Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-10-09
THE WASHINGTON WEDDING.

MARRIAGE OF THE DAUGHTER OF THE
GENERAL OF THE U. S. ARMY-AN
ARCHBISHOP PERFORMING THE CERE-
MoNY-SCENEs AND INCIDENTs-BRI
DIAL pPEsENTs.
&C., &C., sc.
The papers are full Of descriptions of the
marriage in st. Aloysius Catholic church
in Washington on Thursday, of THos. W.
FITCH, Of the .. S. Naval Engineer corps,
and Miss MARIA EWING SHERMAN,
daughter of Gen. Sherman. Archbi shop
Purcell, of Cincinnati, a personal friend of
Mrs. Sherman, performed the ceremony.
The President and Cabinet and the dplo-
matte corps were present. A letter from
Washington gives the following description
of the scene which will be particularly i'll
teresting to our lady readers:
THE BRIDAL PARTY.
The bridesmaids We're Misses Lizzie and
Ella Sherman, sisters Of the bride; MISS
Phillips, of Cincinnati; Miss Fanny Marcy,
daughter Of Gen. Marcy, U. 5. A; Miss
Alice BARLEY, of Washington Miss Marie
Patterson. of st. Louis Miss Ell Ewing
and Miss Bessie Smith, of Cincinnati. The
groomsmen We're Charles Rae, engineer
| corps; Lieutenant Hunter, Paymaster
| Cochran, Mr.. Edwin Wells, engineer corps,
and Lieutenant Wood q. S. N; Lieuten-
ant Russell, of the marine corps; MI.
| Thomas E. Sherman, q brother Of the
bride, and Mr.. Calvin, of Boston. The
bridal party entered the church in the fol
| lowing order: Lieutenant Wood and Miss
| Ella Sherman, Lieutenant Russell and Miss
Bessie Smith, Mr.. Edwin Wells and Miss
Ella Ewing, Mr. Thomas E. Sherman and
Miss Marie Patterson, Mr.. Calvin and Miss
Alice B riley, Paymaster Cochran and
Miss Fanny Marcy, Lieutenant Hunter
! and Miss Philips. Mr.. Chas. Rae and Miss
Lizzie Sherman, the bride leaning upon the
arm Of her father.
! IN THE CHURCH.
The groom stood in the sacristy, neal
the door leading to the sanctuary, and as
the bridal party approached the altar he
passed through the sanctuary, leaning upon
the arm Of Gen. Hugh Ewing, brother OF
| Mrs Sherman, and met the br de near the
gate leading to the sanctuary, where he
received her from her father and the entire
party approached the foot Of the altar and
knelt. AS the procession marched down
| the aisle Mendelssotn's Wedding March
was rendered upon the organ. Preceding
| the bridal party upon entering the church
were Mrs General Sherman, with her
brother Judge P. B. Ewing, Gen. 7. G.
Ewing, Senator Sherman, Judge BARLEY
and Col. Moulton.
THE CEREMONY BY ARCHBISHOP Purcell.
AL things beings in readiness the most
| reverend archbishop entered from the SD
| cristy, and standing i'll front of the altar,
| with the mitre upon his head and the GRO
zier by his side, he read a portion OF the
| scripture relative to the sacrament OF mat
| rimony. He then handed the book to all
| attendant and addressed the congregation
! saying that the marriage ceremony had
| never before been performed III the United
| States under more interesting circumstan-
ces than at present. He was told that
among the audience was the ruler of this
| great republic, the greatest nation OF an
! cient or modern-times. Here was ais" the
| father of the bride, who had achieved
| such fame as y soldier, and who was most
devoted patriot There were other brave
| officers and generals present, who had
| gained the admiration of every nation OF
earth.
The archbishop then descended to the
foot Of the altar, and proceeded with the
| marriage ceremony, according to the ritual
of the Catholic Church He first obtained
the consent Of all parties to the marriage,
and the troth being pledged, they were pro
nounced man and wife. The ceremony Of
blessing the marriage ring then took place,
which was handed to the groom and by
him placed upon the finger of the bride,
and the ceremony was concluded with the
usual prayers. The archbishop then knelt
at the foot Of the altar, when his mitre
and crozer were laid aside, and he was
vested with tbs garments for the cel4bl IL
ton Of the nuptial mass which followed.
Bishop Woods, of the diocese of Pbila-
delph'a, WAS present, and occupied a dais
| to the right of the altar within the san,tu-
any rail He was attended by Rev. Father
Boyle, Of st, Peters Church, of Wash
| iuptOn