The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-31
'LOCAl !sOOIAI EVENTS

groom Is pest man and the ushers
were MSTye1re M artin. brother OF
h the bride e, Arthur Martin, another
brother. and Ralph Wi1fong.
The bride, who is lovely blond.
was beautiful In a brides dress of
kitten5 ear Crepe satin. fashioned
With fitted BASQUE and full flare
skirt. The style OF the Elizabethian
age. With this costume, she wore.
long tul1e sell, which was caught.
to her head by band OF pearls and
orange blossoms. Her bouquet was
a shower OF brides Roses, valley Ill.
lies and orchids
Her maid-of-houor was hand
son,ely and beconingiy sowned in
a cos tune OF lilac chiffon velvet,
with which she wore large.
French picture hat of lilac, shaded
into deep purpe with corsage OF
pink roses and blue delphenium.
The bridesmaid was prettily cos
tuned in frock of orchid chiffon
velvet, with which she wore a
French hat OF orchid shaded into
deep crimson. Her bouquet was of
pink roses and orchid-lupens The
COSTUMES of the maid-of-honor and
i
| the mode OF the Elfzabethian age.
The little flower girl was dainty
dressed In a frock Of white dotted
net and carried q basket OF flowers.
which sac tossed into the path OF
the bride.
The brjde's mother wore gown
of fawn colored crepe, with which
/ she wore roses and a. brown hat.
Mrs. Durham wore a dress OF
black lace over green satin with
black picture hat and corsage
OF sweet heart roses.
Miss Martin is charming
young woman Of this community,
! where she has resided for NUM-
Der of years, paving come here
with her parents from the state Of
She was born in Virginia. She is
al graduate OF the Stanford Col
lege OF Texas and FOR three years
taught successfully in the Thomas
I C. Miller School in this city She
! was an active worker in the Bill
/ Kingsley Memorial Church and
was also popular in social circles.
Mi. StGpleton is a son OF MIR.
i and Mrs. Charles Louis Stapleton
| OF Birmingbam, Ala, and is a
dramatic aud concert singer He
studied under Fred erick Stapleton
and Norma Scholar OF New Y ork
and for several years was on the
dramatis stage. possessing a
( now, accepted chair in the Pres
byterian School Tor Girls at Mil
| ford, TEX, and Will take his bride
there to reside.
The Reverend MIR. Martin, the
1 father or the bride, has been pre-
/ siding elder OF the Fairmbnt dis
| trict of the conference of the
| Southern Metbodist Episcopal
| Church, south, for four years,
and during that time, with his
family, has been a Resident of this
city During their residence here.
the entire family has been popu lar
;fcircleS.
stapletoa and his bride were to
| leave on the ,4:5O train for a
honeymoon. s.TheJ will spend a
week IN the East, after which
| they viii visit with Mr.. Staple
| tons parents. following which
they will go to MILFORD, Tex, TO
RESIDE The bride's going-away
dress was a three piece suit OF
brown pioret twill, with which she
! "oFe pot, S'-oeo oho 5"'SS
/ brown.
In the. church parlors where the
reception was held, the Reverend
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin, the BRIDE
i and grom aud their Attendants
and the Rev and MIS-. r, 7. Brown
/; received the guests. after which
i they were SERVED with ices, mints.
nuts and confectiops in the shades
Of orchid aud coral
Fall flowers in autumn tints
were used with pretty effect about
the receiving rooms, while sweet
peas were used ABOUT the serving
tables and the table on which
rested the brides cake, which was
in the shape Of a large heart.
Mrs Carl D. Yost presided at
i! the punch bowl and was assisted
in serving By the Misses Lucille
and Virginia Loush and Doris
Hall. Mrs. NJ c. Tough served
the ices and was assisted by the
] Misses Mae HAWKINS, Sarah Hibbs,
Helen Crowl, Ruth Evans and
Louise Burns, Mrs. c. r. Hall
4. had charge OF the wedding cake
and was assisted by the Misses
Ruby Hess and Leona Good
enough, while Mrs Harvey kopp
had charge Of the guest book. The
Misses Mi1la Ice and Mary Tibbs
received the suests at the door.
4 The marriase OF Mr.. Stap1eton
and Miss Martin was the first to
take place in the new Billingsley
A Memorial Chnrch and was deemed
j peculiarly fitting owing to the
j fact that the brides father is SO
closely affiliated with the church
and to the tact that she was iden-
! titled with practically all the or
/ ganiza tious Of the church.
The decorations of the church
and par1ors Of the church and the
bouquets We're all the work of the
{. Weber Flower store.
Among the out-of-town guests
here for the marriage were Mr..
and Mrs. A. B. Martin and son
7 Ernest OF Columbus, Ohio, Miss
I Hilda Parry OF Charleston. George