The gold leaf., 1909-11-11
FOUNTAIN--ELMORE.

BAPTIST church Yesterday Miss
Mary Mortimer EImore and Mr..
Clark Otis Fountain the Contracting
Parties-NotabIe Event of the Sea-
son.
One OF the prettiest marriages that
has occurred in Henderson in long
time was witnessed at the First Bap-
tist church yesterday when Miss
Mary Mortimer Elmore became the
bride OF Mr.. Clark Otis Fountain.
Unusual interest had centred i'm the
affair and the church was full t. its
utmost seating capacity. The dec
orations were beautiful and appro-
pirate, the space about the altar be-
ing banked with ferns, palms and
other potted plants. Lights We're
burning and altogether it was a
brilliant and lovely scene that one
looked upon.
Just before the arrival Of the bridal
party a special choir sang, the voices
being accompanied by organ and
cornet. Then in her usually sweet
and sympathetic manner-rich voiced
aud full volumed-Miss Mabel Kelly
sang a solo, Because, with fine
effect. Four voices, Miss Lula Page,
Mrs. Bessie Strause, Mr.. Gus Moore,
and Mr.. Richard Jones, blended with
the notes OF the organ sweetly in-
voked by Mrs. A. J. Davis playing
Mendessohn's Wedding March as the
bridal party entered the church.
First the ushers, Messrs. T. NJ. Pitt
man and Will I. Watkins, J. B. Owen
and S. S. Parham, J. |. Miller and c.
j. Elmore, moved up the centre aisle
and took positions on each side of
the altar. They were followed by
two bridesmaids and two grooms-
men until the last of the attending
couples had proceeded along the aisle.
Then came the maid of honor, Miss
Carrie ElmOre, sister of the bride,
preceding the bride who was accom-
panied by her father who gave her
away. Down the right side aisle
the groom and his best man, Mr.
Russell Fountain, a brother, moved
with measured steps and took their
positions in front of the altar facing
the minister who was to pronounce
the sweet and solemn words that
should join the two together in the
holy bonds OF matrimony. Rev. J.
K. Doan, pastor of the church of
which the bride is a member, per-
formed the ceremony, using a ring in
the service.
Lohengrin was played as a recess
sional, the bridal party leaving the
church in the following order:
The bride and groom; Mr.. Russell
Fountain with Miss Carrie Elmore,
the best man and maid of honor.
Mr.. Will Shaw with Miss Anna
kitchin, of Scotland Neck.
Mr.. Hersey Woodland, of Suffolk
with Miss Genevieve Cooper.
Mr.. Samuel Watkins, Jr., with
Miss Ruby Woolard, of Maxton.
Mr., Peter Jones. Of Emporia, Va,
with Miss Louie Poteat, of Wake
Forest.
DR.. E. H. Adkins, of Rosemary,
with Miss Julia Cooper.
MIR, Robert Da7is with Miss Lau-
rlne Dorsey.
Mr.. Thomas Horner with Miss
Mary Perry.
The bride was exquisitely gowne.i
in white with flowing veil anG ap-
peared radiant in the beauty and
loveliness of her person and carriage.
The bridesmaids were dressed in
white and wore white picture hats:
each carrying a voluptuous bouquet
of yellow chrysanthemums.
Mr. and Mrs. Fountain left on
No. &C, NOrthbCund train. for trip
embracing Washington City, New
York, points in Iowa, Michigan and
Colorado, to be away until the latter
part of December, when they will re-
turn to Henderson to spend the holi-
days. They will then go to Char
lotte for two months, after which they
will make their home in Norfolk.
The bride is the second daughter
OF Captain and Mrs. J. T. Gilmore, and
is a young woman of lovely character
and attractive personality who num-
bers her friends and admirers by all
who know her
Mr. Fountain is from Marshall,
Michigan He is a travelling man
ana his 1flendS speak or him as III
every way worthy OF the good for
tune that has come to him. There
is something OF a romance in connec-
tion with this marriage. Although
Mr.. Fountain has been travelling this
territory about five years, it was
not until six months ago that he met
his ''fate' Being in Henderson on a
Sunday he attended services at the
Baptist church. Miss Elmore sang
a solo. She possesses a sweet voice,
soft and tender but rich in melody,
and whether she sang more sweetly
than usual certainly she sang more
effectively as the sequel shows. Mr..
Fountain fell in love with that voice
no less than with the face and features
of the possessor OF it, He wanted to
know who the young lady was, he