The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-11
WEDDING is
ELABORATE
Miss Ruth Hanna and Mr.. Nc
Cormick Are Married.
THE PRESIDENT THERE
Church Was Decorated With Great
Magniflcence-Bride, Gowned in
Lace, Carried Lilies Of the VAL
ley and White Orchids.
(By Associated press.)

CLEVELAND. O.. June 1o.-In In
trinsio beauty and interest. the wedding
to- day at noon Of Miss Ruth Hanna and
Mr.. Joseph Medill Mccormick. Of Chi
cago. exceIled any similar function ever
held in Cleveland. st Paul's Church
was decorated with the utmost magnin-
cence. The bridal party entered under
an arch OF white peones and deutzia.
and the pews of the middle aisle were
all marked with big lunches OF the
deutzia. Just before the Lonengrin
wedding march was played to herald
tho approach OF the bridal party. Presi-
dent Roosevelt. with Mrs. Hanna on mis-
arm, followed by Miss Alice Roosevelt
with other members OF the brides fam
lily. The ushers preceded the maids.
Howard Mann, cousin Of tho bride:
James Patterson. OF Chicago, cousin
Of the groom; Robert Alertono OF CHI
cago; ]. w. Beck. Of Chicago; Ernest
Minor. OF Cincinnati; James Barney. OF
New York; William Williams. Of Phlla-
delphia; Malcolm Mcbride. Of Cleveland.
The maids approached the altar two by
two. Miss Florence Cobb and Miss Mary
Hopkins, OF Washlngto on. leading. Fol-
land. cousin Of the bride, with Miss
Adelaide Hamilton, OF Chicago; Miss
Virginia Johnston, OF Pittsburg, with
Miss Frances Lewis, OF Portland. Ore.;
Miss Laura McGinley, OF Pittsburg. with
Miss Eleanor Patterson. OF Chicago. a
cousin OF the groom.
The maid OF honor was Miss Lucy
+ ~.
bride The maids were gowned alike IN
costumes Of white silk null over pale
green silk. The maids and Miss Curdy
carried shower bouquets OF white sweet
| peas. with malden-hair fern.
THE BRIDES GOWN.
The bride walked with her father. Her
gown was creation Of white peau de
| sole. made princess. with bodice of real
| lace with duchesse lace and hand-em-
broidery In white crenllle set with pearls
She wore veil over her face, caught In
| her hair with orange blossoms She car
| ried a bouquet OF lilies of the valley and
white orchids.
The maids and the maid OF honor
| passed up the chancel steps and faced
| the bride at the altar. The groom and
| his best man, his brother. Mr.. Ruther-
ford ford AIccormick. awaited the bride and
| her father at the chancel steps. where
| the betrothal ceremony was performed
by Bishop Nv. A. Leonard. when the bride
and groom passed through the aisle
formed by the brides attendants. to tho
altar. The Bishop was assisted in the
ceremony by DR.. Killings. Of Groton.
| Mass; Dr.. George NIcDrews and Rev. II.
w. Jones, OF this city.
The President and Miss Roosevelt We're
| seated in the front pew on the Hanna
| side of the church
The ceremony was followed by a. we'd
ding breakfast. served at Glenmere,. one
hundred and fifty guests being enter
| tained. -.
Among the out-of-town guests at the
wedding were the following: President
Roosevelt, Miss Alice Roosevelt the Sec
retary of the Treasury and Mrs. Shaw.
Postmaster-G and Mrs. Payne,
with their niece, Miss Jones; Adjutant-
General and Mrs Corbln. Senator and
Miss Kane, his sister; Senators Beveridge
| and Hale, Senator and Mrs, Wetnore
and Senator and Mrs Aldrich. Mr.. and
| Mrs John D. Rockefeller.
Hundreds of beautiful presents We're
| received The Presidents gift WAS a set
| OF after-dinner coffee cups and saucers.
The gift of Mrs. Mckinley was a hand
some vase.
While no public announcement has been
made concerning Senator Hanna's gift,
II Is understood to haye been n check for
generous sum. Mrs. Ilanna's Gift was
rare string OF pearls
The groom Is a son of Hon. Robert g.
| Mccormick. ambassador to Russia, and a
| grandson of the late Joseph Medtll. for
many years owner and editor OF the
I Chicac 60 Tribune.