Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-21
Weddim9 IS.


EAo IENLIN"L = HlFfNlLN.
Brilliant in every detail was the I
marriage Wednesday evening Of
Miss Thelma Easterlin. second
daughter of Nh and Mrs. B. F..
EasJerlin, to Mr. Henry Lumpkin, at
8 o'clock at the home of the bride on
Rees Park. .iE:-;.
Down the grand staircase, out .
lined with 4garlands OF southern sml
lax which eliminated i'm silver ha=
kets filled with sweet peas and Ru-
sell roses, the bridal party passed ~
the improvised altar, banked high
with tendrils Of smilaX interviewer
in trellis of white ribbons. en-
powered with lilies placed at inter
walls, and ferns and stately palm
forming the standards against which
were phases s4alI brass floor vase
filled with Easter lilies, from behind
which burned tapers in seven
branched~ a1hedral candelabra. Be
fore the atar Ihe@bridc and groom
stood to plight their troth.
DR.. Carl w. Minor, pastor of Fins,
Baptist Church, officiate6
Mrs Thomas Il. McLendon. at the
piano, and Mrs James W. Harris
Jr., rendered a prenuptial program
of music, Mrs. Harris singing in
most charming manner, The Want
of You" During, the ring cere-
mony, Nevin's love Song" was
softly played.
Against the white and green
background of the altar. the bride.
maids, WEAVING gpink and blue taffcta
gowns, with underdress of rose, the
the bodices fashioned in colonial
style, with long waists, the skirts
formed of panels. representing tn,
with French flowers festooned with
blue rfbboffs; seood-'in charming re-
lief. Miss Clara Glover, Miss Geor.
gia Lumpkia, Miss Mary King, Of
Macon, and Miss Gertrude Davcn.
port, were the bridesmaids and car.
ried arm bouquets of Russell roses
tied With rose tulle and ribbon. Cor
onet 9eils matching the tones of tht
gowns were caught to the folds Of
their hair with a band Of silvc~ Gre
clan leaves
Little Misses Margaret Hooks ana
Lena lMcMatEG weFe the ribbon bear
ers, and unldr ked@ the knotted rib
bons jas the hTjdaL party descended
the stairway. = They wore dainb
frocks of French .organdie in white
with bashes of pink and blue and
carried baskets of pink and white
sweet peas.
Miss Frances Easterlin, a sister q
the bride, was maid of honor. and
was gowned in a lovely pink taffeta
dress and carried bouquet of Rus
sell roses.
Mrs f, ] Eldridge. another sis
ter of the bride was, matron of non
or, and was lovely in a taffeta frOck
Of silYer blue. with an underdress Of
rose with which she carried a shower
bouduet Of Russell roses and fern
The qroonrl1Sh' were Henry Al
len, Frank Easterlin, James Daven
nort pnd Juunri FaeterIin. George
Lumnkin was his brothers. best man
The bride entered with her father
who gave her in marriage. Sh~
wore a beautiful bridal dress fash
ioned' Of heavy white duohessn sat
in. with an underdress formed Of
tiny white creme ruffloS. abNv"
which wern nlacnd lavn 1ynote mad
of looms of the satin. The shirt wo,
petal%harad, the outlioes beaded
with pearls. and tho bodice cut low
was Sarritured with tho Same love
ly trimming The lono court train
hung from the shoulders. over which
fell the bridal vol of fi1nnv tulln
cauoht ~ her darL hair with a band
of orange blossoms. H" hrido'
hounuet ehowar of bride'e
rosNe and lilies hf t. valley.
Following +h4 cosanronv. 2 rncro
ton was held fAr tie tbvoe hundrod
guests who had@ Raar h'ddon to the
MARRIAGE The docoratiors throroh-
out the handsome homo were o'-
tirely of sweet paas ard nirl and
blue larkerTr. -raased ~ toll Fr0r"h
wicker and sdished brass floo.
vases, The nfafrtels were banked
with Esweet peas, ard stately palm
were used in bronez jardinieree
Garlands of smilax were PLACED
against the canvas walls of tn
porches, pink. and white candles fur
nishing the illumination. Miss
Mary Dudley. Miss Mary Rose
Brown, Miss Mary Elizabeth Easter
lin and Miss Agnes Gatewood served
punch ..u,t..
A silver filagree vase held Rus,
sell roses and fern which centered
the large tables where the bridal
party We're seated. A large dome,
covred with rose silk, tied with bows
of rose tulle, furnished light for the
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