Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1922-02-02

.l.on than was pTeSeHLeu "
cl!llsJh If Col. w. H. Sullivan, mayor
fLle ppo1aInsa and vice-president ant
Of DO aI r,anager Of the Great South
geneva nrober, and Miss Ella Rose Sal
men NE Of Slidell, on last ,,r;ta niui =
m nraning when they were pnitea Il
essrriaS That friends took adVan
naLlio - the opportunity is best at
tag t.d bv the fact that over toul
teSysu nersons attended the cere.
no nous. that gifts valued at seVera
mons so,rds of dollars were received by
a loD bTide, and that hours before tne
...orony people were waiting TO ge'
Z. Ina view Of the wedding.
I'm "nisiana has never witnessed sucE
Int UT before and nothing that VIII
- v,s with it has ever been re-
sO n3paJ in the history of the South
Snseial trains were run to Sloen toa
~ event. hundreds came IN autos
~. ~ buggies, and people Of all classes
s t1u ne poorest to the richest
rubbed elbows. e. +Lo
altitude were estimated by the ton
pHaSoblv onIv one-fourth OF the
.-cwd was able to see the bride ana
S,oom when the ceremony was per
s:vmsd which gives an mixing OF
u. magnitude Of the event, and the
lemon. :. NON was true to the characters
y tbese two lovable people-plaln
and simple. .o.souu,oJ a.
~ home Of the brides parents, MI.
M Mrs. Fritz Salmen, at Slidell, at
s.i5p, m, Friday, January n, Rev:
ST r Wingo, formerly pastor OF
~ sIideu Baptist Church, officiat-
~ assisted by Rev. J. H, Strotherr
4 he Slidell Baptist Church and
Rev. R. /. Long of the Presbyterian
Church. g,
me sDacious veranda Of the Sal
MON home. where the marriage was
o,iemnized. was transformed into q
6ower Of fern, white roses, smllaX
mi white lilies, the tent Immediately
h front of the veranda being artist
s,Ily decorated in white roses, smilax
ana fern. from which hundreds OF
mall white and pale green lights
peeped. At the first sounds OF the
Wedding march, playe dby E. H. Solo
mon Of New Orleans, Mrs. Betty Sui
l7an-Frith, Of Bogalusa, daughter OF
he groom and matron of honor, at
trae6vely gowned in silver cloth, car
ring an arm bouquet of lilies, came
&om the reception hall and stood in
tie bower Of flowers; she was fo!-
loved by Miss Hazel Martin of Slidell,
bridesmaid, wearing a gown OF
pale green lace over silver cloth, also
carrying an arm bouquet of lilies.
The bride came out on the arm of her
father, Mr. Fritz Salmen, and was
met at the bower by the groom, who
vas attended by Fred W. Salmen as
best man and J. H. Cassidy of Boga-
luSa as groomsman.
Over 1000 From Bogalusa
More than one thousand people
from Bogalusa attended the cere-
nony and a special train which left
here at 4 p. m. Friday carried a
happy crowd, despite the fact that
here was standing room only. Ar
rEing at Slidell shortly after 5 o'clock
tie Bogalusa guests found thousands
y other friends of the couple and
aReady arrived and everywhere it
reminded one of a great old-time
hOme-coming." Friends who had
not met for years greeted one an
eAer, but no one discussed anything
but the wedding.
Refreshments for Army
A large canopy had been erected
nom the gate to the Salmen home,
lae altar being at the end, and here
ae Grunewald Caterers served the
crowd with sandwiches, salads, ice
aeam, cake and coffee. The crowd
Aoer the canopy became so con-
gssted that those inside could not get
saL and many outside could not get
It was a solid mass of humanity,
W everyone was good natured and
slNeus to hold their place in order
get a good view of the ceremony.
srge crowd formed on each side
ne porch, while even at the rear
!he Salmen home crowds gathered
" the hope Of getting a glimpse of
BRIDE. Mothers with babes in
slE arms, others holding children
1Ae hands were in evidence, but
one was injured in the throng and
sy TWO women tainted.
BaAdS Give Concert
from New Orleans came about six
ered guests and the Shrine Band.
ne arrival Of the Bogalusa Band
Two Organizations entered into a
l9ly contest and entertained the
sd for an hour.
Noving Pietures Taken
~ day the moving picture man
On the job taking pictures of the
iOas scenes. These pictures will
saown by The Pathe Comuany. !
spaper men were in abundance
several state, New Orleans and
officials were present.
Sun Makes Appearance
At, Ater az week Ct steady rain. the !
ns@ Ser vas the only thing that /
5t slsec to mar the event which had /
sSeted more ats,7tio,, ia. &c,