Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-11-27
DIR. BARHAM TAKES
SOUTHERN BRIDE
Son of w. $. Barham Now a Prac.
toner of Eminence of Chicago.
Is Native of Shenandoah

The following account of the wed
ding of DR.. W. Stanley Barham, il
from the Murfreesboro, Tenn, Pres
of November Is.
"Of interest to friends throughout
of caracul.R
OF interest to friends Throughout
the South was the marriage Wed
nesday evening of Miss Lib Murfre,
Higgins, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Camillus Brennus Higgins, of Muir
freesboro, and Dr. w. Stanley Bar.
ham, of Chicago, formerly of Vir.
ginia. The wedding, which was one
of the important nuptial events OF
the early winter season, was at the
home of the brides parents in Muir
freesboro, AID assembled many
guests, large number of whom were
from a distance. The bride is des.
cended from an old and prominent
family, being a granddaughter of the
late DR.. ]. B. Murfree. She possess
es voice of rare culture, having
given much time to study in Chicago
and has recently returned home
from abroad where she spent several
months studying with noted instruc-
tors.
DR.. Barham is native of Vir-
ginia and makes his home in Chi
cago. where he is practicing ply
stefan and surgeon.
The ceremony at s:30 O'Clock was
followed by reception In the dec
Grafton of the home, white chrys-
anthemums were used with white
roses, the flowers intermingling with
the green of vines and growing
plants throughout the reception
suite, An altar was arranged in the
drawing room n front of the east
window where masses of palms and
ferns were interspersed with stands
of white flowers and cathedral can
dies.
Preceding the ceremony. a pro-
gram of wedding music was given
by Mrs Mabel Sharpe Herdein, of
Chicago. the brides voice teacher,
and Mrs. Garry Gannaway. of
Murfreesboro. who accompanied her
at the piano.-S
Miss Mary Murfree. cousin of
the bride, was her maid of honor,
and her bridesmaids we're Miss Jean
Faircloth and Miss Elizabeth MoIloy.
John Himmelback. of Chicago. serv-
ed as best man to the groom, and the
other men attendants were James
Risley, of Murfreesboro, and Jessie
Higgins. of Tampa, Fla. the brides
brother, who acted as ushers
The bridal procession was down
the stairway and thence to the place
of ceremony, where DIR. T. C. Rags
dale, of Nashville, read the marriage
vows
The bride, who was given in mar
riage by her father, entered with
him. She wore a wedding gown of
ivory Duchess satin, fashioned with
an over dress of pointe lace and
ornaments of crystal and silver. The
tulle veil also formed the train and
was attached to the hair with orange
blossoms, sprays of these flowers
being caught to the veil its entire
length. The bridal bouquet was OF
gardenias and lilies of the valley
The attendants gowns were all OF
satin, with overdresses of silver lace
Miss Murfree wore turquoise blue;
Miss Faircloth rose and Miss Malloy
orchid. They carried flowers in pas
tel shades.
The brides gifts to her attend
ants were three-strand pearl chok
er beads.
The table in the dining room
where the bridal party was seated
for the serving of the two-cours'
supper menu. had for its central or
nament, the wedding cake. This wa
placed on silver platter and sur
rounded by white roses and lilies o
the valley. White satin boxes con
tanning the wedding cake were tn,
favors at each place. Other guest
were served buffet.
! Later Wednesday evening, DR.
! Barham and his bride left for a wed
ding trip and at its conclusion, the,
will go to Chicago to make thei
home. Mrs Barham wore for ira
yelling a crepe-de-chine frock il
Worth blue with coat and hat t
match, the coat having a trimming
of caracul.
DR.. Barham is son of Mr. an
Mrs. William H. Barham, of Yves
Spring Street. Woodstock and ha
many friends turnout the Valley Q
Virginia.