Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1949-02-16
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aMiss Caroline Anderson OF ROCK
Hill, S. c., and Ralph Nesbit Belk
of Charlotte and Richmond, Va,
were married at $3.50 o'clock in
an impressive ceremony at 81
Johns Methodist church in Rock
Hill.
DR.. J. Lem Stokes, II, pastor OF
the bride, officiated. The church
was lighted with rows of white
tapers against a background OF
southern smilax and woodwardla
fern.
Paul Jenkins, organist, of Rock
Hill and Davidson College present
ed a program of wedding music
before the ceremony. He played
"The Swan" gy Saint-Saens, Ca
price Viennois" by Kreisler, Love
Song" (theme from Fifth Sym
phony) by Tschaikowsky, and
"Jesu, Joy of Mans Desiring" by
Bach. Miss Claire Simmons OF
Rock Hill sang How Do / Love
Thee" by Lippe. During the cere-
mony, Mr.. jenkins played Beet
hoven's moonlight Sonata" The
wedding march from "Lohen-
grin" by Wagner was used tor
the professional and Mendels-
sohns march from "A Midsum-
mer Nights Dream was played
for the occasional.
The bride was given in marrl-
age by her father. She wore
gown of heavy cream taffeta with
a long train. The bodice was bas-
que style with a scalloped neck
line and long sleeves ending IN
points over the wrists. Her only
ornament was an heirloom neck
lace, a gold chain with a pearl
and cameo pendant. The bridal
veil was of Spanish lace mantilla
over tulle made with scalloped
headdress falling in folds over
the shoulders and extending to
a full train. She carried cascade
bouquet of gardenias.
Mrs. James B. Mayo, Jr., twin
sister of the bride, was the ma
tron of honor. The other atten-
dants were Miss Ellen Bell and
Mrs. Rufus Bratton of Rock Hill,
Mrs. Joseph S. Polk of Colds
boro, twin sister of the bride
groom, and Mrs. Richard Sprott
of Columbia, S. c.
The attendants wore identical
Gowns of white tissue taffeta with
low pointed collars accenting the
Empire waistlines and full gath
| cred skirts with multiple fold
bustles falling to the hemlines.
They carried cascade bouquets of
red roses.
The best man was Samuel E.
EBelk, III, of Chapel Hill, brother
Of the bridegroom. Ushers were
William B. Boykin, Lansing
Brown, and H. w. Reynolds, Jr.,
I'll of Richmond, Va; Francis
Young of Charlotte, J. w. Ander-
son, Jr., and James B. Mayo, Jr.,
Doth of Rock Hill.
The mother of the bride wore
q gown of coral crepe with a
shoulder bouquet of white camel
las and the mother of the bride
groom wore a dress of purple
crepe and had purple throatec
orchid at her shoulder.
elias.
After the ceremony, the BRIDE
parents entertained at a recep
ton at the Andrew Jackson hotel
| After wedding trip to Florida
the couple will be at home al
Apt. 4, 35O8 Stuart avenue. Rich,
nond, Va. For travelling the
bride wore a gabardine suit with
brown accessories and corsage
f gsrdenias.
Ms. 8elk is the daughter OF
NJ. and Mrs. William a .ilai An
derson of Rock Hill and Chicago
She was educated in the public
schools of Rock Hill and received
her ALB degree from Winthrop
collage. She taught art in the ele.
mentary and Junior high schools
of Sumter. S. c., and for the las,
|year has made her home in Chi,
cago where she held an editorial
position with a publishing house
Mr.. Belk is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Patrick Belk of Mon.
roe and Tabor Civ He raceiyaG