The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-06-26

~ VIZ SNitiiioi9, DlOCk cream ana
cake were served
The bride is an attractive young
woman and possesses 4 wide circle Of
friends. who will regret her depart
urc. The groom. former resident of
Abbcv:l!c, is now stationed at Caro
Scricr. The couple will make their
homc at Grccnvillc
BI'kSd,I.- wharton.
The crowning event in tho social
circles OF the week, due to the pr0mi-
ncncc and popularity of the young
couple. was the wedding OF Miss
Grace Barksdalc and Mr. Earle Man,
ming Wharton which was Solcmn.xcd
at the PRESBYTERIAN church at eight
thirty o'clock on Thursday evening,
the Reverend j. b. Green, ID. d., PEI
forming the ceremony The church
was simply but beautifully dccoratcd;
pot plants Of ferns and palms being
banked on either side Of the choir ana
Southern smilaX being drapcd around
the altar on a BACKGROUND Of white.
Just back Of the altar whore the
bride and grOod stood were two
arches cntwincd in Southern Smila.
and Showcrcd with white roses an.
tiny United States Flags and The can
dies on these arches were lighted Gn:-
ing the ceremony Jus; in the rcnr
OF the arches forming brillial..
BACKGROUND for al the dccov?,t,na,
was large aNd handsome ra:Eal
States fla2.
Preceding the ceremony the c,r'n",~
ing program was rendered ~ Mss
Augusta Blake at The organ: prciudn
by Chopin Barcarollc from the Tales
of HOFFMAN and Valsc l.cn,c by Dn.
libcs. This was followed b. drct =.
MI. Cnd Mrs. c. y. l...Nu.n".
"12 tcva '.,'cG"; ;'Cn N.er .ii.a 'r,,.i
of l.H"rcla sang, "'!ha S:"ahinc oc
N0"" sane, followed by SOLO i?
Ms. G, i. Reynolds. -; nawrtu,".
Jus; before the cl,"a"cn O. ,hc Bridal
2%r;y "fAc S:ar SD.nSlcA nan.cr"
was piaYcd ~ Mss Blake wh:lo tnc
i''ca"o "cm2'ncN standing.
At The first strains Of l3rg?rriA%
wedding march Tic bridal pai4y o.
tcrc! IL the following order. cvc.r.A"
in front Of thc alta? and toAiHg tMai...
places around ihH altar: Miss INa.,c
Harvey with Mr. Hayes RoynolGs.
Miss Elizabeth Cobb with Mr. John
robert Miss Margaret Moore win
Mr. Hilton Harvey. Miss Ela tx
with Miss Narv Wharton Fo.lowiny
them came the two danes Of honor.
Mrs. Smiley Stevens of EoNncusy!ilc
and Mrs. Clyde F"llcr. Next came
the maid Of horoy Miss Ruth Bai!:s-
dale. sister OF the bride, followed by
little Alex and William stevens who
'"crc dressed in white navy suits
carrying United states nagG and act
ing as pages.
Following the pages was the little
flower girl Harriet Whitehead, carry
ing a baskc; Of sweet peas and dress
cd in green tnllc. Prcccding ~"
bride were Lieut.. Bruce Barksdalc
and Scrgt. Leland Tarrant in soldiers
uniform The bride entered with her
father, Mr.. John a. Barksdalc, who
gave her in marriage She was met
In front OF the altar by the groom
who was attended by Mr.. Clyde Fuller
best MN, entering from q side yes
~. DR.. j. +. Grccl performed The
ceremony, using the ring ceremony.
During the ceremony Mss Blake
played very softlv on the organ,
"Vcnctian Love Song. BY Nevin. The
bride and groom were preceded out
by Lieut.. Barksdale and Scrgt. Tar
rant and tho bridal party passed be-
meath their drawn swords.
The bride who is the eldest daugh-
tor Of Mr. ard Mrs. John 4. BarkS-
dale is n Young woman OF rare beauty
and charm. She was especially
beautiful in her bridal dress of duch-
ess satin with an ovcrdrcss of tullc
trimmed in silver embroidery, and