The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-24
NO SPECTATORS WANTED.
The Githens-Jennings Wedding In a
Cleared Church.

Had Mr. James Gethins and Miss Mag
gle Jennings, the latter of No. 416 Mon
mouth street, who were married last
night by the Rev. Father Farrell, of st.
Mary's Roman Catholic Church, at
tempted to give wide spread publicity
to the marriage they could not have sue
ceeded better than they did in their efforts
| to have the nuptial ceremony private.
There were nearly one thousand per-
sons present at last evenings devotional
services in st. Mary's Church on Second
street. The services were over. Father
Farrell had dismissed the large congrega-
ton, and many were pouring out of the
sacred edtfice when suspicious looking
coach was observed in front of the
church by those who first retired, and
another was observed disappearing
around the corner of Erie street, in the
direction of the priests house on Third
street.
IsIT A WEDDING?
"a wedding" whispered some one, and
the whisper was passed along the line.
The curious congregation again sought
seats in the church to witness the cere-
mony. Alas! they were doomed to disap-
pointment. In obedience to Father Far
rell's orders the lights were being rapidly
extinguished by the sexton, while the
Father courteously invited the expectant
audience to politely vacate the gloomy
auditorium.
The thousand disappointed ones slowly
and sorrowfully filed out of the buildings
aud the doors were closed behind them.
The coach in front had disappeared and
the majority of the disappointed congre-
cation went off to their respective homes.
Some of the highly curious, however,
followed up the trail of the coaches and
found them in front of the priests house
in Third street.
CHASING THE WEDDING PARTY.
Thither the throng wended their way.
They crowded around the steps of the
priests domicile, and blocked the side
walk till the services of a strapping big
policeman were called into requisition,
who cleared the pavement of the obstruc-
tionists and gave the bride and bridegroom
chance to reach the bridal coach after
the ceremony had been performed.
The bride is very popular in the neigh
borhood. She is noted beauty inclined to
the blonde type, and all her young friends
were exceedingly anxious to see how she
looked in bridal array.
1t was in Difference to her wishes that,
inasmuch as it was rule, in Catholic
churches in general, and the expressed
wish OF the Bishop in particular, that all
marriages in Catholic churches should
take place before SundoWn. that the we'd
ding should be as private as possible.
FATHER FARRELL RETTCENT.
Observing the deep interest manifested
by the crowd and knowing the popularity
of the welded couple in the section in
which both reside, / called upon the Rev.
Father Farrell for the particulars of the
ceremony.
'1 have no information whatever to
give to you," said her father. Catholics
do not always care to have their mar
riages published. They don't care for
aotoriety."
Nor was / more fortunate in cleaning
information at the home of the BRIDES
people. An exceedingly bright and clever
young lady, evidently a sister of the
bride, informed me that nothing was TO
be said about the ceremony. Beyond
stating that the ceremony was performed
in the church ediice and that the FORUM
ate couple were now on bridal trip, she
refused any further information.
A supper was served by Morrow e. Day
at the BRIDES home, at which two hun
dred invited friends were present.
Mr. Gethen, the bridegroom, is the
produce dealer who lives at No. 300 Third
street.