The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-09-08
TWO WEDDINGS OF INTEREST

out the State were solemnized in Leb-
anon Presbyterian church, Abbeville,
S. c., on Wednesday, September the
1st, at ~ o'clock, noon.
The contracting parties were Miss
Leilah B. Evans and Mr.. Manly G.
Sanders, of Greenville, whose cere-
mony took place first, followed i'm
mediately by that of the younger sis
ter, Miss Mary Margaret Evans and
Mr.. j. NJ. Harden, of Rome, Ga.
The church, with altar enclosed by
a tiny fence of white, having two
gates in front through which the bri-
dial parties entered, was ~tastefully
decorated with ferns, evergreens and
olematis. The color scheme was pref
tily carried out in the lighting of the
church which was effective by the use
of pink and white candles.
To the strains of Lohengrin's We'd
ding March, played by Miss Ada Nc
MILAN, who presided at the organ
throughout the two ceremonies, the
first bridal party entered as follows:
TWO tiny flower girls, Sarah Evans
and Jenrose Pressly, of Abbeville,
daintily dressed in white lingerie
frocks, wearing pink sashes and large
butterfly bows on their hair. They
carried baskets of cut flowers and
held the gates open for the rest of
the bridal party. The ushers, Messrs
Pettigrew Evans, brother Of the bride
and Grier Sherard, both of Abbeville,
came next, taking their place on
either side of the altar. They we're
followed. by the two bridesmaids,
Misses Mary Smith, of Abbeville, and
Sarah Coble, of Pelzer, who wore
dainty white lingerie dresses, pink
sashes and large leghorn hats trim.
med with pink roses carrying bou.
quets of pink roses. Next came the.
two maids of honor, Miss Annie ReiG
Evans, youngest sister of the bride,
wearing pink taffeta and carrying
white roses, with Miss Sarah Evans
cousin of. the bride, wearing pes.
green silk crepe with lace trimmings
and carrying pink roses. The bride.
dressed in white crepe de chine with
trimmings of chiffon and real lace
and with veil held in place with val.
ley lilies, carrying a shower bouquet
o. brides roses and valley lilies, en-.
tered on the arm of her brother, Mr..
Chas. S. Evans and proceeded to the.
altar where the groom, who entered:
at the side door with his best man,
Mr.. H. Galloway Minis, of Greenville
awaited her. The impressive ring
ceremony was used, being performed
by the Rev. j. B. H~illhouse, pastor Of
the bride, during which the Flowe,
Song was played softly. The bridal
PARTY left the church to the strains Of
Mendelsshons Wedding March.
Miss Ruth Cannon, of Huntsville,
sang very sweetly and feelingly D.
Herlot's Because, between the two
ceremonies, being accompanied by
Miss Mcmillan.
TO the strains of Lohengrin's Wed
ding March the second bridal party
entered in the following order: Mes.
SIS Frank E. Harrison, Jr., and AL
bert A. Morse, James H. Sherard and
w. Joel Smith, all of Abbeville, tax,
ing their places on either side of the
altar. Next came the bridesmaids,
Misses Esther Graydon and Mary
Lawson Link, Mary Smith and Mary
Cuarles Link, of Abbeville, wearing
dainty white lingerie dresses, pink
sashes, leghorn hats, with trimmings:
OF pink roses and tulle streamers
which were caught at the wrist WITH
velvet, and carried bouquets of pink
roses. The maid of honor. Miss
Nellie Harden, sister of the groom,
came in alone, going to the left side
of the altar. She wore Adainty dress
# pink taffeta with lace trimmings
and carried white roses. Following
The maid of honor, came the dame OF
honor, Mrs. j. L. Terrell, sister OF
The bride, going to the right of the
altar. She wore a handsome dress
of lavender crepe de chine, made
with bolero and trimmed with plait-
ing of same and carried a shower
bouquet of roses and lilies of the val.
ley. Last, before the bride, came
the little flower girls, Sarah Evans
and Jenrose Pressly, carrying baskets
of roses and scattering them in the
Iathway of the bride. The bride,
handsomely gowned in a creation OF