Ellis County Texas Archives Marriages.....Thomson, Alta Joyce - King, Lee Roy August 6, 1914 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/tx/txfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Virginia Crilley http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00003.html#0000642 August 16, 2006, 8:33 pm Ennis Weekly Local Ennis Weekly Local Thursday, August 6, 1914 Vol XXX No 32 Mr. Lee Roy King and Miss Alta Joyce Thomson happily united in marriage. Tuesday afternoon at 5:30 o'clock the doors of the Tabernacle Baptist Church were thrown open to the relatives and many friends of Miss Alta Joyce Thomson and Mr. Lee Roy King, who were united in holy wedlock. Those who came to witness the ceremony were received and conducted to seats by the six chosen ushers. The church chancel was beautifully decorated with palms, ferns and oleanders, which formed a suitable and artistic background for the simple but solemn ceremony. Promptly at 6 o'clock, Mr. Phelps Terry, whose rich, well trained voice is always so highly appreciated, sang the selected son "All for You" accompanied by Mrs. James Baldridge at the organ and Mrs. G. Wallace Henry with violin obligato. At the beginning of the "Lohengrin's Bridal Chorus," sung by Mesdames Ed. O'Leary and W.E. Brittain and Messrs. Fabian and Phelps Terry, the ushers led the way to the altar -- Messrs. J.E. Thomson and Robert Bush in the right. Corrie Cunningham and Clyde Lohr in the center, and Harian Noel and Loren Tilley in the left aisle. Next came Miss Katie King maid of honor to the right and Miss Lois Thomson, bride's maid to the left. Following these, on the right came the bride on the arm of her father, Mr. J.L. Thomson preceded by little Josephine Caldwell as flower girl and on the left came the groom with Mr. Owen Gilpin as best man, preceded by little Mary Elizabeth Stout, flower girl. To carry out the Baraca colors, the groom and male attendants wore navy blue. Carrying out the Philathea colors maids and flower girls were dressed in white and light blue, the maids wearing white lace dresses, blue sashes and airy blue maline hats, and carrying bouquets of white carnations tied with blue maline. The dainty, little bride was appropriately gowned in navy blue crepe dechine with white gloves and hat and carrying large bouquet of bride roses. In sweet and solemn strains, Mrs. Henry, with her velvet touch rendered on her violin "Perfect Day" throughout the ceremony which was performed by Rev. W.E. Brittain, pastor to the bride and groom. At the appointed time and rather unexpectedly by the large audience, little Willie Perl Hedrick and Judson Brooks Matthews, entered the middle door together and proceeded slowly down the middle aisle, bearing in lily cups the rings which were used in the double ring ceremony. At the close of the ceremony the bridal party passed from the church to the beautiful strains of Mendelssohn's wedding march and proceeded to the interurban station. Seven of the bridal party and a number of friends accompanied the bride and groom to Corsicana where they were honored that night with a reception at the home of the bride's aunt, Mrs. H.P. McGaha and a dinner for the following day at the home of Mrs. P.P. Hedrick, also aunt to the bride. These happy young people were the recipients of many useful and beautiful gifts which testify to the popularity of both the bride and groom, who have been reared in Ennis and have the congratulations and good wishes of many friends. Out of town guests: Mrs. H.P. McGaha and daughter, and Misses Era and Willie Perl Hedrick of Corsicana, Misses Harriett and Mabel Thomson of Durango, Mrs. M.L. Wallace and daughters, Katie and Olive of Fort Worth, and Mrs. Jack Jetton of Calvert File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/tx/ellis/vitals/marriages/thomson34gmr.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/txfiles/ File size: 4.1 Kb