The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-13
WEDDINGS.
MCCLosKEY-HoovER.


The wedding of Miss Katherine Ruth
McCloskey, daughter of Robert McClos
key Of this city, and Samuel Adams
Hoover.o of Baltimore, agent of the Mer-
chants and Miners Transportation COM
pany, which was celebrated at o O'Clock,
Monday morning at the Cathedral Of the
Immaculate Conception, was a brilliant
social event
The ceremony was witnessed by a large
number of guests. including friends from
Providence, r. l., st. John, N. b., Bal
timore, Nd. and other places.
The bride, gowned in white duchesse
satin, trimmed with lace. wearing slace
veil held in place by a.diamond sunburst,
the gift of the groom, entered the cathe-
dral on the arm Of her father, and was
met at the chancel rail- by the groom and
his best man, Richard buddy. The bride
| carried white pinks, and was attended by
her niece. Miss Florence McCloskey, maid
Of honor, who was attired in organdie
over pink silk with pink pinks, and wore
a picture hat of pink chiffon. On her
arm was diamond bracelet, the gift of
the groom. The ushers were Messrs. Nc
Donough. Duddy. Dolan and Sheridan.
| The marriage ceremony was performed
by Right Reverend Bishop Healy, with
his mitre according to the ritual Of the
Roman Catholic church. Miss Shanahan
played the wedding march, and during
the services the strains OF. "oh. Promise
Me" were heard from the organ, which
were followed by the delicious notes Of
the cave Maria" and 80 SoIitaris. !"
charmingly rendered by Miss Minnie
| Burke.
| After the ceremony there was we'd
ding breakfast and reception at the family
home, 10 Andersona street, attended by
about 40 relatives and near friends,
those from out of the city being Hon. Ed
gar I. Hoover, father of the groom, Miss
Grace Hoover, a sister, Captain and Mrs.
J. ]. McBriarty, of Baltimore, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Stanton. st. John, N. B.,
Mr.. ]. W. McCloskey, manager of the
Merchants and Miners TRANSPORTATION
Co. CT Providence. Mrs. j. W. McCloskey,
Captain Belleps. Baltimore, MIR. and Mrs.
Riordan, st. John, N. b.
| A souvenir of the wedding which will
be much cherished was the letter of Car
dinal Gibbons to Bishop Healy, introduce
ing the groom. This letter will be framed
as pleasant remembrance OF the .event.
There was a profusion Of very handsome
presents, a notable one being check Of
1000 from MIR. Hoover OF Baltimore.
father of the groom. The party was one
OF the jolliest, -merriest wedding parties
possible, and the guests. who were in the
happiest mood, were successfully catered
to by Cook of Boston.
MIR. and Mrs. Hoover will take an ex.
tended wedding trip to Northern places,
stopping for some time at Atlantic City.
They will go to Baltimore about Sep.
TENDER LIST. and will make their home al
MIR. Hoover's country seat, "Athol.
wood" Gainesville, Maryland.
ADAMS-LYFORD.
In Springfield, Mass. last Wednesday,
the wedding of Edwin f. I.yfcrd and
Miss Bessie Il. Adams took place at Hope
church at 4 80 o'clock In the evening. II
was laurel wsdding and was attended
by large number of friends and rela-
tiyes. The church was trimmed with
laurel and ferns, which made pretty set
ting, as the ceremony WINS performed By
Rev. 5. Il. Woodrow. Organist II. ii.
Warner played Mendelssohn's wedding
! march as the bridal party entered tha