The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-30
WHITNEY IS MARRIED
"ell-known New York Politician
Takes a Wite.
Welded TO MRS. EDITH RANDOLPH

'he Ceremony Performed at Bar Hsrbor.
Me- by Rev C. $. Lemn. Only a Few In
innate Friends of the Couple Being Pres
ent-Announcement Of the Marriage Not
Asurprise To New York soeiety-some-
Thing About the Couple.
New York. Sept. 3O.-At 1880 o'clock
Iuesday afternoon the marriage OF
William G. Whitney, former secretary
OF the navy. and Mrs. Edith S. RAN
uoiph was celebrated in the Church of
Saihte SauVer, at Bar Harbor, Me.
REV. {. 5. LefIin acted as the officiat-
ing clergyman. Only a few intimate
friends were present. IL being Mr.. Whit
ney's wish that the wedding be a quiet
one because of the recent death of
senator Henry b. Payne of Ohio, who
Wes the late Mrs. Whitneys father
Frederick May. the brides brother gave
her away. Breakfast I'm Mrs. RAN
dolph's residence followed the cere-
mony. Among those who attended
were Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Gebhart.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bowler. John Morris, Miss
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including her mother. Mrs. May: her
sisters, Mrs. Beaver Webb and Mrs.
Carrie Wright. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Payne Whitney were not able to at
tend.
Marriage Not n Surprise.
The honeymoon will be spent at Bar
Harbor. because of Mr. Whitney's i'll
health. He went 10 Bar Harbor from
Newport, r. L., two weeks ago. He
had been suffering quite severely from
rheumatism, but has improved greatly.
since his arrival. The announcement
that Mr.. Whitney was to marry Mrs.
Randolph was by no means a surprise
TO New York society. A rumor OF their
engagement has cropped up frequent
ly-in fact, almost monthly-for the
last two years, to be denied as fire.
quently. Mrs. Randolph, formerly Miss
Edith May, is one of the daughters of
the late DR.. Frederick May. for many
years a resident of New York. About
twenty years ago she married Captain
Arthur Randolph of the British navy.
a brilliant and accomplished man.
Two sons We're born to them. Captain
Randolph died about ten years ago.
Mrs. Randolph is a brilliantly hand
some woman, a brunette. with an un-
usually clear complexion. She is a de-
votee of music, and during the opera
season has been most constant in her
attendance. generally I'm company with
her cousin. Mrs. William Jay, and her
intimate friend. Mrs. William Douglas.
She is cousin of Herman Oelrichs
and Charles Oelrichs.
Lived In New York for Years.
Her sisters are Mrs. William Wright.
formerly Miss Carrie May. and Mrs
J. Beaver. formerly Miss Alice May
She has lived at 147 East Fortieth
street, New York, for several years
William c. Whitney has long occupied
a prominent position I'm politics and
financial circles. He was born in-Con-
way. Mass, July 8. 1871, and is a de.
scendant in the eighth generation from
John Whitney. an English puritan, who
settled in Massachusetts In 1885. Or
his mothers side he is a descendant
of William Bradford, governor of Ply
mouth colony. His father was Briga
dier General James Scollay Whitney. 6
successful railroad and steamship lin'
founder of Boston. where he held sew
eral public offices. Mr.. Whitney grad
uated from Yale college in 1863. anc
from the Harvard university law schoo
a year later. He then began the prac
tice OF law I'm this city. Later he en-
tered politics and i'm 1885 he was ap
pointed secretary OF the navy by
President Cleveland.