The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-10
Then MIR. and Mrs. Dewey Return to
Mrs. NcLean's Home for breakfast
and Later Go to New York.
MANY PETTY ANNOYANCES
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE STARE AT
THE ADMIRAL AND HIS BRIDE,
Walk Through Their Car and Follow
at the WaldOrf-AstOria.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.-Admiral George
Dewey and Mrs Mildred Hazen were mar
ried quietly at the rectory of st. PauI
Catholic Church, on V street, near FIJI
teenth. shortly before 10 o'clock this morn
ing The ceremony performed by the
Rev. James P. Mackin, pastor OF the
church, assisted by the Rev. Joseph IL.
Foley, assistant pas lor, and the Rev. sydney
Hurlbut. The ceremony was of the simplest
character, according to the rites or the
Catholic Churcn, and the only witnesses De-
sides the officiating clergymen were Mrs.
Washington Mclean and Mrs. Ludlow, WIFE
of Admiral Ludlow, mother and sister, re-
spectyely, of the bride, and Lieutenant
Caldwell, Admiral Dewey's secretary.
The arrangements for the wedding were
made with all the secrecy which mas attend
ed the whole amair. Alter procuring the IL
cense for the wedding yesterday Lieutenant
Caldwell caned on kasner Mackln, OF ST.
taul's, of winch churcn Mrs. Hazen Is
communicant, and arranged for the we'd
oing this morning. As Admiral Dewey Is
not a CaIholc, special Gispensation was
required for the performance of the cere-
mony and this was procured by Fatnec
MackIn from Bisnop Curtis, vicar generai
of the diocese of Baltimore, VINO granted IL
at present in New Orieans. fatner Mackin
went TO Baltimore for this purpose yester-
day afternoon.
- At $40 O'Clock a. m. two carriages, con-
tainlng the wedding party. drew up before
tne modest red brick rectory in the rear Oh
ST. tauls. Tine general pupnc mad no inti-
inalIon OF where the ceremony was TO take
pace, and not n single spectator was pres
rs.rfU pIen a De eSxp
and Lieutenant Caldwell quickly stepped
Irom their carriage and the admlral assisled
me brIoe-elect and ner mother ana sister
from the oIner carriage. Mrs. hazen Was
sownea in d pearl gray silk, over wnicn sne
wore long slylisn black wrap trimmea
with silver fox and lined with lavender SILK.
Inc aumlrai wore a back frock coat, gray
trousers and silk hat. Upon entering the
iectory they were ushered into the recep-
ton room, where Aomirai Dewey was pre-
scented to t'atner Mackin and the two
ciergymen who were to assist in the cere-
mony.
On being presented to Father Mackin the
Admlrai SAID he mad heard that Father
Ilackin haG in his early years been a saiior
ana it gave hum additional happiness TO
know that he to be married by a
clergyman who mad at one time IoLowed the
sea. rather MacAin replied, happily. that
wnen ne Iouna ne couId not become ao-
miral he mad determined 10 become priest
FATHER MAChIN'S ShIl-lUN.
Mrs. hazen removed ner wrap and she
and the admiral Immediately took their
places in the center of the little reception
room where the ceremony was performed
winch made them and wife. f'aLner
! Mackin and his assis slants wore simple black
cassocks. Before the ceremony Fatner
Mackin addressed the contracting parties as
follows:
Before pronouncing the solemn words
Hhcn will BIND you forever together, 1t may
be well 10 forget Tor moment lne Things
mat are around ana Iook upward. we
are the chIloren of God, and We have a right
10 cah on linn In joy and sorrow. We need
His help in botn extremes, and never more
than now, Tor, aItnougn the promises you
are about to make are easily mace and the
work OF moment, their 1ulfllIment the
work OF a lifetime. We can upon God TO
witness and 10 biesS this union, or which he
Is the author and whlcn He has made
sacred. No matter how generous ana de-
voted you may be to each other, there are
In every life moments or trial when We in
our weakness, need the help tnat comes
from above, and this help will be given III
us fullness in return tor the faithful fui-
hilmenL or our obligation. Tne higher your
position in iiTe tue more incumbent upon
you is the faithful fuiIIIrnent Oh your opIl-
mat Will be exacted. Inc neglect OF these
Obligations Will cast its shadow upon eter-
nifty. But this hour, we hope, marks the be-
ginning or Il career which Will make YOU
wiser better and more useful to your feI-
low.creatures IN this life and the life beyond
II, and when death at last shall break the
break it, may that last hour find the two
hands as fondly clasped and the two hearts
as closely joined as they are to-day. and
may the joys OF TINS life be a foretaste of
the JOYS that are to come.
The ceremony was performed with the
ring, according TO the nuptial rites of the
Catholic Church, and, including the address
OF Father Mackn, it required less than five
minutes. Father Mackln was the first 10
hail the bride as Mrs. Dewey. Congratula-
tions and fluctuations followed and the we'd
ding party drove directly from the rectory
10 the residence OF the brides mother, Mrs
Mclean, where a wedding breakfast was
served
Father Mackin. who performed the cere-
mony. when a lad OF seventeen, ran away
from home with two other boys and went
TO sea. Father Mackins sea career. how
ever, was very brief. He said ne found that
he was unfit for the lie of sailor. and a
few months found him back at his books.
After arriving at the Mclean residence
Admiral Dewey was driven TO his own
| house. There he changed his costume for a
| travelling suit, returning 10 the Mclean res
idence on foot. The wedding breakfast
| lasted an hour. There were present only
the bride and groom, Mrs. Mclean, Mrs.
| Ludlow, Mrs. Caldwell and Mr. Fred
Bugher. The table was elaborately deco
rated with Bride roses. About 1920 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