The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-26

Iuxedo PARK n. y, May 20.-tSpeclall-
The wedding of Miss Grizelda Houston
Hull and Capt Richmond P. Hobson, for
merly of the United States navy, took
place this afternoon at the cottage of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Huntington Hull, in Tuxedo The cere-
mony was performed by the Rev. Will
liam Fitzsimmon, rector of st. Marys
church. Tuxedo Park. A specially erected
altar was covered with a magnificent al
tar cloth of the period of Louis XIV.
Miss Lucy e. Hull. youngest sister of
the bride, was bridesmaid and Lieut.
JamesaM Hobson, Jr., United States army
brother of the groom, acted as best
man.
A gift of A. NJ Tucker of Canton O..
was the key with which Captain Hobson
was locked in the cell of the Moro castle
at Santiago. during the spanish-American
war. Other gifts were Captain Hobson's
glasses that were sunk with the Merrimac
and pieces Of wood taken from the same
vessel
The guests were confined to the rela-
tives and intimate friends of the two fam
lilies, and were chiefly from New York.
Tuxedo and the south. Among them were
the Misses Ann, Margaret and Florence
Hobson. sisters of the groom; Rear Ad-
miral Chadwick. Lieut. Gen. Nelson A.
Miles and Major General Joseph Wheeler.
The wedding guests left with Captain
Hobson and Mrs. Hobson at 6 o'clock on
a special train.
Captain and Mrs. Hobson will pass sew
eral weeks in the Adirondacks, after
which they will go to Greensboro, Ala,
where they will reside.
Miss Hull was born in Louisville. her
parents going east while she was yet
child.
She made her debut in France while
visiting some relatives in the Frencn
nobility.
She says she anticipates with joy the
idea of living once more in the south.
Miss Hull has a right, it seems, to her
very bewtching southern charm of man.
ner, since she is prominently connected
in North Carolina. South Carolina. Vir-
gnia Florida. Kentucky. Tennessee,
Louisiana, Georgia and Alabama. In
these states she numbers her relatives by
the score.
She is related in Birmingham to Mrs.
George S. Houston, Mrs. d. NJ. Drennen,
Mrs. Alfred II. Benners and Judge
Thomas r. Roulhac.
Magnolia Grove" one of the most
beautiful old colonial homes in Alabama.
coming of Captain Hobson and his bride.
Even the fine old trees, it is said, have
caught the inspiration and have put on
their most gorgeous robes. while the air
is laden with the perfume of the great
white magnolia blossoms and all waits
breathlessly to give the new mistress
a sweet and loving welcome.
An Historic Family.
When the hero of the Marrmac brings
his bride to the south she will not be the
proverbial stranger in strange land,
but will find many old friends of her
family
Many interesting facts are easily OBJ
tainable from southerners, especially
those who once resided in Tennessee and
knew the Houston and Polk families.
Young Mrs. Hobsons mother was
Sophia Houston" writes Miss Alma Ritz
tenberry, who is intimately acquainted
with many historic families.
Mrs. Russell Houston was a Miss Polk,
daughter of Dr. William Polk of Column
bia. Tenn Lucia Houston, Miss Hull's
mother. was quite a belle in Louisville
and in Columbia. and also at the Green
Briar White Sulphur Springs.
Miss Hull is a great grand neice OF
Bishop Polk, who was killed at Mis-
sionary Ridge during the war, kinsman
of President James X. Polk and cous-
in of Baroness de Charette nee Antoi-
nette Polk of Ashwood, Tenn, who was
married In Paris In 1879 to General Baron
de Charette. the famous French gener-
al. who distinguished himself as colonel
of tho Papal Zouaves and subsequently
In the Franco Prussian war of 1870.
THE de Cigarettes are an ancient fam
fly and won great fame as leaders of the
royalists In the Vendean war of 1872. The
Charettes Paris residence is in the
Avenue Hoche and their country seat
is the chateau De lie Basse.
'"rhe Baroness is one of the most pop
ular American women abroad. She and
Queen Margharitte of Italy are warm
personal friends"