Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-06-07
CROWN PRINCE WEEDS
DUCHESS CECILIA
Marriage Is Attended BY Many
Royal Personages.
FUTURE RULERS OF GERMANY

The Ceremony Was Performed in a
| Small Chapel and the Service Was
According to Ritual of the Lutheran
Church, Which Is Short and Simple.
Berlin, June Grown Prince Fred
erick William and the Duchess Ce-
ella, Of Mecklenburg- -Schwerin were
married by DR.. Dryander, the court
| chaplain, in the small chapel of the
palace at o'clock this afternoon, ac-
cording to the ritual of the Lutheran
church, which Is the same for prince
as for subject
About half of the 400 persons pres
ent were princes or special ambassa-
dors of other countries, with their
aids de camp. Ambassador Tower at
tended as the extraordinary ambassa-
dor for the United States Mrs. Tow
er was with him. The other guests !
were the diplomatists accredited tot
the court. the members of the cabi-1
net, generals and admirals.
When Chancellor Buelow took his 4
place in the chapel he received theH
quiet congratulations of those about3
him on his elevation today to a prince-
ly rank by Emperor William. After
the other persons were in their placesV
the visiting members of royal families |
entered. Especially distinguished
among them were the archduke Franz
Emperor Francis Joseph, the grandE
Ferdinand, Of Austria, representtngf
Emperor Francis Joseph, the Grand
Duke Michael of Russia, Prince Hen-y
ry Consort of the Queen of the Neth-
erlands, and Duke and Duchess of Aor-
of Italy; Prince Arthur of Coneaught,s
representing Great Britain; Prince andb
Princess Albert of Belgium; the DukeE
of Oporto, representing Portugal;k
Prince Ferdinand, of Roumania, and
the Grown Princess of Denmark andk
Greece. The junior members of thek
house Of Hohenzollern followed andV
finally came the emperor and empress.
Crown Prince Frederick William emf
tered by side door Of the chapel andV
waited at the altar for the Duchessk
Cecilia who, on the arm of her broth-y
er, reigning Grand Duke of Mecklen-f
g-Schwerin, and followed by ladiesk
and gentlemen in waiting, had left herN
rooms in another part of the palaceE
and passed through a long corridorE
hung with pictures illustrating thek
glory of the house of Hohenzollern,
among them being the battle scenes'
of the time Of Frederick the Great ANDY
the coronation of Emperor William y
at Marseilles.
The service began with the cathe-l
dral choir, high in the gallery in the,
dome of the chapel singing in doubleSN
quartet HE Shall Give His Angels
Charge"
1t is the privilege of the pastor, ac-
cording to the Lutheran rite, to read
either one of the several admonitary
addresses to the bridal couple or to
make one of his own. DR. Dryander
elected to lay aside the book, taking
as his subject the book of Ruth, chap
ter 1, verses 16 and II, beginning:
For whittier thou goest, will 60"
etc.
DIR. Dryander spoke briefly on the
beauty of love, the large responsible
ity resting on the youthful pair, their
need for the support of faith and spir-
itual vision. The pastor then asked
his imperial highness if he took out of
Gods hands to have and to hold ac-
cording to Gods word and will. her
highness, Cecilia.
The crown prince answered:
Eyes"
The same question was addressed to
the duchess with the additional cues
ton "and obey to which she also an
swered:
eyes"
These were the only responses.
The rings were then exchanged and
the bride and groom knelt while DR..
Dryander read the liturgical prayer,
closing the ceremony, which had TAX
en- precisely 20 minutes.