The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-02-18
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day night, Feb. i7Ih. 1921 at the
Presbyterian churcn, at zine o'clock.
This was an event looked forward
to by the friends of the young cou-
pie. At the appointed hour the church
was crowded with paople who wished
to see the elimination of :heir court
ship and to wish for them the best
that life affords
The church was decorated in white
and green, the rail to the organ loft
being draped in white and twined
with ivy, the pulpit was banked in
ferns and, palms and handsome
arch of evergreens from which was
suspended a wedding bell of waite
maline and narcissus, denoted the
place for the bridal couple. to stand.
Mrs. Otto Bristow presided at the
organ and before the entrance of the
bridal party Mrs. J. D. Fulp sang
beautifully, 81 Love You Truly" and
Maxwell Smith sang because"
The bridal party entered to the
strains of Lohengrins March in the
following manner crossing each other
at the altar facing the audience and
forming a tableau pictare: Mr.. Her-
man Greene and Mr.. M: w. Bell en-
tered on the right, with Mr.. ]. W.
Everett on the left; Mr. w. H. Scott
with Captain W. R. Townsend and
Mr.. Henry T. Boucher and Mr.. Fritz
'Bethea. Miss Eleanor Townsend
of BennettsvilleH entered alone. She
wore white with maline over dress
and train and carried bouquet of
jonquils.
Miss Louise McDill and Miss Mir
lam Belts, both lovely in pink, came
in together from the left.
Mrs. Everett, the sister of tle
bride as dame of honor entered alone.
She wore a handsome dress of yel-
low and carried "a bouquet of Colum-
b;a roses. -
Miss Mary Smith and Miss Mary
Quarles Link as maids of honor en-
tered from the right and left alone.
Both were attired in pink and we're
pictures Of girlish loveliness.
The little flower girls were Misses
Margaret Harrison and Grace Smith,
dainty in pink organdy with baskets
of jonquils and Edna White and
Suzanne Link and Jean Milford in
yellow organdy with baskets of pink
roses.
The bride entered with her father,
Mr.. Robt. S. Link, and was met at
the alter by the groom who was sup.
ported by his best man, Mr.. X. R.
Houghteh, of Atlanta. The impressive
ceremony was performed by Rev. H.
W. Pratt, the Episcopal ring cere-
mcny being used.
The bride wore her mothers we'd
ding dress, beautiful affair of faille,
trimmed in uncut velvet embroidered
in cheneille. The graceful train be.
ing from her shoulders and her vel,
was looped from her face with clus-
ters Of orange blossoms. She carried
a bouquet of brides roses with the
shower effect carried out with lilies
of the valley.
The bouquets of the others of the
bridal party were made in shower eff
feet, of jonquils. The Lawsons have
always been famous for their jonquils
and it was fitting that these flowers
should be gathered from the home
yard and made into such lovely bou-
quets.
After the ceremony a largely at
tended reception was held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. W. D. Wilson,
with whom the bride has made her
home The Wilson home was a bower
of jonquils, garlands of these flowers
being used every where with lovely
effect. In the dining room the table
appointments were in white, the
brides cake being beautifully dec
Grated in flowers, white and pink
heart shaped mints were on the table
and fruit cake and cream with
pink heart in the center were served
by bevy of pretty young girls.
In the receiving line with Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilson were Mrs. Townsend, the
mother of the groom, and DR.. and