The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-06-23
Mary Elizabeth Chick
WEEDS Adrian Wilkes

WEEDS Adrian Wilkes
OF great interest to his many
friends in Durant was the marriage
of Miss Mary Elizabeth Chick, Lex
ington, Ky, to DR.. Adrian Wilkes of
Lexington. formerly OF Durant.
Following Is an o Of the we'd
as it appeared in the Lexington Lead
er with q beautiful picture of Mrs
Wilkes In her wedding gown.
"One of the prettiest weddings of
the early summer was solemnized
Wednesday night in Calvary Baptist
Church, when Miss Mary Elizabeth
Chick, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
George Carroll Chick, and DIR. Adrian
Wilkes, son of the late Mr.. and Mrs
Burwell Baylor Wilkes, exchanged
vows before a large assemblage OF
relatives and friends.
DR.. T. c. Eaton read the impress
sive service against a background OF
lilies, smilax and ferns, i-nterspersed
with wedding tapers.
The bride, escorted to the altar
and given in marriage by her father,
wore a graceful gown of white slip
per satin, a Molyneux model made
with heart-shaped neck and short
puffed sleeves. Her tulle veil fell
over a long train, and was adjusted
to a Brussels lace cap made from the
wedding gown of her cousin, Mrs
Charles N. Lyle. Her only ornament
was a seed pearl necklace, belonging
to her aunt, Mrs. Milton b. Smith,
Her flowers were brides roses and
lilies of the valley.
Miss Nellie Duerson was the maid
of honor, Mrs. Ralph Cherry and
Mrs. Charles Dedman, the matrons
of honor; and the bridesmaids were
Miss Patricia Park and Mrs. George
Skinner, They wore Colonial gowns
of green silk net fashioned with shir-
red bodices, full double skirts and
short puffed sleeves; and each car
ried a bouquet Of Johanna Hill roses,
daisies, lavender sweet peas and baby's
breath.
Mr.. Claud Wilkes Of Durant, Miss,
was his brothers best a The
ushers were DR.. Henry H. Hill, Mr..
Ralph Cherry, , Mr.. Augustin Smith,
Mr.. Joseph Webb. Lexington; and
Mr.. Ben Wilkes Of Greenville, Miss.
Mrs. Eleanor Brogle Knox, organist,
played q program Of nuptial music,
including 20 Promise Me-" "At Dawn
ing and Il Love You Truly" with
THE Bridal Chorus" from "Lohengrin"
as the professional. and the wedding
march nom MendelssohniS "Midsum-
mer Nights Dream" as the recession
al.
Following the ceremony Mr.. and
Mrs. Chick entertained with q recep-
ton at their home.
White roses and lilies decorated
the entire lower floor Of the home.
The brides table, covered with lace,
had q TERED heart-shaped wedding
cake. thanked by white tapers in sill
yer holders.
In the receiving line were Mr.. and
Mrs. Chick, DR.. and Mrs. Henry Hill.
the bridal pair and the brides atten-
dants.
Mrs. Chick chose for her daugh-
ter's wedding. q dress Of imported
black Chantilly lace and a shoulder
bouquet of lavender orchids. Mrs.
Henry Fl. Hill, sister of the BRIDE
groom, OF cream lace with a shout
der bouquet of white orchids.
DIR. and Mrs. Wilkes left for a we'd
ding trip through the East, the bride
wearing a navy sheer dress with boz
Zero jacket trimmed in white braid,
and matching accessories. Upon their
return, they will be at home at the
Monticello apartments, Stone avenue
and Lyndhurst Place.
The attractive bride is a graduate
of Hamilton College and of the Uni
versity of Kentucky. where she was
a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma
sorority, of Mortar Board, Kappa
Delta ri, Theta Sigma Phi, Strollers
and the Guignol players.
DR. Wilkes, who has been practicing
dentistry in Lexington for the past
three years, had his pre-dental tfain-
ing at the University OF Kentucky
where he was a member of the Mu
Iota chapter Of Alpha Tau Omega