The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-09-28
JENNINGS HAMILTON,

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Last Saturday evening a most in
teresting wedding was celebrated at
the Methodist church when Miss Mar
Jorie Hamilton of this city was mar
ried to Mr.. w. j.. Jennings, Jr., of
Grenada.
Loving hands had decorated the
church most beautifully, the entire
chancel, choir loft and organ loft hav-
ing been made into a veritable bower
OF flowers with a background of ferns
and evergreens, studded with pink
roses, pink and green being the motif
color.
Mrs. G. W. Stephenson, in her own
lnimitable way, presided at the organ,
and during the gathering of the
guests, rendered a number of beauti-
full selections.
Just previous to the arrival of the
bridal party, Mrs. w. B. Hamilton
sang, most beautifully, Adjoining"
and Miss Bessie Walker most class
ically rendered, Because"
At the appointed hour, Mendels-
sohn's Wedding March being used as
a professional, the ushers, Mr.. James
Arlington and Mr.. Dudley Tucker
on the n side and Mr.. Nick White
and Mr.. Charlie Hartley on the other,
came up the aisle and crossed over
in front of the chancel, taking posi-
tions just inside the chancel.
Then the maid of honor, Miss Mary
Totten, the beautiful cousinsof the
bride, came up the aisle on the right
hand side, followed by the matron of
honor, Mrs. L. A. Rather, Jr., sister
of the bride, on the left, and each
stood at opposite corners of the chan
eel. Both the maid of honor and the
matron of honor wore gowns of pink
%taffeta with an overdress of tulle,
carrying a boquet of pink Killarney
roses and fens.
Next came little Miss Francis
Richardson, the ring bearer, wear
ing a white organdy dress with pink
ribbon, and took her position in the
center of the chancel. Then came
the little flower couple Miss Margaret
Rather and Master Aston Richard
son, scattering the pathway with rose
petals.
Now came the bride with hei
brother, MI. W. B. Hamilton. They
were met at the altar by the groom
and his best man, Captain Sanders
The bride wore a white georgette
dress over white taffeta, embroidered
in seed pearls with a flowing vel
caught with a string of pearls to hel
forehead, and carried a shower
boquet of brides roses and vale!
lilies. "
The minister, Rev. E. R. Smoot
most beautifully and %impressivel!
pronounced the words which unitet
the lives of this happy young couple
using the ring ceremony.
Immediately following the cere
mony a reception was given to tn
bridal party by Mr.. and Mrs. S. W
Mullins at their home on Chulahom'
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jennings left on tn
east bound train for a few days visi
to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. J
Jennings, at Starkville, after whicl
they go to Alexandria, La.
The brides going away dress wa
green broadcloth trimmed with gra,
fur with accessories to match.
The bride is the youngest daugh
ter of the late DR.. Sam D. Hamilto
and Mrs. Margaret Totten Hamilton
and is a recent graduate of the Holl
Springs High School, and has bee
exceedingly popular in Holly Spring
society.
The groom is a son of Mr.. w. ,
Jennings, Secretary of the A. & n
. college and is a member of Co. !
First Mississippi Regiment, now st;
toned at Jackson.-Holly Spring
Reporter.
. Mr.. Jennings was reared in CIR
NADIA and his many friends join in e.
!. tending congratulations to him ar
, his lovely bride. He is a young ms
of fine native intellect, of splend
appearance, is exceptionally clev'
and accommodating and has plen'
of grit and determination, THERETO
the future may be said to have III
things in store for him.
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