The semi-weekly messenger., 1903-06-12

| Cleveland, o., June 10.-In intrinsic
| beauty and interest, the wedding today
at noon OF Miss Ruth Hanna and Mr..
JOS Nedill Mccormick of Chicago, ex-
| celled any similar function ever held in
| Cleveland. ST. Paul's church was dec
| GRATED with the utmost magnificence.
The bridal party entered under an
arch of white peonies and deutzia, and
the peWs of the middle aisle We're all
| marked with big punches of the deutzia.
Just before the Lohengrin wedding
march was played to herald the ap-
proach of the bridal party, President
Roosevelt with Mrs. Hanna on his arm,
followed by Miss Alice Roosevelt, with
other members of the brides family.
The ushers preceded the maids. They
We're Howard VI. Hanna, of Cleveland,
a cousin of the bride; Joseph NJ. Pat
terson, of Chicago, a cousin of the
groom; Robert Allerton, of Chicago; J.
w. Beck of Chicago; Ernest Miner, of
CINCINNATI; James Barney, of New
York; William Williams of PhiladeI-
phia; Malcolm MCBRIDE of Cleveland.
The maids approached the altar two
by two, Miss Florence Cobb and Miss
Mary Hopkins, of Washington, leading.
Following We're Miss Claire Hanna, of
Cleveland, a cousin of the bride, with
Miss Adelaide Hamilton, of Chicago;
Miss Virginia Johnston, of Pittsburg
with Miss Francis Lewis, of Portland.
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burg, with Miss Eleanor Patterson. of
chicago, a cousin of the groom The
maid of honor was Miss Lucia McCur-
dy, of Cleveland, a cousin of the bride.
The maids We're gowned alike in ex-
quisite costumes of white silk null
over pale green silk. The maids and
Miss McCurdy carried shower bouquets
OF white sweet peas with maiden hair
fern.
The bride walked with her father
Her gown was u creation Of white peau
de sole, made princess, with bodice eff
feet Of real lace, with duchesse lace and
hand embroidery in white chenille, set
with pearls. She wore a veil over her
face, caught in her hair with orange
blossoms. She carried a bouquet of
lilies of the valley and white orchids.
The maids and the maid of honor
passed up the chancel steps and await
ed the bride at the altar The groom
and his best man, his brother, Mr.. Ruth
erford Mccormick, awaited the bride
and her father at the chancel steps,
where the bethrothal ceremony was
performed by Bishop W. A. Leonard,
when the bride and groom passed
through the aisle formed by the brides
attendants to the altar. The bishop
was assisted in the ceremony by DR..
Billings, of Groton. Mass; DR.. George
II. McGreW, and Rev W. H. Jones. of
this city
The president and Miss Roosevelt
We're seated in the front pew on the
Hanna side Of the church. The cere-
mony was followed by wedding
breakfast served at "Genmere," $50
guests being entertained
Among the out-of-town guests al the
wedding breakfast were the following:
President Roosevelt. Miss Alice Roose-
Welt. the secretary of the treasury and
Mrs. Shaw. Postmaster General and
Mrs. Payne with their niece. Miss Jones:
Adjutant General and Mrs. Corbin.
Senator and Miss Kane. his sister: SEN
Mrs. Wetmore, Senator and Mrs. AL
drich and Mr.. and Mrs. John D. Rookie
feller
Hundreds Of beautiful and costly gifts
We're received. The Presidents gift
was a set of afterdinner coffee cups and
saucers. The gift OF Mrs. Mckinley
was a handsome vase of Italian ware.
one OF the most elegant gifts was a set
Of antique silver which is supposed to
be from the groom's parents and which
was made in England in 1900
While no public announcement has
been made concerning Senator Hanna's
gift, II is understood to have been a
check for generous sum. Mrs. Hanna's
gilt was a rare string of pearls
The groom is a son of Hon Robert
5. Mccormick, ambassador to Russia.
and a grand son of the late Jos. Medill.
for many years owner and editor of The
Chicago Tribune.
Washington, June 10.-Count Cassini,
the Russian ambassador today sent a
telegram of congratulations to Mr.. Nc
Cormick, the American ambassador to
Russia, on the marriage of his son, Jos.