The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-04
Most Prominent People of the Two
Kansas Citys and the West
Attend in large Numbers
Episcopal Ceremony used.

The most beautiful wedding wit
ness in Kansas City for years was
the marriage of Miss Anna Smith,
teacher in our public schools and one
of the most popular young women in
our city to Mr.. Clyde Williams, a rail-
way mail clerk of Kansas City, Kan
sas, formerly of Colorado, and a very
excellent young man. The wedding
ceremony was performed at the resi-
dence of the brides parents, Major
and Mrs. N. Clark Smith, 2313 Tracy
Avenue, and was witnessed by the
most representative assembly of men,
bers of our racial group that has ever
attended a like ceremony in this city
The house was BEAUTIFULLY decorated
with SmilaX, magnolia and cut flow
ers and beautiful improvised altar
with burning tapers had been erect ed
in the spacious parlor and on each
side of the space where the bridal
couple stood were beautiful cathedral
lights. The full Episcopal ring serv-
ice was used by the Rev. Father Har-
ry Rahmfng, rector of st. Augustine's
Protestant Episcopal Church who per-
formed the ceremony, which was very
impressive.
Preceding the ceremony which be-
gan promptly at 700 p. M, Mrs. Ed
monia Hubbel Brown Kansas City's
matchless soprano sang in faultless
style, Beloved 1t Is Morn," by Ally
ward, at the conclusion of which Prof.
Clyde Leroy Glass, eminent pianist
broke into the we'll known strains Of
Mendelsohn's wedding march and ALI
eyes strained to witness the approach
of the bridal party.
First came the groom accompanied
by the best man, his brother, Mr..
Adolph Williams of Muskogee, Okla,
both faultlessly attired. Then came
the little flower girl, Geraldine Young
who wore pink with a crepe meteor
hat to match and carried a basket of
beautiful flowers. Next came the at
tendants, Mr. L, c. Smith and Mr.. Hor-
ace Gritton, two of Kansas City's hand
soonest young men. Then came the
matron of honor, Mrs. H. Abbott of
Tulsa, Okla, formerly Miss Marjorie
Idelett of this City who wore a white
satin with pink muff, a corsage of pink
roses and hat to match. Then came
the maid of honor Miss Frances Keal-
ing, daughter of the late Prof. Healing
of Western University, who wore an
apricot satin with appliqued taffeta
roses and an apricot muff with hat to
match, corsage of pink roses. Then
came the brides maids, Miss Edna
Sweich of Wichita, Kansas, who wore
orchid satin with muff to match, cor
sage of violets and hat to match; then
came the bride, beautiful demure, but
radiant upon the arm of her distin-
guished father and attired in a cos
tune that won the admiration of the
entire assemblage. She wore kittens
ear satin with trimming of genuine
pearls and Spanish shadow lace with
silk tulle veil, bonnet shaped with
wreath of lilies of the valley, At the
altar they presentedthe most beautiful
picture imaginable. To the left of the
bride stood her devoted grandmother
and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd
handsomely attired, while Mrs. Smith
who was giving away her child was so
overcome with emotion that she could
only witness the ceremony from the
stairway.
After the ceremony read by Father
Raining the young couple received
the congratulations of the hundreds
present and departed on a late train
for st. Louis, Mo-, where they will
spend their honeymoon and will be at
home to friends at a date later to be
announced. Many of the most beau
tiful and costly presents were received
a list of which we were unable to OBJ
tain on account of the short time of
going to press, but few bridal couples
have received more numerous or cost
lier presents than they.
The Sun extends its sincerest con.
gratulations and wishes the charming
young couple a long and happy life.
Among the out of town people pres
ent were: Mrs. Geo. X. Williams of
Topeka; Mrs. Harry Abott and Mrs.
Seymour Williams of Tulsa; Miss Ed.
ma Sweich of Wichita; and others
whose names We were unable to OBJ.
tain in the great rush.