New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-09
WEDDINGS PAST AND TO CONE.

Katherine McAvoy daughter OF the late Joseph
j. McAvoy and niece OF former Inspector OF Police
McAvoy, TO Detective-Sergeant Thomas J. OCon.
nell, or Police Headquarters, which took place at
40 o'clock In the Roman Catholic Church OF st.
catherine Of Genoa. in West observation-disclosures.
ntty-third-st. near Amsterdam-ave. Father Stat.
terry. the rector OF the church assisted by cousin
or the bridegroom, performed the marriage cere.
mony' The bride. wearing gown Of white corded
SILK. yelled with white chiffon tue veil con-
hned to the coirure by coronet OF orange bios.
SONS. and diamond crescent pin a present from
Inc erdesr99m was given away by her uncle
sMh sry W MeAyoy Her att .ndants Miss
McAyoy' her sisters The best man was the brides
groom, brother; Cornelius o'Connell The ushers
Donovan and John McAvoy. a cousin OF the bride
t mn alter the ceremony reception was
aaam-ave near Observation-Disclosures cond-st
ter s honnr r On who have elected spend
s MI make their home at One-hundred -and-ffty.
The marriage Of Miss Josie Baron to Mar strauss
took place at 4:so o'clock yesterday afternoon. as
the nome or the brides parents, Mr. and Mrs
Samuel Baron No. 81 East Seventy -hfth-st Only
the relatives were present at the ceremony which
was performed by the Rev. Dr. Kaufman Kohler.
Of the Temple Bethel and was followed bv n
dinner served by Mazzetti The bride Who va
unattended wore gown OF silver gray rnore COW
correspond. The ushers were the brides bro:her'
Albert Baron, and Myron Strauss a brother OF the
bridegroom.
The engagement is announced Of Miss Mary Il
Palmer. daughter Of Arthur W. Palmer Of New.
York formerly Of Middletown Conn.,. to George ".
Hoyt, also Of this city and formerly OF STAMFORD.
Conn.
Newport. R. T.. Sept. (speciaD.-The wedding Of
John Nicholas Brown. OF Providence. and Miss
Natalie Bayard Dresser daughter Of the late
Colonel George w. Dresser. Z. s. A.. took place at
Trinity Church at noon to-day. The ceremony was
performed by Bishop Potter. OF New-York. assisted
by the Rev. Dr. 8. J. Magill. OF Trinity the Rsv.
e. II. Porter Of Emanuel Church. New-York. and
the Rev. c. A L. Richards. OF Providence and was
witnessed by large and fashionable company.
The bride escorted 10 the altar by her brother,
Daniel Leroy Dresser. and was met there by the
bridegroom and his best man, the latter being his
cousin Horace Binney. The bride white
satin and a veil caught up with pearls and
diamonds. and carried prayer-book with ivory
There were no bridesmaids The ushers
II. c. Cushing. J. De Forest Danielson,
Elisha Dyer jr. Joseph II. Hunt, Harold Fitzger-
aid and D. Berkeley Updike. After the ceremony
a reception and wedding breakfast were given at
the home OF Mrs. Edward King. in Bowery-st. The
decorations In the church vases OF pure white
and lilies Of the valley the altar AT the
home Of Mrs. King the reception was held in the
blue drawing groom. Here the principal decoration
was the bridal bell. under which Mr.. and Mrs.
Brown received their friends This was suspended
by broad white SASH ribbons in a bower OF flowers
and greens. festooned with pink and white roses
and clusters OF lilies OF the valley. the whole hav-
ing a background formed by choice palms. Groups
OF palms and foliage plants ornamented the bay
windows and freplaces. while the mantelpieces
were banked with and lilies OF the valley.
For the hallway the color scheme was white ana
green, lighted up with yellow. The three. arcnes
Just inside the main entrance were graceiui WIN
flowers making foreground to the stairway dec
Grafton just beyond, where white ana green pre-
Mr.! MT Brown IS a member Of the we.known Rhode
mann mann generoy. gifts 10 Brown University
Ma-blehead Neck. Mass. Sept. (speciaD.-rhs
seaside home Of Carroll D. Wright, United States
Commissioner OF Labor Statistics. was the scene
Of an unusually interesting wedding at o'clock
this afternoon Mr.. Wrght's daughter. Cornelia
Harnden Wright was married 20 John Bruce Me-
Pherson, OF Gettysburg, Penn. eldest son Of the
late Edward Mcpherson, for many years clerk or
the House o; Representatives The bridegroom
graduate OF Penn College and the Law School OF
the University OF Pennsylvania, is lawyer IN
Gettysburg Guests were present from Washing.
ton Princeton New-York Pennsylvania and the
New-England States. The Rev. Rush r. Shipper.
formerly Miss Wrsht's pastor in Washington. per.
figure in her great-great -grandmoth wedding
dress Paris gown OF one hundred and ten years
without alteration was the bridal robe. Of Mary
Mullen. who in 1877 became the wife OF DR.. Ma
thaniel Parker. Of Salem Mass old family lace
precious heirloom bequeathed to Miss Wright, 10.
gether with the wedding dress and fan. all duly
prescribed adorn her on the occasion OF her
marriage. The bride OF to-day left detail unfu-
filed. adding the brilliant shoe buckles OF her
great-grandfather 70 complete her unique and be-
coming costume. Miss Grace Duncan Wright, her,
sister attended her. in gown OF fine muslin over
pink silk. The bridegroom's best man was his
brother Donald Paxton Mcpherson An orchestra
from the Salem Cadet Band furnished music.
Chapel Hill. y. c.. Sept (SpeciaD-The wedding
OF Miss Eleanor Alexander. daughter OF Or. Eben
Alexander. recently United States Minister TO
Greece RUman!a and Seryta. TO A. II. Patterson
took place here this afternoon. Mr. Patterson is
professor II physics in the University OF Georgia.
The ceremony performed in the Episcopal
Church Moravian and an Epscopalan minister
officiating jointly. The church handsomely
decorated. The bride received many beautiful
wedding gifts. the most notable being Ink Brace
let from King George Of Greece. Miss Margaret
Alexander was the bridesmaid. and John Pattersop
the best
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