The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-23
Marriage Of N. J. Cummings
to Miss Mary Greeley.
a Brilliant and Largely Attended Ger
smeny Followed by a Banquet.
Groom We'll KNOWN In Political Cir
cles aad the Bride is Popular.

Seldom in the long history OF st. Pat
rick's Church has there been grander
wedding party there than was the case
this morning, when ct 10 O'Clock Mat
thew J. Cummings, Esq, overseer OF the
poor, and Miss Mary Greeley, daughter OF
ex-Councilman Michael Greeley, were
united in marriage and the church was
crowded with guests.
Both bride and groom are life long resi-
dents of the North End OF the city, ana
both are particularly respected ano pop
ular among those who have known them
from childhood. The groom was Tor
wears an officer and prominent in the So
cieties organized there for the advance.
ment OF Young men, and the number oil
the brides friends Is, as was attesteu tooay
in many ways. very large one. botn
oarties have the most earnest wishes oil
everyone for a successful and happy
future.
The bride entered the church with her
father. followed by the maid OF honor,
bridesmaids and ushers and the march TO
the sanctuary rail, where the bride was
met by the groom and his best man, was
3. pretty one.
her father, was escorted by the groom 10
the front of the altar, where Rev. Father
Brjscoe rector of the church, performed
the mari iaze ceremony. Immediately after
the solemnizat ,on of high nuptial mass
was begun, OF which Rev. Father Briscoe
was ceiebrant; Rev; Father suilivan'
deacon. Rev Father Fitzpatrick sub dea-
con, and Rev. Father Harty, master oil
ceremonies.
The muslcal portion OF the ceremony
was unusually fine, Professor James Nc
Laughlin OF Boston rendering the march
es, which were the "March Beautiful,
from ssLohengrin, at the entrance CT the
party into the church, and Mendelssohn'f
wedding marcn on its departure. The
regular Qrganist of the church, Mr..
Charles II. Kelly, presided nj the organ
during the singing OF the "Kyrie, from
Mozart's Twelfth Mass, the "Sanctus,
"Benedictus, and "Agnus Dei," from
Gauss' Mass At the offertory Miss An
0ela Mulvey sang Gounod's "Ave Maria. y
and at the communion Mass Loretts
Brennan sang the 80. Salutaris. The
choir. previous to the commencement ol
the mass, rendered the ''Veni Creator
Spiritus."
There were about twenty clergyn on
present In the sanctuary. which was dec
GRATED with palms.
The groom was attended by James r.
Bmith, ESQ, OF New York, and the maid
pf honor was Miss Della M. Greeley, .
lister of the bride, and the bridesmaids,
Miss Helen Louise O'Byrne. of this city
and Miss Mary 4. Campbell of Waltham
Mass.
The bride was charmingly gowned II
white duchesse satin, en- traine, trimmed
with duchesse lace and wore silk tull
veil caught with diamcni pendants, tn
latter the gilt OF the groom, and carries
: white prayer book.
The maid OF honor's costume was
white brocaded satin skirt with chiffoi
waist and white Neapoiitan nat witt
white ostrich plumes, and she carried
bouquet of white roses.
The GESTURES OF the bridesmaids wer
oink brocaded silk skirts, pink chinor
waists with gold trimmings and they car
sied bouquets of pink roses.
The ushers were DIR. Vincent j. Bag
gett, John Il. Mulvey, James II. Bash
ford, DR.. Joseph 4. Hawkins, John
O'Regan of this city, DIR. j. j. Goodwin
of Clinton, Mass, Charles W. Campoeil
OF waltham, Mass, w. +. A. Giilen o
Pawtucket.
After the church services the wedding
party and numerous invited guests in
cluding several clergymen repaired 10 tn'
home of the bride father, where catere
Geib served an elaborate wedding break
fast. Langstsff's Orchestra Furnished
music during the repast and also al the
reception which followed.
The reception was q most pleasant affai
the various rooms of the fine home beiDl
very tastefully decorated with flower
and potted plants by O'Connor, the fior
ist. Numerous friends of the bride ant
groom from New York, Brooklyn, Bos
ton and Waltham were IN attendance.
Mr.snd Mrs. Cummings left on an after
noon train for New York, and befor
their return from their bridal journe
will visit Philadelphia, Washington, Bal
timore, and Atlanta, Ga.
Extremely fortunate was the bride IN tn
beauty and number OF her presents. Their
were many OF them of great value and tn
exhibition of them to the guests was no
the least noteworthy thing about the re
ception. One large room was almost CON
pletely filled with these testimonials G
the aupreciation OF friends and they cor
sisted OF gold, silver and bric-a- brac
the richest kind.
The number of invitations TO the we
ding sent out was about 800.