The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-30
10000 EXPECTED
AT CLARK WEDDING
Marriage Of Speakers Daugh-
ter to ]. NJ. Thomson Takes
Place on Lawn To-day.
BOWLING GREEN CROWDED

BOWLING, GREEN. Mo, June 2s.-Nearly
two thousand guests who arrived here
to-day to attend tho marriage to-mor-
row OF Genevieve Clark. daughter Of
Speaker Charp Clark, to James N.
Thomson of New Orleans, publisher Of
tho New Orleans Item, doubled the nor
NAL population OF the town. The citi-
zens were not disconnected, for every
spare room in every home in tho town
has been prepared for the guests and
every citizen IL taking the same per-
sonal interest in the ceremony as II the
bride were a member OF his own family.
Mr.. Thomson and his party. and Gov.
Elliott W. Major Of Missouri and his
party. were the irst arrivals to-day. and
since then every train has brought In
more guests.
But the main crowd will arrive to-
morrow morning. Ten thousand or more
are expected to witness the ceremony,
which Is set for 4 O'Clock in the after
moo in a pergola on the front lawn OF
Horny Shuck. the Clark home.
The pergola is built under one OF the
huge honey locust trees from which the
home derived Its name, n Is screened
from the road by masses OF Towering
~hollyhocks OF every color
No individual invitations were Issued
to any one In Missouri, hut the Speaker
and his wife. through the press. have
invited all Missourians TO attend. Nearly
every member OF the Missouri. Illinois
and Iowa Congress- dsdeg ations will at
tend and there will be guests from
Washington and other Eastern cities.
In case Of rain the ceremony will
take place in the Presbyterian Church.
the largest building In town.
Every one in Bowling Green reid
open house to-day and each guest was
made to feel AT home. At the Clark
home the Speaker sat greeting VISITORS
most OF the day, while Genevieve ana
her girl friends. including Mr.. Thom-
sons sister, were kept busy unpacking
the hundreds OF presents which poured
In all day.
The only problem the Clark family
have not settled is where they Will Keep
all the presents until they can be
shipped to New Orleans. Ii Ii true
that both members OF the police force
are on duty that Is, taking turn about
guarding the presents, but that doesn't
settle the problem.
Mr.. Thomson's red hair excited con-
siderable comment to-day. None OF the
natives except the Clark family mad
seen him before and they did not know
.l,, IA. lau rod hair Al nearly pypFy-
body in this section of Missouri had
known Genevieve since she was IA child
and as every one is taking "A personal
interest in the wedding, they all watched
Mr., Thomson closely to-day. Likewise
he was questioned by several OF the
oldest inhabitants and he made quite a
favorable impression,
The prospective bridegroom Ia 81
years old. is a Virginlan and his red
hair is curly Likewise he has a sense
OF humOr, and he enjoyed the day.
walking about with Bennett Clark n
other members of his party and calling
at several of the Bowling Green homes,
Col, and Mrs, Henry Wattcrson and
Col. and Mrs, George Harvey are among
the notablcs expected tomorrow,
There will be no alcoholic beverages
served Mt the wedding supper, which
viii consist OF salads. Ices and cakes.
The women of Pike county have sent
dozens OF home made cakes for the
event. A huge table has been built In
the Clark dining room and another on
the froN veranda.
Speaker Clark said that he Ia not a
prohibitlonist. hut that ms Bowling Green
IL a dry town The wedding will be
DRY"