Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-02-20
MAUD-HANNA
A Quiet Ceremony
Marked the Union OF Two
Society People.
Eleven Guests Witnessed
the Service.
Were Lovers When Playmates
at School.
Tinge Of Ramance to the Affair."
Maud's In Africa.

The marriage of Mrs. Daisy Gordon
Maud, of Akron, and Dan hanna, a,
Cleveland, Monday, was a very quiet
affair. Only eleven guests were pres
ent.
The ceremony was performed at the
home Of the brides late grandfather
w. j. Gordon. 1t was noticeable that
Sen. Hanna was not present. He is
the father of the groom. 1t has been
said that he was opposed to the I'm.
ion.
The service was very simple. Al
80 the bridal couple entered the par
lor of the residence. There were no
attendants. The bride and groom
stood under tho canopy or roses and
the minister pronounced the few words
that were necessary to make them
husband and wife. They were q
handsome couple, the groom almost
o ginnt In stature and the bride taller
and more imposing and queepIy than
most women. Tho groom wore a
morning suit Of black and the bride
a severely plain gown OF white silk.
She wore no veil and carried In her
hand single large American beauty
rose.
Almost as soon as the ceremony was
finished the wedding luncheon was
served aud the meal was a merry one.
In the morning Mr.. Hanna had en-
gagged IL stateroom for himself and his
bride on the Lake Shore train leaving
here for the East ut 5:45 o'clock, but
they did not take nut train and did
not so to the station until later.
For years people have been talking
more or less steadily about the bride
and groom of yesterday, says the Lead
or. They were boy and girl friends
for years, aud people used to say they
We're well suited to each other. In
1887 Mr.. Hanna and Miss May Har-
rington were members of II party that
made n trip up the lakes in one of the
boats in which Senator Hanna was
largely interested, the mothers of the
young people being also OF the party.
While the boat was lying ut Escan-
aba, Mich, the young people disap-
peared long enough to get married
and surprise Cleveland society SO that
1t never really recovered, always being
on the lookout for some further hap.
penings. Three years ago Miss Daisy
Gordon was married IN New York to
Walter De s. Maud, young English
man of wealth and good family, who
has cattle ranches in the West. They
seemed not to get along well together,
md Mr., Maud spent most of his time
on his Western ranches, leaving his
pretty wife to find amusement in
Cleveland society. Two years ago
Mrs. May Harrington Hanna secured
Il divorce from her husband Of eleven
years. She was given the magnificent
house on Euclid avenue in when they
had lived, alimony and tho custody
of their two sons. Mrs. Hanna mas
been seen great deal in society since
the divorce. About Il week ago she
sailed for Europe, taking with her The
two boys.
1t Is but few months ago that Mrs.
Maud created n mild sensation by go
ing to Akron 10 live, and as soon as
the legal requirements had been met
applying for and securing without APP
parent difficulty a divorce from AIr,
Maud 4 pathetic element is given
the story by the fact that Mr. Maud,
divorced husband of the bride of yes.
tcrday, after she had begun her suit
for divorce from him, went back to
England and from there to South Ar.
rica, where he IL now fighting tho
Beers for his country, ~
Ever since Mrs. Maud secured her
divorce there have been rumors that
she and Mr.. Hanna were 10 be mar
ried. Mr., Hanna denied these rumors
positively until the last.