The Portland daily press., 1888-11-16
OUR NEW REPRESENTATIVE IN ENGLAND
The Marriage of Miss EndIcott to
Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain.
A Quiet Ceremony Witnessed by
Some Distinguished People.
Souvenirs Which the Bride VIII Garry
to Her English Home.

Souvenirs Which the Bride VIII Garry
to Her English Home.
WASHINGTON, Nov. ia dark, rainy and
generally disagreeable day marred, to a great
extent, the festivities of the occasion of the
marriage of Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain of En-
gland to Miss Mary Endicott, daughter of
the Secretary of War, which took place al
st. Johns Protestant Episcopal church on FL
street, opposite the Executive Mansion, at
O'Clock this afternoon. Although the state
of the weather was distinctly unpleasant,
there were compensations even In the driz-
zling rain. 1t prevented the gathering Of
the crowd which would undoubtedly have
besieged the church had the sky been clear.
1t had been feared that as the invitations to
the ceremony were verbal. and no cards to
the church had been distributed, the edifce
would have been crowded with unlimited
guests. To prepare against this emergency,
seats had been allotted to all Of the invited
guests by number; but, while great many
persons presented themselves at the church
who were evidently not among the
guests invited, there was no crowding
for admittance and the throng ON the side
walk awaiting the coming of the bride and
groom was very small Before the arrival OF
the wedding party the President and Mrs.
Cleveland and most of the invited guests had
entered the church and been shown to their
seats. The front seat on the left hand side
OF the centre aisle had been reserved for Mr..
and Mrs. Endicott, Miss Clara Payson, their
neice, and f. G. Endicott, Jr. Directly be-
hind this were arranged the relatives OF the
bride and near friends of tie family. The
official guests occupied the pews on the right
hand side Of the centre aisle. In the front
pew sat the President. Mrs. Cleveland and
tary Of State and the Misses
Bayard, the Secretary of the Treasury
and Mrs.l Fairchild, the Secretary of the
Navy, Mrs. Whitney and the Secretary. Of
the Interior, the Postmaster General, Mrs.
Dickinson, and Miss Villas. Mr.. Justice
Lamar and Mr.. Justice Gray. The pews
behind these were occupied by officers OF the
army and their wives.
Shortly after o'clock the bride entered
the church, leaning on the arm of her father
She was attired in a gray travelling dress.
As she passed up the aisle, Mr.. Chamberlain
appeared at the chancel rail. He was unac-
companied. He wore a frock coat. dark
was performed according to the rites of the
Episcopal church, by Rev. w. A. Leonard of
Washington, assisted by Rev. j. p. Franks
of Salem, Mass. At its conclusion the bride
and groom walked down the aisle followed
by the BRIDES family and the ushers. They
were driven Immediately to the Endicott
mansion, where they were followed shortly
afterward by the relatives and guests, to
whom wedding breakfast was served. The
decoration of the house was simple. No
elaborate floral pieces were ordered. Potted
palms filled odd hooks in the hall and libra
ry, great vases of roses stood in every room
and decorated the long breakfast table, and
the mantels were covered with rare cut flow
ers. These blossoms came from the White
House and many private conseryatories, and
were the gifts Of Miss Endicott's friends.
The bridal presents received by Miss Endi-
colt were quite elaborate, and include
check for substantial sum from her grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Peabody; di-
amond and sapphire necklace, from her uncle
in London; diamond and sapphire crescent
for her hair, pair of diamond and sapphire
bracelets, and a diamond ring from Mr.
Chamberlain, and diamond crescent from
hersfather.
Mrs. Cleueland's present is complete set
of silver knives, forks and spoons, gold
lined and encased in handsome satinwood
box. Mrs. Whitney, Mrs. Fairchild, Mrs.
Villas, Mrs. Dickinson and the Misses Bay
ard sent articles Of jewelry, silver ware and
other costly Temembrances,
A reception was held at the residence Of
the Secretary. and the newly married couple
received the congratulations of the invited
guests. After the reception, Mr. and Mrs.
Chamberlain drove to the Pennsylvania sta
ton, and it is supposed went to New York,
although their destination is not known,
even to the brides parents. They will re-
turn to Washington within week and be
the guests of Secretary Endicott for a few
days. On the 26th they sail for Europe.
The Bride.
Boston, Mass, Nov. 15.-Mary Cr0wnin-
shield Endicott of Salem, who today mar
ried Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain, is of the 10th
generation, in direct descent from that John
Endicott who came to Naumkeag in 1923,
and who was the first Governor of the Mass
achusetts Bay colony; that John Endicott
who cut the red cross from the English flag.
John Endicott's eldest son, John, died un-
married soon after the death of tie Governor.
His second son, Zerobabel, died at the age
of 80, leaving John and Samuel. The former
resided and died in England. Samuel, Of the
third generation, died in 1862, when his son
Samuel was years of age. From his 51st to
his 10th year this Capt. Samuel Endicott of
the fourth generation was the only male heir
of Gov. Endicott of that generation living.
His eldest son was named John, like all the
eldest Endicotts before him, and died in 1888
at the age of 20. The eldest Of the sixth
generation was likewise John, and died in
1916 on the Orchard farm" in Danyersport
10 uiu MS ldbuCl anu hlo Wdo
the farm granted to Gov. John Endi-
colt in 1859. Capt. Samuel Endieott
was the first of the eldest children not named
John. He was born in 1868, and died in
Salem in 1928. His eldest son was William
p. Endcott, father of Secretary Endicott,
who died last March at the age of 81 years.
He was of the eighth generation, and the
secretary is of the ninth. Miss Endicott's
age has been variously stated from % to 26.
BY the records in the Office of the city clerk,
It appears that she was born in Salem on
March 26 1864.
It's the understanding of her friends in
Salem that Immediately after the wedding
Mr.. and Mis-. Chamberlain will visit Mrs.
Lowell Mason in Boston, and subsequently
MIR. and Mrs George Peabody of Washing
ton square, Salem, Mrs. Endicott's parents,
aud possibly Mr.. S. Endicott Peabody at
Hernwood. During the past summer Miss
Endlcott was at Nahant with friends, and
and later in the season at the residence of
her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Lowell
Mason, on the Beverly Shore
The Endicott mansion on Essex street has
not been open this year. The secretary
when in town has stopped at the residence
Of Mr.. George Peabody. The family resi-
dence is good specimen of old English
architecture and was built in 1744 by an an
cestor of the late Joseph S. Cabot