Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-11-16
Welded WITH NUPTIAL MASS
PRETTY CEREMONY AT ST.
MARY'S CHURCH.
Miss Helen Johnson Becomes Mrs
w. c. Coughlin-Will
Reside Here.

One of the prettiest weddings cele-
brated in ST. Mary's Church for some
time took place this morning at 8
o'clock. Miss Helen Johnson, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Edmund Quinlan, of this
city, was married to Mr.. William @.
Coughlin, of Alameda, Cal. The GER
emony was celebrated with nupiial
mass, the celebrant being Rev. Father
James Barron, Q. SIS. r.. of the Re
demptorist Order attached to St.
Mary's Roman Catholic Church
The sanctuary where the nuptial
mass was celebrated was beautifully
decorated with palms aud potted flow.
ers. The altar was ablaze with elec.
trio lights and the soft rays of candles
shed warm glow over the floral dec
oratioDs on the altar. Prof. Charles
A. Zimmerman, bandmaster at the
United States Naval Academy, presid.
ed at the organ. and played the Bridal
Chorus from Lohengrin as the bridal
party entered and Mendelssohn' s
Wedding March as they left the church
after the ceremony. The ushers were
Messrs Frank Wiegard and Edward
Tydings, of Annapolis; Mr.. John
Malone. of California, and Mr.. George
Blessing.
The bride S attendant wa her sister,
Miss Phyllis johnson, who WAS maid
of honor, and the grooIn's best man
was Mr.. Albert Quinn. The bride,
who is q pretty brunette, of slender,
girlish figure and charming personal
ity. was becomingly gowned in white
crepe de chine en- traine trimmed in
clifton and exquisite handwork in
white silk. She wore a tulle veil to
the end of her train and coronet of
orange blossoms and carried shower
bouquet of white chrysanthemums,
tied with white satin ribbon. Miss
Phyllis Johnson, the BRIDES sister,
who was maid of honor, wore hand
some gown of cream nuns yelling,
with renaissance lace collar. She
wore a becoming black picture hat
with long black plumes and carried a
shower bouquet of yellow chrysanthe-
NUNS. The groom and his best man
and ushers wore the conventional dress
for forenoon wedding, gray gloves
and boutonniers of chrysanthemums.
The ceremony was very solemn and
impressive and was witnessed by a
large number of relatives and friends.
1t is the second wedding ceremony
I6IlOTlu6Q Dy dbil6I DhTTOn III TWO
days. After the wedding at the
church the bridal party and Immediate
family were entertained at a wedding
breakfast at the residence of the
BRIDES parents. 80 East street, and a
reception for the friends of the bride
and groom was beld this afternoon
from 2 to O'Clock. Wiegard was the
caterer. The parlor was profusely
decorated with palms, rubber plants,
ferns and white. yellow and pink
chrysanthemums. Music was rendered
during the hours of the reception.
The young couple received over one
hundred presents. including linen, cut
glass, pictures. silver, chairs, clocks.
bric-a- -brac, etc. Among the presents
was a handsome silver service from
the ships crews at the United States
Naval Academy, appropriately in
seribed. They also sent a table. The
groom is chief yeoman in the United
States Navy and is employed in the
pay Office at the Naval Academy.
Both he and the bride are very popular
and have many friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Coughlin left ON the
4. 80 p. m. train for Washington. The
BRIDES going away gown was hand
some tan tailor-made cloth with black
picture hat. On their return Mr.. and
Mrs. Coughlin will be at home to
their friends at 50 East street.