Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-06-18
Texarkana Wedding
Was Brilliant Affair.

Was Brilliant Affair.
A beautiful wedding at the First
(Texas) Methodist church Thursday
evening at $3.50 o'clock united Miss
Ethel Virginia DePrato, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. DePrato and Otis
Earle Frank of Pine Bluff. The Rev.
the ring ceremony.
Pink and white were featured in
the bridal decorations and appoint
ments. The friends of the popular
bride transformed the altar into "a
lovely bower. with ivy, pink and
white carnations and pink malnie.
While the guests assembled, Mrs.
George H. Carpenter, presiding at
the organ, gave a program of nuptial
music. 81 Love You Truly" was ex-
quisitely sung by Miss Mary Murphy
Nance.
A number Of the brides first grade
pupils OF last year led the procession
al, singing the Lohengrin bridal Choir
us. These included Mildred Fewell,
Floyd Booth, Thomas Moore, Howard
Wheeler, Irma Moore, Novelle Reed,
Russell Ladd, Ruth Rochelle, Homer
Southerlin, Katheryn Mcfarland, AL
len Simons, Ethel May Yocum, Grady
Watts, Alice Benge, Eugene McFar-
land, Velma Strickland, jamie Timber
lake, Gernall Colvin, J. c. Lawrence,
Lucy Higgins, Ruth Ochs, Ray Arnold
and J. D. Prator. The little girls
wore white frocks and pink sashes
and hair bows, and the boys wore
white linen suits and pink ties. They
formed an interesting part of the al
tar tableau.
Following came the bridesmaids
and ushers, Miss Eva Arnold with
Troy o. Womack; Miss Laura Leigh
Andrews with P. A. Turner; Miss
Matte Cryer of Amarillo with Carl C.
Clayton; Miss Carrie Parten of Com
merce with Marcus N. DePrato. The
bridesmaids were picturesque in white
organdie gowns and white poke bon
nets with pink maline bows. carrying
arm bOquets of pink Killarney roses.
Miss Nance was CORRESPONDENCE at
tired.
Mrs. M. A. Stone of Little Rock was
matron of honor, wearing handsome
gown of white embroidered marquis
cite and white picture hat. Her arm
boquet was built of white roses.
Little Helen DePrato of Shreveport,
niece of the bride, served as ring
bearer, and wore lace frock with
pink ribbons. She carried the ring in
a basket of blossoms.
The bride was very attractive in a
short. gown beautifully fashioned of
georgette crepe embellished with tat
fetas bands. Her tulle veil fell from
a coronet Of orange blossoms and she
carried a shower boquet of white Kill
.ered alone and was met at the altar
by Mr.. Frank and his best man, Max
D. Stewart.
For the ceremonial Mrs. Carpenter
played Dvorak's Humoresque.
An informal reception at the home
If the brides parents followed the
and was attended only by
he immediate family and the bridal
party. The house decorations were
also in pink and white and Mrs. H.
Philip DePrato presided at the punch
FOWL.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank left at once for
heir home in Pine Bluff.
For a number of years Mrs. Frank
las been a very earnest and efficient
of the West side public
school faculty, in her church and in
'arious activities and has made many
devoted and loyal friends who de-
olore her removal from the city
Mr.. Frank is a conductor with the
Cotton Belt railway and likewise is
leld in highest esteem by a wide
friendship circle.-Texarkana Press.
Mrs. Lillian Mullin is reported
luite i'll of malaria at herb home at
006 East BarraQue street.
Little George Talbot is reported as
after "a serious illness at
he home Of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
:. B. Talbot.
Mrs. E. Malley. who has been quite
|. of malaria, Is reported as show
ng improvement.
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