The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-09-02
LARAMIE, WYo.
Lovers For Years United in Catholic
WedIock.
Especial Correspondence.)

Laramie, Aug. 26.-Seldom does it
happen that a wedding party OF
hight members stand together as
participants or witnesses before
the pastor who administered the
holy sacrament of baptism to each in
infancy.
Such We're the unusual conditions
which attended the wedding of Donald
D. McDermott and Elizabeth Rose
Callaghan, who on August g. were
| united in holy matrimony by the Rev.
Hugh Cummiskey, V. G. The parents
of both parties being pioneers of this
section, the wedding has more than
local interest for our readers. Mr..
McDermott is an honored member of
the Knights of Columbus, Cheyenne
council. The following is from the
Laramie Boomerang, August "a:
"A romance which started when the
hero and the heroine we're a small
; boy and a smaller girl in the A B. c
class at school, imbibing the rudi-
ments of learning from the same
source and lending a helping hand to
each other over the rough roads of
the first reader and through the
wilderness of the spelling book was
brought to a happy elimination yes
terday by the pretty wedding cere-
mony which united the lives for bet
ter, for worse, of Mr.. Donald D. Nc
Dermott and Miss Elizabeth Rose Cal
laghan of this city.
The ST, Laurence Catholic church
was crowded to the sidewalk last
evening, when at o'clock the we'd
ding party arrived and walked to the
altar rails to the beautiful strains of
Mendelsohn's wedding march played
by the orchestra of the church.
The stately and impressive cere-
TOOOU~ nf Catholic cbIlrph
was performed by the Rev. Father
Cummisky, the while the orchestra
played softly the touching air of the
German hymn EHeimwah
1.-THE graceful and pretty bride and
her charming bridesmaids in their
becoming costumes made a delightful
picture at the altar rails. The brides
I costume was of white. Lansdowne
trimmed with embroidered chiffon and
beautiful point lace. She wore a
white silk turban hat and carried a
bouquet of white brides roses.
Miss Jennie Lynch, a. cousin of the
bride and the bridesmaid wore a cos
tune of robin egg blue Eolinne and
a large picture hat to match and car
ried a bouquet of sweet peas. The
two maids of honor Miss Bessie Cal
laghan of Ogden and Miss Jennie CAL
laghan of Denver, both cousins of the
|
voile with picture hats of the same
| color and carried large bouquets of
sweet peas. Carl Huempfner and
Louis Coughlin were the ushers at
the church. The groom was attended
| by Mr.. H. Az Tuhey of Cheyenne as
best man.
THE church was decorated for the
| occasion with many cut flowers, the
colors blue and white being conspicu-
Gus.
| THE wedding ceremony was follow
ed by a reception at the home of the
brides aunt, Mrs. T. ]. Kellett. on
South Sixth street, where the prevail
ing colors of the pretty decorations
were the same blue and white as at the
church, a. profusion of sweet peas of
! those colors being everywhere except
| in the parlor where pink roses and
| carnations were used.
The reception was attended by a
! great number. of the friends of the
popular young couple and many We're
| the congratulations and good wishes
| showered upon them.
Mr.. and Mrs McDermott left, on
! the night train for honeymoon trip
| in Colorado and will upon their return
make their home at the residence
| which has been prettily furnished on
! South Fifth street
| of the younger railroad men of the
| city. He is a conductor upon the
| Wyoming division and is alike popular
with the officials of the road and his
| fellow employees
''The bride has always been promi-
nent socially and in church work. She
! has been noted as one of the most
| faithful members of the Catholic
church choir and as hard working
member of the Young Ladies Sodal-
| ity.
1.-The most appropriate music rem
dered during the ceremony at the
| church was rendered. by the orchestra
consisting of Miss Helen RYAN at the
| organ. Professor Niethe and Mr..
! Byrne.
THE young couple are in receipt of
a large number of handsome gifts of
silverware, handpainted china, furni-
ture. ETC.