The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-01-07
A BEAUTIFUL WEDDING.
Mr.. 7. II. Meek Makes MISS Mary
Mullin His Bride.

Rarely is II given TO people IN IRE
NADIA to witness as beautiful a picture
as that presented in the Methodist
church on Tuesday evening, Jan. 4,
! when Mr.. Thomas H. Meek and Miss
Mary Mullin stood with their bridal
party before the Rev. J. R. Countiss
and spoke the vows that made them
one. Long before the appointed hour,
e~ight-thirty, the church was filled with
friends of these popular young people.
As the organ notes drawn forth by
the skillful touch of Miss Mary Thomas
and the appealing strains of the violin
in the practiced hands of Miss Esther
Broadstreet filled the church. Miss
Mary Lawrence, of Bowling Green,
KY, cousin of the bride, sang in her
wonderfully clear, full soprano voice.
the beautiful words of Il Love Thee"
After her rich notes had left only their
echo in the quiet edifice, Mr.. Clifton
Barwick, brother of the groom, sang
so tenderly and sweetly within the
Garden of My Heart"
The bridal chorus next sang in the
vestibule of the church, ~Lohengrin's
Bridal Chorus" coming up the aisle
in single file or each side, singing as
they came and going up into the choir,
where they stood during the ceremony.
Two and two up opposite aisles came
] tho ,,sborc MooSrc Dow Doal, W;petop
Penn, Wilmer Thomas and Neal Caroth-
ers. Following these the groomsmen,
the brothers of the groom, Messrs. H.
X. and Clifton Barwick came up on
opposite sides, then the bridesmaids,
Misses Mary Gibbs and Roberta Du-
bard, crossing over as they reached the
chancel and standing to await the COM
ing of the bride, just preceding her
came the matron of honor, a life long
friend, Mrs. Hurd Horton of Hardy,
followed by two dainty flower maids,
Lucy Talbert and Josephine Gerard of
! Memphis, strewing rose leaves in front
of the bride, now, as softer grew the
strains from violin and organ, the bride,
never more beautiful than now, as she
came on the arm of her grandfather,
Maj. B. F. Thomas. starry-eyed to
meet the nan of her choice and give
herself into his keeping, came up the
left aisle. From the minister's study
came a dear little ring bearer, Clifton
1 McCornipk nQnhnuy of tho DrnDvn oil
in spotless white, bearing the golden
band in the heart of a beautiful lily,
the groom and his best man, Mr.. Ben
Adams, followed to meet his bride and
stand before Rev. J. R. Countiss, who !
very solemnly pronounced the words
its fruition the love that has been
growing in the of a number Of
years.
The church was very simply but ex1l
quisitely decorated in trailing Southern
smilax and ferns, against this rich lux
uriant background the myriad candles
glowed all the more brightly, the only
touch of color being a huge basket of
deep pink carnations, which stood on
the center of the choir rail, during the
ceremony only the soft radiance of the
candles shed a glow over the fairy-like
scene.
The chorus was composed of a sex
tette of charming girls as we'll as splen-
did voices. Misses Mary Lawrence,
Katie Lou Countiss, Margaret Thomas,
Louise Horton, Edith Brown and Mary
Roane, all gowned in dainty rose pink.
The maids and matron together with
the wee flower maidens were in the
same rosy shade, the matron complet-
ing her costume by a gorgeous picture
hat of pink velvet and plumes, all car
ried shower bouquets of pink Killarney
roses. The brides cleaning gown of
white satin vas finished with exquisite
real lace and pearls, while her beauti,
full hair was crowned with orange BIOS
'oms from which fell the veil to the END
he handsome court train, she car.
4 shower bouquet of brides roses
Hey lilies. ot
the ceremony the wedding
close relatives were enter