The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-02
BODDIE-CLIFTON.
A Brilliant Wedding Ceremony is Cele-
brated i'm LOuisburg.

Louisburg, N. c., June 3O.-Spe-
cial.-St. Paul's church was a scene
of transcendant beauty last night,
June 29th, when Mr.. Samuel Perry
Boddie led to the altar Miss Lucie
B. Clifton. The church, filled with
the many friends, was exquitely dec
Grated, the altar. altar-rail and inner
chancel being covered with pure
white trimmed with evergreen trailing
vines, while the outer chancel was
lined with potted palms and ferns, and
beautiful marriage bell trimmed
with hollyhocks hung from the cen
trail arch.
The wedding party entered the
church to the strains of Lohengrin' S
Bridal Chorus. charmingly rendered
by Mrs II. w. Watson. Mrs. A. M. Hall,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. 3. Green. Mrs. f. s.
Ford and Misses Grace and Lynn Hall,
accompanied by the organ under the
skillful touch of Miss Kate Furman
and by first and second violins in the
master hands of Messrs. w. j. and
e. c. Barrow. First came the six
ushers. Messrs. L.. l.. Joyner, j. w.
King. E. S. Ford. M. S. Davis and
A. w. Person and DR.. r. f. Yarbo-
rough, next bridesmaids and grooms-
mem Miss Minnie Egerton, of Louis
burg, and Miss Kate Young, of Frank
linton, n. c.; Mr. w. A. Meadows. of
Sanford. n. c., and Mr.. b. G. Hicks
of Louisburg; Miss Cora Bagley, of
Jackson, n. c., and Miss Mamie Lon
don. of Louisburg, Messrs. George Kit
trell. of kittrell, and e. G.. Mann, of
South Carolina; Misses Eula Mitche-
ner, of Franklinton, and Daisy Allen,
of Louisburg; Messrs. S. c. Ford, of
Louisburg, and w. B. Cooke. of More
head City; Misses Columbia Crudup,
Of oh To nj nf
Youngsville, N. c.; Messrs, j. r..
Cheatham, of Benson. N. c.. and p.
r. White, of Louisburg; Misses Sallie
Upperman, of Louisburg, and Fannie
Boddie, of Louisburg; Messrs. Mark
Williams and Alex. Clifton, of Louis
burg; Misses Julia Bowen, of Jackson,
N. c., and Kate Cannady Of Oxford
n. c.; Messrs. M. G. Winstead, of Rox-
boro. N. c.. and B. r. Perry, OF Louis
burg; Misses Mary Andrews, of Raj
eigh, and Bessie Harding. of Wash
ington, N. c.; Messrs Robert Winston,
of Franklinton, and J. b. Virgins, of
South Carolina. Then followed little
Miss Annie Belle King, niece of the
bride, bearing the ring, accompanied
by Master Tom Boddie brother of the
groom. Next entered Mrs. l.. L. JOY
ner, sister of the bride and dame of
honor, accompanied by Mr.. M. S. Cuff
IOn, DTOlDeT OF the DrlOe.
The maid of honor. Miss Kate Cliff
ton, sister of the bride, entered next
alone. and lastly entered the bride
with her brother, Mr.. w. T. Clifton,
of Waco, Texas, by whom she was
given away. The groom was attended
by his two brothers, Messrs. w. w.
Boddie and S. G.. Boddie. Rev. John
London, rector of st. PauPs assisted
by Rev Mr.. Harding, of Washington,
N. c., officiated in the ceremony. At
the conclusion of the ceremony the
party left the church to the strains
of Mendelssohr' s wedding march.
The bride was handsomely and styl-
iehly gowned in white crepe silk, veil
and orange blossoms, and carried a
bouquet of brides roses and maiden
hair ferns, and never appeared love-
Her The dame of honor and the maid
of honor were similarly and beautitui-
ly attired in white crepe de chine. and
carried bouquets of white carnations.
The bridesmaids were all stylishly at
tired in white silk mule and presented
a dazzling array.
1t was. altogether, one of the most
brilliant social occurrences in the his
tory OF Louisburg, and the great pop
ularity of the bride and groom was
attested by the attendance of all OF
Louishuygs representative people. Inn
mediately after the ceremony the at
PENDANTS accompanied the bride and
groom to the residence of Mr.. M. .
Clifton. brother of the bride, where
they spent the remainder of the even
ing in social merriment. The brlGe
and groom left at late hour on
their bridal tour which includes