Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-12-29
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. BRIDE
CLARK OF GAL
FER C0URTSHlP OF
THIRTEEN A

Growing the efforts of a courtship which
lasted 13 years, the Hon. JEFF McLemore.
congressman-at-larse from Texas. was
married At 5 O'Clock Wednesday evening ~
Galveston to Miss May Clark of that city.
The ceremony was conducted by the Rev.
&c. $. AYES, rector of Trinity Episcopal
church. and took place al the nome of the
brides sister. Mrs. Thomas III. Phillips.
The wedding was n quiet one. as had
long been predetermined by the bride, and
those present numbered only the most in
%ticate relatives and o very few Of the clos
est friends of the two contracting parties.
A wedding supper was served after the GER
emory and the couple departed at once for
Washington.
The bride wore n plain travelling suit and
carried a large bouquet of brides roses and
ferns. Her sister. Miss Phillips. was mat
ron of honor. and little Miss Emmy Lou
Phillips. niece Of the bride. was flower Girl
and ring bearer. There were no other at
tendantS.
Bob Dri-coll of DriScall. Caesar KIebere
of KingSville and Claire Carter of Austin.
three bachelor friends. entered with Mr..
McLcmore. other guests from out of town
were former Mavor Baldwin Rice of Hons
ton. Mrs. Dora KeStcr>on of Tulsa. ok.
who i y sister Of the congressman. and Mr..
and Mrs. !. Stanley Clark Of Arkansas Pass.
brother and Si~tcr-in-law to the bride.
Presents which were received from all parts
~ the state were very handsome.
While no formal announcement ever was
made of the Intended marriage Of Miss
Clark and Mr.. McLemore. the knowledge
that the event was forthcoming and the
social popularity enjoyed by Miss Clark
caused numerous prenuptial entertainments
Ia he given AT which she was the honor
guest. the most recent Of these having
been in the nature of a Christmas party by
Mrs. John ". Focke. a sister of the bride.
At which were present the congressman and
his sister.
Mis- Clark was born in England and was
n daughter. of the late Joseph Clark, who
came To Galveston some years ago To rep
resent the Leyland steamship line of Liver
pool. She received her higher education in
England. having attended the Ball high
school in Galveston previously.
Almost none of the most intimate friends
| Of either Miss Clark or Mr.. McLemore have
been aware of the long courtship. II is
said 10 have begun ID years ago in the lit
lie town of Kinesland. Llano county. Tex
as. The meeting between the two was ac-
| cidrntal. according to the account of their
friends. and the future statesman immed-
iatclv fell irrcvocablv in love. His efforts
10 win her are said 10 have persisted at all
times since then.
The biography Of Mr.. McLemore IN the
congressional directory states that he was
born on Friday. March l3. in n storm. The
number 13 he asserts has pursued him
through life, and although he i said TO
aver that he received little schooling on ac-
count of 2 youthful aversion To teachers.
he. nevertheless. permitted himself to spend
- Of the best years Of his mature man
hood in the finally successful efforts 10
win II school teacher for n bride. Mr.. Ne
IGNORES age always has been concealed.
hut he has been IN about about Texas since
1875. a. miner. cowboy, %proSpecior for
gold. printer. publisher. editor and state
land national congressman For the past
five wears his nome has been IN Houston.
ne previously having been an alderman at
Austin and a state representative from
Corpus Christi.