Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-06-11
HANNA
NJ 'CORM|CK
WEDDING

Mrs. Hanna. was united in marriage
TO Joseph Medill Mccormick OF Chi
cago, at st. Paul's Episcopal church
at noon today. The ceremony was
magnificent. Eight bridesmaids walk
ed up the aisle. preceding Lucia Nc
| Curdy. maid of honor, who advanced
unattended. The beautiful bride. on
the arm of her father, wearing orar ge
blossoms in her dark hair and attlred
in princess gown of beau de sole,
followed. The only jewel was a
| splendid solitaire on her finger.
! Following the bride came Mrs. Hanna
on the arm of President Roosevelt
| ushers brought up in the rear.
The bridegroom and Rutherford Nc
| Cormick. the best man, met the bride
| at the foot of the chancel steps.
The officiating ministers were Rev.
| George McGrew. rector of st. Paul's
church. S. p. Billings, rector of Gro
ton, Mass, schools, and Bishop Leon
ard.
President Roosevelt occupied the
| first pew. Many other persons of ma
tional reputation were present.
CLEVELAND. O., June 1O.-The
marriage certificate which Miss Ruth
Hanna, younger daughter of Senator
and Mrs. Marcus A. Hanna. bore away
from st. Pauls Episcopal church to-
day contained the signatures as wit
nesses of the president of the United
States and of several United States
senators and members of the diplo-
matte corps at Washington. Miss
Hanna, one of the most notable and
popular figures in Cleveland and
Washington society, became the wife
of Joseph Medll Mccormick of Chi
cago.
The presence of Mr.. Roosevelt and
a large number of other distinguished
guests, together with other incidents
which attended their union, rendered
their wedding an event of national in
Ierest. Cleveland has been the scene
OF numerous notable weddings in the
past, but at none of them has the at
tendance OF famous personages been
equal to that of today's function in
St. Paurs church.
The interior of the church. which is
well adapted to artistic floral arrange
ments, presented delightful picture.
Gorgeousness was not contemplated
in the decorations. On the contrary,
it was the desire of every one closely
connected with the event to have
American simplicity reign, and this
was done. though it was an elegant
simplicity. Roses were freely used in
the decorations. In the high chancel
more than 200 palms, large and small,
were arranged, and curtain of green
hid the carved oak reredos.
The musical arrangements were on
"a scale fitting to the ceremony. The
members vi the presidents party Lad
barely seated themselves, in the y -ws
reserved for them at the head of the
main aisle when the musical exercises
were begun with the "Lohengrin' bri-
| dial music. Soon after IL o'clock, III
| the midst of a glorious burst of mu-
| sic from the organ and choir, the
| bride, radiant and happy, entered the
| church, leaning on the arm of her
| distinguished father No happier ar
! fairer bride ever approached the we'd
| ding altar than Miss Hanna.
The bridal party proceeded to the
chancel in the following order: Csh-
| ers, William Williams. of Philadel-
| phia; Robert Allerton, Mr.. Beck, Jo-
| seph Medill Patterson, all of Chicago; /;
| Ernest Minor, of Cincinnati; James
| Barney of New York, and Howard
Hanna and Malcolm Mcbride, of
| Cleveland Following the ushers came
J four little flower maidens, and then
came the bridesmaids Miss Eleanor
| Patterson and Miss Adelaide Hamil-
| ton. both of Chicago; Miss Laura Nc
Giney and Miss Virginia Johnston,
! of Pittsburg. Miss Mary Hopkins, of
/ Washington, ID. c.; Miss Frances Lew
| is, of Portland, Ore, and Miss Lucia
McCurdy, Miss Claire Hanna and Miss
Florence Cobb Of Cleveland.
The bride wore the conventional
! wedding gown, built of soft simmer
ing folds of white peau de sole. A
cluster of orange blossoms was fas-
tened at the left side on the waist line
and the veil was made of a splendid
piece of point lace, extending almost
TO the train.
The bridal party were met at the
chancel steps by the groom and his
best man, his brother. Rutherford Nc
Cormick. The bride and groom were
met at the chancel steps by Bishop
Leonard and Mr.. Billings, OF the well
known school at Groton, Mass. Mr.
Billings read the charge, Bishop Leon
ard afterward officiating at the mar
riage ceremony proper at the altar
rail.
The ceremony over, President
Roosevelt and several other distin
guished guests signed the marriage
certificate. The bridal party and rel
atives and intimate friends then re
paired to "Glenmere," the beautifu
suburban home of Senator Hanna
where an elaborate wedding breakfas
was served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mccormick will spent
their honeymoon at Monticello. III.
and later will take up their residenc,
in Chicago.
Joseph Medill Mccormick. although
a young man and just beginning 70