The morning times., 1897-03-09
CAPTAIN RADALL MARRIED
He Becomes the Husband of Miss
Mary Ryan.
The Young Couple Were United in
Baltimore Unbeknown to
Their Friends.

The passengers who take the steamer
summer, need not be surprised if they
find pretty young girl occupying the
quarterback, popularity supposed to be the
stamping ground of the captain of the YES
sci, for Capt. Harry 5. Randall, who is in
command of the steamer, yesterday took
to himself as his life partner Miss Mary G..
Ryan, Of 1920, Fifteenth street. While
the match could not properly be called an
elopement, it still partook OF all the ro-
mantle flavor Of runaway match, and
the young people enjoyed all the novelty
OF giving their friends Il surprise with the
certainty Of knowing they would be for
given and met with hearty welcome when
they returned to this city.
Capt, Randall was putin command ofthe
Samuel j. Pentz by his father, Capt
Randall, sr., at the opening of the ex-
cursion season last summer. He was de-
servedly popular with all those who took
passage to River View during the turrid
weather Of the season, and no one looked
upon him with more favor than Miss Ryan
She was frequent passenger on the boat
led their many friends to believe that the
future held much in store for them both
Miss Ryan was a winsome maid Of nine
teen and pretty enough TO standouta prom
inent figure among the pretty excursion
girls. The young couple finally became
engaged and decided to be married before
the season opened this year.
This met with the consent of Capt RAN
dali, sr., and Mr.. W F. Ryan, of the
Treasury Department, who is Miss Ry-
ans uncle and guardian.
The preliminaries were arranged and all
parties looked forward to fine wedding
in April next. The date was set for the
18th of next month, but Capt. Harry had
in his nnnd quiet little wedding at which
there should be no embarrassing rice or
old slippers, or trunks decora ted with white
ribbon. He also had heard sundry sto-
ries regarding the romantic wedding of
his father and mother, and thinking that
they would not cast any stones at him if
he followed their example, he persuaded
his fiance to consent to an earlier marriage
in Baltimore.
Only two persons were let into the
secret, Miss Estelle Randall, the sister,
and Mr.. Clarence Redman, a friend of the
groom. The remainder of the families, and
all their friends were not given O hint
of what was about to take place. Early
yesterday morning the party met and took
train for Baltimore. 1t required but a
short while for Capt. Randall and Mr..
Redman to repair to the cathedral and
arrange with Father Thomas, chancellor
of the diocese and rector of the cathedral,
n hn
cathedral to the city hall was but a step,
and a maria age license was procured there.
Rejoining the ladies, the four went to the
cathedral and Father Thomas spoke the
words which ended the existence Of Miss
Ryan and inaugurated that of Mrs. Harry
s. Randall. The bride wore charming
travelling dress of cadet blue.
The newly welded couple took the train
for New York and left their best man
and bridesmaid TO return to Washington
and inform their relatives. This was done
this afternoon. Capt. Randall, ST., had
only one regret regarding the marriage,
and that was that he was not allowed to
give them a wedding, which would show
his appreciation of his Son and his bride.
When the latter return to Washington they
will reside at 100 Virginia avenue south
west, with the parents of the groom,
until they can complete their arrangements
to go to housekeeping.