Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 191?-19??, 1914-10-15
UNDERWOOD-KhG
BEAUTIFUL WEDDING OF WIDE
SPREAD INTEREST IN ST.
STEPHENS CHURCH.

church was thronged to- its capacity
last night at 8 O'Clock with the elite
of our city to witness the marriage, Of
Miss Mabel King, the SO popular and
beautiful daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
B. r. King, Of this city, and MI. Ham
ilton Underwood, of Fayetteville. who
has made Goldsboro his home for. sew
era1 years, being associated with the
Goldsboro Drug Company, and who
has built up a wide circle of friends
since coming to u city.
The church for this happy and at
tractive event was a dream OF lowell
ness In it's profuse yet artistic deco
Frations Of golden rod, yellow daA4ias
ferns and palms, the color scheme OF
the marriage being yellow and green.
The altar was banked in golden ROD
and ferns and topped by a bar OF white
roses with a back ground of ferns, and
over these the light of cathedral can
dies shed their soft glow, giving TO
the scene a mystic and melloWed Ell
feet sweetly ~harmonizing with the
mystical union about to- be consum"
mated between the bridal pair soon
to approach the altar.
Just before the ceremony a vested
quartette composed of Misses BESSIE
Bronson and Mildred Edmundson,
Leslie Yelverton- and John Arment,
with Mrs. Dewey Slocumb presiding
at the big pipe organ, sang in sweet
est harmony the Bridal Chorus, at the
conclusion of which the organ pealed
forth the notes of the bridal march
onnrnonhpd the
altar. first a bridesmaid and. then
groomsmen, who had been the ushers
of the evening, in the following order:
Miss. Emma Jeffreys, Messrs. Benz.
Huske and Edwin Lee.
Miss Eunice Edmundson, Messrs.
Spencer Currie and James Harris.
Mics. jamie Underwood, Messrs.
Robt. Parrot and George Daniels.
Mrs. Robert Parrott-Dame OF Hon
or-carrying shower BOUQUET OF
Brides Roses.
Miss Lillian Fountain-Maid OF
Misunderstanding a bouquet OF Wn1te
roses and ferns.
Then came the little flower girls
Olive Fountain, Mary Miller Falkener'
Then, with her father, came the
beautiful young bride, goWned III
white charmeuse, entrain, with Duch
ess lace waist, spangled with rhlne
stones, and flowing bridal veil, anu
wearing the rich diamond and pearls
brooch the gift of the groom.
Inst as she neared the chancel,
where stood in waiting the officiating
minister, Rev. J. H. Dickinson, the
- IL host man his hTOtnGT
Mr.. JOS. B.. Underwood, entered 1roHl
the vestry and received his bride al
the chancel rail, where the mutual
bridal vows we're spoken, with the
ring service, to the mellow and SOFT
refrain of the organ.
The grouping at the altar was IN
deed a lovely and impressive scene
of the highest social culture and rellg-
ioue Significance, and the personnel
of beautiful young women gallant
Young men, all in full evening dress,
surely could not be surpassed.
Immediately after the ceremony the
bridal party repaired to the home OF
the brides parents, where an informal
but most enjoyable reception to the
| bridal party was held between the
hours of the ceremony and the north
going train; and where n or the
features of absorbing interest was the
| cutting of the bridal cake, for the
ring, tn money and the thimble, and
where. also, was another unusual fea-
ture-the serving of punch favored
with ~upperno wine twenty-seven
years old, that was put up by the
brides father the year OF mis- own
marriage and carefully preserved dur:
ing all this time;- and-ft-Was-4ndeeo
delicious. The display of bridal pres,
ents, too, was exceedingly beaut1fu-
and embraced a massive chest OF fa'
silver table service, the gift OF the
groom's family, cut glass, china
vases clocks, alinen-in fact such 6
galaxy of lovely things as beggars
description, but e1oquently testify1ne
to the widespread popularity of the
happy young couple, who tool the
north bound train over the Atlantic
Coast Line, amidst a pelting shower
of rice, for Washington, New York
and Boston, and on their return viii
be at home to their friends with the
brides parents here.
Out of town visitors here for the
happy event were: DR.. and Mrs. Davit
| McKeethan, Mr.. and Mrs. James A
Moore, Mr.. Joseph B. Underwood ant
Miss jamie Underwood, Benz. Huskt
and Spencer Currie, of Fayetteville
Miss Estelle Hawkins, Mrs. John E
King, Mrs. Fannie Joyner, Messrs. j
L. Fountain, John Pollard and Jas
| Joyner, of Farmville, Mrs. j. l.. Foun
tain, Misses Lillian and Olive Foun
tain, of Raleigh, Messrs. James Harris
and George Underwood, of Charlotte
misses Lizzie Higgs and Matte Moy'
King, of 3Greenyi11e, Miss Louis,
IChalkley and Mr.. ]. G. Givens, q
Richmond, Mr.. Green ,S.-iJohnston. @
Tallahassee, Fla, and the old "blacl
nanny, Ann King, Of Farrnvi11e, VIII
nursed the bride in her infancy, an
came to be at her wedding.
hundred million dollars in the treas
uryT' Mr.. CMoAdoo said, Congress
would not be engaged now ~inepassini