Carroll Hemingray - Philip McAbee

HEMINGRAY - McABEE

Although the wedding of Miss Carroll Hemingray and Mr. Philip McAbee this evening at 7:30 o'clock will be a quite affair to which only relatives and out-of-town guests are invited, it will be one of the most beautiful in its appointments that has been celebrated in Muncie for many years. The Hemingray home on East Gilbert street, where the service will be read by the Rev. W. H. Allen and where the reception will be held after the wedding, has converted today by Carnes, the florist, into a veritable bower. The decorative effect throughout is pink and green. The walls of the entire house are draped in asparagus, while in the wall pockets of green placed here and there, are hung Enchantress, carnations, and the chandeliers are massed with smilax. Where the bride and groom stand during the ceremony will be a bank of ferns.

The bride will carry a shower bouquet of orchids and lilies of the valley and her attendants will carry bouquets of immense pink roses. The three children who will attend the bridal pair will carry garlands of smilax and with ribbons will enclose the bridal party while the service is being read.

The floor of the house will be covered with canvas, making a pretty contrast to the green of the wall and the pockets. The porch has been enclosed by awnings. Electric lights will be scattered about the veranda. It is here that Hart's orchestra, of Indianapolis, which will furnish the music, will be placed.

The bridal gown, which was made in Indianapolis, is of beautiful white tulle trimmed in point lace with a bertha also of point lace. The prettiest garniture of the gown is the old point lace veil which is an heirloom that has been worn for many years by brides in the Hemingray family. This veil will be held in place by a wreath of myrtle, carrying out in this way an old English custom.

Miss Hemingray will have as her maid-of-honor, her sister, Miss Lewellyn [sic] Llewellyn Hemingray, while Miss Mary McAbee, of Cleveland, O., a sister of the groom, will be the only bridesmaid. The bride will present her bridesmaid with a beautiful necklace whose pendant, a cluster of . . . [illegible text] . . ..

The gift of the bride to the maid-of-honor is a gold bar pin, set with sapphires. The attendants will wear décolleté gowns of pink point d'esprit.

The groom's present to the bride is a princess ring beautifully set with diamonds and pearls and the bride's present to the groom is an elegantly carved cigarette case with cold lining.

The best man will be William Martin, of Cleveland, O., and the groomsmen will be Albert Green, of Cleveland, and Harry Wolf, of Muncie.

The gifts of the groom to his groomsmen are gold studs. To the garland-bearers, who are Masters Frank Cross, a cousin of the bride, and Jack and Phillip Martin, nephews of the groom, he gives silver knives.

After the ceremony a reception for a few intimate friends and relatives will follow at 8:30 o'clock in the home where a wedding supper will be served. The bride's table will be exquisitely done in shades of pink. In a huge Tiffany glass vase in the center will be a shower of pink roses. In crystal candelabra and candlesticks will burn pink tapers. The caterer and attendants in charge of the supper are from Indianapolis.

The bride's going-away gown is rust broadcloth, with hat to match. The bridal couple will depart this evening for Wisconsin on a wedding trip. They will be absent several weeks, after which they will be at home in the Ringold apartments, Muncie.

Both Miss Hemingray and Mr. McAbee are socially prominent in Muncie and are will known also in several other cities where they have visited. Miss Hemingray is the daughter of Ralph G. Hemingray, the glass manufacturer, and Mr. McAbee is the son of Mrs. Newton McAbee of Cleveland, Ohio. He is secretary of the Indiana Pipe company here.

The out-of-town guests are Mr. and Mrs. Bradford Shinkle, Dr. and Mrs. Frank Cross, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Shinkle, Mr. and Mrs. S. K. Long, Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Hemingray, Miss Matthews, and Mrs. Morcom, all of whom are from Covington, Ky., Miss Hamilton, of Cincinnati, Mrs. Lewis Matthews, of Springfield, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. Rush Evans, of Dayton, O.; Miss Marshall, of Pittsburgh; Mr. and Mrs. William Martin and Albert Green, all of Cleveland, O., and Mr. And Mrs. J. H. Fisher and Horace Evans, all of Redland, Cal.