The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-11-16

Washington, Especial. )-Admiral George
Dewey and Mrs. Mildred NJ. Hazen were
married quietly at the rectory OF st. Paurs
Catholic Church in V street, near Fifteenth,
this city, shortly before ten o'clock Thursday
morning. The ceremony was performed by
the Rev. James +. Mackin, pastor OF the
church, assisted by the Rev. Joseph II. Foley,
assistant pastor, and tho Rev. Sidney Hurl-
but The ceremony was OF tho simplest
character, according to the rites of the Gath
olic Church, and the only witnesses besides
the officiating clergymen we're Mrs. Wash
ington Mclean and Mrs. Ludlow. wife OF
Admiral Ludlow, mother and sister, respec-
lively, OF the bride, and Lieutenant Cald-
well, Admiral Deweys secretary.
The arrangements for the wedding we're
made with all the secrecy which has attend
ed the whole affair. After procuring the
license for the wedding Lieutenant Caldwell
called upon Father Mackln, OF st. Paul's, OF
which church Mrs. Hazen is communicant,
and arranged for the wedding. As Admiral
Dewey is not Catholic, special dispense
tion was required for the performance Of the
ceremony, and this was procured by Father
Mackin from Bishop Curtis, vicar general
OF tho Diocese Of Baltimore
At 945 two carriages containing the we'd
ding party drew up before the modest red
brick rectory In the rear OF st. Paul's. The
general public had no intimation Of where
the ceremony was to take place, and not Il
single spectator was present as the party
alighted. Admiral Dewey and Lieutenant
Caldwell quickly stepped from their car
riage, and the Admiral assisted the bride
elect and her mother and sister from the
other carriage. Mrs. Hazen was gowned in
pearl gray silk, over which she wore a
long, stylish black wrap trimmed with sill
yer fox and lined with lavender silk. The
Admiral wore black frock coat, gray
trousers and silk hat. Upon entering the
rectory they were ushered into the reception
room, where Admiral Dewey was presented
to Father Mackin and the two clergymen
who were to assist In the ceremony. Upon
being presented to Father Mackin the Ad-
miral said he had heard that Father Mackin
had In his early years been sailor and it
gave him additional happiness to know that
he was to be married by clergyman who
had at one time followed the sea. Father
Mackin replied that when he found he could
not become an admiral, he had determined
to become a priest. Mrs. Hazen removed
her wrap, and she and the Admiral immedi-
ately took their places in the center of the
little reception room, where the ceremony
was performed which made them man and
wife. Father Mackn and his assistants
wore simple black cassocks.
The ceremony was performed with the
ring, according to the nuptual 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. Congratua-
tions and Fluctuations followed, and the
wedding party drove directly from the rec
tory to the residence OF the brides mother,
Mrs. Mclean.
After arriving at the Mclean residence.
Admiral Dewey was driven to his own house.
There he changed his costume for travel
Ing suit, returning to the Mclean residence
on foot The wedding breakfast at Mrs.
McLean's lasted an hour. There were pres
ent only the bride and groom. Mrs. Mclean.
Mrs. Ludlow, Lieutenant Caldwell and Mr..
Fred Burgher. The table was elaborately
decorated with brides roses.