The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-10-26
Welded AT THE FAIR
Miss Wilson and Mr.. Phelps Mar
ried in the Indiana Building.
Another Couple United in the Ferris
Wheel Office-NatiOnal Commission
and Lady Managers.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal
CHICAGO, Oct. 25.-Miss Gertrude Leigh
Wilson, of Lafayette, Ind, and Frank r.
Phelps, of this city, enjoyed the unique
experience of being joined in marriage in
the Indiana worlds fair building to-day.
Mr.. Phelps, who is retail grocer on Hal
sted street, wrote the other day to Com
missioner Havens asking the privilege Of
wedding Indiana girl in the building.
Permission was given when it was found
out that he was in earnest Miss Wilson
arrived from Lafayette to-day and was
met by the prospective groom. Accom-
panied by his brother and a minister, they
were driven to the fair grounds and re-
paired at once to the Indiana building,
which was well filled by those who had
learned of the novel event Standing in
the center Of the assembly room. the knot
was tied, cheer was given for the couple
and the little party started off to partake
or a wedding breakfast after which they
enjoyed tour of the grounds.
1t was announced yesterday that there
had been a wedding on the Ferris
wheel. This was a mistake. a large
crowd gathered about the wheel at high
James d. Hutchinson and Charlotte Zich-
Ter, young couple from Waukegan, man
and wife. But the marriage did not take
place in mid-air, as was expected. When
was asked for, but the superintendent said
that no marriage could be performed in
concession. However, he placed the pri-
vate office of the company at the disposal
of the couple. They, of course, protested,
but in vain. So to the office the party
went, and there Rev. E. Z. Hartley, of
Gurner, made Miss Zichler Mrs. Hutchin-
son. 1t was quite pretty wedding. The
bride wore street gown OF dark TX. hello o.
black, and black velvet hat. Her maid OF
honor was Edith Knox, a little one who
has seen perhaps six sum- ers, and the at
tendants were Mr. Walker Townsend and
Miss Genie Hutchinson, sister of the groom.
The guests were all Waukegan people, the
Zichler, Mr.. and Mrs. Newton Knox, Mr..
and Mrs W. l.. Hutchinson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Holmes, G. n. Ferry, Mr.. and Mrs.
c. p. Wells and the Misses Florence Thack-
err and Lizzie Berk. After the ceremony
the adjourned trip in the wheel was taken
Marine day was celebrated appropriately
ing there was a night pageant on the water
of all the craft which had taken part In the
daylight parade, but the scene was more
All the boats carried flags and lights
and prizes were awarded for the best
decorated vessel. After the parade came
roman candle rocket and bomb cannonad-
ing between two boats on the lake front
This was followed by special display OF
At the meeting of the national commits
sion to-day, the directorgeneral was re-
quested by resolution to Keep an nnlld III
m. all the remaining days of the fair. The
decapitation committee reported that the
director-genera had requested that his
salary be discontinued after Dec. 81 next,
and he would only call on the commission
for small expenses needed to wind up the
r ,elta Hi' that secretary Dicisinsons
salary should stop June 80 next, being the
middle of the fiscal year, and the services
-sOf Il l.e 1tcnn iVlrra
All the other clerks and employees viii be
dropped some time during November. The
appropriation Tor an the expensesSs ESQ OF N tne
/ will be $4,000, and the commission have
set apart $4,000 for themselves. 1t is doubt
full whether the appropriation Will meet
the needs of the exposition.
The commission also ordered Director
general Davis to officially recognize J. NJ
resentative of that State There was some
sharp talk before the order was passed
and tomorrow the matter will be contin-
ued, when Director-general Davis appears
before the commissioners.
The board of lady managers held Spe-
cial meeting to-day. and adjourned, after
president. A proposition to appropriate ST.
500 for the closing exercises was defeated
Phoebe Couzins who insisted that the
finances Of the woman's board are so tam
gled up that nobody knew whether it had
An elaborate banquet was given at the
Auditorium, tonight. to President T. w.
Palmer of the Worlds Columbian EXPOSE
ton Among those who responded to toastS
were President Palmer, Secretary of Agri-
culture j. Sterling Morton, Governor Alt
geld. of Illinois; Sir Henry T. Ward, of
England; President III. n. Higinbotham, of
the Columbian Exposition; Mayor Carter III.
Harrison, Director-general George r. Davis,
John c. Wyman, Commissioner o. V.
Tousley Lyman ]. Gage, Adlai L. Ewing,
Daniel II. Burnham and Selim II: Peabody
Fred N Ipnis, leader OF Innis's Thirteenth
- Vnrr Ofr1r-
ed to-day musical director of the exer-
cises to be held in Festival Hall the clos
ing day of the worlds fair
The paid admissions at the fair to-day
were 252,6lS.