The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-18
kingman-Sanders.

garet Sydney Kingman and Mr..
Gusrave Sanders.
Never was the church more beau
tifuE than on this occasion, the dec
oratlons of Shasta daisies and masses
of white hydrangea against back
ground Of ferns and palms, lighted
by the soft radiance OF innumeraple
candles being the handiwork OF
Mesdames Archie China, c. B. Yea
don and L. B. Phillips.
While the guests were assembling
a. duet was sung by Mesdames Bruce
LYMAN and John Lee, and also solo
by ,Grs Lyman.
AT. the appointed hour the opening
chords of the wedding march from
Lohengrin were sounded by Miss
Louise Siddan on the organ and as
the bridal party entered the beautiful
chorus was sung by a vested choir
composed of Mesdames John Lee,
Bruce Lyman, Joseph Guthrie, FoW-
Ter. John Morse, Miss Ellen Siddall
and Messrs. Hugh Haynsworth. Geo.
Warren, Pierce and David Cuttlno.
First down the aisle came two
fairyAlike little ribbon girls, Elizabeth
Graham and Mary Chestnut Phillips,
in fr:illy frocks Of white organdie;
then the ushers, Messrs. John Bland
ing and Joe Virgins, w. 0. Court
right and Harold Lawson.
The bridesmaids all wearing gowns
of slaeerest organdie in the season S
beautiful shades, with hats to match,
Shasta daisies, entered with the
groonsmen in the following order:
Miss Emma Pinckney, in a lovely blue
gown. with Mr. William Califf of
Charleston; Miss Marion Moore of Sa-
vanna.h, in rose, with Mr.. Delgar
Dorm; Miss Marion Coker of Tim
monsvilie, wearing honeydew. with
Mr.. Teddy Martin Of Charleston and
Miss Helen Hunnicutt, of Asheville, in
delicate lavender, with Mr.. Jerome
Collier.
The dame of honor, Mrs. w. O.
Courtright entered alone, wearing
gray organdie with gray hat and
! carrying Russell roses.
The maid Of honor. Miss Sadie San
ders Of Beaufort, sister of the
groom, preceded the bride. She wore
a striking dress Of jade green with
large Jade green hat, and carried an
armful of Russell roses.
Arranging themselves in semi-clr-
Gle about the chancel steps, the at
tendants awaited the bride. who en-
tered with her father, Mr. Charles w.
Kingman, who gave her in marriage.
Never was she more attractive or
| her girlish dignity more apparent,
than in her bridal costume of duch-
ess satin with silver lace, the court
train falling from the shoulders, and
the whole costume cloudcd by the
misty folds of her tulle veil which
was caught with orange blossoms and
fell to the hem of her gown. She
carried great armful Of brides
roses.
The groom entered from the vestry
with his best man, DR.. E. j. Smith OF
| Charleston, and met the bride at the
chancel steps where the betrotnal
service was read by the rector, Rev.
J. B. Walker Then while the bridal
chorus was softly sung by the altos
and sopranos of the choir, the rector
led the way to the altar rail, follow
ed by the bride and groom, maid of
honor dame of honor and best man.
There the solemn marriage vows were
taken and the couple pronounced man
and wife.
To the strains Of Mendelssohn' s
march the bride and groom left the
church preceded by the ribbon girls
who stretched the ribbons to the door,
and followed by the brides maids and
groonsmen.
After the ceremony a large recep-
ton was given by the brides parents
at their home on Washington street.
The whole lower floor of the spacious
house was thrown into one and deco
rated with quantities of cut flowers.
The guests were greeted at the door
by Mesdames Geo. Shore and Hamp
Forester. and invited into the par
lor. where receiving with the bride
and groom were Mr.. and Mrs. King
man, Mr.. and Mrs. Gustave Sanders
of Beaufort, parents of the groom.
and Mrs Burton of Baltimore, cous-
| in of the bride.
In the living room and on the broad
piazza punch was served by Miss
Jeanette White and Mesdames J. T..
Hearon, Bruce lyman and w. o..
Courtright.
In the dining room numbers Of
candles in silver candelabara cleaned
amid the flowers. The table was
spread with a handsome cover and
| lighted by four pink shaded candles
in silver holders. In the center was
an elaborately iced brides cake,
which. after being first cut by the
bride, was served by Mrs. L. B. Phil
Inns, with other refreshments consist
ing Of molds of ice cream, fancy
cakes ano mints. Serving also in the
dining room were Mrs. Tom Siddall,
Mrs Evans Bruner, Miss Margaret
DeLorme and Miss Lucille Lyman.
Assisting elsewhere during the recep-
ton were MesdameS W. w. Rees,
Fowler. Jennings and Williamson Of
Columbia.