The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-05-21
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Due West, May 18.-On last Tues
day morning at. $50 o'clock, Lieut.
enant John Pressly Kennedy was
united in marriage to Miss Mary Re-
becca Boyce.r Both of these young
people are from Due West, though
Lieutenant Knnedy is o in the
medical department of the army and
located at Fort Worth, Texas. The
marriage was happily performed by
the Rev. James P. Pressly at the
beautiful home of the bride.
The groom was accompanied by
his father, Mr.. A. S. Kennedy. The
bride entered alone. She was pre-
coded by Miss Jean Kennedy maid Of
honor. Mrs. Moffatt Mcdonald was
dame of honor. Little Lowry Press
w and Charlotte Orr were the first
to enter carrying tulle streamers,
that formed an aisle. Isabel Pressly
WIS flower girl and Ernest Orr was
ring bearer. Mrs. DR.. Bell played
the wedding march and, accompanied
Mrs. Jessie Orr, who sang several
selections. Mr.. D. S. Edwards ac-
comanied on the violin. A number
of invited guests were present on
this felicitous occasion, including
quite a. number of visitors from a
distance. A luncheon and refresh
ments were served. Beautiful and
costly presents were on tables, a.
mong them a check for $500 from
the groom's father, Lieutenant
Kennedy is the Oldest ,son of Mr..
and Mrs. A. S. Kennedy of Due
West. He graduated at Erskine and
studied medicine in Philadelphia and
was awarded a position in the medi-
cal college there. He enlisted in the
army and is stationd at Fort Worth,
Texas. His beautiful bride is an
honor graduate of the Woman's
College. She is the third daughter
of Mrs. James Boyce. The bridal
couple left Immediately fol. Fort
Worth. A multitude Of well wishes
follows them from a host of,friends.
The following guests from a dis
lance. were present: Mr. and Mrs.
Woodsides, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Wood
sides ,,of, Greenville; Mrs. DIR. Press
ly, Charlotte, Mrs. Bermean, Greens
boro, N. c.; Mrs. jamie Brice, Spar
tanburg; Mrs. Craig, Rock Hill Mrs.
DR.. Kennedy, Atlanta GajAs Miss
Carrie Stewart Spartanburg, Miss
Jennie Wideman of Troy.
Mrs. PA. McDayid, of Green
Vile; Mr.. Bolton. Sullivan of Jack
son, Tenn, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Sui
Ivan of Honea Path, spent last Mon
day at the home of Mrs: j.. B.. Ag-
new.
The graduating recital of Miss
Virginia Reid, Soprano, will be, CIV
en- Friday evening". May II, at $3.50
o'clock. The public is cordially in
vited to be. present.
Miss Emma Witherspoon of
Mooresville, N. c., has been spending
a few. days. at the Wylie Home. She
was in Erskine last year.
Last Friday evening, Prof. E. L..
Reid, went up to Bolton to act as
one of the judges in the O'Neal
High School debating contest.
The graduating recital of Miss
Claudia Bell will be Monday. even
ing, May the goth; at $3.50 in the
Memorial Hall. Public cordially in
vited.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Wharton of Iva
came down last week to see Mrs. Liz
zie Kennedy, while she was sc i'll.
Mrs. S. C. Johnson of Greenville,
is visiting friends in town.
The new Liberty Bond Honor
Flag for Due West, has arrived and
flies to the breezes in front of the
Due West bank. The Due West bank
is a thoroughly patriotic institution
ond 10 deenlv enlisted in the Sic