Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-30
Brothers of Mrs. Champ
Clark in Wreck Carrying
Them to Niece Nuptials.
NO ONE Is INJURED
Bowling Green, Mo, Crowd
ed With Guests From AL
Parts of the Country.

Bowling Green, Mo. June 30.-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 a train
bearing guests TO the wedding. and
without warning her husband or any
member OF the bridal party. organized
a relief automobile party and sped TO
the scene OF the accident
Bennett Clark. her son. clerk at the
speakers table in the house of repre-
sentatives. was the only other member
OF the Clark family 10 awaken during
the excitement He. with his mother
and a dozen newspaper correspondents
sent TO Bowling Green 10 report the
wedding composed the relief party.
-Four cars OF Chicago & Alton pas
senger train No. 10. enroute from Kan
sas City 20 Chicago left the rails at
Curryville. six miles west OF Bowling
Green. Among the gue-ts 10 the CLARK
Thomson wedding on the train were
two brothers OF Mrs. CLARK. George
and Joel Bennett. and ,he latter's wife.
None OF the passengers was injured,
though all were badly shaken up.
The accident occurred about mid
night and an hour later a railroad man
rushed into the Clark home and Pn-
nounced the train had been wrecked.
A string OF automobiles. headed by one
carrying Bennett and Mrs Clark, raced
20 Curryville and brought 10 Bowling
Green some OF the stalled wedding
guests.
Miss Gcnevieve Clark today is 10 be
married 20 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 a train preceding the one
which was derailed.
Great Crowds At Wedding.
Bowling Green. Mo. June 3O.-Aliss
Gcnevieve Clark. the 20-year-old
daughter OF Speaker Champ Clark OF
the national house OF representatives
Is 10 be married at the home of her
parents here late this afternoon 70
James N. Thomson. editor of the New
Orleans Item.
Hundreds OF guests from other
states. many of them prominent in the
political and social life OF the nation.
wedding. and thousands came from
Missouri To the people OF this state
Speaker Clark issued a blanket invi-
tation and so great was the throng
that took him at his word, that Bowl
ing Green could scarcely hold them.
To provide quarter for the hun
ircds whom the townspeople could not .
entertain. sleeping cars were side
tracked in the local railroad yards. +
Many persons came on special trains.
Wedding at Honey Shuek."
The wedding was 10 take place on I
The lawn OF Honey Shuck." the Clark
home. II the weather We're fair when .
he hour arrived In the event OF
rain. the ceremony was 10 take place
In the Presbyterian church. Rev.
Robert 5. Boyd OF Louisville. KY, cou-
sin OF the bride. was 10 be the officiat-
ng clergyman.
For weeks wedding presents from
AR and near have poured into the
Clark home. President Wilson sent
.wo silver compoies. The Missouri
delegation sent a silver
tower basket three feet high. This
Nas bought in St Louis by Senator
stone. who made a special trip TO the
state metropolis for that purpose. A
diamond necklace was sent by con-
,ress. The citizens OF Louisiana. Mis-
.ouri. the largest city in Clark's con-
,resslonal district. sent a mahogany
hest containing Isl pieces OF silver.
rhe newsboys and paper carriers OF
he New Orleans Item sent a silver
ablet. a fac-simile OF the first page of
he Item The people OF Bowling
ireen gave the bride a painting OF an
Dzark mountain scene
Town Gaily Decorated.
The town of Bowling Green was
ally decorated for the wedding
'lags were flying today from every
window and hundreds of yards of I
uniting adorned the business district I
4 the town Every lawn and street
vas spick and span. for the mayor had ,
ssued a proclamation calling on the
ownspeople to clean UP for the we'd !
ing guests
Among the well known persons who
ame to witness the ceremony werG :
ienry warterSon. editor OF the Louis
lille Courier-JournaI: Norman z. :
lack Of Buffalo, former chairman of