New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-30
Hiss BUTrERWORTFS MARRIAGE.
THE WIFE OF HAUGHwouT HowE-'rHE cxRK
Monty PERFORMED At HIS bedside

Monty PERFORMED At HIS BEDSIDE
Washington. Oct co.-Niss Mary Butterworth.
daughter Of Representative Butterworth, Of Ohio.
to-day married TO Hanghwout Howe. Of the State De-
psrtment The marriage was TO have taken place
tomorrow. Last Friday Mr.. Howe wss taken III Of
his rooms at the Metropolitan Club chambers, and has
since grown rapidly worse His mother and step
fsthsr, DR.. and Mrs. d. B. 81. John Roosa OF New
YORK, were sent for and arrived here last night
Mr. Howe Is suffering from innammatory rheums-
tism and pneumonia. His illness has been much az
eravated by distress Of mind and disappointment az
his inability to keep his wedding engagement t0mor-
row and when Miss Butterworth learned thus fact she
proposed that sIl formaes be dispensed with and rn
wedding ceremony take place At once In Mr.. Howes
sick room. The physicians in attendance held con-
sultation and came to the unanimous decision that
wedding would be the best possible remedy for their
patient The latter received the suggestion with sigh
Of relief.
Accordingly at O'Clock this afternoon. an anxious
party assembled in the chamber Of Mr. Howe, ana the
marriage ceremony was performed by the Rev. DE-
Bartlett Of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
Those who witnessed the ceremony were Mr. and MIS-
Butterworth, DR.. and Mrs. Roosa Dr. A. F. Magruder'
Of fe Navy W. f. Curtis, the three brothers OF tine
BRIDE Miss Ballard Of Chicago, and the daughter of
Attorney General Miller.
The marriage OF Hanghwout Howe 10 Miss bul'cr'
worth in Washington and its unusual surroundings
will recall TO the minds Of many people here MT.
Howe's former marriage in this city under eircum-
stances which made 1t one Of the most romantic In
many years. in November 1881, Mr.. Howe, who was
then private secrctr yto Postmaster Pearson, married
Miss Marie Vsndycke Charter, the youngest
daughter OF Professor Ellie Charier Of Charters 1nsti-
tute The wedding took place in Trinity Chapel,
the Rev. DR.. Morgan Dix officiating Professor
Charer vigorously and bitterly opposed the marriage
Of his daughter to Mr. Howe, his opposition being so
strong that he drove his Vandyck and his daugh-
ter JEANNE from his home because they took sides with
their and supported her in her attachment to
Mr. Howe. The wedding took place November Is.
1881.
so great the interest in the wedding that hun
drcds Of men and women who had not been invited
pushed and ebowed another In the crowd that
sought admttance. The efforts OF the police
men who had been engaged to keep from
the church. all except those entitled TO admission were
unavaillng and the invited guests we're compelled To
stand In the asles during the ceremony. The wedding
was unmarked by any exciting incident Miss JEANNE
Stacy Charller, Miss Marie Ropes Miss Edith shan
non and Miss Alice Swift were the bridesmaids; and
Chester Allan Arthur. 1r., John I. FawTe +. Ter
raln Frederick ". Stickney. A Naxy Hitler. William
DuncOmb, Herbert p Brown and Richard III. EeglestOn
were the ushers. C. Frank James was the best man.
Among the guests were many prominent New Workers.