The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1914-09-10
A Golden Wedding.

causing the many hued September
blossoms to bow their welcome
and watt their delicate scents to
the happy couple.
The ceremonies started early in
the morning and at ten o'clock,
St. Charles Chapel was filled to
oyerfowing when the most inn
posing ard important part of the
whole DAVIS and nights celebra.
ton took place.
To the strains of Lohengrin's
wedding march the bridal party
entered led by Miss Norma Hill
and Mr.. Phanor Prudhomne. the
third, the oldest grand d,ughtPr
and grandson. then Mrs, f. g.
Lawton and Mr. PhanJr Prud
homme, the oldest daughter and
son, followed by the bride on the
arm of the groom, and at the TO ct
Of the altar that was ablaZe with
lights and massed with white lilies
and brides roses, the happy pair
Dlighted their troth in the words
of the same sacred ceremony that
had united them fifty years before
during which the notes of A
Voice that Breathed Ger Eden"
f"ated thru the church, and to
Mendlesohn's wedding march the
doubly united couple that had just
renewed the VOWS of their youth
led the occasional to the rear
when this wonderful bride of over
three sores and ten too. h4
place at the organ and not only
played but led the singing through
out the solemn high mass that
followed, her sweet voice soaring
above all the others, thrilling like
a lark's that had just found its
mate.
Alter services, congratulations
were given and some time was
spent around the sacred portals
before the crowd separated, but
the whole day along the coast was
given Dover to family dinners and
and driving and inter-
changing of visits until about half
after seven. when automobiles,
Surveys, buggies, wagons and
horses began to fill the great
avenue of the ancestral Prud-
homme home that was ablaze with
chincse lanterns. tho the full
moon smiled her brightest upon
this joyous night.
The bride beautifully gowned in
white with elegant diamonds and
scarcely a silver thread in her
benny brown hair carrying a hugh |
bouquet of brides roses, radiated
as did her dignified hus-
band who stood with her sur
rounded by their proud sons and
and their wives and
husbands to welcome their guests
who fiocked from all parts of the
State to do honor to this unusual
occasion, and until long rast the
midnight hour they continued to
arrive, all anxious to honor them
selves as we'll as their hosts by
participating, and We doubt if a
more brilliant galaxy of men and
women, more beautiful in feature
md form or in more elaborate
lrray, ever assembled in the fam
JUS salons of the noted French
than were gathered
Inder the famous old Prudhomme
'oof tree on Sunday night.
About nine o'clock to the music
If the inspiring (addo band, Gen.
md Mrs. Prudhomme led the
march to the back gallery that
vas changed for the nonce into a
hall, a handsomely ap-
pointed table occupying the Gen.
raj place, great loops of golden
ulle beng suspended from the
to the four corners
where they were held in place by
lunches of golden glow that were
lso massed everywhere, and gol-
en- shaded candles threw their
hue over the animated /
Gene while an elegant buffet lun-
heon was served, the cakes, can
les and all the CONNECTIONS carry
lg out the color scheme, and IN
champagne punch. with
ir. Robert Hunter presiding as
past master, eloquent and affect
lg toasts were made by Messrs.
'hanor. Ross and Upshur Brea-
eale. j. G. 'Keyser, V. l.. Roy,