Show Wedding of Abraham Lincoln's Parents Vividly lividly Reenacted in Pageant at Dedication of Temple of Marriage i 1 Thousands Witness Impressive Impressive Impressive sive Ceremony at Historic Historic His His- tonic Cabin By JAMES JA M. M 1 HARRODSBURG Ky June 12 UP The UP-The The The marriage of Nancy Honks Hanks and Thomas Lincoln parents of or Abraham Lincoln was vividly reenacted reenacted re- re enacted in pageant fashion U today day at atthe atthe Ithe the dedication of the beautiful Lincoln Lincoln Lin Lin- coln Marriage temple honoring the martyred presidents president's father and mother Thousands of ot visitors came to the park inclosure to hear fitting addresses addresses addresses ad ad- dresses and witness re reenactment of the hc historic wedding Members of the Stage Grafters raft rs a rou o of Transylvania college Lexington Ky were principals In the wedding The Lincoln temple shelters the thelo theos log lo os cabin In which Abraham Lincoln's Lincoln's Lin Lit coln's coins parents were married 5 years cars ago by the Rev Jesse Head a circuit riding minister of ot the pioneer days dars GIVEN IN TABLEAUX The entire pageant was presented in n tableaux by citizens of Harrodsburg Harrodsburg Harrods Harrods- burg and neighboring communities dressed in n pioneer costumes Part of the he dedication ceremony was broadcast broadcast broad broad- cast over a a. national chain Erection Election of the marriage temple was vas made possible by Mrs Edmund Burke Ball Muncie Ind student of the he life Ufe of Lincoln who donated donat d for or the memorial It Is 15 located in III Pioneer Memorial state park The dedication exercises opened with 48 young oung women from Mercer and Bola Boyla counties attired in costumes costumes cos- cos umes to represent the 48 states formIng an aisle through which Mrs l Ball walked to the main platform Within the aisle were ere 13 children dressed to represent nt the 13 original colonies I PRESENTED BIBLE I Upon reaching the platform Mrs Ball presented Gov Flem D D. Sampson Samp Samp- son of ot Kentucky an old Bible belonging belonging be- be longing to relatives of or Abraham Lin- Lin coln oln The Bible was placed within the he temple Representatives from Virginia Illinois Illi Illi- nois and Indiana the states in hi which Lincoln's father and mother lived presented resented to Governor Sampson their state tate flags which were mounted In inthe inthe the he marriage temple Gov John G G. Pollard represented Virginia George Ball of Muncie represented Indiana and H. H H H. Cleveland state director of or buildings and public works represented represented Illinois The dedicatory address was given by Secretary of Labor William Nuck- Nuck els Doak |