The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1896-04-10
Ex President Harrison Weds.


Benjamin Harrison was solemnized
at st. Thomas Church this afternoon
at 5.45. DR.. Wesley Brown, rector, Of
ficiated at the ceremony.
There was large crowd around the
church which kept gathering after
the bridal party had entered the
church, Capt. Steinkemp and Is men
kept the avenue clear for carriages.
There was no block or unsual crush
at any time.
The wedding which took place in
the presence of 20 relatives and select
friends of the bride and groom was
very private affair. The edifice was
not decorated in the lavish style that
marked the nuptials of Miss Wander
bilt and Miss Whitney, the two most
important weddings of the season;
but the flowers used-lilacs and as
cension lilies-were arranged in ex-
quisite taste and the chancel looked
even prettier and more effective in
the perspective than at the two pre-
vious weddings.
Gen. Harrison left the Fifth Avenue
Hotel, accompanied by Gen. Benz. F.
Tracy in close carriage ar-5 o'clock
and was driven to the Rev. DR..
Browns house on Fifty-third street.
They passed through the house to the
vestry where they awaited the coming
Of the bridal party. The bride left
the home of her sister, Mrs. John F.
Parker, 40 East Thirty-eighth street,
accompanied by her brother-in-law,
Jno. F. Parker, who gave her away.
They proceeded to the Tower room
where the bridal procession formed
in the following order: Mr.. E. F.
Tibbott, Mr.. Daniel NJ. Ramsdell,
ushers; Mrs, Dimmick and Lieut.,
Parker and proceeded to the chancel
where Gen. Harrison, accompanied,
by his best man, Gen. Tracey, re-
ceived his bride. The ushers stand
ing to one side, faced the altar as the
bride and groom stepped forward to
the altar rail, where the rector, DIR.
Brown, was waiting, DR.. George
William Warren, organist of the
church, playing the bridal music
from Lohengrin and during the entire
ceremony playing very softly Mascag-
mis- Intermetso Cavalleria. That por-
ton Of the matrimonial service known
as the marriage service proper, the
recital of which lasts only about flf-
teen minutes was used, and imme-
diately the blessing was pronounced
Gen. and Mrs. Harrison, followed by
Mrs. John F. Parker and Gen. Tracy,
Mr.. Tibbott and Mr.. Ramsdell. Lieut..
Parker and Mr.. and Mrs. Pinchot,
walkeddown the aisle to the strains
ofthe Tannhauser march of Wagner,
and entering the carriages waiting at
the entrance, the bridal party was
driven to the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
Pinchot, 2 Grammersy Park, where
light refreshments were served and
where the party donned travelling at
tire for the trip to Indianapolis.
Gen. and Mrs. Harrison left the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Pinchot at
o'clock and were driven to the Des
brosses street ferry, driving directly
on board the Pennsylvania ferry boat,
which left Immediately for the depot
where the bridal couple entered the
private car of President Frank .Thom-
son, which was attached to the regular
train, leaving for Indianapolis at 7:5O.
Immediately the train pulled out din
ner was served on the car, Gen. and
Mrs. Harrison being joined by Lieut..
and Mrs. F. Parker, Gen. Tracy and
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wanamaker, who
accompanied the bridal party as far
as Philadelphia.
Mrs. Dimmick received many valu-
able presents. The principal gift of
Gen. Harrison to Mrs. Dimmick is a
necklace made ofseven rows of pearls
The necklace is tifty-tive inches long
and has diamond clasps ~