Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-11-28
PRETTY oHUnoH WEDDING.
Marriage OF the uev. II. Y. Roberts
and Miss Mary y. Bryan.

Marriage OF the uev. II. Y. Roberts
and Hiss Mary =. Bryan.
pretty wedding was solemnized in
Newport M. e. Church yesterday in
the presence of host of friends of the
contracting couple. The groom was the
Rev. Emerson Pierce Roberts, pastor OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church at
Oxford, Md, Rnd his bride was Miss
Mary Smith Bryan, daughter of the Rev.
James u. Bryan, pastor of Newport NJ.
E. Church, and formerly of this city.
Fully 800 people were present, includ-
ing Mr.. and Mrs. William II. Knowles OF
Frederick, the Rev. aud Mrs. Il E. Bar
rett, the Rev. j. d. O.Hanna, Mrs. NJ. A.
Tsggsrt, Mrs. Charles Moore, Mrs. Re-
beoca Hance, Miss Ellen Hance, MIR. and
Mrs. James H. Floyd, Misses Lidie and
Lizzie johnson, Mrs. Mary Fletcher, Mrs.
John G. Baker, Miss RebeocR stevenson,
Mrs. Joseph Teas, Miss Edith Robinson,
Mrs. Charles Wood, Miss Sallie Il. Shaw,
Mrs. Hannah johnson, Mrs. Sallie Stein,
B. F. Ashbridge, Mr.. and Mrs. W. e.
Linton, Harry Morgan. Misses Martha
and Emily Finn, Mrs. James y.
Morgan, Mr.. aud Mrs. John b.
Martin and Miss Irene Hepbron OF this
city and Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Green, Mr..
and Mrs. Atwood Wsldin. Mrs. James e.
Bryan, Miss Annie Bryan, William
Bryan, Mrs. Anna Bell Eyersou, William
Finn, Mrs. Mary Gamble, Mrs. Newton
Finn, Miss Sadie Finn, Mrs. Annie
Crsnston, Mrs. Alice Wood, Miss Nellie
Justiss, Miss Emily Gregg, Mrs. Lizzie
Hillyard, Miss Fiorie Baldwin, Mrs.
Joseph Watson, Miss Sallie SnodgrasS,
Miss Laura Emerson, Misses ella and
Hattie johnson, Mrs. Sarah Gregg, Mrs.
William Armstrong and Misses Layins
and Martha Lyman OF Newport,
The pretty event transpired in this
main auditorium, which had been dark
ened and lighted. The pulpit was banked
with flowers and in front of this mass Of
beauty and fragrance was bower madt
Of evergreen and adorned with larg,
marriage bell composed of white flowers
beneath which the bridal party stood
When the bride and groom, preceded BY
the ushers, James e. Bryan, Dr.. and a
Goodman Bryan, brothers OF the bride
entered and proceeded to the altar raj
the church reverbeTated with music from
s'Lohengrinn The BRIDES father wa
the officiating clergyman and the cere
mony was performed in accord with tn
full marriage service Of the Methods
Episcopal church. The bridal party de
part sd while the Hendelssohn march wa
being played. Mrs. William Finn wa
the musician. The brides costume wa
OF maroon henrietta with hat trimmed t
match. Rhe carried bouquet Of Mar
eschai Neil roses.
For half hour Immediately following
the wedding, Mr.. and Mrs. Roberts he'll
reception in the lecture room. Subse
, quently the bridal party and numerou
, intimate friends partooS OF fine we'd
ding breakfast, which was spread in tn
parsonage, adjoining the church. Th
bestowhl of congratulations was lavish
MIR. and Mrs. Roberts received many ele
, giant gifts.
At IL 20 p. m. the happy couple starte
: on northern trip. On their return the
: will proceed to their home, at OXFORD
They departed from Newport amid
shower OF rice. The WilningtoniRn
, returned by the train which bore Mr.. an
: Mrs. Roberts on their bridal jaunt.