Evening journal., 1890-04-02
HAWKINs-LAwsoN.
Pretty Wedding in First Presbyterian
Church at Noon.

Pretty Wedding in First Presbyterian
Church at Noon.
William Ellwood Hawkins and Miss
Mary Mahaffy Lawson were married in
the First Presbyterian Church at noon
to-day. Mr.. Hawkins is a son of the late
d. T Hawkins, and is the real estate
dealer at No. 7f2 Market street. Miss
Lawson is a daughter of Thomas J. Law
son of the firm Of John p. Almond 4 Co.,
grocers.
The church was well filled with in
yited quests as the Court House bell told
the hour of noon, at which time Rev
George NJ. Hickman, pastor of the First
PRESBYTERIAN Church, Rev. Charles D.
Kellogg, OF Sandy Hill, New York and
Rev. Jacob Todd, ID. D.. of Grace M. K.
Church, entered the church from the
ante-room and waited in front Of the
pulpit.
The bridal party came into the church
from the vestibule in the following
order: J. Monteith jackson of this city
and John Hawkins of Media, Pa, Samuel
Lawson and Nathaniel w. Davis, Esq,
William g. Mahaffy and Jacob S. Beetem (;
the bride on the arm of her father. As
they walked to the front of the church
John Bernhardt played Wagner's
''Lohengrin.
Francis w. Heisler, the best man, with
the groom, met the party and the bride
and groom, stood before the clergymen
The pulpit was Obscured by a mass of
Easter lilies, palms and smaller plants
banked into pyramid.
The flower song from Faust" was
played softly during the marriage cere-
mony, which was opened with prayer by
s.r-. q ~
Church. OF which the bride is a mem
Der. The service proper was conducted
by Rev. Charles d. Kellogg. a former
pastor of the church. who during his
pastorate performed the ceremony at
the marriage of the brides parents.
A ring was used in the ceremony. The
responses we're so clear and distinct that
they were heard in the farthest corner CT
the church. Rev. Jacob Todd of Grace
NJ. f. Church. of which the groom is q
member, made the closing prayer and
pronounced the blessing. AS the bridal
party left the church Mendelssohn's s
grand wedding march pealed forth
The bride wore travelling suit of army
blue Henrietta cloth with a white silk
vest. Her bonnet was of white tulle,
and she was strikingly pretty. She
carried a large bunch of lilies of the
valley.
A reception was held at the residence
of Mrs. Mary Mahaify the brides grand
mother, No. 404 Delaware avenue, for the
near relatives of the bride and groom
soon after the wedding Mr.. and Mrs.
William + Hawkins will leave for two
weeks wedding trip, this afternoon, aud
when they return they will make their
home at No 9i0 Delaware avenue.
Among the guests at the marriage
were; Thomas J. Lawson and family,
Mr.. and Mrs J. Allen Colby, Mrs. L. A.
Hawkins, mother of the groom; Mr.. and
Mrs john P. Doughten, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry @. Conrad, Mr..
and Mrs Stansbury j. Wiley, Mr..
aud Mrs. T. Stewart Almond, Mr.. and
Mrs Charles Doughten, Captain and
Mrs George LeAlaistre. Rev Charles +.
Murray. MIR and Mrs Edmund p Moody.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry O. Mahaffy. Mr.. and
Mrs. Job Il. Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. James
Fl. Semple, Mr.. aud Mrs. Thomas Tat
nall, Mrs john R. Almond, the Misses
Hopes, Miss Natalie Simpson, Miss
Mary P. Almond, Miss Mabel
Jackson. Miss Matte Pennington,
Miss Mary " Patchin of Newark, Frank
d. Carpenter Harvey J. Wiley, Walter
G. Drake Calvin C. Thomas, Charles d.
Scott and Caleb Steward.