Morning journal and courier., 1888-06-15
HYMEN AT THE GARFIELD HOME. A Double Wedding In Which Two of Ehe Dead President Children Were PrineFUAlm.

A Double Wedding In Which Two CT
 Hhe Dead Presidentss Children Were
 Principals.
 MENTOR, O., June 14-A large number of
 guests, including many we'll known people
 from the cities of Cleveland, Chicago, Gin
 cinnati, Buffalo, New York, Boston and
 Washington, assembled this afternoon at the
 pleasant country home of Mrs. James A.
 Garfield near here to witness the double mar
 risge of MT. Harry Garfield and Miss Belle
 Mason of Cleveland and J. Stanley Brown
 of Washington, D. O., and Miss Mary Gar
 field. The hour fixed for the wedding was 5
 p. ID. and soon after special train arrived
 from Cleveland bringing over hundred in-
 vited guests to the Garfield homestead
 where fifty relatives and friends of
 the Garfield and Mason families
 had assembled. The house was beautifully
 decorated with palms, pottea plants and cut
 flowers. At the appointed hour Mrs. Gar
 field and Mrs. Mason, with the members of
 the families and the large company of guests,
 assembled in the spacious library and
 to the orchestral music of the
 Wedding March from Loheng1in the first bridal party entered the room.
 It consisted of Mir. Harry Garfield and his
 bride accompanied by Miss May Mason of
 Cleveland, Miss Helen Newell of Chicago and
 and MT. James R. Garfield, MT. Bently War.,
 ren of Boston and Mir. Frank Baldwin of Cleveland as groomsmen. Miss May Mason acted in the capacity of maid of honor and James A. Garfield best man.. The bride was dressed in white i'll I.s-. T. --:- lace, wore & white tulle veil and carried bouquet of roses. The party took places in front of the embowsred bay window and the marriage service according to the Presbyteri- an form was read by Rev. Dr. William V. Davis, now pastor of the but who was at one time pastor of the field and Miss Mason are members. At the conclusion of the service all of the first bridal party took positions at the southern end of the room.
 The orchestra, which had been playing very softly, then broke the half silence of the wedding march and the second bridal party entered the library. It consist ed of M-. J. Stanley Brown end his bride, Mics Mary Garfield, accompanied by Miss Mabel Kittfidge of New York, Mics Minnie Garfield, Miss Sally Foster of Cincinnati and 0lE9 GAll6n flnuoH O1 NSW 1OTk Eb UIluob~ maids, and MT L. J. Hatch of Chicago, J. J. ChiokeIing of Washington, Irving Garfield, MT. Charles Jewett of Buffalo and Nr. Percival Farquhar of New York as groomsmea. Miss Mary Garfield was dressed in a charming but simple gown of white crepe laid in soft folds over white silk. She wore no veil, but carried June roses When the bride and groom had taken positions in front of the low kneeling dezk the marriage service wes read by Mr. Davis second time. At the conclusion of the ceremony both of the bridal parties received the congratula- tions of their friends while. the orchestra played Mendelssohn's Wedding March. At 6 o'clock supper was, served in the lower rooms, all the guests being seated at tables beautifully decorated with flowers. The special train returned to Cleveland at 9:30, carrying most of the guests. Mr. and Mrs. Har- ry Garfield will go to northern New York for their honeymoon, while Mr. and Mrs. Brown after a short trip west will sail for Europe.
 Among the we'll known people present at the
 ceremonies were ex-President Hayes and Mrs. Hayes, MT. and Mrs. Thomas L. James of 1 New York, Professor E. M. Gallaudet, Mrs. GalIaudst and Miss Gallaudet of Washington.