The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1924-06-05

eta was beautifully solemnized on
Wednesday evening at o'clock at
the First Baptist church. DR.. j. G..
Wilkinson, pastor of the church, Of
fieiating, using the ring ceremony
which always adds interest and i'm
pressiveness.
Hugh Hodgson rendered a program
of music arranged in attractive and
effective form during the seating of
the distinguished company of guests
and played the wedding marches, Lo-
hengrin's as the professional and Men
delssohn's as the long line Of attend
ants left the church.
Handsome Decorations
The church, one of the most state
ly in the south, with its ivory and
mahogany woodwork combining ar
tlstically with the mass of greenery,
myriads of sparkling white candles
and gorgeous white flowers.
The altar, extending nearly the
length of one end of the spacious
church, was adorned with palms ar
ranged in pyramidal effect to the rear
of the platform, and eleven pedestals
topped by seven-branched candelabra
holding white candles were placed
against the dark background. Floor
baskets, graduated in height, filled
with lilies and asparagus fern, were
set farther to the front, forming a
decorative and delightful touch. The
two columns were festooned from top
to floor with smilax which also fell
in charming grace from atop the door
arches, and draped the ratings.
The Prize Dieu held a white satin
cushion finished with heavy silk tas-
sells and hearing delicate tracery of
valley lilies. The pews were finished
with great clusters of white lilies and
fern caught with fluffy tulle bows.
Wedding Attendance.
The Usher included Messrs. E. R..
Hodgson, Morton Hodgson and Wal
ter Hodgson of Athens, DR.. Freder-
ok Hodgson and Robert Woodruff, of
Atlanta, uncles of the bride, Charles
DeFoor, of Marietta, and Harry and
Edward Hodgson, brothers of the
bride.
The bridesmaids were Miss Dotty
Gross, of Milwaukee; Miss Dot Hasel-
ton, of Athens and Paris; Miss Eliz-
abeth Harris, Miss Kathryn Ashford,
of Madison; Miss Virginia Boston, of
Marietta; Miss Margaret McNeel, of
Marietta.
Their beautiful old-fashioned
gowns reflected the pastel shades of
taffeta, and were made alike. The
long full-ruffled skirts revealed I'M
derneath dainty lace frilling panta-
lettes. Handmade roses adorned the
waistline and silver lace bertha fin
ished the low round neck. They car
ried old fashioned nosegays of corn
flowers, snapdragons, roses, delphi
mum, daisies. valley lilies, and baby
breath. Adjoining their heir were
flower coronets, each made of flowers
to match the gown, combined with
silver ribbons.
Miss Virginia Hodgson, only sister
of the bride, was maid of honor, and
wore a lovely gown of lace frills
yelling shell pink taffeta.
Mrs. Boiling Jones II, of Atlanta,
aunt of the bride and matron of
honor, was gowned in French blue
chiffon draping chiffon of an ex-
quisite orchid shade.
The flower girls, little Agnes
White, in pink, and Miss Betty Crews,
in blue, wore frocks duplicating the
old fashioned style of the maids, af-
fecting, too, the head-dress and bou-
quets.
The groom had as his best man,
his brother, Eugene Mcneil, of Mari
eta, and his groomsmen included
Messrs. James Johnston, Stewart
Coleman, Horace Rhorer, of Atlanta ;
William Sibley, Charles Gardner, Ed
Simpson, Frank Mcneil, and A. D.
Little, of Marietta.
Radiant Bride
The bride entered with her father,
Harry Hodgson, by whom she was
given in marriage. Her bridal gown
was an artistic creation, modelled in
the fashion of the sixties, emphasiz-
ing the combination Of chiffon, pearls
and princess lace. The waist was
trimmed in pearls and insets Of real
1aca roada IIionS The hooD skirt