The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-27
Miss Rockefeller, the Bride, and
Her Relatives Went to the
Buckingham.
THERE THE KNOT WAS TIED.
Great Disappointment of Friends Who
Attended the Decorated Place
of Worship.

NEW YORK, n. Y, Nov. 26.-Miss
Edith Rockefeller, youngest daughter OF
John d. Rockefeller, was married at noon
to-day in the Buckingham Hotel to II ar old
Mccormick. son of Cyrus Mccormick of
Chicago. In poiEt of brilliancy the we'd
ding had given promise of being one of the
most notable of the season. The marriage
was to have been solemnized in the Fifth
avenue Baptist Church, and the beautiful
interior of the edifice had been ira nsiormed
into tropical garden. Some forty men
had been at work at the church yesterday
afternoon and had nearly completed the
arrangement of elaborate floral decorations
when word was received that the marriage
ceremony would take place at the Buck
ingham Hotel instead of the church and
the order was given to stop work.
The Rev. DR.. w. II. P. Paunce was to be
officiating clergyman, assisted by the Rev.
DR.. John Hall. Certainly grand cere-
mony was promised, but the hand of provi-
dence interfered, and Mr.. Mccormick
found himself confined to his room on his
wedding day, i'll with an attack Of pleurisy,
which threatened eumonia. His physi-
clan decided that the groom-elect was too
sick to venture out of doors, especially as
the weather was inclement. The Rookie
Teller family was notified and the young
couple, not wanting to postpone the cere
mony, it was decided to have the marriage
solemnized in Mr.. Mccormick s apartments
in the Buckingham Hotel.
1t was an awkward predicament for the
families of the contracting couple. Over a
thousand invitations had been issued for
the church, and from Chicago, Cleveland.
Buffalo and other cities hundreds of friends
had come to witness the ceremony. A no
tificatlon of the change OF arrangements
was sent last night to all with whom it
was possible to communicate. Despite
this, quite number of persons presented
themselves at the church this morning
with cards of admission. They were told
there would be no ceremony at the church
and they drove off with puzzled and dis
appointed expression upon their counte-
nances.
Shortly after II o'clock the bride, accom-
panied by her sisters. her father and
mother and all the bridesmaids, arrived at
the Buckingham Hotel. The wedding
party went directly to the Mccormick
suite. The rooms had been beautifully
decorated, pink and white chrysanthe-
NUNS, interspersed with tall. overspread-
ing palms, being exclusively used. The
groom had arisen about 80 O'Clock and
dressed himself in his wedding suit. MIR.
Mccormick was feeling quite weak, but
had recovered sufficiently to leave his bed
with safety. A few minutes after noon
everything was in readiness for the we'd
ding.
Grouped about the apartment where the
ceremony was performed were Mrs. Cyrus
McCormick, Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus III. Nc
Cormick Jr., Mrs. Emmons Blaine, Mr..
and Mrs. William G.. Mccormick, Miss Car
rie Mccormick, Robert Hall Mccormick,
Miss Elsie and Miss Eta Mccormick,
John Chapman, Mr.. and Mrs. John D.
Rockefeller, Mrs. Strong, Mrs. Stillman,
Mrs. Scott, John d. Rockefeller Jr., Mrs.
DR.. Hall, Mrs. DR.. Paunce, the brides
maids, maids of honor, the ushers and
about thirty intimate friends of the con-
tracing parties. They formed in two
rows on either side of the room, leaving a
center aisle for. the bride and groom to walk
through.
The bride wore rich white satin gown
made in Princess style, with long train
and white veil of considerable length.
Both the front of the skirt and the corsage
were draped with point lace, and the veil
with the bridegroom's gift, a superb
tiara of diamonds and emeralds. The
wedding ceremony was short, beginning
at 1905 ana being concluded at 1920.
The Rev. DR.. Paunce otficiated and DR..