Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-10
ADMIRAL DEWEY'S NEW WIFE
Hero of Manila Bay is Quietly Married to
Mrs. Mildred Ha7en.
CEREMONY PERFORMED At WASHINGTON
Wedding breakfast served mt the
Residence of Mrs. Mclean, AFTER
which the Couple Leaves for
New York.


married quietly at the rectory of st. Paurs
Catholic church in V street near Fifteenth
in this city shortly before 10 o'clock this
morning. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. Joseph II. Foley, assistant pastor, and
Rev. Sidney Hurlbut. The ceremony was OF
the simplest character, according to the
ritei of tho Catholic church. and the only
witnesses besides tho officiating clergymen
were Mrs. Washington Mclean and Mrs.
Ludlow wife OF Admiral Ludlow, mother
and sister respectively OF the bride, and
Lieutenant Caldwell Admiral Dewey's sec
rotary.
The arrangements for the wedding were
mads with all the secrecy which has at
tended tho whole affair. After procuring
the license for the wedding yesterday Lieu
tenant Caldwell called on Father Mackiu of
ST. Paul's, OF which Mrs. Hazen il COM
municant, and arranged for the wedding this
morning. AS Admiral Dewey is not Catho
lie n special dispensaton was required, and
thii was procured by Father Mackin from
Bishop Curtis, vicar general OF the diocese
of Baltimore, who granted it in the absence
OF Cardinal Gibbons who is at. present in
New Orleans. Father Mackin went to Bal
timore for this purpose yesterday afternoon.
AT 9:45 this morning two carriages con-
tanning the wedding party drew up before
tho modest red brick rectory in the rear OF
ST. Pauls. The general public had no in
timation that the ceremony was to take
place and not single spectator was present
as the party alighted. Admiral Dewey and
Lieutenant Caldwell quickly stepped from
their carriage and the admiral assisted the
brde-elect and her mother and sister from
the other carriage. Mrs. Hazen was gowned
ha n
long stylish black wrap trimmed with silver
fox and lined with lavender silk. The ad-
miral wore black frock coat, gray trousers
and a silk hat.
Admiral COnfrOnts the Priest.
upon entering the rectory they were
ushered into the reception room, where Ad-
miral Dewey was presented to Father
Mackin and the two cergymen who were
to assist in the ceremony. Upon being pre-
sented to Father Mackin the admiral said
that 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 a clergyman who had
a. one time followed the sea. Father
Mackin and his assistants wore simple black
cassocks. Before the ceremony Father
Mackin addressed the contracting parties as
follows:
Before pronouncing the solemn words
which will bind you forever together 1t may
be well to forget for moment the things
that arc around us and to look upward
I'VE are the children of God and we have
right to call upon Him in joy and in sor-
row. We need His help in both extremes
and never more than now, fo-, although the
promises you are about to make are easily
made and the work of a moment, their full
lllment nf inn
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. when 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 fulfill
ment of our Obligations The higher
your position in life the more in
cumbent upon you is the faithful
fultillment OF your obligation and the more
rigorous the account that will be exacted
The neglect of these obligations will cast Its
shadow upon eternity. But this hour we
hope marks the beginning of a career which
VIII make you wiser, better and more USE
full to your fellow creatures in this life and
tho life beyond it and when death at last
shall break the link which binds you. as
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find the two hands as fondly casped and the
two hearts closely Joined as they are to-
day, and may the joys OF this life be fore
taste of the joys that are to come
Catholic Ceremony Performed.
The ceremony was performed with the
ring, according to the nuptial rites of the
Catholic church.
Including the address of Father Mackin
it consumed less than five minutes Father
Mackin was the first to hail the bride as
Mrs. Dewey. Congratulations and felicta-
tions 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 cere-
mony, 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 that he was
untitled for the life of a sailor and few
months found him back at his books.
After the ceremony Admiral Dewey
grasped Father Mackins hand and said :
"Father, / am greatly pleased to have been
married by you. for know that at one time
in your life you were a sailor"
After arriving at the Mclean residence
Admiral Dewey was driven to his own house
There he changed his travelling suit return
ing to the Mclean residence on foot The
| wedding breakfast lasted an hour There
were present only the bride and groom
Mrs. Mclean, Mrs. Ludlow. Lieutenant
| Caldwell and Fred Bugher. The table was
| elaborately decorated with brides roses
| About /: % the admiral and Mrs. Dewey left
the Mclean residence for the Pennsylvania
| depot Mrs. Dewey had changed the gown in
which she was married for black travelling
suit. Less than a dozen people had con-
gregated at the depot and there was no
| demonstration as they passed hurriedly
| through the station to the train. Secretary
Root boarded the train just before 1t pulled
out and offered his congratulations in
person.
Dewey Arrives In New York.
NEW YORK. Nov. 9.-Admiral George
| Dewey aud Mrs. Dewey will probably spend
a day or two at the Waldorf Astoria The
! admiral and his wife left the Twenty-third
! street ferry at 6 80 p m, having come from
| Washington on tho Washington and New
| York express, which left the capital at - :45
y. m. and arrived at Jersey City at $40
| Admiral and Mrs, Dewey were driven direct
to the Waldorf-Astoria, where they spent
the evening They did not leave the hotel
! during the evening.
| Tho admiral and Mre Dewey got away