The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1921-10-06


L. Northcutt, Mrs. George Newell,
Mrs. Lindley and Misses Mabel Cor
telyou, Virginia Crosby, Mary Ellen
Law, Annie Burnap, Katherine Dy-
kers and Olive and Elizabeth Faw.
A salad course, with cheese straws,
grape sherbet, and delicious cakes,
and candies were served by Misses
Emma and Elizabeth Hedges. Ann
Boiling Claibourne, Idabel Hunt, Har-
riet Leake, Dorothy Milan, and Ruth
Anderson.
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Couper-Murphie
The interest of many friends
throughout the State is centered in
the marriage of Miss Selma Frasier
Copper, eldest daughter of the late
Mr.. and Mrs John Copper, of Mari
eta, to Mr.. Clemen James Murphie,
formerly of Chicago, but recently of
Atlanta. The ceremony was solemn
zed at the home of the bride in Mari
eta, on Saturday afternoon. October
l, at $50, in the presence of rela-
tives of the contracting parties and a
few intimate friends. Rev. Randolph
Claiborne of the Episcopal Church,
officiated.
The entire lower floor of the spa
cious home was thrown together.
Throughout the reception apartment
palms, ferns and Southern smilax
were used in profusion. An impro-
vised altar of palms and ferns was
placed in the north parlor where ca
thedral candles with burning tapers
cast soft glow.
Prior to the wedding beautiful
musical selections were rendered by
! Miss Mary Schilling and Mr. Eugene
White. The bridal party entered to
the strains of Memberships wedding
march. Miss Jennie Tate as flower
girl was a radiant picture in her
frock of pink tulle over pink charm
euse. She carried a French basket
of Dresden colored flowers. Master
Marion Dobbs, the handsome little
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Dobbs
of Marietta, was ring bearer. The
BRIDE was given in marriage by her
brother, Capt. George Mortimer Cou-
per, U. S. A. The groom entered with
i his best man, Mr.. Charles Sanger, OF
Marietta. The brides rare girlist
teauty was enhanced by her simple
wedding gown of white Georgette
She carried white bride roses show.
cred with lilies of the valley.
The bride has enherited in a marked
degree the brilliancy of intellect thai
so characterized her distinguished
great grandfather, Col. John Copper
Col Copper was noted character ir
the making of Georgia history. His
palatial home. Cannon Point" of St
Simons was the center of gathering
of the noted men of that time both
in this country and abroad. Here
the famous Aaron Burr sought pro.
lection with his life long friend. Gel
Copper was prominent in the politics
of the State. He was chosen to rep.
resent Glynn several times. His last
political service being member OF
the Constitutional Convention Ct
1895. This instrument, the pride ct
Georgia, bears the impress of his
wonderful mind in many features
On her maternal side the bride is nc
less blessed with noted ancestry,
being a great granddaughter CT Sir
William Frasier of England. who was
the son of Lord Loire Frasier. He
was for twenty-one years an officer
in the Royal Marines and has various
citations for bravery and was public.
| ly thanked on the field in many in
stances. 1t was as an officer in the
British army during the Revolution
airy war that he met his wife, who
was a Miss Copper and proved to be
kinsman. She was taken prisoner
bv the British and Sir William was
an officer in the division. When he
saw the striking beauty and the girl
ish innocence his heart Immediately
surrendered to this Southern girl
After the war he wooed and won her
hand in marriage. Returning to
London on the honeymoon, Mrs. Fra
sier was presented to the Court OF
King George and visited the famous
Sir Walter Scott. The letters of in
vitation in Scots own handwriting
are carefully preserved by the fam
ily, along with many curios and pa
pers Of interest.
Mr. Murphie, the groom, served IN
the World War, and was engaged IN
the principal battles. At present he
occupies responsible position with
the Gerth Brothers, Realty Experts
After the wedding beautiful buff
fet supper was given to the wedding
party by Mrs. Charles Sanger, sister
of the bride. The decorations in the
dining room being a continuation OF
those in the reception apartments
the motif of white and green being
carried out in every detail. Several
friends of the bride assisted Mrs
Sanger in serving, among these Miss
es Thompson, Chambliss, Stewart
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