Jackson County AlArchives Marriages.....Proctor, Alberta - Carter, John Buford January 3, 1930
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The Huntsville Daily Times, Sunday, 4 January 1930
  SCOTTSBORO, Ala., Jan. 4 – A wedding of interest was solemnized Saturday 
afternoon at three o’clock in the First Baptist church here in the presence of 
a large assemblage of relatives and friends when Miss Alberta Proctor, 
daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. J. M. Proctor, was married to Mr. John Buford 
Carter, of Athens, Alabama.  The bride’s father officiated, using the ring 
ceremony.
  Cedars with ferns and southern smilax, formed the background of the altar 
arrangement.  In the center a tall basket of Calla lilies was used against the 
foliage, and on each side were candelabra with slender white burning tapers.  
Baskets of Calla lilies were also placed at the foot of the altar on each 
side.  The reserved pews were indicated by bows of ivory tulle.
  The nuptial music was rendered by Miss Willie H. Shook, at the piano, Miss 
Mildred Hays, who played the violin obligato; and Mrs. Stephen Lipscomb Stone, 
soloist, of Huntsville.  Preceding the ceremony Mrs. Stone sang “O Promie 
Me.”  To the strains of the Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin (Wagner) the bridal 
party entered, and Mendelssohn’s Wedding March from Midsummer Night’s Dream 
was used for the recessional.  “To A Wild Rose” was played during the ceremony.
  Miss Doris Beard, maid of honor, wore a becoming costume of Nile green 
chiffon and velvet, arranged jacket effect and long skirt.  Her close fitting 
hat was of gold mesh, and her slippers were Nile green satin.  She carried an 
arm bouquet of pink Killarney roses.  Miss Elizabeth Latimer, bridesmaid, of 
Fayetteville, Arkansas, was gowned in a silhouette model of Canary yellow 
crepe chiffon.  Her slippers were satin of the same shade of yellow, and the 
small hat was of gold mesh.  She carried Julian Potin roses arrange in an arm 
bouquet.
  The bride entered the church with her brother, Bryan Proctor, who gave her 
in marriage.  She was lovely in a wedding gown of white satin and lace, simple 
but exquisite, fashioned in the new princess silhouette with long fitted 
sleeves.  The long skirt rippled into an uneven wide flare.  Her veil of 
bridal illusion was held to the hair with a shirring of the same material in 
the back and a bandeau of orange blossoms across the front.  Her slippers were 
plain of with satin.  She carried a shower bouquet of bride’s roses and lilies 
of the valley.
  J. D. Snodgrass, III, of Huntsville, carried the ring in the center of a 
Calla lily.  H. G. Spenser of Mobile, attended the bridegroom as best man.  
The ushers were Dr. E. P. Ingrum and Messrs. James Holland and Rudolph Jones.
  Immediately after the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Carter left for a wedding trip, 
their destination being withheld.  For traveling Mrs. Carter wore a smart suit 
of black crepe completed with a yellow blouse.  Her hat was of silver mesh and 
black satin and all accessories were black.
  Mrs. Carter is the only daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. Proctor.  She is an 
honor graduate of Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, and for the past two 
years has been instructor in Social Science in the Ft. Smith Junior High 
school Fort Smith, Ark., and in 1927-28 was a member of the faculty of Central 
High school, Decatur, Ala.  She is a member of the Chi Omega fraternity, and 
of Alpha Phi Epsilon, the literary honorary fraternity of A.P.I., and is a 
charter member of Alpha Mu Rho, a philosophical honorary fraternity.  During 
her junior year at A.P.I., Mrs. Carter was one of the few honor students 
exclusive of seniors, and in the class of 1927 was one of the few honor 
graduates out of a class of 200.
  Mr. Carter is the son of the late J. W. Carter, of Athens.  His mother is 
Mrs. W. J. Nelson of that city.  He is connected with the Alabama State Bridge 
corporation, and is engineer in charge of construction of the Comer memorial 
bridge across the Tennessee river near Scottsboro.  He graduated with 
distinction in the class of 1926 at A.P.I.  He is a member of the Sigma Pi 
fraternity, and of two professional (engineering) fraternities: Tau Beta Pi 
and Ki Kappa Phi.  He is also a member of Spades, and for two years was 
student instructor at A. P. I.
  Among those extending pre-nuptial courtesies after the engagement of Miss 
Proctor to Mr. Carter were Miss Margaret Brand, Mrs. J. D. Burton and Mrs. 
Henry Fort, of Fort Smith, and Misses Doris Beard and Ollie Matthews, of 
Scottsboro.
  Mr. and Mrs. Carter will be at home in Scottsboro until the late spring when 
they will go to Huntsville where Mr. Carter will be engineer in charge of 
construction of the bridge at Whitesburg.
  The young couple received many beautiful wedding gifts including silver, 
crystal, pottery and china.


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