The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-08
GAYETHANKSIN OLDST, PAUL'S
MIR. AND MRS. BERG WERE MAR
RED THERE FIFTY YEARS AGO.
Now Celebrate Their Golden Jubilee with
Service OF Rejoicing. Children and
Grandchildren Walking With Them,
and q Host or Friends Looking On.


and q Host OF Friends Looking On.
In old st. Paul's Chapel in Broadway,
where they were married fifty years ago,
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Wilhelm Berg cele-
brated their golden wedding yesterday
with a service which was was interesting
to their many friends who witnessed it as
1t was to themselves
Mr.. Berg is IS years old and Mrs. Berg
Is 73, Arm in arm they walked up the
same aisle that they walked up on their
wedding day, only instead of brides
maids and ushers to form the wedding
procession they had their four children
and five grandchildren to act as escort.
Instead of the wedding service, what was
described as a Thanksgiving service" '
was conducted by the Rev. Robert Morris
Kemp. 1t consisted OF prayers and pas
sages appropriate to the occasion
Mr.. Berg is well-known composer Of
church music. For many years he was
organist at the Church Of the Transfigura-
ton. His wife was Miss Helen McGregor
Morse, daughter Of an old New England
family. Her great-great- grandfather was
one of the founders Of Yale. 1t was while
she was staying at the Union Square resi-
dence Of her uncle, Capt. Charles Marshall I.
owner OF the famous Black Ball packet
lane. that the wedding took place fifty
years ago, and she and her husband long
ago resolved that If both were alive for
tho jubilee anniversary they would cele-
brate 1t az they did yesterday.
Almost 5000 invitations were sent out
for yesterdays service, and the relatives
and friends of the couple filed the
old church. Long before the ceremony
carriages began driving up, just as they did
fifty years ago. when there were no sky
scrapers overlapping the church and
Broadway wasn't quite 80 lively. Mr..
and Mrs Russell Sage were among the old
friends who took seats on the centre aisle.
near the family. big bunch of bride
roses was on the altar and the idea OF
wedding was carried out in the music.
Promptly at 8 o'clock, the hour when
the wedding took place fifty years ago,
Organist Jacques struck up wedding
march written by Mr.. Berg himself and
the procession started from the vestry
room. 1t was headed by the Rev. Robert
Morris Kemp CT the clergy attached to
the church. and the Rev. Oln S. Roche,
rector Of st. Peters Church, which the
Bergs now attend, A verger led the way
up the aisle. and following the two ministers
came Mr.. and Mrs. Berg arm in arm. Mrs,
Berg wore dress of white tafreta trimmed
with lavender which she wore at her we'd
ding. She carried a big bunch Of bride
roses. Mr.. Berg wore one of those in his
.l,..1n
on his arm they made picturesque pair.
Following the bridal couple came their
children and grandchildren, walking in
pairs and Miss Sophie Berg. sister Of
Mr. Berg and the only surviving guest OF
the or ginal wedding, ceremony. The
children are: Miss Lille D'Argeio Berg,
the singer; Albert Ellery Berg; Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Gilman Berg. The women
all carried bridesmaids bouquets.
Instead of ascending into the chancel
the party took seats in the front pews and
then Mr.. Kemp proceeded with the service
he had arranged at the request of the
family, beginning with the exhortation
of the marriage service slightly trans
posed Several of the musical parts were
the composition of Mr.. Berg. This was
the programme;
Wedding March. .............. .............. Berg
The Lords Prayer and verscles
Psalm cXlviIl (read. with Gloria Patri" sung 5000.
Lesson. 81. Matthew. xix $40 ,.................,
Benedict .lnlma Mea Berg
Creed and Nerscies
Te Deum Csung. all standing, Berg
Collects and Bcnedlction
Sevenfold Amen .Stalnrr
Wedding March ................,......M endessohn
When the services ended, instead OF
walking down the church as they did ffty
wears ago to the strains Of the Mendelssohn
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