nine o'clock
The uprights were twined with ivy and decorated with wild flowers , and the effect was pleasing . The guests were already arriving in all sorts of vehicles , from farm wagons to automobiles . An `` orchestra '' of five pieces was on hand , and the musicians took their places beneath a cluster of Chinese lanterns . There were fully a hundred on the floor at nine o'clock , when Mr. Harding and Mrs. Bishop led off in the grand march . I had secured Miss Harding as my partner , and LaHume and Miss Lawrence were behind us . Carter was with some village beauty , but I saw nothing of Wallace in the grand march . Later he appeared and danced a waltz with Miss Ross , and they made a handsome couple .