Birmingham state herald., 1896-04-07
HARRISON IS BENEFITED His Two Children, Russell B. and
 Mrs. Mckee, GAVE HIM THE MARBLE HEART Only Thiry-six Favored Friends Witnessed the
 impressive Ceremony. ALL OF HIS CABINET WERE PRESENT After Partaking of a Light Repast the We'd ded Pair Took Special Train for In-
 dianapolis-M Mckee Will
 Not Receive Them.
L OF HIS CABINET WERE PRESENT

New York, April 6.-PerhapS as simple wedding as hasrev been witnessed within the sacred walls of St. Thomas church was solemnized shortly before o'clock this evening, when General liar rison, twenty-third president of the Unit ed States. entered into the holy bonds of wedloclS with Mrs. Mary Scott Lord Dim- mick. Not one of the thirty-six favored witnesses of the ceremony could fail to have been impressed with it's singular unpretentiousness.
 The assembled crowds outside the church showed the interest the public had in the affair. Secrecy as to the ex- act hour of the ceremony had been care fully maintained and the weather was not inviting, so the throng outside was not as great as had been anticipated.
 Easter sunshine had given away to dark and ominous clouds The morning was ushered in with heavy snow storm, which later turned into rain. There was a cessation about noon, but the day con- tinued cloudy with threatening rains. The crowds about the church were not of the city's fashionables. The work-a- day people were there in force.
 The guests began to arrive at the church shortly before o'clock As they entered they were received by the two ushers, the youthful looking private sec retary of the ex-president, MT. E. F. Tib- bott and the soldierly bearing MT. Daniel M. Ramsdell, hero of the civil war.
 Mrs. John F. Parker, the brides sis- ter, occupied front pew on the left, and MT. and Mrs. Pinchot the one on the right. Behind Mrs. Parker sat Governor Morton and Colonel Marvin, his military private secretary In the succeeding pews were Senator and Mrs. stephen B. Elkins, Ex-Secretary of State John W. Foster and Mrs Foster, Ex-Attorney General W. H. Miller and Mrs. Miller and MT. George w. Boyd of the Pennsyl- vania railroad.
 In the pews back of MT. and Mrs. Pinchot sat relatives and friends of the bride. They were Maj and Mrs. Richard Parker, Chancellor and Mrs. McGill, the Misses Dimmick, Mrs. Briggs, MT. and Mrs. Leeds, MT. Norman Leeds and the Misses Leeds, Mr. and Mrs. Broughton and Miss Lambert, Gen. and Mrs. Fltz- john Porter and the Misses Porter
 In all thirty-six people were present, including newspaper men. Admission was by card.
 All the living members of General Har- Ex-Postmaster General Wanamaker Ex-Secretary of the Treasury Charles Foster, Ex-Secretary of War Redfield Proctor and Ex-Secretary of the Interior John W. Noblt, all of whom were un- aboidably prevented from witnessing the ceremony.
 With two CT three exceptions the cos tunes of the women were subdued in color and only an occasional gay Easter bonnet lent life to the scene.
 The officiating clergyman was Rev. J. Wesley Brown.
 The final words that made General Harrison and Mrs. Dimmick one were af o'clock.
 The bridal party was driven to the residence of Mrs. Pinchot, No. Gramer- cy Park, where light refreshments were served. Here the bride and groom donned their travelling attire. Soon after 2 o'clock the party re-entered their car riages and were taken to the Pennsyl- vania railroad station in Jersey City. They boarded the private car of Vice President Frank Thomson, which was coupled to the regular 7:30 p. m. train west, and the bride and groom left at once for Indianapolis. Some of the party accompanied MT. and Mrs. Harrison as far as Philadelphia, and participated in the wedding supper, which was served aboard. The fact that General Harri- sons daughter, Mrs. Mckee, and his son, Russell B. Harrison, were not at the wed- ding occasioned considerable comment. It has been tmored that General Harri- sons family were strongly opposed to their fathers marriage to Mrs. Dimmick. While they still retain all due affection for their parent, it is said, they declined to give their filial sanction.
 The honeymoon will be spent in Gen eral Harrison's home in Indianapolis. which has been refitted and renovated for the occasion. Later the couple will go to the Adirondack mountains, where cot tage has been prepared for them at First Lake, in the Fulton chain.
 Mrs. Mckee is Mad.
 Indianapolis, Ind, April 6.-Mrs. Robert Mckee, daughter of Ex-President Harrison, will leave here tomorrow for the east, and will not be present to re- ceive her father and his bride when they reach home tomorrow night. She has been making preparations for her depar- ture since MT. Harrison left for New York and among the things she will take with her are several pieces of furniture and bric-a- brac, part of the latter being china painted by her mother.
 The fact that neither she nor Russell Harrison attended the marriage Is re- earded as conclusive evidence of their distaste for their stepmother, and their friends no longer make concealment of the fact that they are very much dis appointed over the marriage.
 Intimate friends say that the objection of the children is not to Mrs. Dimmick personally but to their fathers marriage to anyone, Mrs. Mckee especially not be- ing able to reconcile herself to it.
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