The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-22
WE'D WITH QUAKER RITES.
A QUAINT CEREMONY ~ THE RUTHER-
FORD SQUARE MEETING HOUSE
Miss Elizabeth Wiliets, . Grandniece OF
the millionaire Quaker Samuel wiliets,
Married DIR. samuel w. Lambert.

Miss Elizabeth wtliets, q Grandniece OF
the millionaire Quaker Samuel wiHets,
Married to DIR. Samuel W. Lambert.
At noon yesterday In the prim meeting
house Of the Society OF Friends. at Rutherford
place and Fifteenth street. Miss Elizabeth
Willets and DR.. Samuel W. Lambert married
themselves. No minister offlciated for none
was needed. No prayers were said and no
music greeted their approach to the altar.
Ceremony and display were lacking. and yet
the wedding was celebrated with perhaps
more pomp than any other previous wedding
In the meeting house. Some Of the elder
Quakers recalled that 1t was the first public
wedding held In the meeting house in twenty
years.
Miss Wilets is the daughter OF John T. Will
let's. President OF the Leather Manufacturers
Bank. and son OF the late Robert Willets and
nephew OF the millionaire Quaker. Samuel
Willets. who was power in the Society OF
Friends. Miss Willets is not member OF the
society. although her father is u member by
birthright. both his parents belonging to
the society She attends tho meeting house.
and Is active In its charities. and It was her
desire to DO married there. DR.. Lambert Is the
son OF DR.. Edward f. Lambert.
Half an hour before the ceremony was to
take place tho little meeting house was crowd
had been sent out. but only about 400 could
gain entrance. Most OF the people 10 attend
nnce were personal friends OF the two fam lies.
but there were many Friends present. and not
q lew who came from tho INN ediate neig hbor-
hood curious to see tho ceremony.
Everything had subdued character. the
the ceremony, the decorations. and the people.
No h2wers were displayed. but the rostrum
OF palms Especially noticeable among the
people were tho young women. clad In soft
colored cloth gowns. wearing big hats which
the hrmss, which shaded the eyes and the
kept their eyes right toward the pews where
they were going TO sit Scattered among the
Friends dfsssel IN their ire old i time tire M
ing smooth black coats with velvet laced
standing collars and broad topped lappcls. and
Outside in rutherford place and in Stuyve;,
SAINT sguaro were any number, Of idlers and
at those going into the meeting, house.
Miss Wlllets reached the church. accom-.
panied by her father. shortly before noon. A
lew minutes later the ushers. Dr. Aiexsnder
Lambert. n brother Of the bridegroom: Mr. j.
Henry Carson. pr Charles +. Iollins, and Mr'
Following were the ' two 'S Sridssmaid., Miss
WilletSS and Miss Lambert, The bride nd.
vaneod leaning on her fathers arm. she wore
and q tulle, veil, The hridcsmaIs, were, at;
tired III nei,'Hte green a.! white os strlpsd
with black velvet bows.
The procession was received Mt the rostrum
by DR., Lambert and his best man and DR.. j., w.
MarkOe. Dr. Lambert advanced and took MISS
Wiliets by the right hand They stood facing
each other scarcely looking mt their assem- bled
friends, as DR.. Lambert said:
" In tho presence oi tho ord and these my
friends. promise to take thee TO lie my welded
wife, promising. through Divine assistance. 20
10 faithful and aiectionate husband till
Then Miss Wiletts SPOKE q few hurried
words. inaudibie to the people What she said
was:
y" In the presence OF tho Lord and my friends
promise 10 take thee TO be my welded hus-
band. promising through Divine assistance.
to be y faithful and affectonate wife until
death"
No prayer was offered hut after moments
pause Mr.; Howard j. Wright; the white-hAiIed
clerk OF the meeting, unroled a large certif-
cate. DR., and Mrs. Lambert walked q step or
two to the left. where he was standing. and
then. seating himself in chair DR.. Lambert
signed his name 20 the certificate. Then Mrs..
Lambert signed the document. writing not her
maiden name but her new name
Then Mr. Wright stood up aud read the
certificate, which reeounted that on the 2lst
day OF October. 1888. the. two parties In the
presence OF Witnesses had pledged them selves
to be husband and vile. To thiscsrtiheata are