Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-06-30
Jumps From Bed at Midnight
and Hurries in Auto
to Wreck.
DAUGHTERS WEDDING
ATTRACTS THOUSANDS
Marriage to James M. Thomson of
New Orleans to Be Solemnized
at 4 O'Clock.

BOWLING GREEN, Mo-. June 3o.-on
the morning of the wedding of her
daughter Mrs. Champ Clark, wife of
the Speaker of the national House of
representatives, jumped out of bed at
the news of the derailment of train
bearing guests to the wedding, and
without waking her husband or any
member of the bridal party. organized
relief automobile party and went to
the scene of the accident
Bennett Clark, her son. a clerk at the
Speakers table in the House of Repre-
sentatives. was the only other member
OF the Clark family to awaken during
the excitement He, with his mother
and dozen newspaper correspondents
sent to Bowling Green to report the
wedding. composed the relief party.
Four Cars Leave Rails.
passenger train enroute from Kansas
City to Chicago left the rails at Curry
vile, six miles west of Bowling Green
Among the guests to the Clark Thorn
son wedding on the train were two
brothers of Mrs. Clark, George and
Joel Bennett, and the latter's wife.
None of the passengers was injured,
though all were badly shaken up.
The accident occurred about mid
man sent to the Clark home and an
nounced the train had been wrecked.
n string of automobiles headed by one
carrying Bennett and Mrs. Clark raced
TO Curryville and brought to Bowling
Green some Of the stalled wedding guests.
Hundreds From Other States.
Hundreds of guests from other states
many of them prominent in the politi-
cal and social life Of the nation. were
in Bowling Green today to attend the
wedding of Miss Genevieve Clark at 4
pm. today to James NJ. Thomson, pub
Usher of the New Orleans Item. Mr.
Thomson and a majority of the bridal
party reached Bowling Green last night
on train preceding the one which was
derailed.
To the people of this state Speaker
Clark had issued a blanket invitation,
and SO great was the throng of Mis-
sourians that took him at his word that
Bowling Green could scarcely hold
them.
To provide quarters for the hundreds
whom the townspeople could not en-
tertain sleeping cars were sidetracked
in the local railroad yards.
Wedding on Lawn.
The wedding is to take place on the
lawn of Honey Shuck. the Clark home.
Rev. Robert S. Boyd of Louisville, KY,
cousin of the bride, Is to be the officiat-
ing clergyman.
For weeks wedding presents from
far and near have poured into the
Clark home. President Wilson sent two
silver compotes. The Missouri con-
gressional delegation sent a silver
flower basket three feet high. A dia-
mond necklace was sent ty Congress
The newsboys and paper carriers of
the New Orleans Item sent a silver
tablet. a fac-simile of the first page of
the Item.
The town of Bowling Green is gayIy
decorated for the wedding. Flags are
flying today from every window and
hundreds of yards of bunting adorned
the business district.
Some of the Guests.
Among the wedding guests were
Henry Watterson. editor of the Louis
Vile Courier-Journal; Norman E.
Mack of Buffalo. former chairman of
the democratic national committee;
Representative Mann of Chicago, re-
publican leader in the House of Rep
resentatives, and Col. George Harvey,
the magazine editor.
Scores of members Of Congress were
present and Missouri state officials
were here in force. Senators Reed and
Stone came on a special train. and Gov
Majo of Missouri. lifelong friend OF
Speaker Clark. had a place among the
guests.