National Republican., 1878-11-12
The Wedding at tho Congregational Church.

The Congregational Chuich never presented
q more pleasing or more animated aspect than
II did last evening. when the marriage of Miss
Mary 7. Rankin, daughter Of Rev Dr. Rankin,
and Mr. Harvey d. Gouhcr OF Cleveland
Ohio. was celebrated. At halEpaSt Eve o'clock
the doors were thrown open, and long before
the designated time for the wedding to take
place the church. both auditorium and galleries,
was packed. The last stroke Of the six o'clock bell
had barely died away when the immense organ,
presided over by Professor Bischof, pealct forth a
grand wedding march and the bridal party eli.
tered the cditCp and proceeded np the right centre
Isle md took their positions upon the platform.
where the couple were joined for life by Dr. Ran.
The briIrsmnihS were Miss HaddIe Smith at.
tired IN white Swiss dress. light satin bodice with
appropriate trimmings; Mis- Mary BlrEr. IN cream
tetletnn sRCquc, aud light satin ribbon trimmings;
Miss Lizzie Patterson In organdie. with appropriate
trimmings, and Miss Ella Cohen, IN white Swiss.
with trimmings to suit The bride was Culrcd In
French muslin With satin trimmings. 4 long uu'lc
veil hung gracefully down hciug attached n her
head by wreath of ota"ge blossoms; iheErooms.
mon were McssrS SchwArs Rill and Sanders, Oi
Cleveland Ohio, aud MIR John Campbell nr this
city At the CONCLUSION Ui the services at the church
the bridal party repaired To the residence Of the
brides parents No Grant Pace. where the young
couple received congratulations from their many
rcuGs and were the recipients ot numerous pres.
cuts.
Tile happy couple took the halfpas ninc trnln for
Brltimrrc. fhcy will return p the city on WCdncs.
day morning sud Dr. and Mr.. Rankin will hold n
general reception IN The evening Oi mat UnN rom
five 20 ten. Mr. and Mrs. GDuldcr will leave Thur.
day morning for Cleveland where they viii re-
side.
The floral decorations at the church were mag.
niHccut Al the font centre Of the platform was
an evergreen arch with the Hebrew word "Miz.
pth wrought In white flowers. sismiyiug The
LuIi watch between WC and thee Hanging nom
III. centre of il.SUTr was q beautiful floral wreath
with the l"ttp.s Il q. attached
An even green arch was a!sy erected over each OF
the two centre NIs'g,. Within that over the right or
eat aisle wa, sUsiruirl n bpAItitl HUl r., and
lh.l uu the let J.wCt tui." Was grarpd with a. urul
'O.' corresponding IN .I2y Hl.d color With the RI"
\ calcium IIrEt. pN,rl IL the gallery ui the church,
upI'sltc the ulglu iuH, ~hCi NI.d uG light over
the f. llPE T".,.:u and CAarCvl where the CgrC.
mon! Wa peI:'u''
Among & ,.v pg, ont At the church were Hon.
lN, Mls. senator luinvruy, Captain T.. lriCh. L. =
y. ami VIE. l.v.,d. "a. ''a.lanlct aud lc. Pro.
fc>s : Chi,E, riUg gul wife, Gcucrul J.. Wluly.Cy,
General HaiGck. President Patton. Hon J. NJ. Me.
Grew aHi wife Hon. T. French Rhd wife, aud
Rev. Byron sunderland.
This wedding wil Hke away from Washington ,
IN Miss Mary +, KanEin,a young lady. whi, for
her bright. vhCcry deposition aud various RtTaC.
uuus oI mind aud person. ard her activity In
every good work. has always been ihvuritC with
al who knuS her Mis- Rankin Is thp daughter Of
Rev. Tr. Euukiu and graduated last year With nrst
bunuTs at the Mount Vernon Female seminary In
this city. She lad previously spent two years ut
the Western Female seminary ut oxford, o..
Of Cleveland, o., to whom she VAS married last
evening NJ. GOul1Cr Is a lawyer, a native Of
tICNC!und and young man Of decided ability,
with an excellent practice.