The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1924-06-05
Hodgson-McNeel Wedding is
Brilliant Event at Athens

the beautiful real lace. A band of
orange blossoms encircled the brides
dark hair and held in place the veil,
which fell from lace fan shaped
frill to the end of her train. Clusters
of baroque pearls finished the waist
line. She carried a shower bouquet
of valley lilies and brides roses.
Brilliant Reception
A brilliant reception followed the
ceremony at the home of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hodg-
son, on Milledge avenue.
The Bulldog orchestra, of the Uni
versity of Georia, seated on the porch
amid palms and ferns and flowers,
played during the evening. The re-
ception rooms were adorned with
beautiful flowers of pink and white
effectively combined.
The brides table was circular and
overlaid with lace cloth and CEN
tered with a long mirror bordered
with Dorothy Perkins roses. A sill
yer loving cup in the center over
flowed with flowers of varigated hue,
suggesting colorful tints of the gowns
of the bridesmaids. Silver candle
/ sticks held pink candles and silver
dishes, minis, hand decorated in flow
ers to match the dainty colored in
dividual cakes. Strolling about this
garden in miniature were the tiniest
of old fashioned lady doll, their bout
FAINT dresses of taffeta made to con-
form to the style of the bridesmaids
gowns, each skirt concealing an cleo
trio light-these attractive appoint
ments being gifts of the bride to her
| attendants. Covers were laid for
twenty.
Assisting in entertaining were Miss
Marjorie Hodgson, Mrs. James Park,
Mrs. Dan H. Magill, Miss Queen Hol-
den, and Miss Katherine Park, and
the ladies Of the Hodgson family.
Mrs. Hodgson, mother of the bride
wore orchid chiffon beaded in crystals
a straight model 18th a chou of the
chiffon to one side in the back. A
corsage bouquet of orchids and valley
lilies completed lovely costume.
Mrs. Mcneil, the groom's mother,
was gowned in handsome model of
powder blue chiffon, her corsage bou-
quet of pink sweetpeas and valley
lilies adding pretty touch.
During the evening, Mr.. McNeel
and his bride left for an extended
wedding journey after which they
will be at home in Marietta.
The brides travelling suit was of
brown heavy crepe tucked and with
this she wore a handsome brown coat
with a collar of fur.
4 lStlngulSned amlifeS
Mrs. Mcneil is descended from a
family long identified with the his
tory of Athens. Her grandfather, the
late Edward Reginald Hodgson, was
man of great ability and promi-
nence. He was the founder of the
Hodgson Cotton Co., and the EN-
pire Chemical Co., and besides these
interests gave generously of his CO.
operation to the Rabun Gap Inter
prises. The paternal grandmother,
Mrs Hodgson, was Mary Virginia
Strahan, of Baltimore, and is wo-
men of great charm and beauty.
The bride is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Hodgson, inheriting
from both the Hodgson family and
her mother who was formerly the
beautiful Miss Marie Bishop Lowe,
of Chicago, many social charms and
graces which have secured for her a
long list Of admirers and friends
wherever she has visited.
She attended school at Lucy Cobb
institute, going later to the Ely Court
school, Greenwich, Conn, from where
she was graduated. Since finishing
school she has had the cultural adj
vantages of wide travel, having visit
ed in many cities of the south and
east. She has often been an admired
guest of her relatives in Atlanta who
are DR.. and Mrs. Fred G. Hodgson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert w. Woodruff,
Mr.. and Mrs. Boiling Jones, II.
] The bride is the sister Of Miss Vir-
ginia Hodgson, Harry L. Hodgson,
Jr., and Edward R. Hodgson, III.
Mr.. McNeel is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Morgan L. McNeel, of Mariet-
ia, who are prominently identified in
! social and financial circles in Mariet-