The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-30
Bowling Green Resembles Carni-
val Grounds When Thousands
OF Visitors Are Entertained
CLARK--THOMPSON NUPTIALS
Many NOtableS Present; Extra
Guards For Gifts; Wreck
Stalls Some

Miss Geuryieye Clark the 2Oyenr.Old
daughter Of Champ Clark, speaker of
the national house Of representatives,
H. 10 Lc married nj the home Of her
parents here lutr tOdny 10 James NJ.
Thumpg'u, editor Of tue New Orlcnns
Item
Hundreds Of guests from other
states, many N them prominent In
the political mud social life Uf the ma
ton came To Bowling Green 10 attend
the wedding nnd thousands came from
Missouri To the people Of this state,
Speaker Clark issued blanket invi.
tnlion aud 40 great was the throng
that took him 1t his word that Bowl
lug Green could scarcely hold them
Many Special Trains
TO provide quarters for the hun.
drrds the townspeopIc could not en
trrtuin street cars were Hldetracked
In the local railroad yards Many per
sons Came ON special trains
The wedding was 10 take place on
the lawn ~ Honey Shuck, the Clark
home n the weather were fair when
the hour arrived IT. the event Of rain
the ceremony was t0 take place In the
Presbyterian church The Rev, Roh-
rrt =. Boyd Of Louisville, Ky, cousin
" the bride was to be the officiating
clergyman.
For weeks wedding presents from
fur und near have pourcl into the
Cark hrmr President wilson sent
two silver comuotes The Missouri
congressional delegation sent silver
flower basket three feet high. This
was bought I'm St Louis by Senator
stone. who made special trip To the
state metropolis for that purpose. A
diamond necklace was sent by con
greSI. The citizens of Louisiana, Nils
souri,. the largest city IN MIR Clarks
congressional district. sent II mohog
any chest containing lS pieces OF
silver. The newsboys and paper car
rlers NJ the New Orleans Item sent u
oliver tublet facsimile of the first
page Of the Item. The people ~ Bowl
lug Green gave the bride Il pabnting
Of an ozark mountain scene.
Town IL Decorated
The town VI Bowling Green was
decorated gally for the welding Flngs
were fying to-day from every window
the business district ~ the town was
decorated aud every lawn aud street
spick aud span, for the mayor had Is
sued "A proclamation calling ON the
tnwnspcupr To clean mp for the we'd
ding guests
Among the prominent guests at the
,eddIn. ceremony were Norman +.
Mack NJ buffalo former chairman of
the national Democratic committee,
Congressman Mann ~ Chicago, Repuh.
lIrnu leader In the house of represen'
tptlyrs and George Harvey, magazine
editor
Srurrs " members ~ congress were
nrcspnt and the Missouri delegation
and Missouri state officials were here
m force Senator Reed nnd Senator
stone came ON special train aud Gov
oruor Major of Missouri II life long
friend NJ Speaker CLARK. had con
spIcuous plncr among the guests.
Guests In Wreck
This morning Mrs. Champ ozark
tmped out VI bed at the news Of the
deralmrut of II train hearing guests Ia
the wedding. and without waking her
husband nr any member Of the bridal
norty organized relief automobile
marty aud sped 10 the scene OF the
wreck
Rpnnett Cmrk, her son and parlla'
m.utprinu nf the house uf representa-
tlyes was the only other member OF
the Clark fnmlly 10 awaken during the
excitement lie. with his mother ana
a dozpn newspaper correspondents and
s,ciety editors. sent tu Bowling Green
Z, rpuorl the wedding, composed the
relief party
-Four ears vi Chicago n Alton pas
seurpr train 40 no. en route frOm
knrpas CITY To Chicago, left the rails
at CurryyIle. siN miles west Of Bowl
ing Green Among the guests to th,
clark Thomusou wedding ON the tralr
were two brothers NJ Mrs Clnrk
George and Joel Bennett and the lat
tpr's wife. None Of Tie passengers
wis injured though all we're budll
shaken up
The accident occurred about mid
night aud Am hour later railroad maj
rushed Into the Clark home and an
nounced the train had been wrecked
A string Of automobiles, healed by oll'
carrying Bennett aud Mrs. Clark, rae
ed to Curryvllle aud brought to Bowl
Ing Green some of the stalled wedding
guests
Miss Genevleye Clark today IL to h
married 10 James H. Mcllhane!
Thompson, publisher Of the New Or
leans Item. MIR Thompson aud ma
jorlty OF the bridal party reache,
Bowling Green last night on Il trail
preceding the one which was dernlled
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