Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-09-19

has been the house guest oil Mrs. W. L.
Nann for some time. left for her home
Yesterday afternoon.
Concerning the Sorrels-Geary wedding
nj Corpus Christi. the Caller of that city
SAYS:
A pretty nome wedding took place yes
terday morning when Frederick &. Sorrels
and Miss Lydia Geary were united In mar
rage ut the home of the brides brother
and %>itser, Mrs. Frank h. lleuck, Rev. Fa-
Their Peter Hanley officiating. For the
entrance of the bridal party Miss Len
IGaffney played Mendelssohn's wedding
march. The only attendants were two lit
tie flower girls, little Marion and Julia
Frances Hueck. who preceded the bride
and groom TO the lmprovised altar. They
were dainty indeed in their little embroid-
cred organdy dresses with blue butterfly
sashes and carrying baskets Of white flow
ers and ferns tied with white maline bows,
little Marion having the ring in her ba~-
ket.
The bride wore a tailored suit of Dewey
with mouse colored trimmings and hat
aud boots Ia match and carried q mother
Of pearl prayer book from which hung .
lovely shower Of lilies Of the valley.
Immediately after the ceremony an in
formal reception was held and was attend
ed by the relatives and n few friends.
The house was decorated for the occa-
sion in green and white. the altar where
IL s..l H.. go. .l. -
ferns and banked IN White oleandrr~ and
hvacinihS. The dining room. where the
ice course was served. was beautifully
decorated IN tube roses and ferns. The
table on which stood the wedding cake
was most attractive with it, baskets ~
Streamer~ draped from the chandelier.
which WA fashioned with ivy. Large has
kei~ al the tube rose~ and ferns were
placed about the room and the windows
and arches were draped with vines.
Mr.. and Mrs. SorrelS left on the II
o'clock train for san Antonio. where they
will spend several DAYS before going 20
their nome in Brownsville. where Mr.. Sor-
rel~ i connected with the Whitman phar-
macy. Both Mr.. and Mr.. SorrelS have
many friends here. Mr.. Sorrel~ having
made hi home here for a number of wears,
and Mr.. Sorrel~ has ien . popular mem
Der If the Young society ~ei here since
coming from her home in Mississippi.
b
Mis- Mary Thornham left yesterday att
ernoon for Nazareth, Ky. where she Will
enter the Nazareth convent. Mis- Thorn
ham was accompanied by her father. Jesse
lThornham, who will visit ms brother,
Lieutenant Colonel William Kelly Of the
adiutant generals department IN Washing
ton: hi sister. Nj Geraldine Kelly IN
New York City. and hi daughter. Mr..
William Coffin at Gettysburg. Pa.
supply Of knitting warns and needles
Having arrived Mr.. j. e.. George. char
man Of the knitting committee OF the ReSi
Gross chapter has called a meeting of the
| ladies Interested IN tins form ~ reli.t
work for this afternoon NJ 5 o'clock IN The
Red Cross work room in the city hall.
The regular quarterly meeting OF the
ltlty Federation 81 thurch >o'lelie> VIII
he held al the Methodist church Monday
AFTERNOON of next week. The meeting was
advanced several weeks in order that the
! federation might honor Rev. j. ;. Bowles,
pastor If the First Methodist church. be
fore he leave- for the church conference
and probably for a new passionate. An
entertainment program j. beng arranged
BIZ the president. Mr.. j. X. Bull, and Mr..
". r.. Harvey. while Mr.. George Stel,
chairman of the rcfre~hment committee,
will arrange for the Refreshments. In be-
halt 81 the "%~,lvcr trinkct fund. 4 move
for the raising at revenue FOR war reilei
work from the discarded ihimble~. orna /
ment~ and hit~ ot plate. Mr.. !. II. Craig
will address the meeting.