The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-05
TO COME
THICK AND FAST
TO WARRIOR YORK
After Marriage Saturday,
Hero and Bride Will Visit
West as Guests Of Rotari-
ans of City of Chattanooga.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, June 8. (Spl.)-
Sergt. Alvin c. York, greatest hero Of
the world war, will be married Satur-
day to Miss Oracle Williams, belle of
Pail Mall, and most noted beauty of
the valley Of Three Forks o Wolf.
The marriage ceremony will take
place at the Pail Mall picnic welcome
dinner to be given in honor of Fentress
county's famous son The solemn rites
Of matrimony will be conferred by Gov,
Albert H., Roberts, who, with his Off
cial staff and a delegation of Nashville
citizens and members Of the Rotary
club, will journey to Pail Mall Friday
TO be present at the welcome and look
over the farm which York has selected
as the n to be bought by the Nash
vilel Rotary club from funds subscribed
by the people of Tennessee.
Contrary to the usual custom, the
marriage-to-be was announced by Pas
tor Pile, of the Church of Christ in
Christian Union, instead of by the par
ents of the bride-elect, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Williams, of Pail Mall,
Honeymoon Travel.
Following the ceremony Saturday,
Sergt. York will bring his bride on a
honeymoon to Nashville.
During their stay in Nashville Sergt.
York and his bride, together with Pas
tor Pile and members Of York's family,
will be the house guests of Gov. and
Mrs. Roberts at the executive mansion,
Following the receipt of the news OF
the proposed marriage of York and
Miss Williams Saturday, the Nashville
Rotary club, through President +. Nj,
Foster, sent the following telegram to
Miss Williams;
Miss Oracle Williams, Pail Mall
Tenn: The Nashville Rotary clut
congratulates Sergt. York on his great
victory in the battle of love, n felict-
tates the lucky bride, to whom it eX-
tends a most cordial invitation to be
the guest of the Nashville Rotarians or
a honeymoon trip to Salt Lake City
accompanying your distinguished future
husband, who will be the guest of the
Chattanooga Rotarians.
NASHVILLE ROTARY CLUB.
Edgar NJ. Foster. President
On Monday night Sergt. York will be
presented by Gov. Roberts with a jew
eled medal of solid gold in the nam Of
the people of his native state, and OF
Tuesday the red-headed fighter ant
Mrs. York will be the guests of The
home of odd Hickory, where the gov
ernor will formally commission York al
colonel of the governors staff for life
They will be entertained at a beautiful
ly appointed luncheon, and Tuesda,
night will probably leave for Salt LAX
City as guests OF Jne HOldTS CluD u
Chattanooga to the annual convention
of International Rotary, provided Mrs
York cares to take the trip as part o
her honeymoon.
In honor of York the section of thu
short route Dixie highway which passe
through jamestown in Fentress count!
! has been named York route, and work
men have been on the job during thu
past week making ready the road fcl
the heavy travel which it will begin t
experience on Saturday.
Among the speakers at the picnic
dinner and guests at the wedding cere'
mony, in addition to Gov. Roberts anC
staff, will be Mayor Jesse M. Littleton
Of Chattanooga; r. Asbury Wright, o
Knoxville; c. f. Gaines, Of Chatta
nooga; Maj. E. B. Stahlman, owner anc
publisher of the Nashville Banner; Ed
win r. Morrow, of Kentucky, ant
scores of newspaper correspondents ant
photographers.
The York farm fund Is rapidly grow
ing, keeping pace with the popularit!
Of the hero.
Next Tuesday has been set aside b!
President J. A, g.. Sloan, of the Nash.
Vile baseball club, as York day a