Individual Details

Marriage

The friends of Mr. and Mrs. James Perkins in Brookhaven and vicinity will read with interest the following account of the marriage of these admirable young people, from the McComb Journal: A wedding of much interest to a wide circle of friends in McComb, Brookhaven and surrounding communities, was solemnized at the Centenary Methodist Church, Wednesday morning, June 15th, at 9:30 a.m., when Miss Gladys Furr became the bride of Mr. James Perkins, of Brookhaven, Miss. The church had been made very picturesque by the skillful hands of friends. The color motif of green and white was carried out in Shasta daisies and ivy. Mrs. H. H. Donohoo presided at the organ, while the ushers, Messrs. Harold Willoughby, John Gerard, George Decell, and Cleon Yawn, all of Brookhaven, were busy seating the audience. Mrs. D. A. Hosey sang very sweetly “If,” an original composition by Mrs. H. H. Donohoo, and Miss Irene Taylor accompanied her with a violin. To the strains of Mendelssohn's Wedding March, the groomsmen, Messrs. Harold Willoughby, John Gerard, George Decell and Cleon Yawn entered from opposite sides and took their places at the altar. Then came the bridesmaids, Misses Mollie Kennibrew, of Hazlehurst, Miss., and Fannie Furr of McBride, Miss., in lovely pink swiss frocks, wearing pink swiss hats, Misses Nell Whittington of McComb and Lilly Cobb of McBride, Miss., wearing lovely Nile green swiss dresses with hats of the same material, carrying arm bouquets of pink gladioli and ferns. Mrs. Brad John son, sister of the bride, was lovely as matron of honor in a blue swiss Crock and hat, carrying an arm bouquet of pink gladioli and ferns. Next entered the lovely maid of honor, Miss Hortense Monton of Jackson, in a beautiful orchid swiss dress and hat carrying an arm bouquet of gladioli. Then came the beautiful little flower girls, little Jane Baker, dressed in pink, and Annie Lynn Souls, in Nile green, carrying baskets of flowers, and the ring bearer, little Roy Cunningham, carrying the rings on a silver tray. As the music grew softer, the lovely bride entered with her father, Mr. Frank Furr, wearing a beautiful white charmeuse dress and veil of tulle and lace, carrying a oridal bouquet of brides’ roses and orange blossoms, and were met at the altar by the groom, and the best man, Mr. John Perkins, of Brookhaven, brother of the groom. Rev. J. H. Thompson officiated with the double ring ceremony. As Mrs. Donohoo rendered softly the recessional the bridal party left the church for an informal reception at the home of Mrs. Brad Johnson on Louisiana Avenue. Miss Furr, although not a resident of McComb, has a large circle of friends here, where she has visited her sister, Mrs. Brad Johnson, quite often. Mr. Perkins is the second son of Mr. T. H. Perkins, a prominent business man of Brookhaven. Mr. and Mrs. Perkins will be at home to their many friends at Brookhaven after the 22nd. The out of town guests were Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Perkins, Mrs. T. H. Perkins, jr., and Mrs. Cleon Yawn, Mrs. Dunning, Mrs. Till, Mr. Alf Perkins, Messrs. Harold Willoughby, George Decell, John Gerard, John Perkins and Miss Lutie Boadwee of Brookhaven, and Misses Hortense Mullen of Jackson, Mollie Kennlbrew of Hazlehurst, Lilly Cobb and Fannie Furr of Allen. Miss. The Journal joins the friends of this couple in wishing for them much happiness.