A Young Presbyterian Divine Marries a Chesterfield Belle

 

Bailey-Hanna

A Young Presbyterian Divine Marries a Chesterfield Belle.
Special to the State.
Chesterfield, June 12.— There was a very beautiful wedding at Chesterfield last night. The Rev. Ephraim Bailey of Timmonsville and Miss Bessie Hanna of Chesterfield were married at the home of the bride’s father. The groom is the pastor of the Presbyterian church of Timmonsville and Hartsville, and the bride is the daughter of our esteemed fellow citizen, Mr. W. J. Hanna.
 
The spacious old home was tastefully decorated with ivy and other evergreens as a background, throwing out in relief the bridal rosés and other white flowers, while here and there were grouped pot plants, ferns, etc., making a very lovely bower for the beautiful bride. 
 
At the appointed hour the guest assembled in the “marriage” room and on the pazza surrounding it and soon the strains of a wedding march were heard from an organ played by Mrs. Hanna, a relative of the bride. To this music the bridal couple marched from the hall into the centre of the room, an immediately underneath a monogram of lovely flowers formed by a union of the letters “H. and B.” While the music, sweet and low, continued the rev. A. H. McArn, pastor of the Presbyterian church of Cheraw, in an impressive manner united in holy wedlock these popular and accomplished young persons. 
 
The bride, who in a handsome blonde, wore a becoming costume of white organdie, veil and orange blossoms with a garniture of lace and ribbons. Her bouquet was of gardenias and bridal roses.
 
After congratulations and best wished the large assembly of friend were entertained right royally at the festive board of this home that for several generations has sustained an enviable reputation for hospitality.
 
When the guest began to disperse in wee small hours, it is with the sincere hope that this happy occasion but presaged the future of the new life of which it was the beginning. 







 
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[1] The State, Columbia, SC, June 14, 1897, Page 2, Column 2; Bailey-Hanna Marriage.
[2] Bride & Groom Image courtesy of “Google Images”