The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-02-19
Kirk Guyton Vows
Spoken at Sails

Impressive rites were said Sat
urday Feb. 14th at $50 o'clock for
Miss Gwendolyn Rogers Guyton,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
F. Guyton of Sails and Halbert
Byron Kirk of Duck Hill.
The ceremony was at the Alice
Brown Memorial Methodist Church
with Rev. S. B. Potts, pastor Of
ficiating. The single ring ceremony
was used.
Branched candlelabra holding
white candles were arranged before
the altar which was banked with a
rich background of tall evergreens
and simlax.
Preceding the ceremony Mrs. w,
C. Simpson of Carrollton, pianist
played Shubert's Serenade and
Leibstraum by Liszt. She accom-
panied Miss Helen Eubanks when she
sang 81 Love You Truly" (Bond),
and Because (D'Hardelot).
The wedding party entered to
the strains of Mendelshon's Wedding
March which was also used as the
occasional. AS the bride entered,
Wagner's Bridal was used. During
the ceremony Traumerei (Schuman)
was played softly and at the close
of the prayer Miss Eubanks sung,
"O'Perfect Love-"
The bride was given in marriage
by her father Thomas l.. Guyton.
She wore an exquisite gown of ivory
satin made with long torso, a full
skirt and graceful train. The long
sleeves tapered to lilly points over
the hands.
A coronet of orange blossoms
and seed pearls held in place the
brides double veil of illision and
lace. She carried a shower bouquet
of white rose buds and sweet peas.
Her only ornament was a diamond
breach belonging to her mother.
Martha Eleanor Guyton, sister OF
the bride, was her maid of honor and
only attendant. She wore heaven
blue taffeta with fitted bodice, sweet
heart neck line and flared skirt. Her
heart shape hat was of net match
ing her gown. Her bouquet was pink
rose buds and sweet peas.
The flower girls were Margaret
Clover Gilliland, daughter of Mrs.
Beulah Gilliland and Bette Bo Hol-
mes, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
B. Holmes. They wore replicas OF
the maid of honor dress in the same
heaven blue taffeta with heart hats
of net. They carried baskets of pink
rose petals.
Mr.. J.. E. Aldridge of Duck Hill
served as best man. Ushers were w.
C. Simpson, Carrollton; Joe +.
Simpson, Greenville; D. d. Wilkins,
Duck Hill and M. B. Holmes, Sails.
Reception
Immediately following the cere-
mony an informal reception was
held at the home of the brides
parents.
The brides table was conferred
with a three TERED deliberately dec
grated wedding cake topped by a
miniature bride and bridegroom. On
either side of the cake white tapers
burned in silver candelabras.
Those who assisted in greeting the
guests and in serving the wedding
cake and punch were: Mrs. Beulai,
Gilliland, Mrs. NJ. B. Holmes, Mrs.
W. d. Hamilton, Mrs. Charles Gools-
by, Mrs. Paul Tandy, Miss Virginia
Butler, Miss Sallie May Walker, Miss
Myra Brumfield and Miss Annie
Marion Guyton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kirk left for a
short wedding trip to an unannounc-
ed destination.
Mrs. Kirk is a graduate of M. 5
C. w. and has been teaching in the
high school of Duck Hill the past
i two year. The couple will make theil
home in Duck Hill where Mr.. Kirt
is engaged in business.
Out Of town guest at the wedding
| included: Mr.. j. E. Aldridge, Mr.
and Mrs. D. d. Wilkin, Mr.. ant
Mrs. A. L. Taylor, MI and Mrs. L
NJ. Hamberlin, Mr.. and Mrs. w. L
Kirk, Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Tyler, Mrs
S. D. Bennett, Miss Sallie May Wa
ker all from Duck Hill; Miss Vir
GINA Butler, Alligator; Mrs. Anna
Clark and Mrs. Charles Goolsby o
Memphis; Mr.. Joe F. Simpson ant
Mrs. w. d. Hamilton, Greenville; Mr.
and Mrs. w. C. Simpson, Mrs. Pau
Tardy, Carrollton; Miss Lucille
Waugh, Mrs. r. p. Ellis, Mr.. an
Mrs. E. l.. Kirk and Mr., and Mrs
S. S. Owen, Lexington; Miss Heller
Eubanks, Sardis; Mrs w. S. Guyton
Miss Annie Marion Guyton and Mrs
w. d. Hanna, Pickens; and Mis-
AIlene Elliot, Crystal Springs.