The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-11-18
GUESS-BARR WEDDING.
Popular Young Couple Married at
Denmark Last Thursday.

| solemnized in Bethel Park Methodist
church Thursday evening, November
II at eight o'clock, when Miss Fran
ces Guess became the bride of Charles
Decania Barr, Jr., Of Leesville, S. G.
| The impressive ring ceremony was
performed by Rev. w. E. Virgins in
| the presence of large assembly OF
| friends and relatives.
The church was artistically deco
| rated with ferns and garlands Of SOU
thern smilax, with myriads of softly
glowing tapers in the background and
on pedestals on either side of the al
tar. The altar, covered with white,
! was lovely with delicate tracery of
green vines, and the windows were
banked with potted plants and trail
ing smilax.
An organ prelude was played by
Mrs. w. L. Riley, and then to the
strains of Lehengrin the bridal party
entered from the rear of the church
in the following order, the brides
maids and groomsmen entering sing
ly on opposite aisles: The first cou-
pie was J. Carlisle Kearse, of Bam-
berg, with Wannamaker Watson, of
Ridge Spring, followed by Miss Lau-
ra Emily Dial, of Washington, D. c.,
with Miss Sadie Holcombe, of Green
Vile; Frank Barr, of Leesville, with
Emory C. Mitchell, of Ridge Spring;
Miss Harriet Mayer, of Newberry,
with Miss Elizabeth Cockrell, Of
Jacksonville, Fla; Elliott Watson,
of Bamberg, with H. T. Wright, Jr.,
of Batesburg; Miss Elizabeth Cowan,
of Asheville, N c., with Miss Matte
Allen, of Louisburg, N c. The brides
maids wore exquisite gowns Of satin
and irridescent lace with silver slip
pers, three of the dresses blending
from flesh to a rich pink, and the
other three from pale lavender to
a deeper shade. Their flowers were
lovely showered bouquets of pink and
lavender sweet peas.
Next came the maid of honor, Miss
Vera Virgins, of Denmark, her beau
tiful gown of orchid satin making a
perfect harmony of the shades of pink
and lavender. She carried an armful
of pink roses showered with laven-
der sweet peas. Following, came the
dame of honor, Mrs. Reynold Wig
gins, of Denmark, sister of the bride,
wearing her bridal dress of ivory sat-
in trimmed with pearls and silk net,
with a court train of net and satin.
Her flowers were white lilies. Little
Eleanor Crum, winsome niece of the
bride, acted as ring bearer, daintily
dressed in white maline over white
satin, with an immense maline butter
fly bow and silver shoulder ribbons,
carrying a single white lily.
The bride was radiantly beautiful
in her gown of duchess satin with ov-
erdress of handsome silver lace. The
graceful court train Of wide silver
banding edged with folds of satin,
fell from her shoulders, and over it
flsated the filmy veil held in place by
a coronet of peach and orange bios
SONS. Roses and lilies Of the valley
in shower fashion formed her bou-
quet. She wore as her only ornament
beautiful necklace of pearls, the
gift of the bridegroom. She entered
with her father, James B. Guess, and
was met at the altar oy the bride
groom and his best man, McHendre
Barr, Of Leesville.
Immediately after the ceremony a
brilliant reception was held at the
home of the bride, where the happy
couple received the congratulations
of host Of riends, who were welcom-
ed as they arrived by Mr.. and Mrs.
J. A. Virgins and Mr.. and Mrs. J.
Wesley Crum, Jr Receiving with
the bridal party were the parents Of
the bride and c. D. Barr, father of
the groom. Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Willis presided over the gift room,
most attractive with it's decorations
If marigold and yellow candles. where
a costly array of cut glass, silver and
china was displayed, attesting the es-
TEEN in which this young couple is
held. Misses Lima Barr, Lima Zeig-
ler and Eleanor Duncan dipensed
punch from a bower of green in the
hallway, and Mrs. G. Milton Crum,
of Orangeburg, invited the guests in
to the dining room where they were
served green and white block cream,
cake and mints by Misses Helen Tur-
ner, Louise Ray, Dorothy Riley, Jen-
ME Gillian, Mrs. Frank Mcmillan and
Miss Ida Mitchell. In the center OF