A Carthage MO newspaper, 31 Sep 1905 


   A   PINK   AND   WHITE   WEDDING. 
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Rev T H Boggess and Miss Tressa(sic) Walton           Married Last Night 


A very pretty wedding took place at the home of Mr and Mrs A B Walton at Oronogo last night at 8
o'clock, when daughter Miss Tressa (sic) was united in marriage to Rev Thomas H Boggess. 

    The officiating minister was Dr J F Kemper of the Baptist church of Carthage of which both the
young people are members. 

    The attendants were Rev Steven Rogers of Liberty, Mo, a classmate of Mr Boggess while at
college, as best man, and Miss Myra Amsden of northwest of Carthage, bridesmaid. Miss Nellie Ayre
and Hazel Barson received the guests at the door. 

    Just previous to the march to the alter, "Annie Laurie" was sweetly sung by Bessie Barson of
Oronogo. Presently the strains of "Faithful and True" from Lohengrin, were heard and the bridal
party descended the stairs in the following order: Little Dwight Walton of St James, Mo, nephew of
the bride, bearing the ring in a rose; little Lucile Mumwa as flower girl; the groomsman and
bridesmaid, lastly the bridal couple. At the foot of the stairs they were met by Dr Kemper,who
preceded them through the hall and across the east parlor to a corner which was completely filled
with a mass of greenery from the top of which white ribbons were draped to a large wedding bell
suspended from the ceiling forming a beautiful canopy under which the party took their positions. 

    The bridesmaid was charming in a dress of pale pink crepe de chine. The bride looked most
beautiful and queenly in white silk organdy over imported white satin. The full waist was made with
yoke and bertha, and yoke formed of narrow white satin ribbon arranged in diamonds and held in place
with stitches. The bertha was an exquisite piece of hand made ribbon embroidery, the pattern forming
chrysanthemums. The skirt which was made en trains was shired for several inches below the waist
line, and a deep flounce was finished at the bottom with dainty tucks and ribbon embroidery
insertion. 

    This lovely creation was made by the bride's own dainty and skillful fingers. 

    The cut flowers for decorations, and the brides bouquet were white roses. 

    While the ceremony was being performed in a impressive manner by Dr Kemper. The pianist, Miss
Annie E Monroe, of north of Carthage, played softly "Nearer My God to Thee." At the conclusion, and
after the friends had greeted the bridal party, refreshments were served in which the color scheme
of pink and white, was followed. There were about two hundred invitations. The presents were
numerous, useful and beautiful, among them a one-sixth interest in the Porto Rico mine given by Mr
Jas Luke and substantial checks from the groom's brothers. 

    The wedding is the culmination of a courtship of six years' standing in which both have been
faithful and true. 

    The groom is well known Carthage young man, and is highly esteemed. He i a Baptist minister, a
graduate of WilliamJewell College. During his college course has had charge of several churches in
Missouri but the past few months he has been in Iowa. Mr Boggess is an earnest workerand we predict
for him a successful future. The bride is a beautiful young lady of fine character. She, also, is
well known in Carthage, as her home, for several years, was just north of the city. 

    She is very active in religious circles. Few are as well versed in the scriptures as she, for se
has been a close bible student since her childhood. She is certainly a fit mate for a minister. 

    For the past two years she has beena successful school teacher at Frederick. 

    After October 15 Mr and Mrs Boggess will be in Lousiville, Kentucky where both will enter the
Theological Seminary. Mr Boggess will take a full three years' course and Mrs Boggess will further
fit herself for ther chosen work. 

    The congratulations and best wishes of their many friends go with them. 

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Copy from Carthage Public Library 


Additional Comments: 

Thomas Howard Boggess, born Tenmile district, Harrison county, West Virginia 24 Juy 1876 to Samuel
Boggess(1811-1888) and Sarah Elizabeth Wood (1835-1918) and Tressie Walton born Jun 1881, Schell
City, Vernon county, Missouri to Andrew B Walton and J Martha (unknown). They had no children but
raised eight orphaned children. He died in Iowa 1938, she in Oklahoma 1956, both buried Park
cemetery Carthage, Missouri. 


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