Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-06-25
~zEvELY-cLAY WEDDING.
Nuptials OF One OF Mexieo's Most
Charming Young Women ECele-
brated Beautifully lin st.
Paul's-Reeeption..After
Ceremony.

Jill Vi bbc lTcttlcnt ANU AlDoe aA-
pressiye weddings ever ~consecrated in
Mexico was the marriage Of Miss
JAMIE o. Clay, only daughter Of Col
onel and Mrs. Greene Clay, and James
william Zevely, a we'll known attor-
ney OF Muscogee, Okla, In st. Padl's
Episcopal church Tuesday evening.
The little church around the tcor-
ner" was beautifully decorated in
Easter lilies and ferns with a lattice
OF smilax just above the chancel. 1t
was brilliantly lighted by clusters OF.
incandesoent lamps while the chancel
was softened by the pickering rays OF
the altar lights.
Before the ceremony Miss Alma
Gass, Of jefferson City, rendered old
and new love songs and Mrs. Lynn
Banks, Of KansasC City, sang Because
by Chaminade. Aster a short pre-
lude on the organ Miss GasS began
Mendlesohn's wedding march and the
bridal party entered.
The ushers, @. NJ. Clay, +. A. Nor
ris, John D. Orear and Howard Cook,
VI Jefferson City, came first and took
positions near the altar and upon each
side Of the aisle. The bridesmaid,
Miss Lockhart, of Paris, KY. followed
by Miss Mary Clay, Of Paris, KY, as
maid of honor and Mrs. @. NJ. Clay as
dame Of honor also took positions nea
the altar and upon the sides OF the
aisle.
@. 3. Hubbard, Of Muscogee, and @.
A. Winston, of Jefferson City, grooms-
meD, entered, and o minute. after the
groom, Mr.. Zevely and best man, Mr..
James NJ. Given, Of MuscUgee, came
from the vestry room Of the church to
meet the bride as she came from the
rear OF the church on her fathers
arm. They met at the chancel rail
where Rev. H. Brownlee Smith,
priest Of st. Paul's, performed the
tirst part Of the impressive Episcopal
ceremony,
Then the bridal couple took their
positions carer the Ialtar and Rev,
Leslie M. Potter, uf Kirkwood, com
pleted the services
The bride and her attendants were
attired In Empress Josephine gowns
and the color scheme was almost rain
bow.
The bride wore Marie Louise lace
over white satin garnitured with
pearls and tulle. She carried orchids
and lilies Of the valley.
Miss Lockhart, bridesmaid, wore
pink and carried Killarney roses; Miss
Clay, maid Of honor, wore lavender
with bouquet of mauve orchids, and
Mrs. Clay, dame OF honor, pale blue
gown and carried forget-me-nots. The
men all wore the conventional black.
RECEPTION AT BRIDES HOME.
After the ceremony a reception was
rendered the guests at the home Of
the bride, on South Clark avenue.
In the drawing room, p%rofusely dec
Grated In BRIDES roses, stood the
wedding party in receiving line. The
library was decorated in American
beauty roses and Miss Byrd Locke
served punch to the guests before they
entered the dining room, a bower Of
pink roses and lilies of the valley,
where ice cream andscake we're served.
The presents, in another room,
where they could be viewed by the
guests, were hastily arranged and nu-
merous as well as costly and beautiful.
In every particular the wedding
was n Of the prettiest ever wit
messed In Mexico.
At q late hour, Mr.. andlMrs. Zevely
left for the East. They will spend a
q six months honeymoon abroad after
which their future home is to be
Muscogee.
Mrs. Zevely was one of Mexico's
loveliest young women and a more
beautiful bride is seldom seen. The
groom Is a prominent attorney of
Muscogee, having at one time been
connected with the Missouri State gov
ment'
The Ledger joins their many
friends In congratulations.