The following story from the High Point Morning Herald of Saturday, June 14th, will be read with interest here:
At 4:30 o’clock this morning, just as the shades of day were breaking, probably the most unusual and unique marriage ceremony ever performed at High Point took place at Emmanuel Lutheran Church when Miss Mary Young Crowell of Concord, N.C., became the bride of Charles Harold Johnson of Winston-Salem, and Miss Ida M. Brooks of Greensboro was united in the holy bonds of matrimony with Samuel B. Witmer, formerly of Lancaster, Pa., but now of High Point.
The unusual feature, of course, was provided by the decidedly unusual hour at which the ceremony was performed.
Rev. F.L. Conrad, pastor of the Lutheran Church, officiated, and Mrs. Conrad sang “At Dawning,” which appeared to be a most appropriate selection for the occasion in view of the fact that it was just dawning and no more.
The impressive double-ring ceremony was performed and immediately following the conclusion, the happy young couples left in one automobile for a trip to Lancaster, Pa., Philadelphia, New York, Washington and other points. They planned to take breakfast this morning in Greensboro and were accompanied to that point by Mrs. G.T. Crowell of Concord, mother of one of the brides, and Mr. and Mrs. A.M. Shanks.
Mr. Johnson is a well-known young man of Winston-Salem, being employed by the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company there, while his bride, originally of Concord, has been making her home in High Point for several months and has many warm friends here.
Mr. Witmer is connected with the Stehli Silk Corporation of High Point and numbers his friends by the score. Miss Brooks, his bride, while originally of Greensboro, has been popular in High Point social circles ever since her arrival in this city.
The young couple stated this morning to a newspaper man who was present as they emerged from the church that there was nothing so very unusual in their plans, that they merely desired to get started at an early hour on the automobile trip and then one of the blushing young brides turned to the reporter and explained, “Any way, we wanted to be a little bit different from all the other folks who get married here.”
They said that several months ago, about three to be exact, all four were motoring one Sunday afternoon and the entire plan was conceived at that time. They have kept their secret to themselves so well that not even their intimate friends, who had not been advised of the approaching event, were aware that the marriage was to take place this morning.
Following their month’s honeymoon tour of the north, Mr. and Mrs. Johnson plan to go to Winston-Salem to make their home, while Mr. and Mrs. Witmer will return to High Point and will reside here.
Page 5, Concord Daily Tribune, Wednesday, June 18, 1924
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