Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-11-16

and Rev. Sidney G. Hurlbut. The GER
emony was strictly private and of the
simplest character. The bride was ac-
companied by Mrs. Washington Nc
Lean, her mother, and Mrs. Ludlow,
her sister, while Admiral Dewey was
accompanied by Lieut.. Caldwell, his
aide. There were no other guests and
after the ceremony the admiral and
Mrs. Dewey entered a carriage and
were driven TO the residence of Mrs.
Washington Mclean where a wedding
breakfast was served, and at 1915 they
left for New York.
At the close of the ceremony Admi-
raj Dewey grasped Father Mackin's
hand and said: Father, | am greatly
pleased to have been married by you,
for know that at one time in your
life you were sailor"
The arrangements for the wedding
were made with all the secrecy which
has attended the whole affair. After
procuring the license for the wedding
Wednesday Lieut.. Caldwell called on
Father Mackin Of st. Paul's, of which
Mrs. Hazen is a communicate, and ar
ranged for the wedding Thursday
morning. AS Admiral Dewey is not
Catholic special dispensation was re-
quired for the performance of the GER
emory and this was procured by Fa-
Their Mackin from Bishop Curtis, vice
general of the diocese of Baltimore,
who granted it in the absence of Car
dinal Gibbons, who Is at present in
New Orleans Father Mackin went to
Baltimore for this purpose.
At g.: AS a. m. two carriages contain
ing the wedding party drew up before
the modest brick rectory in the rear Of
st. Paul's. The general public had no
ntimation of where the ceremony was
to take place, and not a single specta-
tor was present as the party alighted.
Admiral Dewey and Lieut.. Caldwell
quickly stepped from their carriage,
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 long stylish black
wrap trimmed with silved fox and lined
with lavender silk.
The admiral wore black frock coat,
gray trousers and silk hat. Upon en-
tering the rectory they were ushered
into the reception room, where Ad-
miral Dewey was presented to Father
Mackin and the two clergymen who
were to assist in the ceremony. Upon
being presented 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 addition
al 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 Immediately took
their places in the center of the little
reception room where the ceremony
was performed which made them man
ari wife. Father Mackin and his as
sistants wore simple black cassocks.
Before the ceremony Father Mackin
addressed the contracting parties rs
| follows:
Before pronouncing the solemn
words which will bind you forever to-
gether. it may be we'll TO forget for a
moment the things that are the chill
dren 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. although
the promises you are about to make
are easily made and the work OF a mo-
ment, their fulillment is the work OF
a lifetime. We call upon God to wit
ness 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 fulillment Of
our obligation. The higher your posi-