The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-04-26
OUTLER-OYER WEDDING
SOLEMNIzED IN CHURCH
THE CEREMONY ONE OF PRETTI-
EST EVER IN DAWSON, AND
WAS WITNESSED BY MANY.

WAS WITNESSED BY MANY.
A wedding of unusual beauty was
that Wednesday at high noon Of Miss
Annie Bess Cutler and Mr.. Cyrus
Leavitt Dyer, of Riverside, Cal, in
/ the Methodist church. An immense
throng of friends was present.
/ The rosrum was a mass Of green,
( with festoons from organ to arch,
and from arch to windows, making
banked by majestic palms. Suspend
banked by majestic palms Suspend
I'd from the arch, which formed an
altar, was a large French basket OF
sweet peas, in many colOrs, pink and
white pTedOminating Streamers OF
white tulle were used in pTOfusiOn,
and other baskets of sweet peas on
pedestals added to the general effect.
Ribbons, harmOnizing in color, cut
off the seats reserved for the family
and immediate friends. The decora-
tons were supervised by Miss Mamie
Bottoms. of ThOmasville, who was
assisted by a number of Dawson la
dies.
The ceremony was commenced with
the bridal chorus from BarcaTolle,
the singers stationed in the annex
and unseen by the audience, This
was followed by solo, My Heart
at Thy Sweet Voice" taken from the
opera Samson and Delilah and sung
by Miss Nellie Laing. Mrs. W. F.
Sherman, who had charge Of the mu-
sic, then played the organ prelude,
the bridal chorus from Lohengrin,
during which the members of the
chorus, led by Mrs. r. b. McLain and
Miss Mary Lizzie Ansley, marched
from the rear of the church to the
rOstrum singing. They were follow
ed by Miss Evelyn Marlin and Master
Albert Cutler, who removed the rib
bons from the pews as they marched
to the front. Then came the usheTs,
Messrs. Rogers Carver, r. d. Smith,
John Cutler and Dudley Mize. Miss
Fannie Belle Cutler followed as maid
of honor, dressed in white and car
rying a shower bouquet of sweet
peas. Little Miss Mary Sherman fol-
lowed in a dainty lingerie frock as
flower girl, preceding the bride, who
entered with her father. Rev. J. NJ.
Cutler. and was met at the altar by
the groom, who entered with his best
man, Mr. George Neel, of Thomas
Vile
The bride was becomingly dressed
in a travelling suit of midnight blue,
with hat to match, and the groom in
the conventional black. Dr.. T. ID.
Ellis performed the ceremony, after
which the bridal party retired from
the church to the strains Of Mendels-
sohns wedding march.
mediately following the ceremO-
nv an informal reception was held at
the Methodist parsonage, and was at
tended by a large cOncOurse of peo-
pie, who rendered congratulations
and best wishes. A sweet course was
served by friends Of the family. The
gifts we're many and substantial, and
showed in a measure the esteem IN
which the couple are held. Both the
stewards and mission board, COmpOS
ed of gentlemen, were present in a
body at the ceremony, and each men,
her contributed to a handsome gift.
The bride is the elder daughter OF
Rev. and Mrs. J. NJ Cutler, and is an
ACCOMPLISHED and lovable young Wo-
man. who has made many friends
since coming to Dawson. The groom
is the son of Methodist minister,
and has been prominently connected
with church work for years. Since his
graduation from the University OF
Arkansas he has held responsible
government position in the horticult-
ural department, and is now stationed
16 miles from Riverside. in charge
of a government orange orchard,
where he will be for four years
Mr.. and Mrs. Dyer left on the Sea-
board Air Line train for Columbus
en- route to Arkansas and Oklahoma
to visit relatives of the groom before
going to their western home. 1t IS
a matter Of regret to many that Mrs.
Overs marriage will remove her from
Dawson. where she has been favor
fte and where she will be greatly
missed in church and social circles.
Among the out-of-tOwn guests
we're Mr.. and Mrs G. w. Hagan and
son of Iron City, Mr. and Mrs. {. 3
Hodges of Cyrene, Mr.. and Mrs. {.
w. Cross of Baker county, Rev. 10y
Warwick, Mr.. J. w. Sparks Mr.. Wal
ter Morrow, Mr.. H. T. Quillian and
Mrs. J. H Therrell of Albany, Rev. U.
F. Cook, Mrs. Kedar Parker. Miss
Rose Evans, Mr. G. r. Neel and Miss
Mamie Bottoms of Thomasyille, Mr..
]. NJ. Cutler, Jr, of Augusta, Mr..
Louie Peoples of Valdosta. Rev j.
A. Thomas of Americas, Rev and
Mrs. J. F. Smell and Miss Davis of
Sasser, Mrs. H. ]. Pierce, Miss Mary
TiIIev of PARROT, Miss Mary Lizzie