The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-09-16
A Pretty Home wedding.

! The prettiest home wedding celebrated in
1 Westminster for some time was that of Miss
| Mary Bruce Irwin and Mr.. John F. Cunning.
| ham. The bride is a daughter of Capt. P. IL.
Irwin, OF Westminster, and grand daughter
of Col. J Brooke Boyle, and the groom is
the Cashier of the Farmers and Mechanics
| National Bank uf Westminster, and both are
| popular in social circles.
The ceremony took place at $50 O'Clock
on Tuesday afternoon, in the music room,
under an arch of wild flowers, and to the
back of the bridal party was bank OF palms
and ferns. Vines were festooned artistically
about the room. The parlor, hall and ban
quet room were also tastefully trimmed with
golden rod and other fall flowers. The whole
first floor of the spacious dwelling was fairy
scene, and the effect was heightened by soft
| lights and the pretty costumes OF the bridal
party.
Rev. Theodore Meade, of st. Josephs
Church. Taneytown, oficiated, in the absence
of the local parish priest, Father Cassidy,
and read the impressive ceremony OF the Ro-
man Catholic Church, after first impressing
upon the bride and groom elect the impor-
lance of the step they were about to take and
the sacredness of the marital VOWS.
The bride wore heavy cotelle silk, en- train,
and square neck, filled with old lace, with
veil and orange blossoms, and carried bride
roses Miss Elizabeth Key Irwin was the
best girl. and the bridesmaids were Miss May
Walsh Of Glen Ridge, New Jersey, Miss Bes-
sic Matthews of Baltimore county, Miss Bes-
sic Shriver of Union Mills, Miss Nancy
Roberts and Miss Betty Shrver of Westmin-
ster. These wore white null, and carried
red roses.
The best man was Mr.. Frank E. Cunning
ham, of Brunswick, Georgia, and the ushers
Maesre William, N MURRAY uf Pitts.
burg, Pa, j. Brooke Irwin, F. Neal Parke,
Arthur +. Smith and Charles B. Roberts, Jr.,
of Westminster.
An aisle was formed of evergreen ribbon,
held by six pretty little girls-Margery Ster-
ling, Eugenia Fouke, Kitty Boyle, Elizabeth
Sterling, Lillian Fink and Eleanore Fouke.
Through this the bride and her father, pre-
ceded by the ushers and bridesmaids, passed
through the hall and parlor to the music room,
to the strains of Memberships march, played
by Miss Mary Thayer on the piano, accom-
panied by Mr.. Charles Il. Woods on the violin.
Under the arch stood the groom and his best
man. Then came the ceremoney, congratu-
lations, reception and elegant refreshments.
At 4. 80 the bride and groom left for New
York, their departure being witnessed by
most of those who attended the wedding.
The gifts to the bride formed dazzling
array Of cut glass and exquisite silverware,
beautiful pictures, handsome pieces of furni.
ture and many other presents. They included
also check for 5000 from the parents of the
groom, Mr.. and Mrs. Wm. A. Cunningham,
a check for $50 from the Westminster Gas
Light Company, of which the groom is secre-
tary. and 500 in gold from the groom.
The wedding guests were from Hagerstown.
Baltimore, York, Pa, and various parts of
Carroll aud Howard counties, and formed
numerous company.
The nigh, before the wedding the groom
gave n supper to number of friends ut the
Hotel Albion. Host Yantis got up the feast
in elegant style, and-the occasion was a most
ENJOYABLE one. In addition the groom, the
best man and ushers, there were present
Harry p Gorsuch of Catoctin, Nd, G. W.
Frizell of Baltimore, John c. and Philip
Bannon of Annapolis, Harry J. Turtle, John
NJ. Roberts, Charles E. Herring, j. Milton
Reifsnider, Howard f. Schaeifer, John j.
Baumgartner, W. Il. Brown and Charles W.
Moore.
At night Miss Lizzie Key Irwin gave n
dance at Winchester Place, which was much
enjoyed. The large dining room was prettily
decorated for the occasion. Those present,
besides the bridesmaids and ushers. were
Mrs Geo. F. Wysham. Miss Hall, Miss g
Ramsay, Miss Woods, Miss Norris, Of Balti-
more; Misses McSherry, Frederick; Miss
Rutledge, Wilmington, Del; Mrs. F. W..
Fouke, Mrs. Fink, Mrs. Annie Sterling, Miss
Moore, Miss Berthe Shriver, Miss Maggie
Baumgartner, Miss Blanche Bennett, Helen
Irwin and May Bruce Smith, of Westminster;
Mr.. and Mrs J. Alex. II. Campbell, York,
Pa, j. Shorb Neale, Edgar Thompson. and
Mr. James, of Baltimore; Mr.. Myers, York,
Pa; l.. Howell Lamotte, J. Smith Reifsni-
der, William Shriver, and j. Stewart of Ian