Wilcox County AlArchives Marriages.....Theodora Mabry - John Paul Jones January 3 1906
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Wilcox Progressive Era, Thursday, January 11, 1906
Jones - Mabry.
A conspicuously beautiful wedding was that of Miss Theodora Mabry and 
Mr. John Paul Jones solemnized in St. Paul's Episcopal Church at eight 
o'clock last evening. The decorations were on a most elaborate scale. 
Wreaths of holly and ropes of southern smilax adorned the body of the 
church and an arched trellis of the greens partially divided it from 
the chancel. Groups of palms lent dignity to the decorative scheme. The 
altar had vases of bride's roses and maiden hair fern, and was softly 
lighted by clusters of white tapers. The marriage service was read by 
Rev. Dr. Davidson, rector of St. Paul's. Prior to the entrance of the 
bridal party Mrs. Major Moberly sang "Until Death," Miss Hallie Cook 
accompanying with the violin. Miss O'Conner played the wedding music. 
At the appointed hour the ushers, Dr. McLean, Dr. White, Dr. Lytle, Mr. 
John Du Mars, Mr. Will Wilkin and Dr. Long, approached the chancel from 
the main entrance of the church, bearing streamers of broad satin 
ribbon to form an aisle for the bride and her maids. The groomsmen, 
Messrs. Charlie Stiles, James Frazer, Don Piatt and Lloyd Antisdale 
were next and immediately after them came Miss Susanne Chrisman, maid 
of honor, and the bride's maids, Miss Clara Johnson, Miss Naomi 
Phillips, Miss Eda Wand and Miss Betty Lou Sims. The bride entered on 
the arm of her brother, Mr. Woodford Mabry, who gave her away, meeting 
the groom and his best man Mr. I. M. Putnam at the chancel. She was 
gowned daintly in a girlish frock of white tulle, fashioned simply with 
many shirrings over chiffon and soft white silk. The long train was 
covered with the very full tulle veil caught up with valley lillies and 
a circlet of her grandmother's diamonds. A diamond brooch, another 
heirloom completed a richly simple and becoming toilette. She carried 
an arm full of valley lillies tied with tulle. The maid of honor wore 
white point desprit, a picture hat of pale pink and carried white 
carnations. The maids wore decollette gowns of white net elaborated 
with net ruchings and had on white picture hats. Their flowers were 
immense clusters of pink carnations tied with pink tulle. A wedding 
reception followed at the bride's home, corner of Shartel avenue and 
Seventeenth street from half past eight to eleven. Again the valley 
lillies and carnations in white and pink were used profusely in the 
floral scheme. Mrs. Crovathe, the bride's grandmother, had these 
friends to aid her in receiving: Mrs. C. A. Peyton, Mrs. J. B. Harrell, 
Mrs. Sue Chisman, Mrs. Jean Hartwell, Misses Edith Johnson, Bess 
Howell, Lillian and Marie Johnson, Louise Hopkins, Ethel Panhorst of 
Tennessee, Nellie Webb of Austin, Tex., and Rena Piner. An excellent 
collection of beautiful gifts were received. Mrs. Jones came to 
Oklahoma City from her childhood's home, Brunswick, Ga., early in the 
summer to live with her brother, Mr. Woodford Mabry, and during her 
brief residence has won many warm friends with her winsome brunette 
beauty and her cordial southern manner. Mr. Jones is one of the city's 
brightest young lawyers and many good wishes accompany the young people 
into their new life.
  The bride's going away gown was of dark blue broadcloth, smartly 
tailored and she wore gloves and hat of a similar shades. They left on 
the midnight Rock Island for Camden, Ala., the groom's old home where 
they will spend their honey moon, going later to New Orleans for the 
Mardi Gras and returning via several Texas cities where they have 
relatives. They will be home after February 15th at Mr. Mabry's 
residence on Shartel avenue. 
- The Daily Oklahoman of Jan. 4th 1906

Additional Comments:
Microfilm newspaper (Wilcox Progressive Era) located at the Alabama Department
of Archives and History, Montgomery, Alabama.


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