Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-11-30
Brilliant and Happy Wedding.

The most brilliant and happy church
wedding ever celebrated in Emporium
was that at the Baptist church last
Tuesday evening, which united Mr..
CLAY GooDNoUGH and MISS FLORENCE
E. OLMSTED. The church was beauti-
fully decorated for the occasion with cut
flowers, chrysanthemums, potted ferns
and evergreens, making a beautiful
appearance and filling the church with
sweet fragrance. Promptly at seven
O'Clock the guests commenced to arrive
and when the hour for the ceremony,
7:30 p. m., arrived, the room was well
filled with the friends of the contract
ing parties, representing very large
circle of friends. The invited guests
were met by Messrs. Chas. Gleason,
Herbert Olmsted, J. William Kaye,
Charles T. Logan and Fred Hunt
ington, in full evening dress, and con-
Quoted to their seats. Promptly at 7:30
Mrs. William Howard took her seat at
the organ and beautifully rendered the
Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin. Pres
emily thesoft, sweet voices ofthe chorus
girls were heard approaching from the
church parlors, in the basement of the
church, and as they entered the room
they separated and passed down the
center aisle, meeting the bride and he"
attendants at the entrance. The bridal
party proceeded in the following order:
Chorus girls, Miss Byrde Taggart,
Grace McCaslin, Laura McQuay Grace
Leet, Myrtle Olmsted, Bessie McCas-
lin, Lillian Heilman and Edith Ohm
sted; Maid of Honor, Mrs. Frank J.
Beers, sister of bride; bride, leaning
on arm of her father; flower girls,
Misses Gladys Lloyd and Gladys Bur
rows; brides pages, Masters Joe Nc
Narney and Clark Metzger. AS the
procession neared the altar Rev. Robt.
McCaslin, pastor of the Presbyterian
church, entered from the rear door,
followed by the groom and his best
man, Mr.. John II. Gena, of Olean,
n. Y. The groom accepting the bride
from her father took their place in
front Of the altar, surrounded by the
chorus girls, when the beautiful Pres
byterian service was read. The ques-
tions and responses were given and
returned in audible tones, and c. JAY
GOODNOUGH and FLORENCE Il. OLMSTED
were pronounced man and wife. This
closed one of the handsOmest and most
lovely wedding celebrations ever wit
messed in Emporium. The bride was
handsomely attired in white satin and
the groom wore the conventional
evening dress.
The bridal party repaired to the
residence Of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. II. G. Olmsted, on West
Fourth street, where a wedding dinner
was served the immediate family and
relatives, after which the happy couple
left on Erie mail east on short visit
to Philadelphia. They were fortunate
and sharp enough to elude the rice
tiends and cutely managed to get
aboard the sleeper unseen, while many
of their friends were searching the
train in vain.
The following relatives and friends
from out of town attended the we'd
ding: Mrs. Frank T, Beers (sister of
the BRIDE, of Bellefonte; L. G. Good
nough (brother of groom, wife and
son, of Cornwall-on-Hudson; Mr. and
Mrs H. j. Olmsted, Miss Edith Ohm
sted, a former Emporium young lady
and an esteemed daughter of H. Clint
Olmsted, Coudersport; Mr.. and Mrs.
L. w. Cushing, F. A. Leet, Ulysses,
Pa; Thos. II. Norris, Portland Mills;
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Gleason, Drift
| wood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Goodnough were
pleasantly remembered by their friends
and are the recipients of many very
handsome presents, both useful and
ornamental. They will be at home to
their friends at their residence on
West Sixth street, after the first of
January. The PRESS, as well as our
citizens generally, wish them a long,
prosperous and happy life.