The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-14
BEAUTIFUL HOME WEDDING
Miss Laura Clark Becomes Bride
of Mr. Horace Emerson
Ceremony Performed in the Presence
of Relatives and a Few tends
Ii Was Beautiful in The Simplicity
and Taste of its Arrangements
Happy Young Couple Leave for a
Honeymoon Trip.

Honeymoon Trip.
a beautiful home wedding unittn
w of Wjlmington's popular youni
people, was that which was celebrate
yesterday afternoon at $50 o'clock a
the home of the brides parents, Capt
and Mrs Haywood Clark, No. Cpl Doc
street, when their daughter, Mis-
Laura Clark, became the bride of Mr.
Horace NJ. Emerson. The
was impressiVely performed by Rev
r. w. Hogue, rector Of st. Jh1&cs Lpis
~copal church, in the presence of rela.
tives II the intimate friends of the
contracting parties.
The parlors of the Clark home had
been made beautiful by the testcful
arrangement of smilax and other eyer
greens. A soft and pretty light was
shed on the scene by candles which
We're placed in a number OF silver can
dlelabra.
The service was performed in front
OF an ~imprOvised altar of white, on
which was banked palms and ferns.
As the strains of Mendelssoln's
wedding march were beautifully ren-
dered by the Kneisel orchestra, which
was stationed liz the rear Of the Low cr
hallway, several charming young lady
friends of the bride. all of whor had
been her school mates at st. Mary's
college, entered the parlors and made
an avenue through which the bridal
party entered. These young ladies
were: Misses Florence Thomas OF Char
lOtte; Anna Clark of Scotland Neck.
Mary Graves Of Chapel Hill; Marion
Nelson of Petersburg, Va; Mamie Rry.
an OF Tarboro; Margie Station of MOL
folk; Jane Iredell Green and Alice
Davis of Wilmington. They were pre- |
ceded by little Misses Minnie and jamie
Emerson and Edith Clark, sisters of
the bride and groom respectively. |
When this fair aisle had been form
ed the two bridesmaids entered, these |
being Miss Elise Emerson, sister of
the groom. and Miss Helen Clark, sis |
ter Of the bride. Then came Miss
Mamie Clark, sister of the bride, maid !
of honor, who entered alone. She was
followed by the bride, who entered
with her father. At the altar she was
Joined by the groom, who had entered
with his brother and best man, MI. ".
P. Emerson.
Then the beautiful Episcopal marri-
age service was read by the Rev. Mr..
Hogue.
After the ceremony the bride and
groom were surrounded by their
friends, who extended heartfelt and
sincere congratulations to them.
The bride was attired in a beautiful
gown of white silk and she wore a
bridal veil. Her flowers consisted CT
a shower bouquet Of brides roses.
All the young lady attendants were
dressed in Powered organizes and they
each carried bouquets Of pink saeet
peas.
The brides going away dress was q
handsome travelling suit of blue Rajah
silk, with hat and gloves to match.
After the wedding tie happy young
COuPlS were ullFeu " tuS IA -. L. J
station where they left on the north
bound train for a honeymoon trip. On
their return to the city they will make
their home at Mr.. Emerson's farm, |
in East Wilmington.
Miss Clark is a young woman of
many estimable traits of character, !
who has endeared herself to a large ,
circle Of friends. Mr.. Emerson is n |
of the city's most popular young |
men. He is a son of the late Mr.. Fl. ,
M. Emerson and numbers his friends !
both here and elsewhere by the hun
dreds. For the past year since he LEFT
the University, he has been engaged in
the trucking business near the city
and by energy and work he has Eler
with a fine degree of success.
The best wishes and congratulations
of their hosts of friends will accom-
pany the newly married couple for a
dong and happy life.
Among the out Of town guests who
attended the ceremony aside from
those in the bridal party, named above
We're Mrs. M. P. Clark, of Rocky Mount
Miss Irwin Bridgers of Tarboro. Mr..
Henry Clark. OF Scotland Neck, and
Mr.. Hal Worth. of Greensboro.
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