Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-13
OTTUM WA PEOPLE IN
TERESTED IN WEDDING.
Marriage of Miss Beatrice Farquhar
to Dr.. Viii Melville Garton-Bride
a Relative of ottumwans.

Miss Beatrice Farquhar, daughter
of Admiral Farquhar, of Washington,
and a cousin of the Messrs. Frank and
Otto, and Miss Laura Won Schrader,
of Ottumwa, was married yesterday in
Washington, to DR.. Will Melville Gar
ton. The wedding was one of the
most brilliant that has been celebrat-
ed in Washington society this season.
The grandmother of the bride was
the Baroness Won Schrader, who
was sister of the late
Otto Won Schrader, the father
of Messrs. Frank and Otto and Miss
Laura Won Schrader, of Ottumwa,
The Courier's Washington correspond
ent sends the following account OF
the very pretty nuptial event:
Washington, Dec. 13.-(SpeciaD-
One of the most brilliant marriages
of 1900 was celebrated Wednesday,
December IL, at high noon, at st.
Johns Episcopal church, Washington,
d. c., when Miss Beatrice Farquhar,
daughter of Rear Admiral Farquhar,
became the bride of DR.. Will Melville
Carton, U. S. N. The president of the
United State was invited to this
great wedding, as we'll as Admiral
Dewey. Secretary of the Navy John
d. Long and Mr.. Hackett, assistant
secretary, were present, as well as
the members of Admiral Farquhars
staff. The army was largely repre-
sented. All officers were in their full
dress uniforms, including Admiral
Farquhar, who gave his young daugh-
ter in marriage, and the groom, who
| is also in the navy.
The bride, a pretty graceful blonde,
wore an exquisite white satin wedding
gown, elaborately trimmed in filmy
chiffon and Honiton lace.
Married in "Church of State.'
st. Johns church, in which the we'd
ding was performed, is across Lafay-
| cite Square from the White House.
AS so many of the early presidents
attended this church, it is frequently
referred to as the Church of State
| st. Johns is the scene of more fash
| ionable weddings than any other
church in America. On this occasion
| it was decorated in white blossoms
/ and green plants. The brides attend
ants were limited to her maid of
honor. The usbers were the groom s
fellow naval officers.
DR.. Carton is the son of w. T. Gar
ton, of Des Moines, Iowa. He is a
graduate of the Iowa University at
! Iowa City. A wedding breakfast was
!. served Immediately after the mar.
| riage ceremony at the home of Ad.
miral Farquhar, whose residence is in
the vicinity of the British embassy.
! Tho honIcnnn hD,
| in pink and green The reception
guests We're principally out of towr
visitors who came to the capitol from
Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Bal
timore, Annapolis, Old Point and Ma
val stations along the coast Many
Pennsylvanians were in Washington
for this wedding as the admiral is
from the Keystone state and claims il
as his home
The Brides Ancestry
Miss Farquhar has a remarkably
| fine lineage Admiral Farquhar's
! mother was the Baroness Won Schra
der On his fathers side he is de
scended from the famous Yorke fami
! ly Of England, many of whom settled
in the United States, making
Philadelphia their home. Mrs
Farquhar is of old Puritan
stock descended from the Hart
wells who settled in Concord in 1886
Commodore Pope, who was conspicu
GUS for his bravery during the Shang
hal insurrection about fifty years ago
and who was know min the navy a.
Honest John" is one of the brides
ancestors on the maternal side. Tht
collection of wedding gifts is varied
as well as valuable. They have come
from all parts of America; from
across the Atlantic and from over tn,
Pacific.
Dr. Carton will be stationed at The
Washington navy yard during th,
coming winter; he and his bride viii
reside with Mrs. Farquhar, while tn,
admiral who is in command of tn,
| North Atlantic squadron is away OF
! a wintarS cr11iSe