Smyrna times., 1934-10-18

June ZOUIl, Dy IlCf. NIL iSOoOA, W
liam Farris of Dover and Miss
Emma Turner of Philadelphia
formerly of Smyrna.
Prettyman-Reed- the resi-
dence of the brides parents near
Frederick by Rev. ]. E. Mowbray,
Clarence Prettyman of Dover and
Alice, daughter of Jehu Reed.
MISS MARGARET CUMMINS
WEEDS HENRY LEA AT BRIL-
LIANT WEDDING town has
perhaps never witnessed a wedding
on so imposing scale and COM
pleteness in all its appointments
as that which took place at high
noon today in st. Peters Church,
between Mr.. Henry Lea of Will
mington and Miss Margaret Pen
nington Cummins, eldest daughter
of David ]. Cummins, Esq, of this
town. The notes of preparation
had been in progress some time
and the day found everything COM
plete in detail. st. Peters was
decorated as never before. Ingen-
uity and taste were taxed in blend
ing and shading the rich profus-
ion of flowers, plants and brightly
tinted branches of autumn leaves.
At either side and directly in
front of the main entrance were
three large century plants while
every window contained a window
garden. But the chancel, with its
elaboratenes of decoration, in
cluding the walls in the rear, at
tracted and held the eye in the
tropical profusion and richness
that graced the canctuary. The
most noted feature of these were
banana trees, twelve to fifteen
feet high, two at either end of the
chancel, together with orange
trees, oleanders, and vases of beau
tiful leaved and Towering plants.
The seats reserved for the we'd
ding guests took a large part of
the church and the others were
filled some time before the ap-
pointmented hour The ceremony
was conducted in the English
style. At twelve o'clock the bride
elect with her maids, Miss Sue F
Cummins, Miss J. Agnes Cummins.
Miss Jennie Lea, and Miss Sallie
G. Hill and ushers, William A.
Lamotte, William Lea FAIRIES,
Henry r. DUPONT, John r. Elliott,
wormed in procession at the door,
the bride leaning on the arm of her
father. As they proceeded up the
aisle the Rector, Rev. William B.
Gordon took his place in the chan
Gel and the groom and his best
man, John P. r. Polk, Esq, took
their positions in front of the al
tar, the bride and her attendants
and the ushers dividing on either
side. The organist, James v. Rob
erts, Of Wilmington, played the
beautiful wedding march from Lo-
hengrin. At the proper place in
the solemn and impressive servic-
es the father gave his daughter to
be joined in the bonds of holy mat
rimony- Thus We're two lives made
one, starting on their united car
eer with the blessing of the
church. The bride was dressed in
ottoman silk with duchess lace
and the bridesmaids in white satin
with tulle. With ceremony over
the happy couple ard the guests
proceeded to the home of D. j.
Cummins, the brides father. where
a sIrmptuous wedding breakfast
was served at one o'clock bv
Graves. a caterer from Whining
ton. The time from one to three
o'clock was an occaion of much
social enjoyment then followed the
parting with showers of good
wishes as the bride and groom
took their departure for the train
for New York enroute for a twelve
months tLur through Europe,
leaving that city on the Guion line
on Saturday The bride was the
recipient of numerous and very
handsome presents. Among the
guests were Daniel B. Cummins
and Joseph Bailey of Philadelphia;
Ex-Governor Cochran of Middle
town; Charles Corbit and William
Polk of Odessa; J. P. Eyre of
Chester, Pa; Hon. James Williams
of Kenton; Judge Waes, Christian
Febiger, John Biggs and Willard
Salisbury, Esqs., of Wilmington.
Two cars were chartered for the
guests to come from and return to-
day to Wilmington and the inter
mediate places. Six cabs came
down from Wilmington last night
to convey the bridal party to and
from the church. All the rooms at
the Delaware House, not perman-
emily occupied were engaged for
the use of visitors for the day.
PERSONALS T.Town-
send and wife, of Baltimore Coun-
ty, Md, have been on a visit of
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