The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-12-06
Mr.. John Newman Weds Miss
jamie Slemp Thursday.

S'ShiP hui ouuJ'
~ wedding, beautiful in it's
simplicity, and of interest
throughout the States of Vir-
ginia and Kentucky, was that
of Miss Susan jamie Slemp, sis
ter of Congressman 9. Bascom
Slemp, and daughter OF the late
Congressman and Mrs. Camp
bell Slemp, to Mr.. John Wesley
Newman, of Versailles, Ky. (,
last Thursday afternoon at the
Slemp residence on Poplar Hill
at four-thirty O'Clock in the
presence of only u very few
friends aud relatives. Rev. w.
n. Wagner, pastor of the Meth
odist Church, South, here. of
which the bride is II member,
was the officiating minister.
The only attendants vera Con
gresham 9. b Slemp, who
gave his sister in marriage, and
Mr.. Wade Hampton, OF Yer
salllcs, Ky, step-son of MIR.
Newman's, who was best man.
The bride wore handsome
dark blue velour cloth travelling
suit and wore a corsage of lilies
of the valley and roses.
Following the wedding ut
five o'clock Congressman Slemp
gave a very enjoyable and in.
formal reception at the home to
Il large number of friends. The
guests were received in the hall
by Miss Rosa Pridemore, Mrs.
Anna Slemp Myers, MIR, Wise
Slemp and Congressman Slemp
The whole lower floor of the
home was made very attractive
with baskets and vases of vel
low and white giant chrysan.
themnms and masses of noun
tain holly. In the dining room
the walls We're covered with
spruce and the yellow shaded
chandeliers were drapeI with
strands of myrtle reaching to
the four corners of the room
The center piece for the table
on which was Philippine
hand made and filet luncheon
cloth, was the brides cake, on
top of which were candied
brides roses and streamers,
surrounded by silver candle
holders holding yellow candles
and cut glass vases filled with
sun burst roses, cut glass nap
pies filled with yellow and
white rnints and sailed nuts.
Mrs. l.. o. Petit, Mrs. f.. r..
Goodloe, Mrs. j. w. Kelly and
Miss Minnie Fox assisted in the
dining room in serving the
guests punch, 81 delicious salad
course and an ice course. The
ices being in the shape of ap
Piles, lemons, oranges, grapes
and baskets on the top of which
were brides roses. An individ-
ual heart shaped cakes on the
top of which were little yellow
candy roses. Miss Pauline
Park, of Frankfort, Ky, and
Miss Sarah Cochran presided at
the punch bowl in the dining
room.
After the reception MIR. and
Mrs. Newman motored to APP
palachia, where they boarded
the l.. Il n. for Chicago and
other points, where they will
spend two weeks, after which
they will return to Versailles,
KY,
The out of town guests pres
ent were: Mrs. Greevar, of
Chilhowie; Mrs. G. Park and
daughter, Miss Park, of Frank
fort, Ky; j. NJ. McGavock, of
Wytheville; Wade Hampton, of
Versailles, Ky; A. P. Crockett,
Of Coeburn; DR.. j. P. Edmonds
and t,vo sons, Jimmie and
Campbell, OF Midd!esboro; j. a.
G. Hyatt, of Jonesville; DR.. and
Mrs. Hagy, of Inman; Misses
Dare and McGregor, or Parkers-
burg, w. Va; w. Il. Alsover,
of Charlotte, N. c.; Mrs. James
Richmond, of Gate City; Joe
Tate and Auburn Hamblen, of
the Cove, and Miss Kate
Cherry, of Norton.
From town those present
were: Misses Minnie Fox,
Mary Ramsey, Lucy Hiner,
Pariiee Buckley ,Saran Cochran,
Janet Roiley Goroljna Rhoads