her cousin,
Mrs. /. Y. Stevens in Lakeland.
Mrs E. c. Bennett and children
and Miss Collie Clark are at Lake
lfWeir for a sojourn Of week, hay
/ ing gone down this afternoon. Mr..
Be1nett will join his family for the
/ Mrs. Jean X Austin and Miss
Jean Austin have returned to the
limited States from two years abb
lsence in Europe, where the latter
has been attending school. and are
now in ST. Paul, Minn..sthe guests OF
Mrs. Austin's brother and sister-in-
law. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kellogg
Before sailing for home, Mrs. Aus
tin and Miss Austin spent tive
months travelling through northern
Europe.
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