Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1874-10-22
Wedding Of Miss Mari:. E.s,ns >ner-

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WASHINGTON, October 1.-The marriage OF
Thomas w. Fitch of the Engineer Corps, L.
s. n, to Miss Maria Ewing Sherman, daugh-
ter of General Sherman, took place in the st.
Aloysius Roman Catholic church at II o'clock
this morning. The marriage was solcmriZed
by the Most Rev J. B. Purcell, Archbishop
OF Cincinnati, the personal friend of Mr..
Sherman The church, which seats nearly
1000 persons. was dcnsely crowded, such 4
number OF invitations having been issued.
Among the guests were President Grant and
members OF the Cabinet. members of the
Diplomatic Corps. distinguished army and
navy officers and prominent civilians. nearly
all accompanied by ladies. The number OF
notables present exceeded that on any like
occasion ever assembled in this city.
The nuptial mass was celebrated b. Rev.
Archbishop Purcell. attended by Rev. Father
Hca'y, President of Georgetown College:
Rev. Father Mooney of Brooklyn, pastor Of
the church to which Mr.. Fitch, the groom.
belongs; Rev. Father Maguire, pastor, and
Rev. Father Jamison, assistant pastor of st.
Aloysls, and many other clergymcn. The
music was magnificent. Mass in { was sung
by the choir Of the church, assisted by
double o.,artcttc
The bridesmaids were Misses Lizzie and
Phillips Of Cincinnati, Miss Fanny Marcy,
daughter of General Marcy, L. S. A.: Miss
Alice BARLEY, Washington: Miss Marie Pat
terson, OF St Louis: Miss Ella Ewing and
Miss Bessie Smith Of Cincinnati. The grooms-
men were Charles Rae, Engineer Corps;
Lieut.. Hunter, Paymaster Cochranc. Edwin
Wells, Engineer Corps; l.ic,;t. Wood. l. :.
n; Lieut.. Russell OF the Marine Corps;
Thomas +. Sherman, brother Of the bride,
and Mr. Calvin Of Boston.
The bridal party entered the church il the
following order: Lieut.. Wood and Miss Ella
Sherman; Lieut. Russell and Miss Bessie
Smith: Edwin Wells and Miss Ella Ewing:
Thomas f. Sherman and Miss Mary Patter-
son: Mr. Calvin and Miss Alice Bartley;
Paymaster Cochrane and Miss Fanny Marcy;
Lieut. Hunter and Miss Phillips; Charles Rae
and Miss Lizzie Sherman. The bride fol-
lowed the party, leaning upon the arm OF her
father; and the groom, rs they approached
the altar, passed through the sanctuary lean
Ing upon tho Of General Hugh Ewing,
brother of Mrs. Sherman, and me: the bride
near the entrance to the sanctuary, where he
received her from her father. The entire
party then approached the altar railing. and
after pansing short time, took the positions
assigned them. AS the procession marched
down the aisle the sWcdding March" was
rendered npon the organ. Preceding the
bridal party, upon entering the church, was
Mrs. General Sherman. with her brother,
Judge p. 3. Ewing; General 7. c. Ewing.
Senator Sherman, Judge Barley and Colonel
Mo,!ton. All being in readiness, the Most
Reverend Archbishop entered the sanctuary
from the sacristy and proceeded with the
marriage ceremony, the bride and groom re-
ceiving the holy communion at the conclu-
sion of the mass. A special blessing was
given, and the ceremony ended.
The bride wore a dress of white silk trim
med With white satin tnllc, orange blossoms
and pearl jewclry. The bridesmaids were
dressed in white silk trimmed with white ilu-
sion, each alternate one having her dress also
trimmed with pink and blue flowers those
wearing pink passing to the left. those white,
passing to the right as they entered the sane
tuary. The groom and groomsmcn, with the
exception Of Thomas Sherman and Mr.. Gal
vim, were in full uniform. Nlessrs Sherman
and Calvin were in full evening dress. AS
the procession left the church the Triumphant
March from "Il Phropeta" was performed.