The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-06-25
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The coming visit to this country Of Cardinal
Satoli, recently papal delegate at Washington, will
be marked by one of the most elaborate wedding
ceremonies ever seen outside of Rome
The bride will be Miss Margaret Maloney, a
small slim, brown haired, brown eyed Philadelphia
girl. The bridegroom will be Carbery Rtchie, a
young lawyer of Washington D. G.
Archbishop Ryan of Philadelphia, assisted by
the bishop of Trenton, will perform the ceremony,
with their highnesses. Cardinal Gibbons of BaIti-
more and Satoli of Rome, and his grace, the arch
bishop of New I ork. witnessing.
The ceremony will take place at St. GATHERINGS
Memorial church at Spring Lake n. d. which was
built at the cost OF half million dollars by the
brides father i'll memory of his eldest daughter,
Catherine Maloney, who died on an Atlantic liner
five years ago. In official dignity and churchly
splendor the wedding viii eclipse any ceremony of
the kind heretofore witnessed IN America.
To have papal duke perform a wedding cere-
mony is high honor for bride in the United
States but to have two papal princes with several
archbishops and bishops to participate in such an
affair is unheard of outside of the Holy City, and
has seldom been cqualed there
Besides having the full Roman Catholic wedding
ceremonial, which is rare Y performed even in Eu-
rope, and then only when crowned heads arc the
principals. Miss Maloney viii be attended by fifteen
bridesmaids, 100 flower girls and several score of
pages, each of whom will have a part in the elab
crate proceedings both before and after the rclig
ious ceremony
The girl to be so exceedingly honored is the
daughter of Martin Maloney, Gnancier, inventor
but, above all, loyal Catholic A few years ago he
was poor Irish lad Just from the County Upper
airy, Ireland, who had emigratcd to the new world
i'll search of fortune if not of fame. Both he has
succeeded in securing. He obtained fame and the
basis of his great fortune by the inventing Of the
"ishta burner" for electric lights. Subsequently
he became power in the electric and traction
bination of Philadelphia and other cities And that
is not ALL for he has gained title as well. as short
time before his death Pope Loe XIII created Mr..
Maloney a marquis of the Holy Roman empire as
a reward for his lavish generosity towards mis-
church
When the agitation against religious orders
broke out III France Mr.. Maloney was in Europe.
When the decree of expulsion was issued he is cred
tied with purchasing and putting in his
several French converts. One OF them the
home of the sisters of Notre Dame. Another near
Paris maintained by the Order of the Sacred
Heart.
When this act became known to Pope Leo XIII
he asked who is this gentleman, Martin Malo-
ney!" The pope put the question to every Amer-
priest who visited the vatican Finally someone
from Pennsylv ana informed Leo Of the identity
and history Of the Philadelphia. The pope ex
pressed desire to confer some honor upon Mr.
Maloney, and he was created papal marquis, hay
ing precedence over many of the older mobiles OF
Rome. He has Since renovated many churches and
liquidated their debts.
Miss Maloney began her education at the tree
uncovered convent of the Holy Child at Sharon
HILL near Philadelphia and finished at the Assump-
ton convent in Paris
She speaks French well, and is a cultured girl
who can always be relied upon to take her place
with ease at her fathers table to preside when dis
tinguished guests are present.
It is probably because she has seen so much of
the great dignitaries of her church that she does
all Cd and md
scious over her approaching nuptials with their
promised splendor and pomp.
She knew Cardinal Satolli in Rome, and it is
said that she begged him then to be in the States
at the time of her wedding.
His grace, the archbishop of Philadelphia, she
has known ever since she could know anyone and
has been near him, officially and personally, all her
life.
She is stillquite young woman, only %. She
is an enthusiastic horsewoman, is fond of golf and
an expert whip, is smart in her costumes, good to
lookat, unassuming in manner and good business
woman.
As she will inherit her fathers immense wealth.
he is training her in financial ways and means To
give her experience he settled snug little fortune
on her when she came of age, and told her to pad
dl her own canoe"-while he watched.
She looks after her investments, knows the Ian
guage of ''the street, is shrewd buyer and seller
and in devious ways is learning not only to take
care of what she has but to increase it and manage
whatever is left her.
Mr.. Ritchie, who is to marry Miss Maloney, is a
Young lawyer, and of DR.. Douis Ritche,
prominent physician at the national capital His
family comes from the south. and owns Il country
residence in Fairfax county, Virginia.
1t was at the national capital that the young
pair met and fell in love at first sight at the home
of Miss Maude McCahi, and it is quite natural and
fitting that this young lady is to be Miss Maloney's
maid of honor.
Marquis Maoney and his daughter have just re-
turned from Rome 1t was while in the sacred city
that the engagement of the heress was announced.
When he heard of it. Cardinal Satolli expressed
wish to be present at the wedding, saying he would
be in this country at the time, about the second
week in June. he was asked to participate and
promptly accepted the invitation.-C Chicago Trb-
line.