The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-12-02


the attractive sister of the bride who with
five other daintily frocked little girls,
Misses Elanor Simpson, Nancy Gordon,
Kathrine DinelIi, Carolyn Bosworth, and
Elizabeth MINER occupied the front pew.
During the assembling of the guests, Mrs.
Charles Rees rendered number of organ
selections; the strains from Lohengrin
pealing forth announced the coming of the
bridal party The brides maids Misses
Anna Coleman Van Meter, Merrie Rees,
Mary Barrett Smith and Martha Van
Meter in fascinating gowns of white satin
with rare lace and court trains and carry
ing bouquets of maiden hair fern with dew
drop tulle roses preceded with slow step
down the aiSles and were met by the
groomsmen, William Evans, Messrs. Gay
Prewitt, w. S. Duty, Thomson Belts.
All pausing on the broad steps leading UP
| to the altar and awaited the Dame and
Maid of Honor, Mrs. Withers Davis and
Miss Kathrine HeadIev, Messrs. Withers
! Davis and Curran Benton approaching
] from the other side, Rev. H. NJ Rogers
and DR.. William Cumming taking their
places back of the priedieu. Every eye
was then turned from this exquisite picture
to the bride who came with her distinguish
ed father, who at the altar gave her in
marriage to the groom and took his seat
beside Mrs. Benton, DIR. Cumming offered
the invocation and then the beautiful and
appealing words of Rev. Rogers united
them with the ring service, at the conclu-
sion of which they kneIt and received the
blessing that found echo in every heart
The bride was vision of girlish loneliness
in her cream-white tinted satin with rose
point lace. The soft folds of her bridal
veil held with orange blossoms fell grace
fully over her girlish figure. She carried a
shower boquet OF Valley lilies and Brides
roses. The Maid and Dame of Honor each
had their exquisite toilets enhanced by sea
shell roses and fern. AS the sweetIy
spoken words of the benediction ended,
the organ gave forth the joyous notes of
Mendlesohn's wedding march and the
bride and groom led the way down the
right aisle the brightness of their counte-
nances rejecting the great joy of this SUI
preme moment of their lives The bride
is one of Clark county's loveliest ladies,
the daughter of Judge and Mrs. James NJ.
Benton and endowed with all the charms
of true womanhood. She comes of a long
line of distinguished Virginia Kentucky
ancestry which is linked with important
history of the formative period of her ma
tive State to the present. Her life is a
beautiful reflection of splendid heritage
The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
John w. Battaile and is young farmer,
who too is a man whom Clark county feels
proud to call her own. He resides with
his parents at their lovely estate, win
stay on the Combs Ferry pike near this
city. This home place was cleared and
settled by his great grandfather, Robert v.
Bush who married Barbara Cotton VIM.
He will be the fourth generation to inherit
this beautiful old home with its shelterine
trees, verdant pastures and placid lake.
His ancestors on his fathers side were
pioneer settlers from Virginia. The
Bushes and Cottons were originally Eng
fish. The Wins are from North Wales.
A Sir William Watkins Vim now owns
and maintains Winstay Hall near Ruabon,
which has been in the family for years.
And so the union of these two loving
hearts links prominent families The we'd
ding has aroused great deal of interest,
and as testimony of the high esteem
hundreds of beautiful gifts have been be-
slowed on them one beautiful silver
pitcher from the Richmond Bar One of
the loveliest compliments that the bride re-