Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-06-20
GENERAL SCHOFIELD A BENEDICT.
His Marriage In KeOkuk, Iowa, to Miss
Georgia Kilbourne.

General Schofield has many warm per
sonal friends and admirers in New Mex
leo and hence the New MEXICAN pub
fishes full account of the gsllent Sol
dier's wedding, which took place at Keo
kuk, Iowa, on Thursday last:
As far as consistent with the high rank O
Gen. Schofeld and the social prominence
of his bride, the wedding was devoid o
display. The only military features wer,
the appearance of the general and his stat
in full uniform.
Only the intimate friends and relatives O
the contracting parties witnessed the cere
mony, which was performed according tt
the beautiful Episcopal ritual.
A special train bearing the wedding par
ty arrived in Keokuk from Chicago shortly
after o'clock Thursday morning, anC
was met by reception committee and es
corted to the Keokuk hotel amid the wav
ing Of the flags and bands of music. The
city was handsomely decorated for the
occasion, the national colors predominant.
ing.
At 10 minutes to IL O'Clock the wedding
party left the house OF Miss Kilbourne'e
mother. The inside of the church was
beautifully decorated with festooDs of oak
leaves and evergreens studded with roses.
Over | 200 roses were used in the decora
tons canopy covered with silk flags
extended from the entrance to the carriage.
Arriving at the door the six ushers, A. w.
kilbourne of Cleveland, Ohio, brother OF
the bride; David Bulle, her cousin G. O.
Lyon and William Fyffe of,Chicago, How.
ard Elliot of st. Louis and J. H. Hughes
OF St. Louis, Mo-, preceded the party down
the isle.
B. A. Schofield came next and was fol-
lowed by the BRIDES mother and her SOB
Willis, Gen. Schofeld and Miss Kilbourne
Lieuts. Bliss and Andrews bringing up
the rear.
The general and staff were in full uni
form. The bride wore a superb costume
of white corded silk with demi-train,
Louis Quinze jacket trimmed with crystal
gymp and vest of moussline de sol, a
beautiful white bonnet trimmed with
duchess lace, crowned theicostume. Her
hands were encased in white gloves and
she carried silver prayer book. Wag-
ner's bridal course, Lohengrin, was play
ed during the march down the aisle.
Mrs. Kilbourne, mother of the bride, gave
her away. During the ceremony the Or
ganst played the prayer CT Elizabeth from
Tannhauser.
At precisely ~ o'clock the prelate, R.
G. McIlwaine, pronounced them man
and wife, the services being according
to the impressive marriage rites
of the Episcopal church. Right Rev.
Bishop Perry of the diocese of Iowa
assisted in the ceremony. The audience
in attendance was probably the most ex-
elusive and fashionable ever in atten-
dance at wedding west Of the Missouri
river.
At the conclusion of the ceremony the
bridal party left the church in positions
reversed from those when entering.
The stately form of the distinguished
soldier was decorated with the order OF
Cincinnatus, Loyal legion, Grand army
badges, etc. He stood fully head and
shoulders above the young and fashion.
able-appearing lady who is now the wife
Of the commander-in-chief of the army of
the United States.
Immediately after the ceremony the
wedding party repaired to the residence
of the BRIDES mother, where a reception
was given to the invited guests. A stump.
tuous repast was served.
After the reception at the mansion there
was general reception by General Scho-
field at the Hotel Keokuk, and thousands
of old soldiers and citizens shook hands
with him.