The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1920-05-13
SMITH-FUNDERBURG


ences in the recent social life OF
Chesterfield was the marriage of Mr.
Allen Ernest Smith, of Hope Mills
N. c., and Miss Mary Evelyn Funder
burg, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. s
5. Funderburg, at the First Baptist
Church last Tuesday evening.
The church was beautifully and
tastefully decorated in pink. yellow
and white and green mountain lau-
rel and potted plants. The edifice
was comletely filled with friends and
well wishers of the young couple.
sPrevious to the ceremony a delight
full and appropriate music program
was rendered by Miss Mavis Funder-
burg, soprano solist, who is a cousin
of the bride, and Mrs. P. M. Therrell
and Miss Nell Melton, violinists, and
Miss Vera Melton, pianist.
When the strains of the wedding
march from Lohengrin rang out lit
tie Misses Nell and Alice Funder-
burg, sisters of the bride, opened the
gate and the bridal party entered.
First came Miss Eula Knight, of Che
raw and Miss Leo Hough, of
Chesterfield; next Mr.. Sims Canady,
OF Hope Mills, N. c., and Mr.. Gary
Douglass, of Chesterfield; next Misses
Julia and Minnie Smith, sisters of
the groom; next Mr.. Brit Hall, of
Fayetteville, N. c., and Mr.. Henry
Douglass, of Chesterfield; next Miss
Flora Bell Rivers and Meyda Jack
son, of Chesterfield; next Messrs
Murphy and Claude Smith, of Hope
Mills. Then came the dame of honor,
Mrs. j. d. Canady, of st Pauls, N
c., sister of the bride, dressed in
pink satin. Accompanying Mrs. Cana
dy was the ring bearer, Little Mar
garet Davis, cousin of the bride.
dainty costumed in white organdie,
bearing the ring on a silver tray;
next the flower girls entered. They
were Little Misses Maude F.. and Le-
ra Eddins, in blue organdie dresses,
carrying baskets of white with
streamers of yellow, pink and white.
Then came the bride leaning on
the arm of her maid of honor, Miss
Dorothy Lucas, of Chesterfield, and
the bridegroom with his best man,
Mr.. Neil McEachern, of st Pauls, N.
C.
The ceremony was most impress
sively performed by the brides faith
er, Rev. B. S. Funderburg, pastor of
the church.
Mendelssohn's wedding march was
played for the exit number.
The color scheme of the decorations
was most effectively carried out in
the costumes of the brides maids, the
first two to enter being in ink, the
next two in white and the last two
in yellow. The groomsmen more con-
7entional evening clothes.
The bride was gowned in beaded
Georgette, with bridal veil in comet
'ey'S, vi oiahSS DlOSSOIlS. one car
ried shower bouquet of bridal roses
and lilies of the valley.
The maid Of honor wore orchid
chiffon over crepe de Chine.
A recetion was held at the home
of the bride after the cermony which
was attended by the bridal party. MW
sic was rendered and refreshments
were served.
The popularity of the young cou-
lie was attested by the many beau
tiful and useful presents received.
On Wednesday Mr.. and Mrs. Smith
left for an automobile tour which
will extend to Florida and back to
North Carolina before taking up their
home at Hope Mills.
The guests from out Of town were ::
Miss Eva Watson, of Greenville, S.
c.; Mr.. and Mrs. J. d. Canady, of
st Pauls, N. c.; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Knight, of Cheraw, Mrs. r. d. Fun
derburg, of Pageland and Mr.. d. M g.
Canady and Miss Ada Canady, of
Hope Mills, N. C.