The Bourbon news., 1905-06-02
MARRIAGES.

CIen6enin and Miss Mary Johnson
Rogers was solemnized at the New
town Christian Church, yesterday
afternoon, at 3 O'Clock, Rev. Carey
F. Morgan, of this city, performing
the ceremony. DR.. Hugh Clendenin,
brother of the groom, was best man,
ond Miss Carrie Hanson Rogers, sister
Of the bride, was the maid of honor.
n McCHntock, of Paris, and Henry
Stone. of Newtown, were the ushers.
The bride looked beautiful in
oown of Paris muslin over white silk,
with bodice elaborately trimmed with
irish point lace bertha. Her only
ornaments was an exquisite diamond
brooch. She is the daughter of Mrs.
Lou Evans Rogers, of Newtown, her
father being the late Warren Rogers,
of this county. She is a young lady
who possesses all the beautiful traits
of character that goes to make
lovely and charming young woman.
During her stay in Paris as pupil at
Bourbon College she made friends of
all who had the pleasure Of meeting
her.
The groom is clerk in the First
National Bank, of this city, popular,
industrious and worthy. His close
attention to business, his steady
habits and genial manners is sure to
win for him success in the business
world. We join, with host of friends,
in congratulations, and wish that his
pathway through life with his lovely
companion will always be "strewn
with the sweetest of flowers"
The church was tastefully decorated,
the altar being banked with palms,
ferns and profusion of white carna-
tions.
After the ceremony the wedding
party drove to Paris and took supper
at the home of the groom's father,
Mr.. Chas. Clendenin, on Second
street. The happy couple left on the
1O:SO train last night for Lexington,
Louisville and other points of interest,
for about tensdays' trip. On their
return they viii take board with Mrs.
Alice Ware, on Fifteenth street, un-
til the groom's residence, now in
course of construction on Cypress
street, is completed, when they go to
housekeeping.
The wedding party was entertained
Wednesday evening at six o'clock
dinner at the home of the BRIDES
mother, Mrs. Lou Evans Rogers, at
Newtown.
The first wedding in the new
Christian Church, in this city was on
last evening, at o'clock, and proved
to be one of the prettiest, if not the
prettiest, ever witnessed in Paris.
The occasion was the uniting in the
holy bonds of wedlock Mr.. Luther K.
Rice and Miss Idella E. Sparks. At
the close of the beutiful solo, 80,
Promise Me,n sung by Mrs. Fannie
belle Sutherland, the bridal party en-
tered the church from rear door and
formed in a semi-circle under the
canopy over the baptistry, where
Elder Cary E. Morgan met them, and
in touching and beautiful ceremony
united the two loving heart into one.
During the ceremony Mrs. Suther-
land sang softly and sweetly "Trau-
meri." AS the wedding party enter
ed the church Miss Sarah Grinnan ar
tistically played Lohengrin and :as
they retired Mendelssohn.
The bride looked handsome, stately
aud graceful in gown of ivory crepe
de chine over while liberty satin en-
train, trimmed with Duchess lace,
with long tulle veil that extended to
end of train, the veil being caught up
with diamond sunburst. Her only
ornament was collar of pearls.
She carried a shower bouquet of
lilies of the valley.
Mr.. VIM. Bryan was best man and
Miss Tansy Berry the Maid of honor.
The attendants were Miss Florence
Becraft, Miss Nettie Whitsitt, Miss
Kate Ingels, Mr.. John w. Young,
Mr.. John w. Jones and Mr.. Claude
D. Redmon, of Louisville.
The BRIDES maids were gowned in
white liberty silk, profusely trimmed
in .Valencines lace, each carry
ing bouquet of pink sweet peas.
The ushers were Bennett Bean,
Skinner Kerr, Graham Kerr, DR.. M.