The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-20

KUDER-FERGUSON.
AN Interesting Marriage at the
Methodist Church.
ROANOKE TIMES BUREAU,
HOTEL. LUCERNE, SALEM, VA. !

LUCEhNE, oALcM, ~. J
The marriage of Miss Matte Ferguson
to c. T. Kuder, of Pennsylvania, was
celebrated Tuesday evening. The cere-
mony was performed in the Methodist
Church, which was packed.
The ushers were John Chalmers, of
Roanoke, uncle of the bride; James
Ferguson, brother of the bride, and
Messrs. Murphy and j. A. B. Scherer,
who were accom- panied by the following
ladies': Misses Mary and Kate Ferguson,
sisters of the bride. and Miss Emma
Chalmers, of Alabama, and Miss Lucille
Spindle, of Christiansburg.
The bride and groom was preceded by
her little sister, Miss Claudine Fergu-
son, the maid of honor, and entered as
Rev c. Armand Miller played Men
delssohn's Wedding March.
When the two who were soon to be
made one took their stand under the
floral bell that depended from the ever
green arch near the pulpit, and which
formed part of the numerous decora-
tions, Rev. j S. Hutchinson, pastor of the
Methodist Church, pronounced the
words of the beautiful ceremony Of the
Methodist marriage service, and while
they were kneeling Rev. DIR. l.. A. Fox,
OF the faculty Of Roanoke College, of
which Mr.. Euder was formally stud
ent, offered 4 fervent prayer. The soft
strains of the organ were heard during
the entire service.
After tho marriage splendid recep
ton was served at the residence of
James Chalmers, the grandfather Of the
bride. The house was handsomely dec
GRATED and lit up. The guests were Rev.
@. A. Miller and vito, the Misses Green
wood, of st. Louis, Rev. j. ii. Kuder, of
Lehighton, Pa, and Rev. ii j. Kuder, of
Pittsburg, Pa, brother of the groom,
DR.. l.. A. Fox and wife, Prof. +. V. n.
Painter and wife, DR.. S. c. Wells and
wife, Miss Bessie Tompkins, Rev. j. S.
Hutchinson, wife and daughter, Miss
Grace, Miss Hannah Armstrong and Rob
ert Armstrong, the Misses Nugent and
Rev. Perry Nugent and Paul Nugent,
Miss Katie Darst, Of Winchester, Miss
Mary McClanahan and Geo. McClanahan,
Mrs. W.T.. Younger, Capt +. C.Burdette
and wife, Miss Mamie Chapman, Maj.
Martin, wife and daughter, Miss Ro.
berta, Robert and Louis Logan. Mr..
Ruthrock and Mrs. Evans, Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul, Rev. Paul Sieg, Of Buena Vista;
Miss Minnie Gum and Mr. Gum, of
Vinton; Miss Lucilo Spindle, CT Chris
t1anSburg; Miss Emma Chalmers, Of
Alabama; Miss Rose Roberts. Mr.. and
Mrs. f. II. Chalmers, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ferguson, Jimmie, Willie, Chalmers,
Frank and Bryant Chalmers, and
Misses Mary, Kate, Janctta and Clau-
dino Ferguson, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Chalmers.
At the supper tho bride, arraycd in
her wedding dress of elegant white silk
en- traine, trimmed with chiffon, and
carrying white roses, was seated with
the groom at the central table while
near by were seated the ushcrs, with
the following ladies: Miss Kate Fergu-
son, crepe de chine, On traine, Ia France
roses; Miss Emma Chalmers, light hello
trope, en- traine, with bouquet Of hello
trope and mignonette; Miss Spindle. old
rose, en- trainc, jeweiled passementerie;
Miss Hannah Armstrong, Nile green
silk, Ell traine, white roses.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kuder were tho recip-
tents of numerous handsome presents,
and left on the II o'clock train for a
northern trip. They sail September =
for India, where Mr.. Kudcr will labor
as missionary at Rajahmundry.