Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-22

sPRlNG LAKE, y. 81, June 229fheI
ERE today III Miss Margaret
Maloncy, daughter 81 Martin Maioney
Philadelphia millionaire, and Car
bery Ritchle. i young lawyer Of WASH
ington, u. G., was attended with OH
cial dignity and churchly splenaof
meyer before witnessed al an Ameri
can wedding. The ceremony was petr
Termed BY Archbishop Ryan, of Phla'
delpnia. assisted liy Bishop Neral. e
Trenton, with their Highnesses, Gafi
dinals Gibbons, of Baltimore, and ~
tolll, Of Rome, witnessing, and Arch
bishop Farley, Of New York.
some years ago the father q inc
hride WAS created q Marquis y the
napal court iii recognition q hiH gem
erous gill q me Roman Catholic
church. ii was in virtue Of this wy
II nobility possessed by her fasnef
that Miss Mal0ney was permitted v
have her wedding marked by the iuii
poman Catholic ceremonial. which Y
rarely performed even IN Europe. am
tben only when crowned heads ave-
tho principals.
the scene or the wedding was the
beautiful church Of 81 Catherine, 4
church built here BY MI. Maloney q 2
cost Of half d million dollars. z
rather elaborate ceremonial ana tne
participation Of the high d~igni'afies
Of u church combined e make ,ne
function u OF unusual note AZ me
same time there was . careful asoia'
ance OF ostentatious display such ~
has brought ridicule on more man ohe
American wedding Of late years. SIM
plicity characterized the floral decofa'
lions Of the church, the musical pro'
gram and even the gowns OF the pfius
and her attendance.
Mas Helen Maioney was her NJ
tsr's maid ~ honor, and the brides
ma,ds were Miss Madeline shriyef' g
Maryland; Miss Anna Cochrane 81 Ney
York; Miss Maud /. Mecahil, 9
Washington; Mrs. T. Edwin Nsu, g
Portsmouth, Va, Miss Bertha Glph'
and Miss Margaretta Maloney, 81 PHI
adelphia.
The best man Was Abner Clutid HI
chic and the ushers Graham iiuule
Rawlins Hume and Clark Waggalpph
81 Washington pr, $ Logan owens
Of New Orleans; j. Walter Lsei's g
Ruthland. W.; anu John j sunssea
William q. Eglin. .. Ashton pesefeus
and Lewis Audenried, Of philaassahia
Il special train brought the Phila
delphia guests. several hundred Y
number 10 Spring Lake. Other guests
were In attendance from Baltimore
New York. Washington and sesefa
other cities. After the wedding cefe
mony at tho church the bridal parl'
and guests proceeded 70 the Maiones
summer home. "Ballingarrs, whei'
a wedding breakfast and rec,p,let
were held,
The elaborate wedding AZ sprine
Lake today has attracted nalional ~
,en,ion to i family little known here
tofore outside 81 philadelphia aud
Roman Catholic church circles 4 lev
years aso, Martin Malonay, father @
tho bride of today, was . poor lrlsf
lad who had ~cmigrated % tee new
world In search Of fortune i nat fame
He attained his great fortune Nithir
d very short time by thu inysr',ns 2
the "fishtail burncf' iM elee,ri
lights. subsequently he became
powcr In the electric and tractor, corl
bination OF philadelphia AM ntht
Cities.
When the agitation against religion
orders broke out ia France Mr.. Ma
honey wac III Europe. When The Dc
cree IL expulsion WIS issued be u
credited with purchasing and putttns
In his own name several French con
vents. one 81 them was the home b
che Sisters ~ Notre Dame, Anothei
ncar Paris was maintained BY the OR
der 81 the Sacred Heart When THU
act became known TO Pope Leo NIL
he rewarded Mr. Maloueys %gtnerosltl
and loyalty 10 the church by cteatirI
him a papal marquis. giving hin
precedence owe many Of the ollet
mobiles Of Rome.
The daughter Of Mr.. Maloney wh,
today became The bride Of Mr.. Ritchi,
Is still quite q young woman. onl,
twentyihree. She Il an enthusiast !,
horsewoman, e fond Of golf and a.
expert whip. u smart IN her costumes
unassuming IN manner. and d goo,