The Ocala evening star., 1915-10-09
Kerlin- Stroud

We take the following account Of
the Kerlin-Stroud wedding from the
Marion, Ala, Times:
One of the loveliest social events Of
the season was the wedding of Miss
Matilea Stroud of Marion, and Mr..
Ira Boone Kerlin, of Auburn, which
was solemnized at the Baptist church
! ,yi Wednesday afternoon at o'clock.
| The wedding was represented as oc-
curing at dawn, the church being dec
GRATED as a forest scene, with candle
bearers to light the way of the bride.
| The song service began promptly at
! 4 O'Clock, with Miss Fleming Cooke
singing 80 Promise Me-" Miss Mittie
Lou Edwards presiding at the organ,
assisted by Miss Lucille Hendrix on
the violin.
As Miss Marie Robinson of Judson
College, rendered "At Dawning," the
children gowned in Grecian robes ap-
peared marching down the aisles, each
bearing a lighted candle. These lit
tie girls, namely: Josephine Stewart,
Annie Barker, Marion Hanna, Inez
White, Lila Thomas and Mary Leah
Hurt, took their places among the
trees. To the strains of the Lohen-
grin chorus, the bridal party entered
down opposite aisles as follows:
Miss Virginia Sistrunk, of Ocala,
Florida, in blue cloth and chiffon with
Mr.. Will Hogue of Marion; Miss Lii
liam Hendrix of Marion, in blue cloth
trimmed in fur, with Mr.. w. c. Payne
. of Auburn; Miss Julia Henry of Au-
burn, in green broadcloth with Mr..
w. H. Carter of Auburn; Miss Isabel
| Dew of Marion, in dark brown wool
| crepe with Mr. w. r. billiard of Au-
burn; Miss Mary Wooten of Marion,
| in brown broadcloth with Mr.. P. R
Smith of Auburn; Miss Octavia Net
ties of Marion, in green wool crepe
| with Mr.. w. H. Brooks of Birming-
ham; Miss Marie Kemp of Marion, in
blue broadcloth, with Mr.. Charles
Bricken of Marion Institute; Miss
Il Rolandell Stroud in green wool crepe
with Mr.. J. G. Nall of Auburn. Each
maid wore a black velvet hat and car
ried yellow chrysanthemums. The
groomsmen were all dressed in black
suits with gray gloves and wore white
carnations.
/ Immediately following the maid:
came the matrons, Mrs. Ernest STROUD
of Stafford, in blue diagonal whipcorC
trimmed in gold lace and medallion
with wool fringe, with Mrs. A. F
II Wallace, a sister of the bride il
brown velvet with gold braid and fur
H both carrying pink chrysanthemums
II Miss Frances Riggs of Marion, th'
maid of honor, in blue broadclotl
with beaded trimmings, bearing pinl
= chrysanthemums, Immediately preced
ed the flower girls, Marjorie Strout
m and Dorothy Wilbourne. These littl
girls were dressed in blue taffeta witt
velvet trimmings and carried basket
of yellow and white rose petals.
The bride entered on the arm of he
father and was met at the altar b,
the groom and his best man, Mr.. E
o. Driver of Roanoke, Ala.
Little John Merwyn Thomas, in
blue velvet suit, bore the ring in
white carnation.
Mr.. Waite, the pastor of the Bap
tist church, said the words that join
ed them in marriage while Mis-
Lucille Hendrix rendered "Traumerie
on the violin. The candle bearer
. lighted the way for the flower girl
who scattered rose petals in the pat
of the happy couple as they left tn
church to the strains of the march.
- The bride wore a going away su
= of plum colored broadcloth trimme
= in fur with hat, gloves and shoes
match, and carried a shower bouqut
of brides roses and lilies of the vale,
A beautiful crescent of pearls, tt
gift of the groom, was worn at ht
collar.
The bride, a daughter of Mr.. ar
Mrs. L. S. Stroud of Marion, alwa!
a beautiful girl, never looked mo-
lovely than on her wedding day.
The groom is state agent of Il
boys demonstration work of the U.
department of agriculture, and
young man of exceptional ability al
well known throughout the state. +
has many friends and all congratula
him on winning this lovely girl al
wish them every happiness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kerlin left on t
afternoon train by way of Birmin
ham to visit several of the large
= southern cities, after which they W
return to Auburn, where they will
at home to their many friends aft
November 2nd.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. J. Massee of NJ
con, Ga, who have been touring t
state in their car, are enroute hoI
from a most interesting outing.
Massee is vice president of the Bi
Sewer Pipe Company of Macon, a