The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-01-12


were grouped at the sides. The lights
from the numbers of branching candles
threw brilliant but soft radiance over
the scene and brought out the pure
! white beauty of many stately lilies,
grouped against the dark green back
ground.
/ During the assembling Of the guests,
Miss Pringie, at the organ rendered q
] number OF delightful selections. the
program consisting of "Humoresque."
| "Mavourneen," Twas a Lover and
! His Lass" Romance" "Liebestraum,"
/ and ''Traumeri."
| For the entrance of the wedding
party, the music changed to the bridal
! chorus from Lohengrin. Entering the
i church first, down the left aisle, were
the two ushers, Messrs Robert Dem
ham, of Montgomery. Ala, and Mr.
Robert Tucker, of Monticello, Fla. Fol-
lowing them came Miss Goodwin
Mitchell, and after her the two grooms-
men. Messrs Barton Turnbull, OF
Monticello, and James Denharn. of
Savannah, followed by Miss Jessie
Watt. Miss Sarah Hansell, maid of
honor, came next, Immediately pre-
ceeding the bride, who entered with
her father, Mr.. ]. H. Merrill, and was
met at the alter by the groom, with
his best man, DR.. James Pasco, of
Jacksonville, Fla The marriage cere-
mony was impressiveiy performed by
Rev. J. C. Timms. of Tampa, Fla,
brother in law of the groom.
J In leaving the church, the order OF
| the entrance was reversed, and the
i tina RIGHT nfSlN
/ to the music OF Mendelsohnn's We'd
j ding March.
! The bride was very lovely in a
beautiful gown Of ivory charmeuse
draped with silk alencon lace, caught
with orange blossoms, The same lace
| was drHped on the bodice, and caught
with handsome pin Of gapphires and
i pearls, the gift Of the groom. The
beautiful pearl necklace worn was that
! of the brides great grandmother The
! long tulle veil was held by q wreath
] OF orange blossoms and a shower bou-
1 quet of lilies OF the valley was carried
4 The bridesmaids and maid OF honor
/ wore lovely gowns OF apple green char
meuse draped with chantilly lace and
ferns.
/ The Reception.
4 At the home OF the brides parents,
! Mr.. and Mrs. J. Hansell Merrill, where
j a largo reception was held after the
marriage, the same decorations OF
green and white used at the church
were carried out. The table for the
brides party was decorated most
charmingly In Easter lilies. maiden
hair ferns and green tulle, and lighted
- So
4 In the line OF those receiving the
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Mer-
rin, Mr. and Mrs. John Pasco, Misses
4 Goodwin Mitchell, Jessie Watt, Sarah
\ IIansell, DIR James Pasco. Messrs.
Barton Turnbull James Denham, ROB-
ert Denham and Robert Tucker.
i Mrs Merrill was handsomely gown
ed in green charmeuse, craped with
black chantilly lace and Jet. with a
corsage bouquet of lilies of the val
ley and orchids
A pleasant feature of the evening
was the cutting of the brides cake,
| which was a large one, made in Nash
vile, Tenn, by the same party who
furnishes the Christmas cakes for the
White House, in Washington every
year.
In cutting the cake, the fawors
seemed to go by pairs, the ring and
dime falling to the share of Miss
/ Goodwyn Mitchell and the thimble.
and needle to Mr.. Barton Turnbull.
The presents which were displayed
on tables reaching around the hall
upstairs were numerous and costly,
and the gifts of friends in many parts
of the country Among them were an
. -. (NvsH To-
mother, q handsome silver service
from her father and a large silver
platter from other members Of the
family. Other gifts were dozen sill
yer goblets, silver scenes, candle
sticks, water pitchers, compotes and
numbers of other gifts, Of silver, cut
1 glass, china, pictures, clocks, etc.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pasco left on the mid
night train for short trip to point IN
Florida. The bride wore for her go
ing away gown q handsome tailored
suit Of dark blue garberdine with
small black velvet hat.
Among the out-of- town guests pres
ent for the wedding. were the groom's
parents, ex-senator and Mrs. Samuel
Pasco, of Monticello, Captain and Mrs.
W. B. Desham, Of Jacksonville, Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel Pasco, Jr., of Pen
sacola, Fla, Mrs. Theodore Turnbul!
and Miss Jessie Turnbull, Mr.. and Mrs.
Randolph Turnbull, Miss Marie Kid
der and Mr.. Louis Morriss, of Mon
ticeIlo. major Eugene Lewis, Misses
) Pauline Lewis, Eugenia Lewis, Mrs.
E. D. Williams. and Mr.. John Lewis,
OF Nashville, Tenn, Mr.. Todd Ham
mond of Atlanta and others.
~.pa1I 1lVss 1a,1sw
home in Monticello. where the groom
Is we'll known and prominent both in
business, and society circles. The
bride is one of Thonasville's loveliest
and most popular young girls, with q
large circle Of friends throughout tae
state