The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-28


where he and his bride will reside.
ii After the ceremony, Mr.. and Mrs
Woodward left for New Orleans and a
visit to the formers parents, Ms and
g Mrs. j. C. Woodward in Carriere.
Il The out-of-town guests are Mr.. and
Mrs j. C. Woodward and Miss Maggie
Woodward.s of Carriere, parents and
sister of the groom, and Miss Dayie
Catron, of San Antonio, Tex, sister of
the bride.
Holiday Dinner.
! Mr.. and Mrs. D. Emmett McInnis
entertained Monday evening at beau
TRULY planned O'Clock dinner, at
their home on West Pine street. in
honor of their two young daughters,
Misses Ruth and Mary. Lou McInnis,
who are home from college dor the
holidays. Their guests included
number of the college set and the af-
fair was an unusually enjoyable one.
The attractive home was lovely in
its decorations of the Yuletide colors.
a mass of holly, mistletoe and Ameri-
can Beauty roses being used in the
parlor, hall and library. The decora-
tions in the dining room were in yell
low, Marie Antoinette basket of yell
low chrysanthemums, narcissi, ferns
and yellow tulle forming the center
piece. The crystal candlesticks held
yellow silk shades. A six course
menu was served.
Both young honorees were attrac-
lively gowned, Miss Ruth Mcinnis
wore accordian pleated white silk
crepe with overdrapery of black silk
net and jet trimmings and Miss Mary
Lou Mclnnis' evening gown was of
yellow taffeta finished with gold lace
and yellow silk net.
Covers were laid for Miss Ruth Nc.
lnnis and Mr.. Charles Hightower, Miss |
Mary Lou McInnis and Albert Heidel. |
berg, Miss Grace Massengale and Mr.. |
Schlitz, Miss Emma Smith and Paul |
Allen, Miss May Massengale and
Bunyan Duke, Miss Helen Smith and
Barksdale Stevens, Miss Mary Cecilia
Foley and Ben Stevens, Miss Ida
Belle Camp and Angus Mcleod. Miss
edith Naylor and Alexander Currie,
Hiss Margaret Herren and Sam Moody.
After the dinner dancing was en-
Dyed until 1880.
t~-~"a
'or Meridian Bride, Mrs. D.
Benton Holmes, Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. B. Holmes kent /.
open house" Monday afternoon and a
arge number from both the married
nd unmarried set in society called to
leet the bride of her son. Mrs. D. II
enton Holmes, Jr., of Meridian. for
lerly Miss Marie Wright. The hospi-
atty was one of the most charming
the month.
The reception rooms were bright
18th Yuletide colors, beautifully car
ed out In red and green. Garlands
holly outlined the windows. doors
Id archways and were draped around
lie chandeliers. Potted ferns. poin-
'ttias, bells, holly wreaths and vases
long-stemmed red carnations were
'ed most effectively and the lights
ere shaded in red and green. In the
ning room the center-piece on the
'ard was gayly decorated miniature
tree. A large crimson hell
as suspended from the chandelier and
d chiffon streamers fell gracefully
ON the chandelier to the table the
ge of which was outlined with holly.
ne daintiest of crocheted bon-bon
Iskets, tied with red ribbon and filed
TN red and green minis completed
e pretty table decorations.
Mrs. Floyd I. Ames and Mrs. Andrew
&C. Jones received the callers. Mrs
". Bolton had charge of the regis
and punch was served by Misses
berta McSwain and Grace Massen.
lie. The puncE table was stationed
the hall and artistically arranged
tn holly and punches Of large lus-
ous grapes.
Ihere was no formal receiving line
It Mrs. Holmes had invited num-
r of young matrons and girl friends.
rmer school-mates of her son to as
y IN entertaining the callers. They
ere Mesdames Harvey Turner, Pierce
liners, a recent bride: Misses Ger
lde Polk. Marie Hill, Ruth McInnis
ay Massengale, Naomi Hirsch and
rs. Fred G. Colbert, of Meridian, a p
'ter and house guest of the hostess.
sides the maids and matrons. the n
Us OF the home, Mr.. Benton Holmes
J, Mr.. D. w. Holmes, a student at
University Of Mississippi, who is