The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-06-28
Gooch-APage.
Wedding Of Two Of Henderson's
Prominent and Popular Young
People Solemnized at the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church Yesterday.
Contributed

Contributed.
An event of very uncommon note
and interest in the social life of Hen
derson was the marriage on Wednes-
day, June 9th, of Mr.. Lueco R.
Gooch and Miss Jessie Wills Page.
The wedding was solemnized in the
Methodist Episcopal church, of this
place, at II O'Clock, noon. The edi-
fee was handsomely decorated for
the occasion with palms and flower
ing plants. Miss Norma Britt pre-
sided at the organ, and prior to the
ceremony rendered appropriate and
beautiful musical selections, accom-
panied by Mr.. c. E. Pope with the
trombone. The ceremony was per-
formed by the Rev. T. A. Smoot, the
pastor of the Main Street Methodist
Episcopal church of Durham, and a
special friend of the brides family.
At II o'clock the beautiful strains
of Mendelssohn's wedding march
sounded from the organ and the
bridal party entered the church. A
very pretty and pleasing feature of
the marriage was the presence of six
teen girl friends OF the bride who en-
tered the church in couples immedi-
ately prior to the coming of the bridal
party proper, as follows: Misses Jes-
sic Harris and Rebecca Butler, Misses
Lellie Horner and Leona Currin, Miss
Annie Page and Mrs. Maude Jones
Horner, Misses Olive Harris and
Claude Hunter, Misses Agnes Harris
and Jewel Simpson, Misses Sue Ro-
bards and Amy Butler, Misses Gussie
Blacknall and Ruth Harris, Misses
Magdeleine Lands and Leah Perry.
They were gowned in white and took
their stand on either side of the altar.
These were followed by the ushers:
DR.. John Hill Tucker and Mr.. Rob
Davis, Messrs. j. W. Horner and
Frank Harris, Messrs. j. A. Moore
and j. H. Brodie. The groom was
accompanied by Mr.. Sam T. Peace,
as best man. The groom and his
party wore frock coats. Miss Ailene
Lewis was the very pretty and at
tractive brides maid, wearing pink
and carrying a shower bouquet of
pink carnations. The sister of the
bride, Miss Lula Clarke Page, was
maid of honor. She was very hand
somely gowned in white net over
white silk, with pink girdle and shoes,
and wore white hat trimmed with
pink. She carried pink carnations.
The bride entered the church with her
brother, Mr. Frank l.. Page, OF
Statesville. She was most charming
ly gowned in a beautiful creation of
white chiffon taffeta, trimmed with
baby Irish point lace. She wore the
conventional veil and orange bios
SONS and carried a shower bouquet
of bride roses. The entire scene was
one of unusual grace and beauty
While the solemn words of the mar
riage ceremony were being uttered by
the officiating ministe the cha1 ming
notes OF Schubert's Serenade we're
sounded from the organ and a
breathless hush fell over the large as
semblage that thronged the building.
At the conclusion of the ceremony
the bridal party proceeded from the
church to the inspiring strains of the
wedding march from Lohengrin. The
marriage was one of the most ele-
CANT and elaborate that has recently
been celebrated in Henderson, and
was rendered more notable by the
prominence and popularity of the
contracting parties.
Among the out-of-town guests were:
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Page, of States
vile; Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Steele, of
Rockingham; Miss Wills, of Brinkiey-
vile; Mrs. Simpson and Miss Simp-
son, OF Westminster, Md, and Mr..
and Mrs. William Ferrebee Horner,
of Rosemary.
The bride was the recipient of ali
uncommonly large number of we'd
ding gifts, among which were many
handsome and elegant pieces of sill
yer and cut glass and pretty articles
of virtu: The ushers and best man
were presented with handsome stick
pins by the groom.
The bride is the accomplished
daughter of Mrs. Jesse Page, OF Hen
derson; her father, the late Rev. Jesse
Page, having been one of the best
known and most highly esteemed
ministers in North Carolina. She is
a young lady of unusual beauty and
| intelligence and has numbers Of
friends all over the State Mr.. GoocI
is one of the best known citizens o.
Henderson, being member of the
firm OF Harris, Gooch & Co., tobacco