The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-10-26
A BEAUTIFUL WEDDING
DAWSON YOUNG MAN MARRIES
POPULAR ALBANY GIRL.
The Ceremony Was SOlemnized i'm
the First Methodist Church of
Albany Saturday Night.

Albany Saturday Night.
A beautiful wedding was that of
Miss Pauline Barbre of Albany and
Mr.. Stephen D. Cooke OF Dawson,
which occurred last Saturday night
at the First Methodist church at AL
bany. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. Il. j. Ballard, the pastor.
The following is an extract from
! the account of the marriage which
appeared in tn Albany Hadrlraoin
appeared in the Albany Herald
The decorations of the church
were beautiful. A color scheme of
green and white was beautifully car
ried out in the decorations, which
were both elaborate and artistic. The
rostrum at each corner and in the
center, in front of the choir, had a
tall white pillar, at the top of each
being an elaborate arrangement OF
trellis work; from this was suspend
ed Southern smilaX entwined here
and there with white chrysanthe-
NUNS. In the center of the rostrum
was a table on which stood big
basket filled with chrysanthemums
and caught at the handle with an i'm
mense shower of tissue tulle. Tall
vases filled with chrysanthemums
the candelabra in which many can
dies burned were placed here and
there about the rostrum, lending
pretty finish to the attractive ar
rangement.
Just before the entrance of the
bridal party Mrs. Edgar Pullen sang
beautifully, Beloved, 1t Is Morning,
accompanied at the organ by Miss
Susie May Dozier OF Dawson. Prompt
ly at o'clock the first strains of
Mendelssohn's wedding march an
nounced the entrance of the bridal
party, the ushers, Messrs. Edward
Mercer and Harry Arthur, coming
first. They entered simultaneously
from the rear door and passed down
opposite aisles to the rostrum.
Messrs. Perry Cooke of Dawson and
Hal Wightman of Albany entered
next. They were followed by Miss
Florella Crouch of Dawson, brides
maid, and Mr.. Earl Cooke of Dawson,
grOomsman. Miss Rebecca Laing of
Dawson and Mr.. H. Maurice Pullen
of Albany then entered. Mrs. Ray
mOnd King and Mrs. Joe Beall Bar
bre, both of this city, entered next,
followed by the maid of honor, Miss
Lucille Barbre, sister of the bride.
The two flower girls, little Miss Juliet
Bussey of Morgan and Miss Elizabeth
Hoyl of Leesburg, then entered fol-
lowed by Master Elwood Barbre of
Leary, ring bearer. The bride then
entered on the arm of her uncle, Mr..
Joe Beall Barbre, and was met at the
altar by the groom and his best man,
Mr.. Dudley Cooke, of Dawson. After
the ceremony the bridal party retired
to the strains of LOhengrin's bridal
chorus.
Miss Barbre, who is one of AL
bany's most beautiful young women,
was never prettier than on Saturday
evening as a bride. Her bridal dress
was of white crepe meteor trimmed
in lace and pearls made with court
train. Her veil was caught with a
circlet of orange blossoms. She car
red a bouquet of brides roses show
cred with lilies of the valley"
The groom is a son of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. f. Cooke, of Dawson, and is
one of the city's most popular young
men, being connected with the Daw-
son offices of the Georgia Cotton Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cooke left Albany on
the Seminole Limited for Jacksonville
and other Florida points, and will be
away about two weeks, when they
will come to Dawson and reside.
Many handsome presents were 70
Ltived by the young couple.