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while in the seat on the opposite side
were the mother of the groom and rela-
tives.
At five minutes before 10 o'clock, Mr..
Wray Taylor, who presided at the or
gan. commenced to play a wedding
march by Hime. Before the last strains
of the march had died away the bridal
party was announced, and the choir of
the Second Congregation sang the
hymn, How Welcome Was the Call"
while the bridal party marched slowly
up the aisle TO the chancel, where they
were met by the Rev. Alex. Mackin-
tosh, who performed the ceremony.
Miss Zoe Atkinson was maid OF honor
and Maj. George G. Potter the best
man. The bride was given away by her
father, Alatau II. Atkinson, and the re-
sponses by both bride and groom were
quite audible. AS the first part of the
ceremony proceeded, the music of De
Koven's song, "Oh, Promise Me-" could
be heard, being played very softly on
the organ. AS the party marched to
the altar, the psalm, Blessed Are All
They That Fear the Lord" was sung
to a chant. The organ was subdued.
Mr.. Macintosh finished the marriage
service. and the whole party filed out
to the vestry to sign the register.
While this was being done, the choir
and organ rendered a wedding march
by Warneford, which is only used on
the occasion of the marriage OF a men,
ber of the Cathedral's Second Congre-
cation choir. When the newly-married
couple left the Cathedral, 1t was TO the
strains of Wagner's Bridal March,"
from "Lohengrin."
The bride was attired in a white silk
dress, covered with embroidered white
chiffon, with pearl trimmings and
Honiton lace. The hat which she wore
was trimmed with white feathers, and
a bunch Of maiden-hair ferns, tied with
a white satin ribbon, was carried.
Miss Atkinson, the maid of honor,
wore lavendar silk, covered with white
muslin, figured with violets. Her hat
was of white chiffon. decorated with
violets and gauZe ribbon. A bunch OF
shaded purple asters was carried.
Mrs. Atkinson, mother OF the bride,
wore lavendar, with a white organdie
overdress figured with chrysanthe-
NUNS. Trimmings were OF black
French lace. Her bonnet was OF shaded
lilacs.
The groom and George G. Potter, his
best man, as we'll as the four ushers-
Robert w. Atkinson, A. st. M. Mack
intosh J. Q. Wood and J. o. Carter,
Jr.,-were dressed in spotless white
from head to foot.
The wedding ceremony over, the
couple left the church,
and followed by the maid of honor and
best man, got into an open carriage
4 l,,;xr
dence, on Hotel street, remaining only
long enough for the bride to don her
dress.
In the meantime, a large number of
the friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Brown had
gathered at the Inter-Island wharf to
say goodbye before their departure on
the honeymoon trip to Molokai on the
Mauna Loa. Deputy Marshal
Chester Doyle, ]. A. Gilman
and the ushers had bought bag of
rice and were safely slowed away on
the upper deck of the Mauna Loa.
Captain Parker arrived soon after
the service with number of the best
looking and largest men on the police
force. A pathway was cleared through
the crowd to the gangway, and the Of
ficers stationed in two rows to keep
people from pushing in again.
III was ABOUT 1O:45 O'CLOCK When Mr..
and Mrs. Brown arrived at the wharf,
he latter in natty white duck trav-
cling dress. with a white sailor hat.
They alighted and stood for fully 10
minutes bidding adieu to their friends.
Then when they finally started toward
he gangway a shower of marguerites,
white roses and pale asters followed
hem.
At the foot of the gangway Marshal
Brown cast one look upwards and there
aw several hands raised. In a moment
shower of rice came down on the two
people struggling to reach the gang
way.
More congratulations and wishes for
| bon voyage on the deck of the Mau-
Ia Loa, more white leis and rice, and
hen the steamer set out for Pukoo.
there the Deputy Marshal's whaleboat