The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-05-21
The Commercial, Union City, Tenn.
FRIDAY, MAY 81, 1920.
SOC AND PERSONAL.
Ma, Nicely Wedding.

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ding of the season last night at
$3.50 o'clock, when Miss Ruby Perry
Mayes, of this city, became the bride
of Mr.. Charles Lee Nicely, of Mem
phis. Bishop Winchester, of Little
Rock, Arkansas, read the beautiful
and impressive Episcopal service
making them man and wife.
The church was decorated with
Dorothy Perkins roses and smilax.
Arches were formed down the aisles
leading to the altar. Each arch was
caught at the top with large tulle
bow.
Prior to the entrance of the bridal
party, artistic pre-nuptial musical
numbers were rendered. Miss Beu-
lah Allen, organist, played the Min
ster March," from Lohengrin; then
Mrs. j. D. Carlton sang Love
Have Won You;' DR.. and Mrs Carl
ton sang the duet, pray Tell Me the
Wish of Thy Heart" and Mrs. Carl
ton sang II Love You Truly" An
organ number, Romance" by Sell
lars, was given, then Mendelssohn's
Wedding March was impressively
played at the entrance of the bridal
party. Traumerei was softly played
during the ceremony.
The ushers were the first to take
their places at the altar. They were:
Judge Fentress, Messrs. Joe Norville,
Lee Winchester, Louis Bejach, Nc
CLAIM, Mccormick, all of Memphis,
and Asst. Attorney General w. H.
Stuttgart, Jr., of Nashville. Next
came the bridesmaids, Miss Glare
Parks and Miss Allye B. Campbell,
lovely in exquisite models of crushed
rose-taffeta, carrying bouquets of
Japanese peonies tied with large
pink bows of tulle, and Mr. T. o.
Morris, of this city, and Mr.. Treze-
want Collier, of Memphis, as grooms-
men. The matrons of honor, Mrs.
w. H. Swiggart, Jr., of Nashville, sis
ter of the bride, and Mrs. H. D. AL
len, Jr., of Kentucky, charming in
their beautiful gowns of orchid chif-
fon, Carrying bouquets of pink Jap
anese peonies with large pink tulle
bows, entered next. Preceding the
bride came the flower girls who were
little Miss Katherine Stuttgart,
niece of the bride, and little Miss
Leila Gibbs, in dainty handmade |
frocks. The bride, never lovelier
than in her exquisite gown of duch- |
ess satin and Chantilly lace, beaded |
in seed pearls, her long court train !
caught with orange blossoms, and |
her veil, which was worn in most |
becoming fashion with wreath of
orange blossoms and shower bou-
quet of bride roses, valley lilies
and orchids, entered with her sister,
Miss Willie Belle Mayes, as maid of
honor, whose model of peach erode
landres cloth, embroidered in silver
her particular beauty,
carried pink Japanese peonies tied
with pink tulle bow.
Mr. Nicely attended by his best
man, Mr.. Jules Rossier, of Memphis,
entering down the right aisle, met
the bride at the altar.
Immediately following the cere-
mony, the bridal party went to the
home of the bride on East Main
street, where reception was held
for the members of the bridal party
and out-of-town guests. Mrs. Mayes,
mother of the bride, gowned in navy
blue georgette, with corsage of pink
roses, received the guests.
Mrs, Nicely is the very charming
md talented daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. J. Mayes, of this city. She
las been society favorite here be-
ng prominent in both religious and !
ocial circles. She is a graduate of (
Belmont College, Nashville, and al
of the Phi Mu Sorority,
She has gained much admiration by :,
Ter ability as reader 1t is with I
he keenest regret that her friends I
zee her leave to make her home else {
where. Z
Mr. Nicely is the son of DR.. James ,
Jeely, of Memphis. He is of an old
ristocratic Southern family, his I
grandfather playing an important q
igure in the civil war. Mr.. Nicely t
eryed as captain of the 115th
'ield Artillery overseas; his war {
ecord was brilliant. He has served c
wo years in the State Legislature, b
epresenting Shelby County. He is 1
graduate of the University of Mis- /"
issippi and a member of the PHI: d
lsppa Sigma Fraternity. Mr.. Neely o
] widely known and much adj v
Tired young attorney of Memphis. t
Mr.. and Mrs. Nicely left on the "
lidnight train for a Southern tour,
d after June will be at home b