The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1920-01-07
GRAHAM KNIGHT


ding was soIemniZed Tuesday
evening, December 30ts, mt six
O'Clock, at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Gilbert y. Knight. whe II
their eldest daughter, Miss
Zulah Kathleen, became the
bride OF Mr.. Palmer Hampton
Graham, of Decatur, Georgia
The lower floor of the home
was thrown together for the
occasion and artistically dec
GRATED with southern smilux
ported ferns and cut flowers,
the color scheme of green aud
white being used.
An improvised altar was form
ed IN front of the octagon win
dows in the reception hall 10y
white pedestals holding crystal
candulabrums with green and
white candle and green bas.
kets of white carnations. The
Impressive ring ceremony Of the
Methodist church was used by
the brides pastor, Rev G. W.
Dean, of the Gap.
Before the ceremony. Miss
Bethel Bcery, OF Roanoke, a
former school mate of the
brides at Martha Washington
College, wearing u dress OF
white net and corsage of pink
roses, sang AT Dawning," nc
companied by Mrs. j II Math-
ews. Then to the familiar
strains Of l.ohengrin's wedding
march played by Mrs. Matthew's,
the maid OF honor, Miss Juliet
Knight, sister OF the bride, slow
" decended the broad stairs,
gowned in nile green silk net
over chiffon with silver trim
mings and silver slippers,
carrying AN arm bouquet of
carhiue pink roses She was
followed by the bride, on tile
arm of hen father, Who never
looked more girlish and beauti-
ful than she did, in her bridal
dress Of white satin with trim
mlngs of Irish lace and pearls,
carrying IL shower bouquet uf
brides roses and wearing Il
long tulIe yell caught with lilies
OF the valley Her handkerchief
was a lacy creation trimmed
with tatting made by her great
grandmother over forty Years
ago They were met at the altar
by the groom and his best man.
his brother, MIR. .. Il Graham,
OF Bristol
After the ceremony and con.
gratulamons the bridal party
led the way TO the dining room,
where large cut glass basket
filled with brides roses and the
handle tied with IA large bow of.
white tulle was used az n cen
ter piece for the brides table.
surrounded by crystal candle
sticks, holding White aud green
candles.
y delicious salad course, fol-
lowed by AN ice course, was
then served to the bridal party
aud guests, which included only
the relatives and intimate
friends of the bride and groom
Mrs. Graham possesses Il high
Christian character and was
one of The. Gaps loyeliest girls
having been born and reared
here She ia a graduate of the
Big Stone Gap High School
and Martha Washington Col
lege, where she received an
y. b. degree. graduating with
honors, being president of her
class and u member of the stu
dent body council. She taught
last year in the Big Stone Gap
High School together with MIR.
Graham, where the romance
which eliminated in the above,
began.
MIR. Graham il the son of
Robert l. Graham, OF Lee coun-
", aud a young man Of excep
t'onal ability. He graduated al
Emory aud Henry College, re-
ceiving in y h degree, after
wards finished at the Uuivcrsi-
sity of Virginia, whore he re-
ceivcd an NJ. a degree. AT the
University he was It member OF
the Society of Ravens and tho
Phi Beta Kappa fraternity
tIe enlisted early in the war in
the aviation corps and was com