Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-06-15
GENERAL TOPICS.
Brilliant Wedding Party
at Mentor.
GARFIELD DOUBLE NUPTIALs.
Political Drift at Chicago = Mrs.
Logan Enters the Field
for Alger.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.
MENTOR, Ohio, June 14.-A large mum
Der of guests assembled this afternoon al
the pleasant country home of Mrs. James
A. Garfield near Mentor, Ohio, to wit
ness the marriage of Harry Garfield and
Miss Bell Mason, of Cleveland, and j.
Stanley Brown, Of Washington, D. c.,
and Miss Mary Garfield. The house was
beautifully decorated with palms, potted
plants and cut flowers. The large bay
window in the library where the we'd
ding parties we're to stand during the
ceremony, was canopied with roses and
smilax and lined with palms and semi
tropical plants, SO as to form an alcove Of
soft greenery. In front Of this recess, and
partly under canopy Of roses and smilax,
stood low kneeling desk, over which
had been thrown piece of Egyptian
drapery covered with delicate white and
gold embroidery. Here and there on low
book cases stood large vases filed with
red or white peonies and spikes of dark
blue lupine, and over the marble bust
of General Garfield in the northeastern
corner of the room had been draped the
flag of Williams College, "Class Of 49,"
which hung over the banquet table on
the occasion of the meeting Of that class
in Washington on the eve of General
Garfeld's Inauguration, and which was
sent by DR.. Root to Mrs. Garfield, to be
used at the wedding of her children.
Roses decorated also the portrait OF Miss
Mason's father, the late James Mason, of
Cleveland.
At the appointed hour Mrs. Garfield
and Mrs. Mason, with the members OF
their families and large company of
guests assembled in the spacious library,
and to the orchestral music Of the 'Wed-
ding March" from Lohengrin, the first
bridal party entered the room. 1t con-
sisted OF Harry Garfield and his bride,
accompanied by Miss May Mason, of
Cleveland, Miss Helen Newell, of
Chicago, and Miss Southworth,
of Cleveland, Ohio, as bridesmaids,
and James r. Garfield, Bentley, War
ren of Boston and Frank Baldwin, OF
Cleveland as groomsmen. Miss Mary
Mason acted in the capacity of maid of
honor to the bride and James r. Gar
field as best man to the groom. The party
LOOk LfltlT DldCcS Ill vi tllC tn1DON-
cred bay window and the marriage SER
was read by Rev. DR.. VIM. V. w. Davis,
Worchester, Mass, but who was at one
time Pastor of the Euclid Avenue
Presbyterian Church, in Cleveland.
At the conclusion Of the ceremony the
bridal party took position at the south
xart av,h If the aud tho cnPAn1
party entered, consisting OF J. Stanley
Brown and his bride, Miss Mary Gar
field, accompanied by Miss Mabel Kilt
ridge, OF New York, Miss Minnie Gar
field. of Cleveland, Miss Sallie Fos-
ter, of Cincinnati, and Miss FL
len Windol, of New York, as
bridesmaids. and L. J. Hatch, of
CT Iicago, J. j. Chickering, of Washing
ton, Irving lGarfeld, of Mentor, Chas
Jewett, OF Buffalo, and Percival Farqua-
har, of New York City, as groomsmen.
l.. J. Hatch was the groom's best man,
and Miss May Mason acted as maid-of-
honor. When the bride and groom had
taken their positions, the marriage SER
vice was read by DR.. Davis the second
time, to an accompaniment of very faint
music from the orchestra in the upper
hall.
AT the conclusion of the ceremony both
bridal parties stationed themselves in
front ofthe alcove and the newly welded
young people received the congratula-
tions OF their friends while the orchestra
played Mendelssohn's Wedding
March"
AT 8 O'Clock supper was served in the
lower rooms, all the guests being seated
at tables beautifully decorated with flow
ers and lighted.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Garfield will go
to Northern New York for their honey
moon, while Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley
Brown, after short trip to the Western
States, will sail for Europe.
Among the well-known people who
were present at the ceremony were ex-
President Hayes and Mrs. Hayes, Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas L. James, OF New
York Prof. E. NJ. Gallaudet, Mrs. Gal
laudet and Miss Gallaudet, Washing
ton, d. G.