The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-12-22
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Miss Helen Osborne Phone 159
MISS WHITAKER WEEDS
Mr.. r. M. PRYOR.


mony on Thursday evening at 9
o'clock at the Central Methodist
church, when Miss Frances Whit
aker became the bride of Mr.. Rob
ert Mcbride Pryor.
The quantities o; fern, palms
and southern smilax used with
the Easter lilies was unusually eff
fective. The beautiful columns,
lattice work and vine tracery Of
the Italian pcrgola where the bril-
da1 chorus was seated was the
principal characteristic of the dec
orative design, and the lavish use
Df the s1ililax gave an effect Of
rare loneliness. The back of the
church rostrum was banked with
a solid mass of ferns and the
walls traced with a lattice work of
sTlilax vines. Just below the ros-
trun was arranged All arch twined
with the smilax vines and Easter
lilies. Behind the columns of the
arch were banked the ferns and
palms. The walls throughout
the church were artistic with the
vine. The places for the family
were reserved by Gaping the
seats with the white lilies tied
white maline. The simplicity of
the church arrangement made the
effect, all the more striking in the
beauty of every detail The bri-
dal party stood beneath the arch.
Before the ceremony Miss
Gladys Holtzendorf played AT
Dawning" on the violin in very
beautiful and feeling manner.
Mrs. Jesse Grantham presided at
the piano. Following was the
bridal chorus from the Rose
Maiden" sung by sixteen voices.
When the hour for the ceremony
arrived Mrs. Grantham played
the wedding march from Lohdh-
gfin.
1.-THE ushers, Messrs. Carl Fol
lers, Wimberly Wilson, Emory
Wilcox, and Frank Pryor, enter
ed first, taking their places on
either side of the arch. The
brides maids entered singly on
opposite aisles, the maid Of honor
Walking opposite one of the
brides maids meeting under the
arch and forming semi-circlc.
The brides maids wore pink satin
with silver trimmings and silver
lace hats and silver slippers, and
carried arm bouquets Of pink car
nations with maiden hair fern,
The maid Of honor Miss Lucille
Peacock of Marlin, Texas. wore
silver lace over pink The brides
maids were Misses Rhea Wise.
Emily Griffin and Ida Mckay. !.
The matron Of honor, Mrs. c.
c. Persons, entered alone, wear
ing a gown OF white satin with
lace and silver trimmings and
carried pink carnations, She was
proceeded by the little ring bear
CT. Miss Josephine Flournoy in
bwlite organdic carrying the ring
in a white lily, Opposite them
came the little flower girl, Miss
Margaret Pope Thurmond, just
ahead of the bride, wearing ac-
cordian plated dress of pale blue
and pink, and strewing rose petals
IN the path Of the bride.
The bride entered on the arm Of
her sister. Mrs. !. Gould Williams
and made a lovely picture in her
bridal robes Of white duchess
satin made with court train and
trimmed with real lace. The long
tullc veil was adjusted with a
chapiet of orange blossoms. Her
bouquet was brides roses with a
shower of valley lilies. The little
page. Master James Hayes Pea
cock, of Marlin, Tex, wearing a
colonial white satin suit. carried
the brides train. Mrs. Williams
wore pink satin with tulle and sill
vcr trimmings. The groom, with
his best man. Mr. Jarrett Pryor,
entered from the pastors study
and met his bride under the arch
where Rev, l.. A. Hill awaited
them and who performed the
marriage ceremony impressively.
the ring ceremony being used.
During the ceremony Il love
You Truly" was softly played on
the violin by Miss Ioltzendorff.
The ceremony over. the glad
strains of Memberships wedding
march. the bridal party left the
church IN reverse order to that in
which they entered. the brides.
maids and groomsmcr walking
together.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pryor lett on the