The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-06-15
A Double Wedding in the Gavfi aid
Family


MENTOR. Ohio, June IA large
number of guests assembled. this afler-
noon, at the pleasant country horne of
Mrs. James A. Garfield, near Mentor,
Ohio, to witness the marriage of Harry
Garfield and Miss Bale Maaon. of
Cleveland. and J. Stanley Brown,
of Washington, d. c.. and Miss Mary
Garfield. The house was beautifully
decorated with palms, ported plants
and cut flowers. The large bay win
dow in the library Wh3r the wedding
parties were 20. stand during the csre
,nony, was canopied with roses and
smllax and lined with palms and semi
| tropical plants so as TO form an alGoye
OF soft greenery. In froht Of This re-
cess and partly under the canopy Of
| roses and smiiax stood low -nreilng
8 piece Of Egyptian dr&psIy covered
with a delicate white and gold
embroidery. Here and there Oh The
low book cases stood large vases filled
With red or white peonies and spikes OF
dark blue lupine and over the
marble bust of General Gar
field in the northeastern corner of the
room had been araped with fig OF
Williams College class of '56." which |
hung over the banquet table on the &C.
casioa of the meeting of that class in |
Washington on the eve Of General Gar
field s in Inauguration, and which was sent |
by DR.. DoJt TO Mrs Garfield to oe used
at the wedding OF her children. |
Roses also decorated the portrait # |
MISS M4son'S father, the lac James |
Mason, OF Cleveland. At the appointed |
hour Mrs. Garfield and Mrs, Mason,
vita members OF their fam lies and a |
large company 0f guests assembled in |
the spacious library ard to tie orches- |
rral music OF Wedding March" from |
Loheagrin, the first bridal party |
entered the room and consisted |
bride, accompanied by Miss May
Newell, of Chicago. and Miss South |
WORTH, of Cleveland. as bridesmaids |
aud James r. Garfield, Bentley War |
rem, of Boston, and Frank Baldwin. of |
Cleveland. as groomsmen. Miss May |
Masoa acted in the capacity OF maid OF |
honor TO the bride, and James z. Gar |
field as the best man to the groom. The |
party took their places in front of the |
empowered bay window and the mar
rage service according to the Presby- |
terrain form was read by Rev. DR.. VIM.
V. Davis, who is now pastor OF the
Union Church at Worcester. Mass, but
who was at one time pastor of the
Buclsd Avenue Presbyterian Caurch
in Cleveland. At the con-
ciusion of the ceremony the bridal
party took position at the southern
and of the room and the second party
entered, consisting Of ]. Stanley Brown
and his bride, Mrs. Mary Garfield, &C
c1n panied by MISS Maids Krlt edge, OF
New York; Miss Minnie garfield, of
Cincinnati; Miss Ellen WindaI, of
L. J. Hatch, OF Chicago; J.
J. Chickering, of Washington;
Irving Garfield, of Mentor, Charles
Jewett, rf Bugalo, a1d Percival Farqua-
hen, of New York City, as groomsmen.
3. j. Hatc1 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
was read by DR.. Davis a second time to
the accompanim of very faint music
from the orchestra il the upper hall
At the conclusion of the ceremony,
both the br daI parties stationed them.
selves in front of the alcove, and |
the newly welded young people
re 3eIved the congratulations OF |
many friends, whiia the orchestras
played Mendehlsson wedding
March" At6 clock supper was served
In the lower room, all ths CUE It's b, ing
seated az tables beautifully decorated |
with flowers and lighted. Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Garfield viii go to northern New
York for their hoaeym0ol, while Mr..
and Mrs. Stanley Brown, after o
short trip to the Western s etes
will sail for Europe. Among the we'll
known people who were present at the
ceremonV were ex-PfasIdeut and Mrs
Hayes, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas l.. James
of New York; Professor NJ E. Gal
iaudet, Mrs. GalIaudet and Miss Gal
laUdet, of Washington, D. C.