The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-06-11
NUPTIALs.


BALL-YOUNG NUPTIALS.
Much of the social interest of the
past several weeks was centered upon
the preliminary entertainments Of the
popular young couple, Miss Elizabeth
Young and Mr.. Robert Alexander Ball.
whose engagement and approaching
marriage was announced owe . month
ago. Few couples have been the re-
cipients of more interest Or social at
tention, showers and entertainments
being given in their honor prior to the
wedding which took place at the
Church of the Nativity Tuesday
evening.
Tuesday evening at six-thirty o'clock
the invited guests began to fill the
beautifully decorated interior of the
Church of Nativity on Howard street,
which was a scene of rare beauty. Its
pulpit was deliberately decorated with
lilies. trailing smilax, palms and ferns,
and festoons of green hung gracefully
about the walls and the pipe organ;
and the pews were adorned with chif-
fon, wreaths of smilax and lilies, all
combining to present a scene of artis-
tic beauty and loneliness.
The musical program preceding the
ceremony was most impressive. Mrs.
C. R. Prosser. presiding at the organ
opened with 81 Love You Truly" fol-
lowing with my Heart At Thy Sweet
Voice." From the Land of the Sky"
Sat Dawning'' and Because" This
was followed by a pretty chorus sung
by Mesdames E. M. Purcell, N. S.
Wright, Will Harper, Robert Parish,
Williams, Shed Hill, Robt. Miller c. L.
Lomax and C. E. Wright; Misses Alice
Priestley, Sadie Robinson and Jane
Casey: Messrs. Thos. Turner, Warner
Wells, DR.. F. H. Smith, w. j. Sand
ford, P. B. Human and Sam Colmerry
under the direction of Mrs. Charles
Edward Wright. Miss Jane Casey
her sang Perfect Love-" a favorite
song of the bride, in her inimitable
manner.
To the tones of a selection from Men
delssohns the ushers, Messrs. T.
j.. Foley, Latham Ray, Hender-
son Baird. Will McBee and William
Wilmington entered, and were follow
ed by the bridesmaids, Miss Cibyl Will
kinson of Baton Rouge and Miss Vir-
ginia Jones of Leland, attired in lovely
gowns of green chiffon over satin taf-
feta, and carrying beautiful boquets of
white peonies and ferns. Next came
the two other bridesmaids, Miss Kath-
leen Gist of Greenwood and Miss
Lucille Heath of Port Gibson, hand.
somely attired in lovely gowns of
chiffon over satin taffetta and carrying
pretty boquets of pink peonies and
ferns.
Then came Mrs. C. A. Cobb, of Jack.
son, sister of the groom, and Mrs.
Walker Scruggs of Greenwood, the
matrons of honor, handsomely attired
in gowns of green chiffon over taffeta.
They were followed by Miss MabeI
Young, the maid of honor. sister OF
the bride, who was lovely in a creation
of white chiffon and taffeta and who
carried a boquet of white peonies and
ferns.
Preceding the bride came dainty
clad little Sarah Gwin and Orman
Kimbrough bearing the wedding rings,
followed by little Nell Tyson and Miriar
Chandler, the flower girls, all in white
with sashes of green.
; The beautiful bride entered upon thu
arm of her father, Mr.. Benz. L. Young,
pretty little Ann Sara Prosser carrying
. the brides beautiful court train, ant
they were met at the altar by the groom
and his best man, Mr.. C. A. Cobb O
, Jackson. The sacred words of the mar
1 riage ceremony were impressively SAT-
by DR.. Edward McCrady, Rector of tn
{ Church of the Nativity. The bride wa
lovely in her exquisite wedding cow
, and never looked prettier, carrying
gorgeous boquet of orchids and lilies.
At the conclusion of the impressiv
ceremony the bridal party marched on
: of the church to the strains of Tam
n hauser, and repaired to the home of tn
brides parents, and enjoyed afew happ
moments before the departure of tn
young couple upon their honeymoon. A
the eleven o'clock hour the newly maj
ried young couple and a few friend
left in a touring car for Grenada
where they boarded the Panama Lin
tied for New Orleans and other point
, of interest on the coast. Mrs. Ball
going away suit was a battleship grey
ri The bride is the oldest daughter G
Hon. and Mrs. Benjamin L. Young
q and was born and reared in Greenwood
into her present lovely young woman
hood. After attending the local schoo
y she completed her education at Colun
bia, taking a finished course in voie
Ie and music at Ward Belmont in Nasl
IF vile. She is a young lady
rare accomplishments and beauty, ar
: is ardently admired in local social ci
u clos and cities where she visited. M