Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-10-02
WHITNEY WEEDS.
Ex-Secretary Of the Navy Married
TO Mrs Edith g. Randolph.
EVENT TAKES PLACE At BAR HARBOR
- Was . Very Informal Afair. Only .
Few Invited Guests Being Present
Congratulated by President
Cleveland.

Bar Harbor, Me-, Sept. oO.-William
COLLINS Whitney and Mrs. Edith s. Ran
1olph were married at 1880 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon in the pretty little
stone church Of st. Sauveur's, by Rev.
G. s. Leffingwell, the pastor. It was an
informal affair. There were no brides
maids and no best man. The church
and grounds were thronged with people
long before noon, and as there were no
formal invitations to the affair the
towns-people and society contentedly
shared seats with each other. The in
terror Of the church was mass of roses,
laurel, hydrangeas and potted plants.
Promptly at 1880 the bridal party
entered. The bride was accompanied
by her brother, Frederick May, and
with Mr.. Whitney walked NJ. Bruin, the
Danish minister to the United States.
The bride was dressed in blue and white
silk, adorned with pink roses, and wore
q bonnet with forget-me-nots and roses.
Mr.. Whitney wore black Prince Albert
coat. The service was over in ten min
utes, and Mr.. and Mrs. Whitney walked
down the aisle and were driven to the
Anchorage, the home Of the bride,
where wedding breakfast was served
to few intimate friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Whitney will remain
here week or so at the Anchorage, but
their further plans are indefinite.
Hundreds OF kilograms have been re-
ceived by Mr.. and Mrs. Whitney. One
Of the earliestwas from President Cleve.
land.
The Bride and Groom.
Mr.. Whitney's first wife was Minis
Flora Payne, daughter Of the late Sen
ator II. B. Payne, Of Ohio, and sister Of
Oliver n. Payne, who was Whitney's
classmate at Yale college. Much Of AIt.
Whitney's success was due to the tact
Of his wife and the advice on financial
matters of D. H. Payne. The latter's
aid came after Mr.. Whitney had made
his start, however, and when It was
apparent that the young man would
win on his merits. Mrs. Whitney died
about three years ago. She had been
q leader Of society, woman of wit and
great popularity. She left fortune
to her husband and children.
Mrs. Whitney is an exceptionally
handsome and charming woman. She
is the daughter of the late J. F. May,
of Washington, and is sister Of Fred
May, who has gained some notoriety
in New York and Newport. Her sis
tiers are Mrs. c. X. Wright and Mrs.
Beaver Webb. Mrs. Whitney has two
children, q son and daughter, aged
about 10 and IS. She owns a cottage
here, where she entertains quite ex-
tensively. Her mother, Mrs. May, also
owns cottage here, which she is now
occupying with her son and daughter,
Fred May and Mrs. Wright.
Mrs. Whituey's first husband was
Capt. Arthur Randolph, an English Of
ficer Of the Hussars, who claimed near
kinship with the old Virginia family
of "John Randolph, Of Roanoke" She
became popular in the American col
ony in Paris and among the swell set
in London. The death Of Capt. Ran
dolph, a few years ago, took the charm
ing Anglo-American out Of society for
some time. This marriage has been
expected for some time. The gossips
in Washington last winter went so far
ps to fix the date of the event and pre-
dict brilliant reentre of the May fam
lily into New York society.