Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-06-22
Miss Mildred Herring
QndRichnxdEUnuS Wed

Greenville, June 21-On Sunday aft
ernoon at four o'clock, the Emmanuel
Baptist Church was the scene of an
impressive wedding, when Miss Mil
dred Fac Herring became the bride
of Richard Henderson Evans.
The church was beautifully decorat
ed to carry out a green and white
color scheme. The rostrum and pull
pit were banked with palms and
ferns interspersed with tall baskets
OF white lilies and babys breath. The
only light in the church was from
tiers of cathedral candles.
Just before the ceremony Mrs.
Paul Davenport, wearing dusty rose
and a shoulderette of pink roses, took
her place at the organ and rendered
beautiful program of nuptial music.
Her numbers were "Cataline Nuptial
by Dubois; "Andantino," by LIE Mare,
and Love Song" by Nevin. She
played the wedding professional from
Lohengrin by Wagner, and the we'd
ding occasional from Midsummer
Nights Dream" by Mendelssohn, as
the bridal party entered and left the
church. D. E. Evans, Jr., of Rich
mond, Va, brother of the bridegroom
sweetly sang "The Sweetest Story
Ever Told" by r. M. Suits, and II
Love You Truly" by Carrie Jacobs
Bond.
The ushers were first to enter the
church. They were John Adams, Of
this city; Robert Crutchfield of AL
bemarle; Hubert Lewis, and Charles
SrllarS, of Henderson.
Next came the maid of honor, Miss
Hilda Herring, sister of the bride.
She wore a becoming gown of Alice
blue marquisette, made with full
skirt and puffed sleeves, and a erin
picture hat trimmed in flowers of
pastel shades. She carried an arm
bouquet of pink roses.
The bride, a lovely blonde, looked
unusually pretty in her wedding dress
of white mousseline de sole with
trimmings of alencon lace. With this
she wore a finger-tip white illusion
veil, which fell becomingly from a
halo turban outlined with orange bios
SONS. Her flowers were bridal arm
I bouquet Of roses showered with lilies
of the valley. She entered the church
with her father and was met at the
I altar by the groom attended by his
| father as best man. AS soft strains
| fell from the organ. Rev. Clarence
H. Patrick pastor of Emmanuel Bap-
| fist Church performed the ceremony,
using the ever beautiful ring service
the ring being one worn by the
| groom's great grandmother, Mrs
Richard Henderson. For the closing
1oo HniI do ho-
| fore the altar on white satin prayer
! cushions.
All the gentlemen in the wedding
! party wore white linen suits with
black bow ties and handkerchiefs
Their boutonnieres were white roses
! and the bridegroom's was rose with
valley lilies.
The brides mother wore a beige
lace dress with IL leghorn hat and a
corsage of Talisman roses. The
groom's mother wore a white lace
dress with pale pink erin picture hat
and a corsage of pink roses.
The bride is the popular daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Lucian Her.
ring of this city. She graduated from
the city high school and East Caro-
lima Teachers College in the class OF
'37. She was member of the Ayden
school faculty the past year. She
has been the recipient of a number
of social affairs since her engage.
nprt was announced few weeks ago
The groom is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Dorsey Eaton Evans. He was
reared in Henderson,, was graduated
from the Henderson high school, and
attended State College in Raleigh
He holds a position here with the
Person-Garrett Tobacco Company
and has made many friends since