Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-09-15
Autumn Wedding

: very pretty early autumn Wed
ding took place last evening, Sept
Is, at 7:3O o'clock in the Montere
Presbyterian church, when Mis-
| Josephine the eldest daughter Q
Mrs. and the late Lucius Holme
Stephenson became the bride o
Mr.. Joseph William Boyer
son of Mrs. and the late John d
Boyer, of Woodstock, Va.
The color scheme of the wedding
yellow and white, was beautiful.
carried out at the church will
golden rod, white wild flowers, ant
white and yellow dahlias.
The dame of honor was Mrs. C
S. Roller of Ft. Defiance, sister O
the bride. The assembled guests
were entertained with a musical
program by Mr.. Herbert Aderson
an accomplished musician of Frank
lin, W. Va, who presided at tht
piano, accompanying Miss Mary
Evelyn Jones, whose vocal training
was taken at the Randolph Macor
Woman's College, who sang most
sweetly Consistency" and Miss
Katherine Kennedy Johnston, Of
Franklin, distinguished voca
graduate of Mary Baldwin Seminary
who sang very beautiful, 90
Promise Me-.
The groom's best man was bis
youngest brother, Mr.. Carl Boyer,
who is associated with him in the
businessssfrm of J. w. Boyer & Co..
Woodstock. The other attendants
were the attractive flower girls, lit
tie Miss Mary Virginia Hodges OF
Franklin, cousin of the bride, and
little Miss Nancy McNeel of Marlin
ton, W. Va, daughter of one of
the brides most intimate friends.
wearing dresses of point desprit
with yellow sashes and hair bows,
carrying gilt baskets of white as
tiers.
The ring bearer was Chas. S.
Roller III, the handsome nephew
of the bride, who wore tandem
broidered satin suit with shoes and
hose to match and bearing the ring
in the heart of a rose.
The ushers were Mr.. Lucius
Holmes Stepensons, brother, Messrs
Adam and John Wilson Stephen
son, cousin, Maj. Chas. S. Roller,
Jr., brother, in-law, Mr.. Miller Stan
ley Hodges, cousin-in law of the
bride, and Mr.. Fl. P. Miller, broth
erin law of the groom.
The bride entered and was given
away by her brother, Mr.. Boyd
stephenson. Her gown was Of
white satin and georgette crepe,
artistically hand embroidered with
pearl lace, her veil of tulle forming
a cap with orange blossoms and
ruching of the same. She carried a
shower bouquet of orchids and iii.
lies of the valley, and her only
ornament was a quaint old neck
lace, a chain and cross, one of her
mothers own wedding gifts.
The dame of honor wore: apricot
taffeta with an over dress of
spangled net and carried a bouquet
of yellow roses.
The wedding marches, Lohengrin
as the bridal party entered the
church Mendelssohn's, as a racess-
sional and Lizzet's Love Song dur
ing the ceremony, were most
beautifully rendred by Mr.. Ander-
son.
Immediately after the ceremony
very Informal reception was given
at the home of the bride to the
bridal party and the immediate
friends of the bride and groom.
The tour will be northern one,
including, perhaps, sea voyage.
Among the out of town guests
were Miss Sudie E. Stephenson, of
Washington, Miss Mary Sthephen-
son, of Philadelphia, Miss Georgl-
ana STEPHENSON, of Covington, Mrs.
H. A. Revercomb, near Hot
Sprins, Misses Alice and Lucy
Boyer and Messrs. H. F. and Carl
Boyer, of Woodstock, Mr.. and Mrs
Fl. P. Miller, of Washington, Mr..
and Mrs. M. S. Hodges and W. A.
Campbell, of Franklin, Mrs. I.
Summers McNeel and little daugh-
ter Margaret Nancy, of Marlinton,
Mrs. Ida Fudge and children, Mrs.
G. A. Revercomb and children.
Mrs. C. H. Revercomb and
Children, all of Coving-
ton, Hon. John W. Stephenson
and Mr.. John W. Stephenson, Jr.,
of Warm Spring, Mr.. Chas. L,
Camdbell, of California, Miss Sallie