The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-09-27
M. p. PENN.

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DR.. Marion P. Penn, the subject of
this sketch was born in Jefferson,
Marion County, Texas, Oct. %, 1866,
where he spent the most of his youth.
His parents having died when he was
quite small, and with no one on
whom he could depend, made 1t dill
cult for him to succeed. But being
determined and full of ambition, he
pushed his way through the public
school, and, being such brilliant
| scholar. was chosen teacher OF the
school of his home town, which he
taught for several years. He took
on new energy from this success, and
entered Wiley University at Marshall,
Texas. where he finished his Literary
training and came out with the de-
gree of Bachelor Of Pedagogy in
| 1892. After finishing from this school,
he went to Oklahoma, and was
successful teacher of that state, hav-
ing secured as high a certificate as
could be made. 1t was here, he de-
cided to take course in medicine.
He went to Chicago, and after taking
a three years course there, he went
to Meharry Medical and Pharmaceu-
teal College at Nashville, Tenn,
where he finished with honors IN
1902. Feeling that he was prepared
for lifes duties, he returned to Texas,
and began his practice at Pilot Point.
Remaining here only short while,
he came to Dallas, where he devoted
more than Is years to the uplift and
aid of suffering humanity. Realiz-
ing that his health was failing he
gave up his practice in early spring,
and went away to health resorts;
but to no avail. With an unimproved
condition, he returned home, where
he continued growing worse until
the end came, Wednesday, Sept. 10,
after assuring his dear wife that he
would keep in touch with her, the
useful life of DR.. Marion P. Penn
came to an end.
He decided to live alone and de-
vote his time wholly for the good of
his race, but two hearts, unaware
were beating as one. Christmas
1911, Miss Johnnie B. Wilson of
Arcadia, La, visited her sister, Mrs.
Irene Napoleon (then Of Dallas) and
Rev. and Mrs. Lincoln also of Dallas.
4 1t was during this visit that she met
DR.. Penn, and when they met, regard
less of his monot0nous conclusion,
the Idle was cast" for his heart went
out to her and hers to him, he had
met his bride. Christmas 1912, he
visited the beautiful little town of
Arcadia and secured her promise in
matrimony. June A, 1913, is the date
of the most beautiful wedding that
had ever occurred in this little town.
Miss Johnnie B. Wilson became Mrs.
Dr. M. P. Penn. She was beautifully
attired in white mesaline satin ar
tistically touched with snow drops
giving the gown the appearance OF
diamonds. The snow drops were
beautifully looped with bunch Of
wax orange blossoms, while the white
satin slippers had a cluster of beaded
rosettes also resembling diamonds.
The veil, caught in the form of a
queens crown, extended three yards
to the end of the bridal train. The
groom was attired in black Prince
Albert suit with boQuet of orange
blossoms on the lapel Of his coat
and white kid gloves. The eight
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pink satin gowns carried large bo-
ruets OF pink roses. Eight grooms
men all attired in full dress suits
were looking their best. DR.. F. T.
Jones of Shreveport, was best man.
Little Matte Wilson attired in her
little pink satin gown. carried the
diamond ring on cut-glass tray.
Little Beatrice Morgan. the flower
girl, strewed flowers upon which the
bride ana groom passed to the altar
Mrs. v. C. Pipes (white) one of the
wealthiest ladies of Arcadia, directed
the church decorations which carried
out the color scheme, pink and white.
} This scheme was intermingled with a
beautiful back ground of English and
Maiden hair ferns. The two hearts
entwined under which the bride anu
groom stood, were excellent resem-
blances of two hearts beating as one,
Preceding the entrance of the wedd-
ing party, Mrs. A. e. Davis Of Shreve-
port, sang 20, Promise Me-" after
which she softly played the wedding
march. The bride entered OH the
arm Of her brother, by whom she was
given away. Rev.. DR.. G. w. Mills
of Shreveport, pastor of the G. M. e.
Temple performed the ceremony that
made two hearts happy. DR.. and
Mrs. Penn left the same night for
Dallas, their future home where they
lived happily for six years, two
months and ten days.
A Gard,
There is nothing more consoling
than sympathy when one is under
going the keenest affliction which
humanity can sustain. This world
has seemed a caos Of blackness and
darkness and grief since death in
vaded my home, and taken my dear
husband, DR.. M. P. Penn. In this
so dark an hour, my friends have
not left me alone to bear the bur-
den During the whole siege of his
illness until now, you have come
and do come with you love, assistance
with beautiful flowers and cheer
For these lovely demonstrations and
J tokens I extend to one and all my
haarf4aIt gratitude Had n ,,ot hao,,