The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-06-18
Perkins-Furr Wedding.

The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Perkins in Brookhaven and vicinity
will read with interest the following
account of the marriage of these ad-
mirable young people, from the Nc
Comb Journal
A wedding of much interest to
wide circle of friends in McComb,
Brookhaven and surrounding COM
munities, was solemnized at the Cen
tenary Methodist Church, Wednes-
day morning, June 18th, at $3.50 a.
M, when Miss Gladys Furr became
the bride of Mr.. James Perkins, of
Brookhaven, Miss. The church had
been made very picturesque by the
skillful hands of friends. The color
motif of green and white was carried
out in Shasta daisies and ivy. Mrs.
H. H. Donohoo presided at the or
gan, while the ushers, (Messrs. Har-
old Willoughby, John Gerard, George
Decell, and Cleon Yawn, all of
Brookhaven, were busy seating the
audience. Mrs. D. A. Hosey sang
very sweetly IT, an original COM
position by Mrs. H. H. Donohoo, and
Miss Irene Taylor accompanied her
with a violin. To the strains of
Mendelssohn's Wedding March, the
groomsmen, Messrs. Harold Will
oughby, John Gerard, George Decell
and Cleon Yawn entered from oppo-
site sides and took their places at the
altar. Then came the bridesmaids,
Misses Mollie Kennibrew, of Hazle-
hurst, Miss, and Fannie Furr of Nc
Bride, Miss, in lovely pink swiss
frocks, wearing pink swiss hats,
Misses Nell Wilmington of McComb
and Lilly Cobb of Mcbride, Miss,
wearing lovely Nile green swiss
dresses with hats of the same mater
ial, carrying arm bouquets of pink
gladioli and ferns. Mrs. Brad John
son, sister of the bride, was lovely
as matron of honor in blue swiss
frock and hat, carrying an arm bou-
quet of pink gladioli and ferns. Next
entered the lovely maid of honor,
Miss Hortense Mullen, of Jackson, in
beautiful orchid swiss dress and hat
carrying an arm bouquet of gladioli.
Then came the beautiful little flower
girls, little Jane Baker, dressed in
pink, and Annie Lynn Souls, in Nile
green, carrying baskets of flowers,
and the ring bearer, little Roy Cum
ningham, carrying the rings on a sill
yer tray. AS the music grew softer,
the lovely bride entered with her
father, Mr.. Frank Furr, wearing a
beautiful white charmeuse dress anu
veil of tulle and lace. carrying a
bridal bouquet of brides roses and
orange blossoms, and were met at the
altar by the groom, and the best
man, Mr.. John Perkins, of Brookha-
ven, brother of the groom.
Rev. j. H. Thompson offciated
with the double ring ceremony. As
Mrs. Donohoo rendered softly the re-
cessional the bridal party left the
church for an informal reception at
the home of Mrs. Brad Johnson on
Louisiana Avenue.
Miss Furr, although not resident
of McComb, has a large circle of
friends here, where she has visited
her sister, Mrs. Brad johnson, quite
often. Mr.. Perkins is the second
son of Mr.. T. H. Perkins, a promi-
nent business man of Brookhaven.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perkins will be at
nome to their many friends at Brook
laven after the 22nd.
The out of town guests were Mr..
and Mrs. T. H. Perkins, Mrs. T. H.
Perkins, jr., and Mrs. Cleon Yawn,
Mrs. Dunning, Mrs. Till, Mr.. Alf
Perkins, Messrs. Harold Willoughby,
George Decell, John Gerard, John
Perkins and Miss Lutte Boadwee OF
Brookhaven, and Misses Hortense
mullen of Jackson, Mollie Kenni-
brew of Hazlehurst. Lilly Cobb and
Fannie Furr of Allen, Miss.
The Journal joins the friends Oh
this couple in wishing for them much
happiness.