New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-06
TO BE MARRIED TO-DAY.
THE WEDDING OF EX-PREsIDENr HAIR
RIsON AND MRS. DIMMICK.

TO BE CELEBRATED IN ST. THoMAsS cHohoh-
SOME OF THOSE WHO WILL BE PRESENT
Every detail for the wedding Of General Ben
jamin Harrison to Mrs Mary Scott Lord Dim-
mick in ST. Thomass Church. Fifth-aVe. anu
Fifty-thrd-st., has been arranged anu t"o
ceremony will be carried out as has already pee"
stated in The Tribune. Strict orders nave pee"
given that no one without an invitation shall be
admitted to the church. which will be guarded
by policemen In charge Of Inspector Cortwrlght.
Every approach to the church will be guarded.
and every precaution has been taken to avold
the enormous crowds. such as surrounded the
building and gathered in the streets adjacent 10
it at an important wedding last year
The marriage II Is said. will take place at
o'clock this evening, and 1t Is inferred that Gen.
eral Harrison and his bride will start for the
West within two hours afterward. Among those
who will accompany the General ana MS orioe
a short distance. probably as far as fhiaoe'-
phia, their trip will be Lieutenant anu
Mrs. Parker brother-in-law and sister OF
Mrs Dimmick: f. F. Tibbott, private secre-
tary to General Harrison; Daniel M Ramsoei'
who will serve as ushers at the wedding ana
probably Mrs Parker. OF Washington, VINO WIZ
be one Of the guests at the church. 1t Is saio
that dinner will be served on the private car
occupied by the party
some OF those who will be present at the
ceremony will be ex-Secretary John W. FOSTER
who left Washington last night; ex-secretary
Charles Foster, ex-Secretary Stephen b. Eikins
and Mrs Elkins. ex-Attorney-General W. II. II.
Miller and Governor Levi =. Morton
Mrs. Dlmmck has received many handsome
wedding gifts Governor and Mrs. Morton have
contributed to the collection magnificent Sill
yer fruit basket which can be used on state &C.
cas,ons as a decoration for a dinner table VIII
lam G Whitney has presented two handsome
compotieres for bonbons.
Ex-Presldent Harrison appeared yesterday
decked out in new and radiant apparel ne
dined early in the day with his secretary, T. r.
Tibbott When he came down into the lopoy OF
the Fifth Avenue Hotel later. 1t was noticed
that his clothes were new and rich. Inc coat
was a long -talled, black frock, the trousers
were dark. but there was just neck
Of gray coloring in them, and his tie was Wnlts
He wore a new silk hat also. that fairy gnsteheu
He left the hotel hurriedly in the forenoon anu
went to call upon Mrs. Dimmck he returneo
I'm the afternoon and visited while win Gen
eral Benjamin F. Tracy. who VIII De pest maj
az todav's ceremony He also saw w. H. H.
Miller who was Attorney-Generai during Tue
ey- Presidents Administration, ana VIII pv
guest at the wedding to-day. Ihere - s',i, "a a
great deal OF comment about the attituae vi tile
members OF General Harrisons family concern
ing his marriage. There have been contraoic.
tory reports about the probable attendance at
The wedding of Russell b. Harrison and MRS
W.I<ee the son and daughter OF the ex-President
Mr. Nike the husband OF General Harrisons
daughter is at the Hotel Netherland. but mrs
MKee Is not with him, ana 20 lat as cAn oI
iaarned "a not in the city. At the Imperial
Hotel. where Russell b. Harrison and his VIE
always stay when in che city, the managen en-
says that they are not there. and nothng nus
been heard from them. This seems TO connrm
the semi-offlclal statement thai Mr. Iippott
made that 1t probable that neither hussei
Harrison nor Mrs. MKee could ma time 10
come East to the wedding
A large number Of kilograms. letters ana
packages have been received at the rnth
Avenue Hotel for the ex-President