Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-05-26
MAY WEDDING BELLS
WEDDING AT ST. MARY'S R. C. CHURCH
THIS MORNING..
Marriage Of Mr.. HaTdee ChamhIiss And
Miss Julia MCLane ShTdy.
The Guests.

Miss Julia McLane Sturdy, daue hte,
OF the late Lieutenant-C Commander E. w,
Sturdy. U. s. NJ, and Mrs. Sturdy. was
married today 10 Mr.. Hardee Chambliss.
formerly OF Alabama, but now of Nor.
folk. Va. The wedding was celebrated
at ST. Mary's Roman Catholic Church,
at IL o'clock this morning by the rector
Rev. ]. A. Kautz, c SIS. r.
The altar was proiusely decorated with
white flowers and lighted with wax tapers.
The ushers were Mr.. Henry F. Sturdy.
brother OF the bride. and Mr.. Abbott L.
Seeligmann. of St. Johns College. There
were no attendants except the maid oi
honor, who was Miss Edith Rhoda
Sturdy, the brides sister. The best man
was Dr.. Paul Lee Cooke, Surgeon in the
United States Navy, who is at presen.
attached to the Naval Academy,
The bride entered the church with
DR.. H. Roland Walton, OF Annapolis,
the family physician and life long friend,
by whom she was given away. She
wore handsome travelling gown of dark
blue cloth und carried lilies OF the valley.
Miss Edith Sturdy. the maid of honor,
wore dainty gown of pongee with picture
hat OF burnt straw and pink roses. She
carried pink and white swee, peas.
As the bridal party entered the church
the organist, Prof. Charles A. Zimmer-
man, bandmaster at the Naval Academy,
played Mends lssohn's bridal chorus
During the ceremony he played "Even-
ing Star and Lohengrin as the bridal
party left the church after the ceremony.
The bride comes Of distinguished an
cestry. She is the great-great grand
daughter of George Read. of Delaware.
one of the signsrs ofthe Declaration of In.
dependence, and one of the trainers OF the
Constitution. and also Chief Justice of
The State of Delaware.
She Is also great-great grauddaught
OF Col. Allen McLane, who served with
Washington during the Revolution, and
who is one OF the characters in "Hugh
Wynne. The brides mother was Miss
Lockwood, cousin TO the Arctic ex-
plorer. General Lockwood, U. S. A., of
the Greeley expedition, who perished
near Cape Sabine, item the farthest
northern point reached by any Arctic
explorer up to the time of his death.
The groom is gran 1son OF General
''Ahosh AAotdCCt a. 0nG tlAliC GOu1tudnQ-
ant of West Point and an authority on
military tactics, his text book on that
subject having been used at West Point.
Mr.. Hardee Chambliss, the groom, is an
expert chemist, graduate OF the Virginia
Military Institute, and post graduate OF
Johns Hopkins, Baltimore. Mr.. and
Mrs. Chambliss left at noon for their new
home at Flushing, l.. l., where the groom
will be engaged as an expert chemist.
Among the invited guests from Wash
ington were Mrs. and Misses ChambIiss.
Mrs. and Miss Gage, Captain and Mrs.
{. ID. Sigsbee, u. 5. N, relatives of the
bride; Mr.. and Mrs. John Cropper. Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Lockwood, Miss Mary
Lockwood. Mr.. and Mrs. William Orme,
Mrs. r. G. Peck. Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Rittenhouse, Miss Carolyn Rittenhouse,
Admiral and Mrs. Francis M, Ramsay,
U. 5. NJ; Justice and Mrs. Alex. B.
Hagner, the Misses Wilkes, Mrs and
Misses Carmody, Mrs. Langdon Wheeler
and many others.
The wedding was very quiet but
beautiful one. The bride is quite popular
and although no cards were sent in the
city. large number OF friends were
present at the church. The bride re-
ceived large number of presents, both
costly and useful from friends here and
elsewhere. She is a handsome brunett
OF gracious manner and pleasing pres
nee, and she will be an acquisition
TO Flushing, IL. | society.