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 $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.
erend w. F. Andrews officiated, using
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. Il 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 Jewell,
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
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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 correspondingly at
tired.
Mrs. NJ 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 a lace frock with
pink ribbons She carried herring in
a basket of blossoms.
The bride was very attractive in a
short gown beautifully fashioned of
georgette crepe embellished with tat
feta bands. Her tulle veil fell from
a coronet of orange blossoms and she
carried a shower boquet of white Kill
larney roses and valley lilies. She en-
tered 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
of the brides parents followed the
ceremony and was attended only by
the immediate family and the bridal
party. The house decorations were
also in pink and white and Mrs. H.
Philip DePrato presided at the punch
bowl.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank left at once for
their home in Pine Bluff.
For a number of years Mrs. Frank
Loo OSC1S q WHY O01 AS0t aAAN CAASASAtl
member of the West side public
school, faculty, in her church and in
various activities and has made many
devoted and loyal friends who de-
plore her removal from the city.
Mr.. Frank is conductor with the
Cotton Belt railway and likewise is
held in highest esteem by a wide
friendship circle.-Texarkana Press.
Mrs. Lillian Mullin is reported
quite i'll Of malaria at herb home at
1905 East Barraque street.
Little George Talbot is reported as
improving, after a serious illness at
the home Of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. B. Talbot
Mrs. E. Malley, who has been quite
il. of malaria, is reported as show
ing improvement.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Galbraith are
here from Little Rock for a yiist with