Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-06-05
hornton-
Williams roth


GRENADA, Miss, May 25 -
Especially - In . very beautiful
ceremony on Sunday, May Is,
1854 at 4:30 n. m, Mr.. Dampeer
Thornton and Miss Lottie L. Will
liams were united in Holy Matri-
mony. As many friends and i'm
mediate relatives watched, Rev. c.
D. Brown pronounced the rituals
in the sanctuary of the Bell Flow
er Baptist Church Of Grenada, Mis-
sissippi.
The church room resembled bot
annical garden whose atmosphere
was delicately tinged with the
fragrance of the out-of-doors as the
stately palms and the magnificent
gladioli lowered majestically over
the entire edifice.
Nuptial music was furnished by
the team of Mrs. Miriam Webb
White and Mrs. Audrey Smith
Wolfe of the Jackson College A
Capella Choir. AS Mrs. White per-
formed at the piano and Mrs.
Wolfe gave voice to the lyrics of
Because" 20 Promise Me-" and
"The Lords Prayer; the entire
audience experienced a deep-seated
spiritual awakening excelled only
by the matrimonial ritual and the
placing of the rings on the fingers
of both the bride and the groom.
Miss Williams was given in mar
riage by her father, Mr.. George
Taylor Williams who proudly walk
ed with his daughter to meet her
groom. The eldest daughter of Mr..
Williams, Mrs. Paralee w. Clark
was escorted to her seat in the ca
pacity of the mother, a role that
she has played in the family since
the death of Mrs. Florence Will
liams early in the childhood of
the bride.
Miss Williams was symbolic of
a goth Century Madona as she
confidently met her groom. Her
dress of pink lace and her match
ing accessories including a bridal
bouquet of pink carnations CEN
tered with a single red rose bud
made her a fashion model for
what is considered chic and smart
in informal bridal attire. She was
attended by her older sister, Miss
Mildred Williams whose orchid at
tire and accessories were as stimu-
lating as the flower from which the
color derived it's name.
A more handsome groom would
be difficult to find as Mr.. Thorn
ton stood in his appropriate at
tire awaiting the moment when he
would receive the young woman
upon whom he endowed his infinite
devotion and his worldly goods
The groom was attended by his
life long friend, Mr.. Eugene New
man.
Mr.. Ernest Keyes and DR.. Claude
Walston, both life long friends OF
the bride, succeeded beautifully in
carrying out the wishes of the fam.
lily as ushers.
Immediately following the wed
ding, the bride and groom greeted
their guests at an informal recep-
ton in the cafeteria of Grenada
High School. White squares of cake
and frape were served to all In
attendance by Mrs. Marguerite
Rayford, Mrs. Rosa Williams, and
Miss Rosie L. Miles. The gifts
were shown by Miss Edith Will
oughby and Mrs. Gertrude Cole
| man. Miss Maggie Hardeman, and
Llewellyn Brown registered the
guests as they entered the build
ing.
Mrs. Lottie Lorene Williams
Thornton was born in Grenada and
received her early schooling in the
Grenada Public Schools. She was
the second highest ranking student
in the historical first graduating
class of the New Jackson College
and received the masters degree
in Elementary Education from Ohio
State University. Since receiving
the bachelors degree, she has been
employed as a Demonstration Fro
lessor in one of Jackson Colleges
Laboratory Schools with the excep'
ton of the year that she studied IN
Ohio. She is a conscientious and &C.
tive member of the Parish Street