The Grit-advocate., 1905-06-09
new CROWN PRINCESS
HEIR TO GERMAN THRONE WEEDS
Brilliant Ceremonies in the Royal Pal.
ace at serlin-chapel Crowded
with Royalty and Nobility.

Berlin, June Grown Prince Fred
erick William and Duchess Cecilia Of
Mecklenburg- -Schwerin were married
in the palace chapel yesterday after
noon while the clock on the plaza
marked 5, and batteries here and in
every garrison town in Prussia and in
every sea where German warships
fioated. began firing a twenty-one-gun
salute at the same moment.
In the chapel one of the most distin-
guished assemblages that could be
gathered in Europe saw the simple
wedding service of the Lutheran
church. Some of the sixty to seventy
members of the royal family present
from German and foreign states were
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria.
representing Emperor Francis Joseph;
Grand Duke Michael Of Russia; Prince
Henry, consort of the Queen of The
Netherlands; the Duke and Duchess. of
Aosta, representing the King and
Queen OF Italy; Prince Arthur of Con.
naught, representing Great Britain;
Prince and Princess Albert of Bel
GUM; the Duke of Oporto, represent
ing Portugal; Prince Ferdinand of
Roumania. and the Crown Prince of
Denmark and Greece.
These all stood in a wide circle
around the altar, for there were no
pews, and behind them. without regard
to rank, were the members of the for
eign embassies, with Ambassador
Tower and Mrs. Tower among them.
the cabinet ministers. number of ad-
mirals, the commanders of army corps
and many persons of the high nobility.
Sh
also crown princess by civil right,
came in on the arm of the crown
prince. She was wearing wreath of
fresh myrtle on her head. over which
was a small crown of diamonds and
rubies in gold frame, placed there by
the Empress.
The congregation Joined in singing
from the program the familiar hymn,
Praise Thee, Master" DR.. Cryander,
the court chaplain. with nine of the
began the service.
1t is the privilege Of the pastor ac-
cording to the Lutheran rite, to read
either one of the several admonitory
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 one, verses sixteen and seventeen,
beginning:
For whittier thou goest I will go
etc.
DR.. Dryander spoke briefly on the
beauty of love, the large responsible
ties resting on the youthful pair. their
need for support of faith and spiritual
vision.
The pastor then asked sis imperial
highness if he took out of Gods hand
to have and to hold according to Gods
word and WILL her highness Cecilia.
The crown prince answered yes"
The same question was addressed to
the duchess, with the additional ques-
tion of "and obey" to which she also
answered yes" These were the only
responses.
The rings were then exchanged and
the bride and groom knelt while DIR.
Dryander read the liturgical prayer
closing the ceremony, which had taken
precisely twenty minutes.
DR.. Dryander shook hands with the
crown prince and kissed the hand of
the crown princess. He then pre-
sented the bridal couple with a Bible
ornamentlly bound.
The Emperor kissed the bride on
both cheeks and then kissed his son,
the Empress doing likewise.