The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-17
Weddings
Turbeville -Mahannah,

A wedding of wide interest will be
solemnized in the home of Miss Kate
l.. Harris, 1916 South Parkway, on
Wednesday evening, when her sister.
Mrs. Fontye Turbeville, will become
the bride of Mr.. Joseph Claire Ma
hannah, the Rev. l.. IL. Estes Off =
cating.
The rooms thrown open for the &C.
casion will be elaborated decorated
with pink, white and gold giant
chrysanthemums and a profusion of
Ophelia roses arranged about the
rooms, against a background Of palms
and ferns.
The place of the ceremony will be
marked by an improvised altar, bank
ed with palms and ferns, with great
clusters of giant white Chrysanthe-
NUNS arranged in white willow floor
vases while hundreds of white tap
ers burning in tall white candelabra,
will add to the beauty of the scene.
Tall white floor vases of chrysanthe-
NUNS will form the aisle through the
living room.
Mrs. j, A. Ross, gowned in Ameri-
can beauty velvet with corsage
bouquet of Milady roses and orchids,
will preside at the piano, rendering
the wedding march and playing
"Traumerei" softly during the cere-
mony.
For the ceremony the bride will be
eXquisitely gowned in orchid georg-
cite crepe over cloth of silver, elabor-
ately trimmed with silver fox and
nor rN 10 .
Of orchids.
The brides sister. Mrs. NJ. +. Irby,
who will be her matrou of honor. will
wear q handsome Lucille model of
Chinese blue taffeta embroidered in
gold having a court train of blue silk
net embossed in silver and caught
at the shoulders by clusters of silver
flowers, Her flowers will be Ophelia
roses and orchids in an arm bouquet.
Little Miss Maude Carroll Ham,
great-niece of the bride, will be the
ring bearer, wearing a dainty frOCk
of white silk net over pink silk and
carrying old fashioned bouquet of
flowers with lily in the center hold
ing the wedding ring.
The two little nephews of the
bridegroom will serve as ribbon bear |
ers.
Mr.. Mahannah will be attended by |
his father, Mr.. A. L. Mahannah, as |
best man.
The ceremony will be followed by |
a reception, when the guests will be !
cordially welcomed by Miss Harris |
who will be gowned in black Kittens !
eaF satin trimmed in ermine, with a |
corsage bouquet of orchids and valley |
lilies. She will be assisted in re- |
h.. hnr ctc Mol11p |
Harlng, gowned in dark blue duve- |
tyn brocaded in gold with trimmings |
of black fox, and wearing a corsage |
bouquet OF orchids and valley lilies; |
Mrs. A. T.. Mahannah, mother of the |
bridegroom, gowned in gray georg- |
cite crepe with n Corsage bouquet of |
Aaron Ward roses and orchids, and |
Mrs Robert Ham, niece OF the bride, |
gowned in peach taffeta trimmed in |
blue ostrich with corsage bouquet |
Of Ophelia roses and orcnlds.
The guests will have the pleasure
IF viewing the many beautiful we'd
ding gifts, after which a delicious
menu will be served.
Mr.. Mahannah and his bride will
cave at midnight for New Orleans
md from there will sail to spend their
in Cuba. For travelling
he bride will wear handsome tai
ored suit of midnight blue duvetyn
having a sable choker collar with a
blue hat trimmed in sable.
Upon their return they will re-
,eive their friends in their new
home, 1864 Foster avenue.
The bride is popular in a wide cir
lie of friends and is well-knOwn in
business circles, being associated
with her sisters in the Flower shop.
Mr. Mahannah is prominent bust
less man, being the secretary and
treasurer of the Kelsey Wheel com
Dany.