The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-06-03

Johnson Matthews Wedding


Johnson Matthews Wedding
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The bridal party for the wedding
of Miss Ruby Johnson and Mr.. Clip
ton Atkins Matthews, which takes
place Saturday afternoon, June A, at
the First Baptist Church, will in
clude the sisters of the bride and
groom, as matron and maid of honor
respectively, Mrs. R. L. Murray and
Miss Dianah Matthews. Miss Carleen
Alden of Memphis, and Misses
Rebecca Caldwell, Willie Wilson.
Marian Balch, Mary Atkins, Marian
Lewis are bridesmaids.
Mr.. Howard lobe will be best man.
and Messrs, Lands Wilson, Fred
Balch. Yancey Caldwell. Jr., Edward
Jenkins Newell Dunlap, and Charles
Scates of Memphis, groomsman.
Messrs Richard Rhodes, j. ID. c.
Atkins, r. L. Murray. and Caldwell
Dumas OF Memphis will serve as
ushers.
Little Annie Rogers is to be ring
bearer, nellie Elizabeth Currier and
Emily Louise Porter, flower girls,
and Richard Dunlap and Henry
Caldwell, pages.
Rev. ]. w. Storer will be the
celebrant, and will be assisted by
Rev. w. W. Astles, and Mrs. s.
Barton Lasater will be organist. Miss
Margaret Porter and Macon Blake
more will sing solos preceding tho
entrance of the bridal party, the
Lohengrin Briday Chorus will be
sung by Miss Kate Barham, Messrs.
Harry and Halliburton Greer, Howard
Stone, Parker Orr.
Miss johnson will wear full bridal
toilette, and her maids will be gown
ed in organdy of different pastel
shades.
She will be given away by her
brother, Walter Collins Johnson, Jr.
Miss Carleen Alden is giving a
luncheon at the Caldwell today,
Thursday, for the girls OF the bridal
party She will use a yellow motif,
large aircraft basket of shasta
daisies centering the table. Fayors
will be wedding bells, and dainty
small yellow bon bon baskets will
mark each guests place.
With the garden party given by
Mrs. o. c.. Barton and Mrs. ]. HI.
McSwain, this afternoon, the dinner
by the best man in the groom's
honor, tomorrow evening, and the
rehearsal party given by the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter G.
Johnson following the rehearsal to.
morrow evening, the social festivities
in this popular couples honor will
conclude until their return from
their bridal trip to Asheville, N. c.,
when several other entertainments
are planned,
Bridal Party Entertained.
Garden blossoms of gay variety,
including sweet peas, roses, and
daisies, intermingled with ferns and
other ported plants made festive the
home of Miss Mary Atkins, W. Wash
ington street, "Wednesday evening
when she entertained the Johnson
Matthews wedding party with
Dutch supper. There were thirty
guests including in addition to the
bridal party, Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard
Armistead of Franklin, Misses Char
lotte Fairleigh, and Lottie Steele of
Memphis, and Eugene Rison and
Arch Gaylor.
Assisting the hostess were her
mother, Mrs. j. d. Atkins, Mrs. Clint
Atkins, Mrs. S. P. Fitzhugh, and
Miss Kate Barham.
Dancing was enjoyed, a local or
chestra furnishing the musical pro-
gram. The bride wore a BECOMING
dinner dress of Harding blue baronet
satin, with ostrich trimmings. Her
flowers were pink rosebuds.
In the diningroom, where a de-
licious two-course supper menu was
served, the table with handsome
Madeira cover, held for center adorn
rnent, a silver basket of sweet peas,
surrounded by pink tapers in silver
holders. The cutting of wedding
cake was a feature.
For Mrs. Milton Harris.
Mrs Don ID. Dumas, Jr.'s, mis-
cellaneous shower at her home, w.
Washington street, Wednesday aft
ernoon complimenting Mrs. Milton
b. Harris, a recent bride, was a
pleasing cordiality. Sweet peas, the
chosen blossoms, clustered in wicker
baskets and crystal vases.
The dainty ice course served re-
Elected the pink party note.
Mrs. Dumas was assisted by Mrs
Wallace Claypool of Memphis, Mrs
&c. L. lilly. Misses Rebecca Cald-
well, Elizabeth Watson, and Macye
Aclin.
The honoree was the recipient of
many pretty and useful gifts.
Regular Meeting Catholic
Altar Society.
The regular meeting of the Cath
Ole Ladies' Altar Society was en-
tertained Wednesday afternoon by
Mrs. Jack Veazey. The attendance
was very good.
In a guessing contest Mrs. L. II.
Horgan and Miss Annie Clark came
first.
The society will meet again with
Mrs. Mike German, June 90.
Harvey Usher of Buchanan, New
Mexico, was the guest of his brother,
DIR. L. J. Usher this week
Mrs. Reginald Jones of Houston,
Texas, will arrive next week to
spend the summer with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs T. E. Jenkins, jackson
street.
Owings Humphreys left Thursday
afternoon for Lynchburg. Va, to at
tend the graduation exercises of
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