Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-03
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MATHIS-COCHRAN.

One of the most beautiful events
of the Easter season was the wedding
of Miss Lulu Lane Mathis and Ray.
mond A. Cochran, of Philadelphia
which took place Wednesday eve
ming at the home of the brides par.
ents, DR.. and Mrs. Evan Thomas
Mathis.
The house was deliberately decor.
ated with Southern smilax and pink
roses, except in the drawing room
where green and white prevailed. An
improvised altar of smilax and ferns
with cathedral candelabra holding
lighted white candles and baskets of
Easter lilies on white pedestals was
arranged in the bay window. In
the music room and tall pink roses
were used in floor baskets and vases.
The guests were met at the door
by Ernest Statham, Jr., and in the
hall Mrs David K. Brinson, Miss
Louise Marshall and Miss Kathleen
Denham received the guests.
Before the ceremony Mrs. w. E.
Taylor sang in her beautiful man.
ner, Until" Immediately after the
bridal party descended the stairs 70
the strains of Mendelssohn' wedding
march rendered by Mrs. Walter Ry-
lander at the piano, accompanied by
Mrs. Stephen Pace with the violin.
First came the dainty little ribbon
bearers, Ann Johnson, wearing a
tr0ck OF PINK organdle and Charlotte
SPARKS wearing orchid organize and
with white saLln ribbons formed an
aisle to the altar. Then came the
brides mother, Mrs. Evan i. Mathis,
VINO was matron of honor, gowned
in orcmd organdle and carrying a
bouquet of purple boginvllla and
fern. Miss Linda Mathis, maid Of
honor, came next, aItlred in pink
French embroidered organdle carry
ing deep pink carnations and fern
Following the maid of honor came
the little flower girl, Eliza betn
Mathis, niece of the bride, in a
quaint nyCle frock OF PINK organdie
and carrying French basket of pink
rose buds.
men came the bride radiently
lovely in her wedding gown of ivory
pussy-willow satin and Chantilly lace
with silver applique and seed pearl
embroidery. ner veil was showered
wlJh lilies of the valley and real or
ange blossoms and fell from a coro-
net of lilies of the valley. Her flow
eTs were brides roses showered with
lilies of the valley. Eugenia John
son was train-bearer. AT the foot of
the steps she was met by her father,
Dr.. Evan L. Mathis, who gave her in
marriage. at the altar where she was
met by the groom who had entered
from the library with his best man,
hauncey Bennum. Rev. Henry T.
Hrookshire read the impressive cere-
a1y and pronounced them man and
wife.
4 sweet sentiment connected with
the wedding was that thirty-four
years ago her mother and father
were welded.
After the ceremony a buffet sup
PR was served by Martha Johnson,
r. iIabeth Council, Lillian Denham
Frances SILVER, Harriet Rylander
Lucy Lane, Catherine Broadfield
Alice Harold and Massie Lane. The
punch bowl was placed on a vine
covered table in the hall, Mrs. Louis
T. Grubbs and Mrs. George Earl
Ar LEY serving.
II s. Cochran is the charming
daughter of Dr.. and Mrs. Evan f.
Mathis and has host of friends who
will regret her departure.
Mr.. Cochran is a member of a
prominent Philadelphia family
While he was stationed at Souther
Field during the war he made many
friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cocharn left at 1O.4O
D. m. for Philadelphia, where they
will make their home. The brides
travelling costume was a tailored suit
Of blue tricotine with hat, shoes and
gloves to match.
Among the beautifully gowned
women present were: Mrs. Roy Muir.
ply, of Havana, Cuba, sister of the
bride, who wore a pink organdie anC
lace with two-toned ribbons: Mrs
David K. Brinson wore a dinner dress
Of orchid georgette with Chantilly
lace; Miss Kathleen Denham worf
nile green georgette with Spanish
silk lace, and Miss Louise Marshall
was gowned in yellow satin and
tulle; Mrs. W. E. Taylor's dress was
of pink taffeta with accordion plat.
ed ruffles, of pink georgette; Mrs
Walter Rylander wore cream geor.