The age-herald., 1900-06-17

President Mckinley. whose personal in terest in the marriage of Judge Chambers daughter, immediately made it possible for the father to be present at the romantic ceremony ef yesterday.
 When MT Carter left America five years ago. he Was engaged to Miss Chambers The great distaneA 1g000 miles. and close application eo his profession, kept Mir. Car ter from returning to America. MT. Carter is q graduate of Tulane University and of Columbia College, New York, his success in Johannesburg was brilliant and just be- fore the outbreak of the Boer war he was promoted to the management of one of the Kimberly mines. Attached to an English company in which the great finaneiers, the Rothchilds, Belts and Eeteins are interest ed, he left Africa as the war necessitatcd the mines closing and returned to his na- tive land. to visit his loved ones during the pending of the fierce contest for mas tery which has been since ragged.
 Love made the way for the meeting of the separated lovers at the Camelias, the beautiful home of his aunt Mrs. C.. H. Ogden, in Amite City, La While on this visit Miss Chambers also being q member of the house party, the young engineer was suddenly summoned to return to the scene of his work at Johannesburg. It has not been year since Miss Chambers during the time of her fathers Chief Justiceship of Samoa, had to flee with her family on board an English war vessel to Australia, from Samoa, where a war ragged among the natives of that interesting country, so that when MT Carter and his fiancee met at the old Camelas, both had passed through the most thrilling and exciting periences of war. And when the summons came for MT. Carters return to Africa to lace the uncertainties of that country, he found it possible to persuade his fiancee to accompany him as his bride on the long journey of 12,000 miles to the scene of his professional activity, and the parental sanction having been secured, arrange ments were made to celebrate the wedding at the Camelias
 Judge Chambers and family arrived from Washington Thursday. Hurried prep arations for an appropriate rousseau for young lady soon to land at the seat of war In South Africa were made and as well as for short stay in London and the Venera- ble and eloquent Benjamin NJ. Palmer, for whom the groom Is named, proceeded with the family party of friends to Amite to perform the ceremony. Loving hands had prepared the Camelias for the romantic oc- casion and out of the splendid oaks within which the old homestead is located, innu- merable mocking birds found their match less salutes Magnolias, gardenias and all of the flowers peculiar to the woodland of that part of the State, adorned the spacious home. At o'clock in the afternoon the ceremony was performed in the beautifully arranged parlors into which the bridal party descended from the stairway. The bride, a tall blonde, wore an exquisite gown of white organdy and lace and carried a shower boquet of brides roses and maiden hair ferns. The exquisite veil and garlands of orange blossoms were worn before by her two matrons of honor, Mrs. Willie E. Hall and Mrs. Charles Alleyn, forming a beautiful trinity of sentiment. The other Cppilp a D6 Miss Eleanor Carter and Aloise Ogden. sis ter and sousins of the groom. The best man was MT. William Holding Carter, the groom's brother, and the groomsmen were C. J. Alleyne and MT. Clopton Chambers
 The eloquent divine, whose distinguish ed presence gave so much solemnity to the rites, in most impressive form united the happy couple, surrounded by the near friends and relatives.
 After the ceremony a luncheon followed, the table being decorated with silver vases filled with brides roses, and a silver bowl center piece arranged with gardenas. A wreath of brides roses was arranged above the table, and from this were brought satin streamers to the four corners of the board
 The courtship and marriage in all of it's details, too sacred for publication, is one of the most beautiful romances that has ever occurred in the state. The Camelias is the childhood home of the groom and full of beautiful memories and associations. which added to the beauty and sentiment of the occasion. The wedding march was most eXquisitely rendered on the piano and violin by Mrs Percy Mckay and Mrs. Jamie Connor and during the ceremony the brides name song, Annie Laurie" was softly played.
 MT. and Mrs. Carter left last night for New Orleans, and today will leave for New York and will sail on Wednesday on the St. Louis for Liverpool, and then to South Africa. Today they are at the St. Charles hotel