Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-07-03
A Lovely Wedding.

" country home of Col. S. B. Mays
about three miles from Edgefeld, at
7 o'clock a beautiful marriage was
witnessed by a number of friends
and relatives, when Miss Maize
Mays was married to Mr.. D. G. GAM
brell of Greenwood.
AS the guests entered, there was
a delightful spirit of good cheer and
hospitality everywhere and on the
spacious piazza, decorated artistical-
ly in South Carolina pine, fruit punch
was served by Misses Sunie Talbert
of Edgeheld and Vera Fowler of
Clarks Hill.
At the door, Col. and Mrs. S. B.
Mays met the guests, assisted by Mes
danes John G.. Edwards, P. P. Bla-
lock, Jr., S. A. Morrall, B. F. Mays,
Susie Miller, J. W. Kemp and H. A.
Adams.
Just before the ceremony Miss
Ethel Henry of Mississippi sang, Gail
for YOU" accompanied by Miss Sallie
May Miller, who also played Mendell-
sohn's Midsummer Nights Dream"
as the wedding march and continued
softly during the ceremony.
The bride, costumed in a lovely
and becoming travelling suit, came
out on the arm of her father, Col.
Mays and in the hallway where love
ly decorations of Shasta daisies and
asparagus were, under the emblem
attic wedding bell, these two young
hearts were united, Dr.. E. ]. Smith,
pastor of the Second Baptist church
of Greenwood officiating.
Miss Madge Mays in a becoming
costume of white and a picture hat
was maid of honor and preceded the
wedding party, carrying a bouquet
of pink carnations and ferns. She
was followed by a beautiful little
niece of the bride and daughter of
B. F. Mays of Washington, Audrey
Calhoun Mays, as flower girl, carry
ing daisies. The brides bouquet was
a shower of brides roses and ferns.
Mr.. Graeme McGregor Smith was
best man to the groom.
The whole interior of the home
was decorated in asparagus and dali
sizes, ferns and smilaX.
Soon after the ceremony, the
guests were served in the beautiful
" decorated dining room with a dain-
ty salad course and iced tea, Misses
Ella Mays, Claudia Luke, Katherine
Adams and Mrs. w. D. Allen serving.
The favors were cupids in bridal
attire and were pinned on the guests
by little Eugenia Middleton of
Clarks Hill.
A popular attraction was found IN
the two front rooms where many
beautiful and costly gifts were placed
of cut glass, silver and other taste
full tributes to the popularity of these
young people.
The brides book was in charge of
Misses Lillian Palmer and Isabella
Bailey.
Guests from a distance were, Mr..
and Ben F. Mays, Miss Audrey Cal
houn Mays, Miss Lillian Palmer of
Washington, D. c., Mrs. Matte Jen-
nings of Atlanta, R. J.. Gamb-ell,
Bolton, S. c., Miss Ethel Henry of
Mississippi, H. G.. Middleton, Miss
Claudia Luke and J. NJ. Bell of Au-
gusta; Miss Eugenia Middleton, Mr..
and Mrs. R. H. Middleton, Miss Vera
Fowler, of Clarks Hill; Mrs. H. A.
Adams, Miss Katherine Adams, II. NJ.
Adams, Mrs. w. S. Middleton, Eu-
genia Middleton, L. C.. Rich, of Meri-
wether: Misses Isabella Bailey, Mae
| Bailey, Susie Hodges, Kate kilgo, Sa-
die Sheridan, Genie McCaslan, Mary,
Eta, and Elizabeth Calhoun, Maize
Trammel, Marguerite and Annie Lou
| Marshall, Tommie Duckett, Messrs.
A. Nj. and j. MEG. Smith, J. r. Smath
ers, E. L. Norris, Dr.. II. l.. FellerS,
| Calhoun A. Mays, DR.. E. j. Smith,
of Greenwood.