The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-04
Announcements
AFFAIRS FOR MISS MITCHELL
WHO ANNOUNCES BRIDAL PARTN

WV SNNNOONSES 6htDAE FANNY
A very wide circle of Memphis friends
are interested in the marriage of Miss
virginia Preston Mitchell, the attrac-
tive and accomplished young daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. George T. Mitchell,
OF Tupelo. Miss, to Mr.. Stephen San
ders Simmerman, Jr:, of Wytheville,
on Wednesday evening, Sept 8, at the
First Baptist church In Tupelo. The
members of the wedding party will ar
rive in Tupelo the first OF the week to
participate in the wedding festivities.
Misses Donna Sara Fisher of Mem
phis, Tenn; Gay White, Summers, Alb
ingdon, Va; Marjorie Truly, Matches,
Miss; Mailainide Weems, Meridian,
> Miss; Winnifred Witherspoon. Bir-
mingham, Ala; Ethel Mitchell, New
Alpany' Miss, and Misses Elizabeth
Robins, nellie Kincannon, Dorothy
Strain, Edith Perkins, Mary Horton Nc
Gaughey, Lama Clark and Georgia
weaver, all of Tupelo will be the
bridesmaids, and Miss Elizabeth Sim
norman, attractive sister of the BRIDE
groom, Is Miss Mitchelrs chosen maid
Of honor, and Mrs. Edward Savage, Of
Okolona,. matron of honor.
Mr. Charles Mitchell, brother of the
pride VIII serve as best man, while
attending Mr. Simmerman as grooms-
men and ushers will be Messrs. J.
Price Voolfolk, Louisville, KY; Bob
Clark Stovall, Okolona, Miss; Groom
Leftwtch, Aberdeen, Miss; Edward
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Hall New Albany, Miss and Van Rog-
ers, Milford Bonner, Norotn Nc
Gaughey, William Kinds, Hurphy
Thomas, Andrew Price, Gayle Rogers.
waiter Reeves Baskin Wright, Stanley
Kinds and Clay McGaughey,( all Of
Tupelo.
Master Andrew Calhoun Summers. lit
tie son ot Hon.. and Mrs. L. P. Sum-
mers.- of Abingdon, Va, will serve as
Mary 9 camp Ta a6 hG zabst ts P Misses
Gummingss. pretty little daughters OF
DR.. and Mrs. James w. Cummings, of
Abingdon Va, will be the flower girls.
Little Miss Mabel Mayes, daughter OF
DR. and Mrs. Fl. N. Mayes, has been
chosen as train guard.
The music will be rendered by Messrs.
Angelo and Joseph Cortese, harpist and
Tvioinist, of Memphis, Mrs. Francis
Earle Drake, Of St Louis, who will
sing and Mrs. John r.. Anderson, Of
: Tupelo, who will preside at the or
The Rev. F. R. Dudley, of the First
Presbyterian church. will officiate,
and the wedding will be attended by
many prominent out of town guests.
One of the most beautiful and unique
affairs given in honor of Miss Virginia
Preston Mitchell whose marriage to
JMr. Stephen Sanders Simmerman, Jr.,
. Of Wytheville, Va, is to take place on
\ Wednesday evening. Sept. 8, was a
canary breakfast, given by Misses
Elizabeth Robins and Mary Horton
McGaughey, at the handsome residence
of Mayor Robins, on South Church
Nstreet Saturday. The rooms were elab-
orately decorated in yellow nastup-
tiums and iris. The elegantly appointed
table was laid for twelve, with huge
centerpiece of sunburst roses and ferns.
Sanaries and golden butterflies were
suspended from the chandelier, which
was wreathed with roses and aspara-
gus fern.
At each plate was a tiny gold basket
holding three of the roses and ferns on
the handle, in the golden tulle bow,
tiny canary was perched. After the
fifth course, advice from each of the
maids was read from dainty hand paint
ed cards, the canaries bearing the mes
sages to the BRIDE elect. On the hon
oree's chair wasI hung a bouquet OF
sunhurst roses. An deliberately planned
menu, in six courses, was enjoyed
On Sunday afternoon the members
Of the bridal party will motor to Oko-
Iona, to be guests at buffet lunch-
con, given by Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Savage. On Monday evening the
young men of Tupelo are entertaining
in honor of Miss Mitchell and her bridal
party with a ball at the Tupelo Coun-
try club. Tuesday morning Mr.. Charles
the. men of the party with a breakfast,
which promises to be most unique.
On Tuesday evening. following the
wedding rehearsal. the last of the
many entertainments honoring the pop
ular young bride-eleot, will. be given
by Mr.. and Mrs, r. o. Perkins, at
their hondsome home on Main street