The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-10-02
IUCk-DjB BOSE.
Brilliant Wedding at First Prcsby-
terian Church in Columbia.

lLeu last evening III the I lTSl fleSDE-
terian church of Miss Gwynn Ewell
Dick, Youngest daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Hasell Dick, of 1922
Senate street. to the Rev. Pierre
Wilds DuBose. the ceremony being
followed by a large reception at the
Dick home.
The Rev. Thornton W. Whaling, D.
D.. president of the Columbia Theo-
logical seminary of which the BRIDE
groom is a recent graduate, and the
Rev Andrew W. Blackwood, D. D.,
pastor of the church, officiated.
The brides attendants. all of whom
wore exquisite gowns of pale colored
tulle and silver cloth and carried bou-
quets of deep pink Maryland roses. in
cluded her cousin. Miss Caroline Dick,
Of Sumter, as maid of honor: her sis
ters, Misses Emily and Margaret Dick.
and her friends, Misses Jane Barron
of this city and Marion Wassum of
Greenville as bridesmaids.
The maid of honor was in orchid
tulle and her flowers differed from
the others in that they we're in show
er bouquet instead of sheaf. Miss
Margaret Dick and Miss Barron wore
pink, Miss Emily Dick and Miss Was
sum. blue.
The bride. who entered with her
father, by whom she was given in
marriage, was the picture of stately
youthfulness and beauty in her we'd
ding gown of white duchess satin
made with court train and combined
with the filmiest of real Egyptian lace.
Hand-hemmed with whole pearls, the
lace formed a part of the corsage and
the flowing sleeves Her veil was fast
ened with a wreath of valley lilies
and her bouquet was of bride roses
SnOWefeQ with lines.
The ribbons were stretched up the
aisle by little Alice CooperH daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Cooper, of
Wisacky and Elizabeth Withers,
Withers. They wore fairy frocks of
white tulle with butterfly bows on the
shoulders.
The bridegroom was attended by
L. H. Anderson, of Anderson, as best
man, and by E. P. Henderson, of
Aiken, H. Noble Dick, of Sumter, J.
Roy Barron, of Rock Hill, and J. W.
Thompson, of Rock Hill, as grooms-
men. The ushers we're: The Rev.
John D. Gillespie, of Beaufort, D. A.
Swicord, of Georgia, who is student
at the Columbia Theological semi
nary, Prof. W. T. Riviere, and DR..
Reed Smith, of the University of
South Carolina.
Just before the ceremony a group
of love songs, written especially for
the bride by her aunt, after whom she
is named-Miss Gwynn Ewell, of Nor
folk, who is rapidly gaining recogni-
tion in New York as composer-was
sung by another aunt, Mrs. George
Pitcher, of Norfolk, one Of the most
widely known sopranos of her State.
The wedding music was played by
Mrs. L. B. Folk, organist of the
church, the "Bridal Chorus" from Lo-
hengrin being used as a professional
and the Mendelssohn march as re-
cessional.
The decoration of the chancel con-
sisted of a bank of feathery aspara-
gus and burning white tapers against
a background of white, bordered with
tall palms.
For the reception the entire lower
floor of the home was thrown open,
and a large room on the second floor
was given over to the handsome COL
lection of wedding presents. Palms,
candles and cut flowers decorated the
rooms most effectively, pink roses
and pale purple field asters giving a
charming color combination every
where excepting in the dining room
where bridal green and white were
used.
Receiving in the drawing room
were the bridal party and brides pa
rents, Mrs. Dick wearing beautiful
gown,of pale orchid chiffon embroid-
cred in silver with a girdle Of silver
ribbon and a corsage bouquet of
Ophelia roses. In the back drawing
room the receiving party consisted OF
Mr.. and Mrs. George Dick, Of Sumter,
Mrs. Pitcher and Mrs. Ewell. of Nor
folk, all house guests, DR.. and Mrs.
NJ. DuBose and G.. P. Logan.
Mrs. George Dick wore black satin
the head of her escort in the mean
time.