Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1901-11-14
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/ Tbs evans . tie season in the 90
ciety circle ofSt Mary county, was
the marriage on Wednesday, October
3.lth, 1901. At church Of the Sacred
HeaFt, Il Niss Bessie Jordan Ora
son 20 Ir. Frederic Jerome McWii-
liaIns, the ceremony being performed
by Rev. Father Lenehan, 5. ].
At the last strokeofthe .'angelus,
amid the wedding strains from
Z q endelsolhl. q tie 6ridal party en-
tered the eharchs nth its many
gHgtits and foHers- Rhich told where
the artist had placed them.
The ushers-M essrs. G. Morgan
Knight pf Oakxille, and Philip Hen
Ky Dorsey, Of BaltimOre, came first,
fDlIoK ID 81 The bridesmaids, Miss
A. Claudia Grason, sister of the
bride, and Miss Elizabeth McWil-
liams, sister Of the groom, attired in
pink oEgandy with yoke and trim
ming OF point de esprit, carrying
huge bouquets of white chrysanthe-
NUNS, while a half-wreath Of the
same flowers adorned their hair.
Next came the maid of honor, Miss
Mary sSnYthe Grason, whose gown
was VI pale blue ofgandy with trim.
ming and SASH Of white tnouselline
de seiS. Afier flowers were like those
Of the bridesmaids.
Then followed the bride on the arm
Of her nnclc, Mr.. Thomas Grason.
Ter gown esterettion vi line French
InlpsliEs was elal,prately trimmed
with satin ribbon and lacc, and her
tulle veil was gracefully caught with
u few buds like 'hose she carried
% shower bouquet Of bride roses and
smilax, They were met al the altar
rail by Mr.. McWilliams and his best
lmss Mr. Harry NJ. Jones, of Leon
ardsown. Here the ushers and
bridesmaids divided forming an aisle
through whichFthe bride and groom
with their attendants passed 10 the
steps OF the altar where the impress
i've peremony was performed, after
which the bridal party went imme-
diately to the home of the brides
mother, Mrs EdEnonia Maddox Ora
son, where a collation. was served,
onlykithe Immediate families being
present. ID later, amid showers OF
rice and good wishes, Mr.. and Mrs.
Nc Williams drove. down TO Cotton 5
Point, where they viii make their
home for the present. -gW n
la They received many handsome
presents, chiefly Of silver, the large
number ofvwhich testify 20 their
p0pularity-the groom being de-
scendant of one of Maryland old
Catholic families, while the bride is
a daughter. Of the late James Bennett
Grasona aud rahddaughter of the
late Ex-Governor William Grason.
Among these preSent were DR..
and Mrs. BJgLane Finley. Of Queen
Anne's county Mr.. Charles Sterrett
Grason, of Cross Manor; Miss Edith
NJ. Holmes, MRss-Joseph H Ching.
Mrs. Laura ". Holmes, MIR George
McWilliams, brother of the groom,
Mrs. A. K, 3IcINilliams, Mrs ". NJ.
Freeman, Miss Blanche McWilliams,
the Misses Freeman, Messrs. Frank
McWilliams, Bernard and Willie
Freeman, Mrs. Richard III. Garner,
Mr.. lahd Mrs. lanes L Stone, Mr..
and Mrs. ]. w. Renehan, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Lancaster, Miss Mabel
Lancaster. DIR. and Mrs. r. p. Blak-
istone, DIR. and Mrs w. b. Dent,
DIR. and Mrs. II. " Palmer, Colonel
and Mrs. J.sAlarshall Dent, Misses
Dent, Mr. and Mrs.sWade Blackstone,
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Dent, Mrs
Oscar Morgan, Misses Burch, Lizzie
Blackstone, Helen Burch, Elsie Blak-
tistone, OF Washington; Rev. c. Dem
mis- La, Roche, Misses La Roche,
Emily Hurry Lucille Camalier. Net
tie Knight, Mr. and ,MrsaE. b. Har-
rison, DIR. Charles W Hayden, Harry
FenwjeiS, William and Ludwell Her
bert, Donelan Hurry, Robert Blak-
|istone, Ernest BurcH and many 9TH
ers.-Csat,eeilie : Qt$errer. . sc