The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-11-16


iards-Stole a rlarch on Them aud
Was Married Before They Knew 1t
No Pomp or Display. No Throng-
ing Crowds to Witness the In
teresting Event-The Bride a Charm
ing and Accomplished WoE,an-Off
on Bridal Tour.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9th.-Adm;.al
George Dewey and Mrs. Mildred NJ.
Hazen were quietly married at the
rectory of St. Paul's church on V
street near Fifteenth. this city, shortly
before ten o'clock this morning. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev.
James F. Mackin pastor of the church,
assisted by Rev. Joseph ii. Foley, as
sistant pastor, and Rev. Sidney Hurl-
but. The ceremony was of the simp-
lest character, according to the rites
of the Catholic church, and the only
witnesses beside the officiating clergy
men were Mrs. Washington Mclean
and Mrs. Ludlow, wife of Admiral
Ludlow, mother and sister respective
lv of the bride, and Lieutenant Ca
well. Admiral Dewey's secretary.
The arrangements for the wedding
were made with all the secrecy which
has attended the whole affair. After
procuring the license for the wedding
Yesterday, Lieutenant Caldwell called
upon Father Mackin, of St. Paul'S, of
which church Mrs. HaZen is 4 com
municant, and arranged for the we'd
ding this morning. AS Admiral Dewey
is not a Catholic, a special dispensa-
ton was required for the performance
of the ceremony, and this was pro-
cured by Father Mackin from Bishop
Curtis, vicar general of the diocese Of
Baltimore, who granted it in the alb
sence of Cardinal Gibbons, who is at
present in New Orleans. Father
Mackin went to Baltimore for the
purpose yesterday afternoon.
At 9:45 this morning two carriages
containing the wedding party drew
up before the modest red brick rec
tory in the rear of St. Paurs. The
general public had no intimation of
where the ceremony was TO take place
and not single spectator was present
as the party alighted. Amiral Dewey
and Lieutenant Caldwell quickly step
ped from their carriage and the Adj
miral assisted the bride-clect and her
mother and sister from the other car
riage. Mrs. Hazen was gowned in 4
pearl gray silk over which she wore
long stylish black wrap trimmed
with silver fox and lined with laven-
Il
frock coat, gray trousers and a silk
hat. Upon entering the rcctory they
were ushered into the reception room,
where Admiral Dewey was presented
to Father Mackin and the two clergy
men who were to assist in the cere
mony. Upon being presented to
Father Mackin the Admiral said he
had heard that Father Mackin had in
his early years been a sailor and it
gave him additional happiness to
know that he was to be married by
clergyman who had at one time fol-
lowed the sea. Father Mackin replied
that when he found he could not be-
come an admiral he had determined
to become a priest. Mrs. Hazel re-
moved her wrap, and she and the Adj
miral Immediately took their places
in the centre of the little reception
room where the ceremony was per-
formed which made them man and
wife. Father Mackin and his assist
ants wore simple black cassocks. Be
fore the ceremony Father Mackin ad
dressed the contracting parties as fol-
lows:
Before pronouncing the solemn
words which will bind you forever to-
gether it may be well to forget for a
moment the things that are around
us and to look upward. We are the
children of God and we have a right
to call upon Him in joy and in sorrow.
We need His help in both extremes
and never more than now, for al
though the promises you are about to
make are easily made and the work
of moment, their fuliillment is the
work of life time.
1--WE call upon God to witness and
to bless this union of which He is the
author, and which He has made
sacred. No matter how generous
and devoted you may be to each
other there are in every life moments
of.trial. We, in our weakness, need the
help that comes from above and this
help will be given in its fullness in
return for the faithful fulfillment
of your obligations. The higher
your position in life, the more in
cumbent upon you is the faithful full
fllment of your obligation and the
more rigorous the accounts that will
be exactcd. The neglect of these
obligations will cast it's shadow upon
eternity. But this hour we hope
marks the beginning Of career
which will make YOU wiser, better
and more useful to your fellow crca-
lures in this life and the life beyond
it, and when death at last shall break
the link which binds you, as death
alone can break it, may that last
hour find the two hands as fondly
clasped and the two as closely joined
as they are to-day and may the joys
of this life be foretaste Of the Joys
that are to come"
The ceremony was performed with
the ring according TO the nuptial
rites of the Catholic church. Includ-
ing the address OF Father Mackin it
consumed less than five minutes.
Father Mackin was first to hail the
bride as Mrs. Dewey. CongratuIa-
tions and felictations followed and
the wedding party drove direct.
from the rectory to the residence OF
the brides mother, Mrs. Mclean.
where a wedding breakfast was
served.
Father Mackin, who performed the
ceremony, when lad Of II ran away
from home with two other boys and
went to sea. Father Mackins sea
career, however, was very brief. He
said that he found he was untitled for