The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-08-28
SimpsOIl.Lucns.

SlmpS0n.LucnS.
The First Presbyterian Church was
the scene Of a beautiful wedding last
evening at 8 O'Clock when the mar
riagc of Miss Mabel Simpson to Capt
Edwin Lucas took place. The church
was decorated throughout with green
cry and white tulle festoons, and the
rostrum was massed with white an
green snow-on-the mountain. The
railing about the organ loft was bor-
dered with lighted candles, each in a
crystal candlestick; above the organ
and behind the wedding party was an
other mass Of green and white.
Before the entrance of the bridal
party Mrs. Folk at the organ and Mrs.
Blotcky, who Is the possessor of a
beautiful mezzo, gave musical pro-
gram of appropriate songs.
When the wedding march sounded,
the bridal party came in, charming
picture Of lovely girls in pink and blue
gowns with the sobcrer colors Of off,
GERS uniforms as a background. There
were l2 bridesmaids, six in gowns of
blue georgette Of the same hue but
varying design and six in pale pink.
! They carried pink asters tied with
| pink tulle and walked up the aises
singly and in pairs, a pink gowncd
| bridesmaid in each side aisle and two
in blue in the middle aisle Between
each pair Of girls came the grooms-
men, most Of them officers at Camp
Jackson. The bridesmaids were Miss
Alma Salley of Orangeburg, Miss Mary
Zimmerman Of Glenn Springs, Miss
Helen Burnett. Miss I.eita TRIMMER
Miss Mary DuPre, Miss Julia Brice
Miss Beth Green, Miss Mary Johnson,
Miss Lucy Bomar and Miss Machcl
Macauley, all Of Spartanburg, and Miss
| Katherine Woodrow Of Columbia.
The groomsmen were: Maj. j. d.
Kelly. Capt. Charles Lindsay, Lieuts
John Wright, Roger Hayward, j. W.
| Nogarty, NJ. A. Angler, Frank Dowd
! l.. 4. LaDgston, Albert Montgomery
Of Spartanburg, and l.. w. Jenkins Of
| York.
| After the bridesmaids and grooms-
men the maid Of honor entered; she
was the brides young sister, Miss
Elizabeth Simpson, who wore white
net with pink and blue ribbons and
a great bow Of pink and blue tullc on
Ia r.l nr1S nit
larneys. The bride came in on the
arm Of her father, J. w. Simpson: Her
brunette beauty showed to its best ad-
vantage in beautiful gown Of beaded
gcorScttc and baby Irish lace with a
satin train hanging from the should
crs. Her vail was Of tullc and fell
from coronct Of rose point lace. She
carried brides roses and orange bios
SONS.
The bridegroom entered '" his
best man, II. |. Swygcrt of tan
| hnrg, and a simple and impressivcly
| diGnifcd ceremony was performed by
| Dr.. J. S. Watkins, pastor emeritus of
the First Presbyterian church In Spar
tanburg, who married the brides moth
er and father before her.
After the ceremony brilliant recep-
ton was given by Mr.. and Mrs. Simp-
son to the relatives and friends of the
family. Mrs. Simpson received in
handsome gown OF turquoise gcorgcttc,
beaded with crystal.
Columbians have been genuinely
glad to have Miss Simpson as resi-
dent since last winter. when her ia
Their. j. w. Simpson, brought his fam
lily here from Spartanburg. Miss
Simpson was the recipient Of an
amount Of attention here and in Spar
tanburg in honor Of her approaching
wedding. number OF parties having
been given for her in both places
The State Sunday.