Helena weekly herald., 1889-06-13
MARY WILLING CLYMER.

WASHINGTON, June 12.-[Special. ]-St.
Johns church was filled by the fashionable
people of Washington before o'clock this
afternoon, the hour appointed for the mar
riage of ex-Secretary Thomas F. Bayard
and Miss Mary Willing Clymer. Shortly
after 2 o'clock, the bride, wearing travel
ing dress and leaning on the arm of her
brother, Shubrick Clymer, entered the
church. The wedding was as quiet and
unpretentious as the union Of two persons
so prominent in public and social life could
we'll be, and yet the church had as
large and distinguished an assemblage as
perhaps it ever contained. Invitations
had been issued to ex President Cleveland
and the members of the cabinet, former COL
leagues of Mr.. Bayard, and also to President
Harrison, with whom Mr.. Bsyard sat for
six years in the Senate. The ceremony
was performed by The Rev. DR.. Leonard.
After q short wedding tour Mr.. and Mrs.
Bayard will settle down in the quiet en-
joyment of each others company at the
family residence in Wilmington. Mrs.
Bayard is decided blonde and is acknowl-
edged by all to be beautiful, but not more
distinguished by personal beauty than
queenly dignity and generous heart. She
has graceful slender figure, and dresses
in exquisite taste. Few ladies are better
known in Washington society. She never
dances, but she is a charming conversa-
tionalist. The bride, who is 80 years
of age, belongs to a historic family.
She is daughter of DR.. George
Clymer, a grandson of signer of the
Declaration of Independence; native of
Pennsylvania, who entered the Navy in
1929, as assistant surgeon on the frigate
Constitution. He was surgeon of the Mis-
sissippi squadron from 1863 to 1865, and
died in this city after a long and distin-
guished. career. The brides mother was
Miss Mary Shubrick, daughter of Rear Ad-
miral William Bradford Shubrick, one of
the most distinguished officers in the
Navy. He was the son of Colonel in the
Revolutionary army under General
Nathaniel Green and his aid at the battle
of Eutaw Springs. He was a native of
of Norfolk against the British. He was a
Lieutenant on the Constitution at the
capture Of the Cayans and Levant in 1915.
During the Mexican war he was COM
mander-in chief of the Pacific squad
ron. In 1847, with a naval brig
ade, organized from the vessels
of his feet, he captured the cities of the
entire western coast of California and
Mexico Later on he commanded fleet,
and sailing for Buenos Ayres, satisfacto-
rily terminated the international difficult
ties which had arisen between this country
and Paraguay. His widow has two daugh
ters. One of them has been married for
some years and the other is now the wife
of ex Secretary Bayard. Mrs. Clym er and
her daughters have for several years lived
on II street. adjoining the house of Mr..
B sncroft, the historian. Mr.. Bayard, who
is distant relative of the Clymers, was
born in October, 1928, Of a distinguished
Delaware family. He was admitted to the
bar in 1851, and soon commanded
practice wide as the limits of his State.
Shortly after his name had been added to
the roll of Delaware lawyers he was made
United States District Attorney, but he
soon resigned the Office. In March, 1862
he took his seat as United States Senator.
He continued in the Senate until called BY
President Cleveland to be Secretary of
State. Mr.. Bayard lost his wife and a
daughter while serving in that Office
Eight of his twelve children are living and
they all attended his marriage to-day.