The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-10

tendantS.
Mr. Withers' guests were the hon
orees and Mr.. and Mrs w. c. Rogers
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Turner, Mis-:
Grace Pruett and Mr.. Brevard Walk
er, Miss Carrie Jackson and Mr.
Stuart Irby, Mrs. S. E. Smith and Mr.
Schell Buckner. For this event the
bride wore a frock of embroidered
crepe-de-chine with big black hat
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Buckner-EIIison Marriage.
TrinityEpiscopal church was crowd
ed with a large and fashionable gath,
ering Wednesday afternoon at 1870
O'Clock for the nuptials of Miss Mary
Trippe Ellison, daughter Of Mrs. Hen
ry Anderson Ellison, and Mr.. Edward
Higgins Buckner.
The church was decorated with
palms and ferns, which were banked
within the chancel and arranged in
arches down the central aisle. Ferns
and tall vases of gladioli adorned the
altar, at the foot of which was a
bower of ferns and palms, under
which the young couple stood during
the impressive ceremony, which was
performed by Rev. Simpson Atmore
Prior to the ceremony a program of
bridal music was heard. Miss Edith
Naylor at the organ, played Drisselrs
"Cavitina" and a Chopin Nocturne.
Mrs. Ben Moore, soprano and Mr.. p. l..
CASTOR, tenor, sang as a duet, Lucan-
tonis Night in Venice and Mrs.
Moore sang Tosti's beautiful love song
"Mattinata'' Mendelssohn's march
was used as professional and the
march from Lohengrin as reces
sionala and Immediately following the
ceremony the choir sang a most i'm.
pressive wedding hymn. i
The bride, who was given in mar
riage by her brother-in-law, Mr.. w. c
Rodgers, was attended by her sister
Mrs. w. c. Rodgers, as matron of hon
or, Mrs. c. Harvey Turner, Misses
Grace Pruett, of Clayton, Ala, and
Miss Carrie Jackson.
The best man was the grooms bro
ther, Mr.. Schell Buckner, of Chicago
lll,,and the ushers, Messrs. Pierce
Withers,of Gulfport; Brevard Walker
and Stuart Irby. while Master Clinton
Rodgers, nephew of the bride, served
as ring-bearer. The bride looked yer,
lovely in her going gown, a three
piece costume OF navy blue faille tat
feta, with touches of old rose. a
hat of dark blue, with facing of rose
and a wreath of rose aigrettes arounC
the crown, and slippers also of blue
She carried a bouquet of lilies of the
valley and ferns.
The bridesmaids wore charming af
ternoon frocks of rosebud taffeta. one
in pink and one in blue, in shepherd
ess style and big leghorn hats, will
pink roses and pink and blue velvet
streamers. Their flowers were pinl
roses and lilies of the valley, in
colonial bouquets, tied with pink chif
fon ribbons. Mrs. Rodgers gowr
was of gray-blue taffeta, with touches /
of pink, and her leghorn hat wa
adorned with pink pond lilies ant |
real lace, while Mrs. Turner's cos |
tune was fashioned of turquoise blue
taffeta with full skirt and with al
over-blouse of chiffon of the sam, |
tone. Her hat was underfaced witt |
blue and trimmed in full blown pinl
roses. Both the matrohs carried
colonial bouquets OF pink roses and |
valley lilies.
Shortly after the ceremony Mr.. ant !
Mrs. Buckner left for New Orleans
wnere they will spend few days be
fore leaving for San Francisco to at
tend the Pan-American Exposition !
En- route home they will visit the !
Grand Canyon in Colorado and will =
spend some time with the brides
Mrs Ellison, in Ell Paso, Tex !
as. They will make their home in !
where Mr. Buckner is
of the firm of Buckner Bros
Lumber Company, and where as Mary
Ellison, the bride has spent her girl l
hood in the home of her sister, Mrs |
W. c. Rogers.
Among the out-oftown visitors fol-
this event are Mr.. Buckner's mother
and brother, Mrs. S. E. Smith and Mr..
Schell Buckner, of Chicago, who were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Rodgers, and
left for their home this morning, and
Miss Grace Pruett, of Clayton, Ala
bama.
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