The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-17
Two TALES OFF A wEDDrsG.
Robert b. Douglass the Ideal of n
! Shippers Daughter.


Mr.. Robert b. Douglass, yard master at
the Central of Georgia Railway wharf was
married Thursday TO Miss sallie McKeen,
at Keyport. N, j., the home of the bride.
The story Of the love and courtship Of the
couple is quite romantic.
Capt. McKeen, is master of the schooner
Adele Thackara, which makes frequent
trips to this port. Recently he brought his
daughter, whoais about II years old, on a
voyage to Savannah. while here she was
the recipient of much attention. She had
a number of admirers. but Mr. Douglass
turned out TO be the most favored one.
Inc announcement of the engagement
was somewhat Of surprise to the friends
ana aequaintances of Mr.. Douglass and
MISS Mckeen. the courtship having been
OF such short duration. Mr.. Douglass, had
peen boarding at Mrs. Reilly's, No. 2lS
Liberty street, and Miss McKeen was stop
ping across the street during her visit here.
me newly married couple will arrive
mere Monday and will reside on Jones
street. between Whitaker and Barnard
streets.
The New York Herald of Wednesday
mad a sensational account of the proposed
wedding, made additionally attractive by
double column cut of the bride and
1er Ideal in the South-Aliss AIcKeen, of
heyport, N. j., who went for recreation,
returned to announce ner engagement
raised by the young men of her native
town Tor Robert B. Douglass, a wealthy
rallroad official" The account is as fol-
1olws; Nearly everybody is going to
the wedding of Miss Sally McKeen, the
skipper's daughter. and Robert B. Doug
lass, OF Savannah, which will take place
IN heyport tomorrow. There are three
hundred invitations out and there will
be wedding, with bridesmaids, a march
by Mendelssohn and several kinds of cake.
All the bridesmaids will dream over the
wonderful wedding cake, for Miss McKeen
is lucky beyond al the other maidens of
heyport. Three weeks ago she had not
even an engagement ring and everybody
here supposed that when she did marry
her choice would fall to a well known
young man of this place The bridegroom
eject IS southern rairoadl man, well
blessed with this worlds goods.
Miss MeKeen and Mr.. Douglass were
unconscious Of each others existence
three weeks ago. Miss McKeen is the
daughter of Craig McKeen, a captain.
who sails schooner between New York
and savannah. He is a hale son of the
sea- and in his soul there is no room for
sentmentality. He had suggested to the
young woman that he was tired of seeing
80 many young fellows coming around to
see her, and that it was about time for
| her to decide upon some one. Miss Sally
| McKeen did not find any man here i'm
Keyport who was her IDEAL She wished
to marry man who knew more of the
world than the railroad station, the no.
tells and bowling alleys of her native
| Keyport She went south three weeks ago
in her fathers schooner to visit some
friends of his in Savannah. She said that
she needed change and the father asked
I hav - ~r~eN IL
her fathers Savannah friends in the
midst OF many social gayeties in spite of
the Lenten season. At an entertainment
she met Mr. Douglass. He was different
from the young men of Keyport He was
her IDEAL She is an exceedingly pretty
girl, with homely common sense, which
she inherits from the sturdy old skipper
The two found that they should have met
long before, and soon convinced them
selves that they were old friends. There
were drives, theater parties and entertain
ments 1t seemed that these two met
everywhere. 1t all ended in the engage
ment being announced in Savannah
miss McKeen, who had expected to
remain at least three months in Savan-
nah. surprised her family a few days ago
| by returning. She said that she had come
to be married.
when, where and to whom?'' asked
her mother, who was greatly mystified
Miss McKeen then explained to her
| family that the day after she
had arrived in Savannah she
met Mr. Douglass. They soon
/ discovered that they were congenal
souls, They were sure that they had
known each other for years. There seemed
to be an affinity Of soul. The mother didn't
know much about affinity of souls. She
\ said "All right though, and so the we'd
| ding invitations were issued. So this IS
\ the reason that there will be so much
gayety in the home of the McKeens, in
1 Main street The bridegroom is several
years the senior of Miss ,A1cKeen. He is
| connected with large railroad interests in
| the south, and it is said that he is
wealthy. The family of Miss McKeen is
well known here. and the young woman's
parents are in very comfortable circum-
/ stances A"