Butts-Pulaski County GaArchives Marriages.....Hitchins, Carrie Mae - Lee, Wm. Fitzhugh November 27 1895 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Don Bankston http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00024.html#0005864 February 4, 2005, 2:58 pm Jackson Argus – Week of December 6, 1895 Jackson Argus – Week of December 6, 1895 Wedding Bells in 1870 and 1895 Twenty-five years go wedding bells tinkled merrily over the union of Miss Carolyn Rivers and Capt. A. G. Hitchins. A quarter of a century has echoed down the corridors of time; a quarter of a century of lengthened happiness, and the silver anniversary came in its turn. Wednesday, November 27, dawned clear and cloudless, the bright sun smiling a glad benediction on the noble couple who had loved usefully and well. At two o’clock, the delighted, well-wishing friends begun to throng the parlors of the handsome home on Third street. Mrs. Hitchins stood under a garland of evergreens as unfading as their useful love and life’s devotion. She received her guests in a gown of black silk and amethyst satin. Very youthful and stately appeared this queenly bride of twenty-five years, as Old Time had touched lightly one so gentle and pure. By her side, in the full vigor of manhood stood her lover through all the changing scenes. Capt. A. G. Hitchins was the true type of a man who has lived in grand, good deeds and not in years, for P. J. Bailey has said: “We live in deeds, not years, thoughts, not breaths,” and their oneness has been characterized by beautiful deeds and purity of thought. May many, many more happy years be added to their life, being each anniversary a closer, more useful union. The years had come and gone since that gladsome marriage in 1870, and now the daughter of the heart and house has attained all the freshness and bloom of lovely womanhood. Just 25 years from the day when her mother stood a blushing bride, Miss Carrie Mae Hitchins was led to the altar by an adoring love. On the evening of November 27,1895, the Methodist church in Jackson was a fairy scene of light, flowers and beauty. Within the chancel were grouped three arches, quaintly carved, and wild smilax twined graceful over the snowy marble like columns, over the center arch a monogram, H. and L. stood suspended by an elaborate streamer of satin ribbon. The H. was of white blossoms, whispering of the gentle purity of the fair young bride, the L. in delicate evergreen breathed of the enduring power of man’s devotion. Windows and chancel rail were wreathed in garlands of evergreen, from out the green tendrils peeped fragrant chrysanthemums. Festooned about the arches misty bridal veiling fell in softened beauty. Enshrined in a bower of palms, ferns and blossoming pot plants was the organ, presided over by Miss McKie, of Mississippi, and as the strains of Lohengrin’s bridal march mellifluously fell on the expectant audience. Col. W. A. Wooten, of Eastman marched slowly down one aisle, Dr. Cantrell the other, taking their stand one on each side the chancel; then followed Mr. W. G. Thompson, Mr. Whitney, Mr. Rose and Prof. Jas Blasingame. Next, in order the ushers thus arranged Miss Lizzie Slaughter on one side, Mr. Ernest Eugene Lee on the other, marched to the chancel, met and stood grouped with the ushers Miss Clyde McCallum and Mr. Steven Kinard, then as they reached the altar Miss Mary Goodall and Mr. Bob Lyons passed down, the couples alternating on the opposite sides. Miss Myrtle Pound and Prof. Kelley, Miss Daily Davy and Mr. Robert Carmichael; Miss Claire Smith, of LaGrange; and Mr. R. N. Etheridge; Miss Agnes Carmichael and Mr. Charles Pluckney marched down, taking their stand within the altar railing. Mr. and Mrs. Pitt of Lumber City, followed and stood opposite a unique arrangement of the young ladies. The blue came down one aisle and the pink on the other, and the ones in white within the altar And now the floral gates stand ajar, the fairy little maidens, Misses Saidie Hitchins and Ada Sams in their snowy beauty, fluttering ribbons and golden hair hover in watchful solicitude like guardian angels over the prospective union of two hearts and lives. Now come the graceful flower girls, Misses Irene Daughtry and Nellie Land, with their dainty floral offerings, pass down the aisle under the arch over which is suspended a graceful “H,” into the chancel, they are followed by Misses Rosebud Hitchins and Minnie Bailey, scattering petals of snowy chrysanthemums as they wend their way. And now a hush, a thrill of expectancy, while the triumphant strains of Mendelsohn’s pulsates the silent hush, adown the aisles comes the rare and radiant bride, Miss Carrie Mae Hitchins, on the arm of her maid of honor, Miss Lynda Lee, of, Talbotton, from the other came the handsome groom, Mr. Wm. Fitzhugh Lee on the arm of his best man, Mr. Thomas H. Buttrill. They meet within the chancel, neath the center arch, and there Rev. J. H. Eakes of Atlanta, in his eloquent and impressive manner unite these loving hearts for time and eternity, soft as the voice of an angel fell the tender strains of Schubert’ serenade upon the eloquent words of this eminent divine. The bridal party panned out under the floral arch on which was suspended a graceful “L”. In the artistically decorated drawing room at the home the wedded pair stood neath the lace draperies and garlands of green to receive the congratulations. The entire house was brilliant with Japanese lanterns, rose colored lights and bright hued flowers. The many beautiful remembrances were novel and easily an array of gleaming silver in the main reception hall bespoke the loving heartfelt wishes for future success, health and prosperity. A tenure of the banquet room was the opening of some rare old wine, 24 years old, bottled and placed away to be opened upon the marriage of the eldest child. Mr. Fitzhugh Lee, the groom has been well and favorably known in Georgia and is a young man earnest, noble in thought and action, and hold a responsible position with the Paper Manufacturing Company of Huntford (possibly Hartford). A long life of happiness, goodness and love is the reechoed sentiment of a host of interested friends… File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/butts/vitals/marriages/gmr274hitchins.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 6.6 Kb