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t this real rom-imax f his the andVin*.re in said.of itroad=r sale in I see not i ad-thc itcst had pol-ding I! of ten ►’lor,will is a shed ncy is a ! for me dred died loor lild-Fall of 1915,THE ROBINSON-W1LKINS WEDDING WAS ONE OF THE GREATEST WEDDINGS EVER HELD IN THIS CITY(Concluded from page I)party advanced to the altar with thefnent career. He is an A.B. from Illinois. which institution conferred uponushers in full dress.first rere red the the ded hey by that at tkly •ads this hey a tic buy isesThe ushers were Mr. C. Udell Turpin. Mr. C. Elroy Wesley, Mr. Chas. W. Bond and Dr. C. Leon Wilson, all Kappa Alpha Psi men. The bridesmaids were beautifully gowned in blue taffeta, wearing silver bead ornaments and silver slippers. They were Misses Deborah L. Henderson. Helen Loche Left let te, Lenora Estelle Webster and Elizabeth P. Neely. Alpha Kappa Alpha girls. The groom’s brother. Mr. Byrd J Wilkins. St. Louis. Mo., was the best man, while the charming younger sister of the bride. Miss J. Marjory Robinson, an Alpha Kappa Alpha, was the maid of honor, begowncd in peach taffeta. The bride wore a marvelous creation of white Spanish lace over Canton crepe, with an elaborate train of Spanish lace imbedded with roses. Her bridal veil was of exquisite tulle and orange blossoms. The ceremony was performed by Rev. D. E. Skelton, superintendent of the Chicago district of the Lexington conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The solemnity was never more sublime. The certification of loving hearts were each plighted at the altar his or her solemn vow before God and more than a thousand friends were never more earnestly and faithfully given.The lovely bride was given away in marriage by her father. Rev. Robinson. the honest and eloquent pas to* of St. Mark Church.Little Miss Marion Smith and Miss Rcttie Dougan served as flower girls and they looked very sweet costumed in blue taffeta. Masters Byron Jones, Jr., and Gaylord Thomas acted as little pagesThe bride was born in the parsonage of St Mark when that congregation worshipped in a store; indeed, was baptized as an infant in that store. She was educated in the Chicago schools, having graduated at Wendell Phillips High School and University of Chicago. She had been reared in St. Mark Church and represented it in the essay contest, some years ago. when the popular verdict awarded her the prize. She is at present the president of St. Mark Lyceum, which is one of the best in the city. She is a member of the Beta Chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and has the honor of being its president In fact the bride is a young woman loved by all and appreciated for her womanly virtues and purity of character. The groom, Mr. Wilkins, is'a brilliant young lawyer whose success at the bar in the brief year of hispractice gives promisehim the Phi Beta key. In this he is one of the very few of the race who has won this recognition from a northern college. Mr. Wilkins received the degree of J. D., or doctor of law, iroiu the University of Chicago and served the institution as assistant librarian during his residence. He represents that cult**— - * mcnt which mark men acter and indicate that among the younger colic race.The reception was hr H u celsior room of the cl n Jr *r. lowed immediately aft* the party marched out to t.- Iza.tv Mendelssohn. In the utte were the high contracting parties and othrr members of the bridal party, together with the Rev. and Mrs. D. E. Skelton and the groom's mother. Mrs. Susie O. Wilkins, as well as the Rev. and Mrs. John W. Robinson. They were assisted in receiving by a committee of hostesses: Mrs, Hattie Bowles.Mrs. E. W. Jackson, Mrs. Mayme Benson, Mrs. Hattie Crane. Mrs. T. A. Horton. Mrs. Melissa Lambert. Mrs. Edyth Beli, Mrs. J. O. Merritt. Mrs. Minnie White. Mr. W. C. Bate* and Mrs. Louise Montgomery. Refreshments were served to about nine hundred guests in the basement, which had been decorated by the Methodist brotherhood. aThe newly wedded coupIe'Teltthe *anie evening on a short honeymoon trip to Indianapolis, Ind.. where they were the guests of an old friend of the bride’s mother. Mrs. Amanda Thomas. They returned home on Thanksgiving morning.Early in December they w'ill be at home to their hosts of warm friends at 213 East 50th streetRev. and Mrs. John W. Robinson are to be highly congratulated in the very high manifested by thevery best people toward them and their dutiful, lovable and highly talented daughter.No one was more overjoyed over the wedding of Mi«s Robinson, and felt more happy and contented, than her dear grandmother. Mr? Carne Knight, who from her baby days up to the very night of her wedding, watched over her and very religiously guided her in the right direction. like unto a guiding angel.When the long-to-be-rememberedwedding and reception came to an end. more than three hundred autos were in evidence to convey the prominent wedding guests to their respec-of a most emi- tive homes.
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Salt Lake City, Utah, US
Sat, Dec 02, 1922
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