Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-11-26
MISS ELIZABETH M'CARTY WEEDS
Mr.. SAMUEL vEMABLE ANDERSON
AUSPICIOUS OCCASION WIT
MESSED BY HUNDREDS OF
FRIENDS IN FIRST BAPTIST
CHURCH.

A beautiful and impressive we'd
ding ceremony marked The marriage
rites of Miss Julia Elizabeth McCarty
and Mr.. Samuel Venable Anderson,
performed by Rev. B. r. Anderson,
of Lawrenceville, assisted by Rev. J.
F. Singleton of the First Baptist
Church, where the ceremony took
place on Tuesday night, November
%, at $3.50 o'clock.
At the appointed hour several hum
bred friends were assembled to wit
ness an event fraught with particular
interest due to the great popularity
of the young couple and because of
the charm and beauty of the young
bride who has enjoyed continuous
round of social affairs given in her
honor since the first announcement
of her engagement was made.
In preparation for the nuptials, the
altar and chancel had been trans
formed into a festive setting, with
massing of luxuriant ferns in the
background. Seen through triple
arch of plumosis fern were the state
ly cathedral candelabra in Gothic
outline with burning tapers. Three
tall pedestal baskets of huge and per-
feet chrysanthemum blooms COM
! pleted the rich decoration. Aisle
( gates and pew marks were ribbon
wrapped and topped with tulle-tied
clusters of chrysanthemums.
A program of lovely prenuptial
music arranged by Mrs. Jesse Gran
than, included prelude, Fiimel, fol-
/ lowed by ooh Sweet Sublime Even
ing STAR" played by Mrs. Grantham;
a violin solo, "Au De Boide Danube"
Wunser, by Miss Anna Claire Proc
tor of Russelville, KY; two vocal
numbers, "a Dawning" and "All for
You," by Mrs. Jack Johnson of Ma
con. Miss Mildred Halle played the
Mendelsohn Wedding March for
the professional which was an espec-
] tally beautiful one, the attendants
being so numerous the many softly
harmonizing shades Of the gowns
making it appropriately named a
Rainbow Wedding"
Many lovely children were included
in the wedding party and in the order
of their approach, there were the rib
| bon bearers, Elizabeth Russell and
Harriet Rogers, Christine Isler and
Miriam Bowers, all in dainty frocks
of pink and yellow georgette. The
junior bridesmaids were Selma Dor
miney and Dorothy Jay in dresses of
apple green chiffon and of Nile green
georgette. The junior groomsmen
were Messrs. Clyde Folger and jim
ME HERS.
The bridesmaids were Miss Chris
tine Trimmble of College Park, wear
ing orchid chiffon trimmed with silk
lace and French flowers; Miss Ath-
leen Dickey of Fitzgerald, in powder
blue chiffon with pink rosebuds; Miss
Lillia Mae Stanton of Social Circle,
in canary chiffon, beaded in rhine
stones; and the maid of honor, Miss
Julia Frances Wooten of Shellman,
cousin of the bride, wearing white
georgette beaded in seed pearls. All
the bridesmaids wore nude hose, slip
pers of shades with their gowns and
all carried arm bouquets of Ophelia
roses showered with silver ribbon.
The groomsmen were Messrs. Mark
Mayes, Barry Clare, Alfred Drake,
Damon Little and Cecil Powell.
The matrons of honor were Mrs. C.
B. Watts wearing crystal beaded
white silk crepe, Mrs. Marion Massee,
Jr., of Macon, in white georgette
beaded in rhinestones and seed
pearls; Mrs. Alfred Drake, of College
Park, in crystal beaded pink satin
back crepe.