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Welded HER OWN CHOICE.
MISS MORRIS BECOMES MRS. CHEESE
MAN IN
she u the Pfobabie Hzeiress TO Millions. but
nsns sunered Privation Becnuse OF Her
Love Anhir-Tho Rev. Dr. Douald's Ef-
fort to win over Her Wealthy Relatives.

she u the Probable Heiress to Millions. but
Hsns suHered Privation necnuso OF Her
Love Aahir-The Rev. Dr. Donaid's Er-
rort TO win over Her Wealthy Relatives.
BOSTON. June 16.-Thoro was q wedding in
Trinity Church tonight, notable not for n costly
display OF flowers or n brilliant rotinue OF brides
maids, but for tho fact that Miss Alice Prescott
Morris, the granddaughter OF Lewis Gouver-
ncur Morris OF New York, daughter of the late
Commodore Francis Morris. probable hoiress to
millions, was united in marriage to q Boston
bank clerk, in opposition to tho wishes Of her
relatives. The bridegroom, Mr.. Frank Stuart
Bates Cheeseman, Is an Englishman by birth and
comes Of a respectable family, though not n
wealthy ono. The bride. so far as her money
prospects go. may DO one Of the wealthiest
women in the country some day. Her ancestors
founded tho magnificent estate at Morrisnnia.
N. Y. Another, LOWS Morris. was one of the
signers of the Declaration Of Independence.
The first Gouverneur Morris was q Cabinet
officer and afterward Minister to France. Tho
family was extremely wealthy, and the present
Lewis Gouverneur Morris, now an old man,
added to tho worldly property of the family by
marrying a Lorillard.
Tho bride Of tonight was educated in a con.
vent at Clinton, n. Y. and has also studied
literature with Miss Gilman OF Cambridge.
During the time she was In tho convent all her
bills were paid by Fordham Morris Of New
York, her fathers only brother. but since her
graduation she has had very little ready money,
80 little in fact that during the last holiday sea-
son she worked in one of tho big department
stores in Boston to get extra money. She lived
for about a year in an upper room of a South
End lodging house in this city, but for tho past
three or four months has been living with Miss
Cynthia Bates. who has charge of a home for
children in a suburban town.
About 4 year AFRO Miss Morris. with her mother,
s vistsd at hsF s SSathns eooth Scu Mso c Is in st; M" Mas
then living, In that town and by chance Miss
Morris and her mother stayed at the Cheeseman
house during their visit. The love affair began
then and terminated In an engagement within n
few months. Mrs. Morris, who is living In tho Back
Bay. opposed the match and so did the other rela-
said. broke off one marriage engagement entered
into by her daughter while the latter was in the
convent. Practically estranged from her people
have the wedding take place in the Institution
managed By, Miss Bates, but the Rev. DIR. Don
sisted that for the good name Of the Morris
family the m must take place in Trinity
Church, and he brought this about. DR.. Donald
that the young man was Of unimpoachable char
actcr. The Trinity Church rector did all in his
power to adjust the differences between the
DIR. Donald thereupon performed the ceremony
In Trinity Church tonight; The bride was given S
city, not a relative of the bride. Mr.. Howard
Elliott Littlefeld was best man, and the ushers
were Messrs. Frank A: Davis, John Purchase
Estey. Caleb Pomeroy Fox. and Harry +. Pike.
A reception ut the Brunswick Hotel followed the
emo
so far as known. not a relative of tho bride
arises partly from the fact that the Morris fam
lily were members Of his church in New York.