Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1922-06-23
HART-CILLESPIE
WEDDING
BRILLIANT EVENT
Superintendent of Public In
struction Takes as Bride One
of Most Popular Tazewell
Young Ladies.

plimentary to Miss Mayola Gillespi.
and her out-of-town guests, her mar
riage to Mr.. Harris Hart of Ricn-
mond was solemnized Wednesday,
June 2lst, at six o'clock, at the Gil
Iespie homestead in Tazeweu.
AS the hour for the ceremony drew
near hundreds of the relatives an.
friends of Miss Gillespie and Mr..
Hart assembled on the beautiful lawn
with its spreading trees. and back
ground of oldtime garden flowers.
The music was played by Miss Flea.
nor Russell on the violin, accompani-
ed by Mrs. A. G. Russell at the piano.
Before the ceremony they delighted
their audience with an artistic in
depreciation of Souvenir. by Drdla :
Meditation, from That's; Serenade by
Drlgo; while during the ceremony
the Indian Love Song by Lieurance.
was softly played.
With the first chords of the brido,
chorus from Lohengrin Miss Giles
PIES house guests and others ap-
preached from the porch and grouped
themselves on the lawn within the
space reserved for the bridal marty
each carrying bouquet Of sweet
peas. They were: Mr.. and Mrs. A.
M. Nelson, of Roanoke, (Mrs. Mel
son is sister of the groom), Mrs.
L. M. Reynolds, Berryville, Va, Mrs.
VIM. M. MacAlister, Winter Haven.
Fla, Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. W. Wal
ton, Roanoke, Va, Miss Stella Stras.
Roanoke, Va, Mrs. w. G. Harrison.
Winter Haven, Fla, Miss Marjorie
HARRISON, Tazewell, Va, Misses Kat
harine and Elizabeth Nelson, Roa-
nokc, Va. The groom's special friends
were: Bob and Coleman Nelson. Mr..
VIM. IL. Penn, Mr.. Paul Massie, Mr..
ID. D. Hull, all of Roanoke, Chas. G .
Maphis, University of Virginia, Rich
ard Thomas, New York, Clyde Sock
er, Richmond, Va, DR.. E. Graham,
Richmond, Va, Attorney General Jno.
r. Saunders, Richmond, Va, Garnett
Tabb, Richmond, Va, j. Kent Raw
ley, Richmond, Va, Rodes Nelson,
Staunton. Va
From door at the left the officiat
ing minister Rev. w. w. Arrowood,
pastor OF the Presbyterian church,
advanced and stood before the center
OF triple green arches which formed
u background for the ceremonial. Fol-
loving the minister came the groom
with his best man, Mr.. d. D. Hull of
Roanoke. Preceding the bride came
the pages, Albert and George Peery,
ncphews of Miss Gillespie, bearing
white ribbons to form an aisle, then
the matrons of honor, Mrs. GEO. C.
Peery and Mrs. VIM. M. Gillespie,
the BRIDES sisters, and Misses Lucy
Gillespie and Nancy Peery, her sma,.
nieces, one scattering flowers and the
other bearing the ring. Last, down
the green aisle, came the bride on the
arm of her brother, William M. Gil
lespie, who gave her in murrrage. Sne
wore a gown of Princess Lace, with
veil of tulle and Duchess lace. the
latter being an heirloom. The veil
was held with orange blossoms, and
she carried shower bouquet of brides
roses and valley lilies. Her only or
naments were a pendant of diamonds
set in platinum, the groom's gift, and
a string of pearls presented by her
nephews and niece.
After the ceremony Mende1sohn's
Wedding March was used as q resces-
sional, and the entire company re-
paired to the house where MIR. and
Mrs. Hart received warmest congra-
tulations and good wishes. A buffet
supper of perfect appointment was
served, after which the bride and
groom motored to Bluefield enroute
to the New England mountains for q
honeymoon.
Gifts to the bride make q rarely
beautiful and valuable collection
Among these are: chest of fiat sill
yer, from State Department of Pub
lie Instruction; purse of $500 in gold
DIVISION Superlntendents; silver pit
cher, State Board of Education; sill
yer fruit basket, State Supervisors o.
Colored Rural Schools; silver bask
ct, Junior Society for Vocationa
Home Economies.
1t is with mingled pride and regre
that Southwest Virginia gives up on
of her most charming and most high
ly appreciated young women. She i
daughter Of the late Mr.. and Mrs
A. P. Gillespie, who were exponent
of the ideals and standards so dea
to the Southern heart. Mr.. Gillespi
was one of the foremost lawyers i
Southwest Virginia, and member o
the Virginia Constitutional Conver
tion Of 1902. Besides Mrs. Hart