The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-06
There VIII BE No wedding Breakfast
Nor Reception, and Few VIII Wit
ness the Ceremony.
THE HOUR PROBABLY 5 P. NJ.
EASTER DECORATIONS IN ST
THOMAs's CHURCH WILL REMAIN.
The GroOm's Gift Is a Beautiful "Sun
burst"-Story OF the Ex-Presi-
dents Romance.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW YORK, April 5.-The programme
for the wedding of General Benjamin Har-
rison and Mrs. Dimmick, as furnished to-
day, is very simple and likewise incomplete.
as it does not state the hour for reasons
best known to Mr.. Harrison. However, 1t
is believed the ceremony will be solemnized
at O'Clock tomorrow afternoon. 1t is
stated there will be no wedding breakfast
and no reception. There will be hasty
drive to the station and General Harrison
and his bride will be off on their wedding
Journey. Ex-President Harrison enter
tanned a number of his friends to-day. Final
preparations for his wedding have been
completed. Admission to the church will be
by card only and not more than thirty
guests will be present. About the time at
which the ceremony viii be performed
even the guests do not know the hour.
'sYou see," said Secretary Tibbott. to-day.
General Harrison does not want a crowd
to be around the church when they go In
and out. 1t is not that he desires to make
himself exclusive. but that he does not like
Mrs. Dimmick to be subjected to the eager
gaze of people VINO are not in any way in
terested in her or in him. 1t Is quite
private matter. If people knew the hour
there would be a throng about the church
through which they could hardly make their
way"
General Harrison took breakfast at the
Fifth-avenue Hotel with Cplonel Corbin, U.
s. A. He had at luncheon Daniel NJ. Rams
dell, who was marshal of the District of
Columbia during the Harrison administra-
tion Lieutenant Parker and Secretary Tib-
bott. After luncheon the party called on
Mrs Dimmick at the home OF her sister.
Mrs. Gray w. III. H. Miller, Attorney-gen-
eral during Harrlson's administration, ar
rived to-day and spent some time with the
prospective bridegroom. Ex-Secretary of
War. Stephen B. Elkins, arrived tonight
Senator Redfeld Proctor and ex-Secretary
of State John w. Foster will reach New
York tomorrow morning.
Governor Morton, who will be present at
the wedding ceremony, will also arrive to-
morrow. Mrs. Morton cannot attend, as
she is to give tea in Albany tomorrow
afternoon.
While it is not known what General Har-
rison will present to the ushers at his we'd
ding tomorrow, he has already made his
present to General Tracy. This Is stick
of unusual interest. 1t is of plain wood
with the head gold mounted. This stick was
presented to General Harrison by gentle
man of louisiana, who was minister to
Argentine under the Harrison administra-
ton. The original owner of the stick, whose
name is not known, General Harrison re-
fusing to state it, enlisted as a Union soldier
under General Tracy. General Harrison was
presented with this stick some years ago.
Charles Foster, ex-Secretary of the Treas
ury, will not come to the wedding. tele-
gram advising Mr. Harrison that he found
II impossible to get away having been re-
ceived Mr.. Noble is also unable to come
and Mr. Wanamaker is in Europe.