The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-10
Rev. James P. Mackin Performs
the important Ceremony.
ONLY A LIMITED NUMBER PRESENT
AS the Groom Is Not Catholic, a Spe-
cial Dispensation Was Necessary,
and This Was Procured
From Bishop Curtis.

Washington, November 9.-Admiral Dew
ey and Mrs Mildred Hazen were married
at the rectory of st. Pauls Catholic church
in street, near Fifteenth, this city, short
ly before 10 o'clock this morning.
The ceremony was performed by the Rev.
James P. Mackin, pastor of the church, as
sisted by Rev. Joseph H. Foley, assistant
pastor, and the Rev. Sidney Hurlbut The
ceremony was of the simplest character ac-
cording to the rites of the Catholic church,
and the only witnesses besides the offciat-
ing ciergymen were Mrs. Washington Nc
Lean and Mrs. Ludlow, wife of General
Ludlow, mother and sister respectively of
the bride, and Lieutenant Caldwell, Admir-
al Dewey's secretary.
The arrangements for the wedding were
made with all the secrecy which has at
tended the whole affair. After procuring
the license for the wedding yesterday Lieu
tenant Caldwell called on Father Mackin,
of St. PauPs, of which church Mrs. Hazen
ds a communicant, and arranged for the
wedding this morning AS Admiral Dewey
is not Catholic a special dispensation was
required for the performance of the cere-
mony and this was procured by Father
Mackin from Bishop Curtis, vicar general
of the diocese of Baltimore, who granted
1t in absence of Cardinal Gibbons, who is
at present in New Orleans. Father Mackin
went to Baltimore for this purpose yester-
day afternoon.
Not Generally Known
AT 945 this morning two carriages con-
tainirfg tine wedding party drew up before
the modest brick rectory in the rear of st.
Raul's. THE general public had no intima-
tion of where the ceremony was to take
place, and not single spectator was pres
ent as the party aligllited. Admiral Dewey
and Lieutenant Caldwell quickly stepped
from their carriages, and THE admiral as
sisted the brlde-elect and her mother and
sister from the other carriage.
Mrs. IIazen was gowned i'm "a pearl gray
silk over wihidh she wore a long street
plush black wrap trimmed with silver fox
and lined with lavender silk. The admiral
wore a black frock coat, gray trousers and
silk hat.
Upon entering the rectory 0lney were ush-
cred into the reception room, where Adj
miral Dewey was presented to Father
Machin and the two clergymen Who were
to assist i'm the ceremony. Upon being pre-
sented ITO Father Mackin, the admiral said
that [ne had heard that Father Mackin had
in his early years been a sailor and 1T gave
him additional happiness That he was ito be
married by a clergyman Who had one time
followed the sea. Father Mackin replied
happily that Nllen he found that he could
not become an admiral he had determined
to become priest.
Mrs. Hazen removed her wrap, and she
and tine admiral Immediately took their
places in the center of the ititle reception
room, where 1.-THE ceremony was performed
which made them man and wife. Father
Macktn and his assistants wore simple black
cassocks. Before the ceremony Father
Mackin addressed the contracting parties
as follows:
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