Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-06-25
gtephensoa---Heveaer

A wedding of unusual interest TO
many Highland people took place to-
day at high noon at the beautiful
home of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. w. Hevener, at Hightown,
Miss Mary Heyener, their younger
daughter, becoming the bride of Mr..
John Stephenson, of Alabama.
Both these young people are mem
bers of widely known and highly res
pected Highland families. The bride
a graduate of the M. H. S. and later
a pupil of the Mary Baldwin Semin-
airy, is a beautiful and attractive
young lady and has large circle of
friends. The groom is the youngest
son of the late O. A. Stephenson and
until last year a resident of the Mead
ow Dale community, and now enSag
ed in farming in Alabama. He too is
held in high esteem and has host of
friends in his native county and state
The Hevener home, one of the. most
spacious and beautiful in the county,
was handsomely decorated for the oc-
casion in mock orange and ferns. AS
the invited friends and relatives ar
rived they were received and welcom-
ed by Mr.. Holmes Stephenson and
Miss Virginia Dudley.
The officiating minister was Rev.
Lyle NJ. Moffett, OF the Mcdowell
Presbyterian church, and the Eeauti-
full ring ceremony was used, the ring
being carried on a white satin pillow
by William Stephenson, Jr., nephew
of the groom. The flower girls were
Annie Margaret Stephenson and Mar
garet Lunsford, cousins of the bride,
wearing dresses of pink organdie and
carrying baskets of pink rose-buds.
Immediately preceding the cere-
mony Miss Mary Carpenter, of Cow
iington, Va, schoolmate of the
bride, sang as a solo, Believe me if
sall those endearing young charms"
iLohengrin's wedding march was play
led by the brides sister-in-law, Mrs.
is. F. Hevener, and while the solemn,
familiar words of the ceremony were
ibeing spoken, Mrs. Hevener and Miss
Carpenter played softly, 81 Love You
Truly" piano and violin duet.
The bride was gowned in midnight
georgette crepe, with hat to match,
and carried a shower bouquet of
brides roses. Her going-away gown
was of navy taffetta, with hat to
match. Miss Irene Hevener, sister
of the bride, was maid of honor and
wore gown and hat of pink rgandie
and carried pink Killarny roses. Mr..
Chapman Revercomb was best man.
Mrs. S. F. Hevener wore robin-egg
blue organdie, and Mrs. R. W. Hev.
ener orchid organdie.
The ushers were Messrs. Richard
and Sommers Hevener, brothers of
the bride.
At the close of the ceremony the
brides cake was cut and punch serv-
ed by Mrs. R. w. Hevener, assisted by
Miss Martha Dudley, the brides cous-
in.
The happy couple were the recip-
tents of many beautiful and costly
present consisting of cut glass, deco
rated china, silverware etc. They
left soon after the ceremony for their
future home in Alabama, followed by
the best wishes of all who know them
The out-of-county guests were Mr..
and Mrs. Roscoe Stephenson, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Stephenson, Miss Mary
Carpenter, Miss Catherine NOEL, Mrs.
Ida Fudge, Miss Margaret Fudge,
Mr. Howard Rivercomb, Jr. Mrs Geo.
A. Rivercomb, Mr.. Geo A Rivercomb
Jr., all of Covington, Va, Miss Cert
rude Hull, of Grafton, w. Va. Mr..
and Mrs. S. F, Hevener, of New Ark
New Jersey.