San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-13
SOCIETY

Before the altar Of Christ Episco-
pal Church, banked with lilies and
palms and illuminated with the soft
glow of white wax tapers in wrought
iron candelabra, the impressive cere-
mony uniting in marriage Lieutenant
Howard Z. Kessinger and Miss Ruth
Mcfarland, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Guy Mcfarland, was read at Z 80
O'Clock Tuesday night by Bishop W.
T. Capers and the Rev. L. B. Rich
ards.
Prior to the entrance of the bridal
party, Miss Louise Hillje sang AT
Dawning," accompanied by A. +. Muir
dock, who also played the wedding
march from Lohengrin and the reces-
sional. The bridegroom's attendants
entered by twos: Lieutenant James
Kraft and Lieutenant Frank Dorm,
Lieutenant John Moore and Lieuten-
ant John J. Binns, Lieutenant Charles
Daniels and Lieutenant James Anding
The brides attendants entered in sim
gle file led by Miss Virginia Katherine
Kirkland followed by Miss Adelaide
Winerich, Miss Margaret Jamison,
Miss Marjorie Herff, Hiss Henrietta
Steele and Miss Laura Virginia
Adams.
The little flower girl, Barbara Hol-
land. followed the matron Of honor,
Mrs. I. J. Chase Holland, and preced-
ed the bride who entered with her
father and was met at the altar by
the bridegroom and his best man, Lieu
tenant Jack Kirkendal. =.
The bride was nttired in a gown OF
white satin fashioned with a tight
bodice, long sleeves, and full skirt
trimmed with a spray of chrysanthe-
NUNS embroidered in seed pearls and
| crystal beads. The satin train fell in
soft folds from the shoulders where II
was caught with clusters Of orange
blossoms. The veil OF sheer tulle form
ed n coronet about her head. She car
ried q shower bouquet OF roses and
lilies of the valley.
The brides attendants wore taffeta
gowns fashioned with tight bodice
and full skirt finished on the bottom
with tulle ruffles. Mrs. Holland wore
orchid and silver Miss Kirkland, shell
pink and silver: Miss Winerich, yellow
and silver; Miss Jamison, lavender
and silver; Miss Herff. green and Sill
yer; Miss Steele, orchid and silver;
Miss Adams, blue and gold. All car
ried bouquets of pink roses and ferns.
Little Barbara Holland wore a dainty
frock of pink chiffon trimmed with
rosebuds and carried a basket OF rose
petals.
A reception in the home of the
brides parents in Bushnell Place fol-
lowed the ceremony at the church.
Mrs. Arthur Burnett, Mrs. A. Nj. NC
Farland and Mrs. /. n. McIlhenny
received the guests at the door. In
the living room the guests were greeted
BY Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Mcfarland, the
members of the bridal party and Mr..
and Mrs. Guy Mcfarland Jr. Re
ceiving guests in the sun parlor were
Mrs. Fred Smithers and Mrs. FREQ
| Cowan.
Mrs. W. C. Silliman, Mrs. Will A,
Morris and Mrs. Robert Cherry Sr.,
alternated in presiding at the coffee
service. Serving the cake were Mrs.
Mary 3. Jersig. Mrs. ]. s. Steele and
Mrs. Conn L. Milburn.
Punch was served on the screened
porch by Mrs. J. L. Nix, Mrs. James
Kraft, Mrs. A. P. Herff, Mrs. Harry
Roper, Mrs. Charles Daniel and Mrs.
Thomas Lewis.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Kessinger left
| later in the evening for trip to North
| Texas and will be at home after Feb
ruary / in their quarters in Fort Sam
Houston. As a travelling costume,
Mrs. Kessinger wore an ensemble suit
Of gray satin and camel's hair.
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Mrs. Robert Carr entertained with
charming luncheon in her home
Wednesday in honor of Mrs. Blanche
Peabody of London, England.
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The dance 10 have been given by
| Miss India Kerr and Miss Margaret
Jamison on January 20, has been III
definitely postponed. j..
Mrs. Harriet Hubbard of Lampasa'
is visiting in San Antonio ne rht
guest Of her daughter. Mrs. W. +
Behring, in 1910 West Kings High
way. and her grandchildren, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Carl F. Behring and Mr.. anC
Mrs. V. Z. Bradley.
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Mis- Elizabeth Richardson returnel
home Tuesday from a delightful visi
Of six weeks with her uncle and aunt
Mr.. and Mrs. c. d. Adriance in Gal
weston.
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Mrs. r. S. Howard was hostess
Tuesday afternoon at the bridge te;
in the Menger Hotel in honor Of hcr
daughter, Mrs. D. W. Goodrich, wht
will leave next month with her hus
band, Lieutenant Goodrich, for Homo