Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-11-15
MATTIIEWS-TERRY.

a beautiful wedding was solemn
lied October 23, 1919, at the Fifth
Avenue Presbyterian Church, when
Miss Alice a. Terry, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. E. |. Terry, of 235 Fifth
Avenue, \. W., became the bride OF
Mr.. Robert Roy Matthews, Of New
York City. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. l.. Il. Downing, pas
tor of the bride.
The decorations were beautifully
arranged. On either side and front
of htc altar were provisions Of beau
tiful flowers, backed by rows of
stately palms and ferns. There
were baskets and vases filed with
exquisite cut roses and chrysanthc
NUNS. rows of vari-colored ported
pants, masses of blossoms. tropical
and Semi-tropical and in the back Of
the altar rose majestic ferns and
palms, whose great fronds hung in
beautiful curves, the whole room was
fcStooncd with dropping crccpcrs,
Everywhere hung tho scent of the
many colorcd blossoms aud the more
subtle perfume OF white and pink
roses iloatcd through the Church,
combining in ono Intoxicating aroma,
hundreds of electric lights radiatcd
their fine spun rays upon this beau
tiful setting. The Church was packed
with the best of Roanoke's citizcns.
AS the strains OF the wedding march
pcaicd forth NIrs. DR.. Moore at the
piano., first came the Ushcrs, MIR.
George Shcffey, Mr. Tiffany To!ivcr,
MIR. willard Miller and Mr.. Hunter
Terry. Then came the bridesmaids.
Miss Ola Weaver. of Baltimore, re-
Splendcnt in green chiffon over satin,
trimmed with cluny lace. She wore
diamonds and carried large bouuct
OF flowers; Miss Sadie Lawson, grace
FULLY gowned in blue satin and tulle,
trimmed with pearls, pearl necklace
and flowers; Miss Florence Jordan
charmed all i'll gown of pale. pink
satin with drop skirt of old imported
lace, necklace OF turquoise, carving
flowers; Mrs. Maud Terry, matron of
honor, superb in canary tullc over
cloth OF gold, scquims of irrcdesccnt
pearls, diamond necklace and large
hoQuct of roses.
floWcr Girls, the Misses Elaine
Cooper, Iris Terry, Mary Robinson.
OF Hartford, Conn. and Shelly Spon-
Ger, OF Lynchburg, Va, Ring Bearer.
all looking like little fairies in white
organize and valcnccnncs lace. each
bearing Il basket OF cut flowers. Then
came the Bride on the arms or bor
father. The Bride wore an cxouisiio
creation (by Nine. Grant, Modesto
New York City, OF heavy white satin
trimmed With old point laco, pirdlc
OF seed pearls, the long train hung
from the shoulders, a superb diamond
uarn surrounding her mass of raven
biack hair, canght in place the bridal
ven, which drapcd beautifully over
thc shoulders and train. She wore
diamonds in her ear and around her
meek and carried 4 shower boauet OF
INES ana white roses. Thcy wnrc
met at the altar by Mr., Matthew's IN
me arm OF the best man. Mr. ~
william Terry, Il brother of the bride
Aller me ceremony rcccption
was rendered the newly welded con.
PIE III the home of Mr.. Hunter IT
icrrS' brother OF the bride, where
60 Iir'ouS buffet luncheon w,s
served All present spent a dclirrt-
~: EVENING and only den,r III wnon
'he nr>dc and groom mazda .hcir
eSc;hc I" catch the miin.glt ua;n
90 II '.Ei their honeymoon in tue cities
Oh Ola New England. Mr.. and Mrs
matthews will be at home aft,,.
november 3, 1876 West 141st Street,
New York City
prominent among the out-of-town
guest were Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Ro-
Dlnson, little Miss Mary Robinson.
Oh Hartford. Conn, Mrs. Robinson is
cousin OF the groom, Mrs. Maggie
Heath, Washington. ID. c., Miss Ola
Weaver. Baltimore, Md, Nine. Grant
New York City, Miss Amaza Meredith
l'ynchburg, Va, DR.. c. A. Rogers,
Bineileld, w. Va, Mrs. Henrietta
smith, Salem, Va, grandmother of
the bride, Miss Sadie Morris, Salem,
VA DR.. and Mrs. r. NJ. Wiley, Sa-
lem, Va. Mr.. Kyle Akers and Mr..
FOUNTAIN Duke, Of -Kingstown, Roan
Okc Comfy Va ,