The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-06-22
LOVELY CHURCH WEDDING.
Miss Blanche Hair United in Mar
riage to Mr.. j. j. Cudd.

Of interest to many throughout the
State was the marriage of Miss
Blanche Hair to Mr.. ]. j. Cudd, OF
Spartanburg, on the evening of June
14th at the Baptist church. The
wedding party met at the home OF
the brides parents, DR.. and Mrs. Geo.
F. Hair, and were driven in automo-
biles to the church, where the mar
riage was solemnized, the Rev. Will
liam R. Mcmillan performing the
ceremony, the beautiful ring service
being used.
The church had been transformed
under artistic effort of skilled hands
into scene of beauty and brilliance.
Along the aisle colonnades were
placed supporting jardinieres of
! maidenhair fern. These were drap-
ed in white, a silver and white horse
shoe confining white ribbons to the
colonnades-the ribbon in festoons,
forming an aisle leading to an arch
of tiny electric lights wreathed in
ivy and white-a huge basket of pink
Killarney roses being suspended from
the centre. A ribbon gateway fasten-
ed with a silver and white horse
shoe, set apart the space designed for
the bridal party. Previous to their
entrance Miss Moselle Copeland sang
cat Dawning" and Il Love You"
To the stra MS Of Lohengrin's we'd
ding march, played by Mrs. E. H.
Henderson on the piano and Miss Vir-
gle Sellers on the violin, the party ap-
preached the altar in the following
order: The ushers, DR.. I. M. Hair,
of Spartanbur Mr.. Beacham Brook
er, of Columbia, Mr.. Frank Moye and
DR.. Charles Wilson, of Bamberg; the
bridesmaids and groomsmen, Miss
Mary Zimmerman with Mr.. NJ. G. Fos-
ter, Miss Lalla Byrd with Mr.. John
Hamer, Miss Estelle Rutledge with
Mr.. John Galbraith, Miss Natalie
Padgett with Mr.. Glen Cope, Miss
Harridelle Free with Mr.. Jack Bur-
nett, Miss Helen Simmons with Mr.,
P. Lyles. These passed up the right
and left aisles alternately, crossed to
their places, forming semi-circle.
A tiny 1'prince charming" Francis
Simmons, wearing a suit of white
satin, with boutenier of white rose
buds and fern, came next, bearing
the ring on a silver tray. The maid
of honor, Miss Helen Tillman, follow
ed by the, dame of honor, Mrs. Ivy
Hair, and the fairy-like flower girls,
Mary Aldrich Wyman and Margaret
Bowling, Immediately preceded the
bride, who came in on the arm Of her
father, DR.. George F. Hair. The
bridegroom and his best man, Mr..
Joseph Wrightson, approaching from
a side aisle, met the bride at the al
tar. DR.. Hair, father of the bride,
gave her away, and Rev. Mr.. McMil-
Ian pronounced the solemn rites
which united these two lives ''bride
and bridegroom, pilgrims of life,
henceforth to- travel together"
During the ceremony Miss Virgie
Sellers played softly and sweetly 'To
Wild Rose" on the violin, accom-
panied by Mrs. E. H. Henderson on
the piano. The bridal party forming,
marched in reverse order to piano
and violin rendition Of Mendelsohn's
wedding march, by Mrs. Henderson
and Miss Sellers.
The bride, a dark-eyed blond of
acknowledged beauty, never looked
lovelier, her beautiful bridal attire
enhancing her charms. She wore
white duchess satin en- train, orna-
mented with pearl trimmings and
point d'esprit lace. Her veil of misty
silk tulle was confined to a pearl
cap, from which hung orange bios
soms-a spray reaching to the hem
of the veil. Her jewels were a plati-
mum necklace studded with diamonds,
gift from the groom. She carried
a shower bouquet of lilies of the val
ley.
The dame of honor, Mrs. Ivy Hair,
of Baltimore, wore a handsome Co.'S
tune of white charmeuse and pearl
trimming, her flowers being white
roses. Miss Helen Tillman, of EDGE
field, the maid of honor, was attired