Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-02-01
A GRADUATE MIDDLE 70 WE'D
THE FIRST BENEDICT OF
CLASS OF 1905.
Arthur c. Stott, Jr.. U. S. NJ, Gets
License to Marry Miss
Grace Miller.

A marriage license was granted to-
day by the Clerk of the Circuit Court
Co Midshi pman Arthur q. Stott, Jr. =,
United States Navy, Of Stottsville-on.
the Hudson, n. Y, and Miss Grace
Estelle Miller. the handsome and ac-
o0mplished daughter of Rev. DIR.
George w. Miller, pastor of the First
NJ. +. Church, of this city.
The wedding will be solemnized in
the First NJ. K. Chruch tomorrow af.
ternoon at O'Clock by the father Of
the bride. The uShers, all classmates
of the groom, are Logan Cresap, Royal
E. Ingersoll, Harold G.. Bowen, Fair
fax Leary. The best man, Roy Charles
Simth maid of honor, Marguerite Cox,
of Baltimore; bridesmaids, Margarit
Stott, sister of the groom, and Miss
Caroline Smith, of Washington, ID. O.
Midshipman Stott will be the first
in his class, which was graduated on
Monday from the Naval Academy, to
become benedict, and the wedding
which takes place tomorrow, has been
the subject of much interest to the
many friends of the young couple. A
fortnight ago the invitations to the
wedding were issued by the parents of
the bride to out-of- town friends, and
a number are expected TO be present.
The invitations in the city were with.
held until yesterday. The wedding
will be very quite affair.
Ever since he was an underclassman
Midshipman Stott and Miss Miller
have been much in each others society
and strong attachment was the out
come A few months ago their en-.
gagement was announced and it was
stated by friends that tho wedding
would take place directly after gradu-
alton. Naturally the friends asked
how it would be possible for a mid
shipman to marry when the rules of
the Navy Department expressly forbid
that midshipman shall marry until
he has received his commission as
a lieutenant. They received an evasive
reply which led them to believe that
all would be well, which has turned
out to be true.
Much depended upon certain permits
sion which had to be received from
Washington, and if the message had
been adverse the young couple would
have had to abandon the joys of mat
rimony for two years more unless
Midshipman Stott resigned the navy.
10 marry before the expiration of his
two years OF sea duty, or until he is
an ensign, it is said, any midshipman
must make the statement that it will
not be necessary to support his wife
on his salary, but that he or she has a
private income or means Of support.
Even then it is an unusual thing for
the Department TO grant permission to
a midshipman co marry and very few
have ever secured this permission.
Only few cases of midshipmen who
have obtained special permission to
marry Immediately upon graduation
are on record, as the Navy Department
is adverse to their marriage and has is
sued certain rules and regulations upon
this subject, which must be overcome
by the prospective groom. One other
marriage under similar circumstances
where special permission was obtained
from the Department by the midship-
man to we'd immediately after gradu-
alton from the Naval Academy was
that of the late Midshipman Stein
hagen, of Pennsylvania, and the late
Evangeline Bells, of this city. Both
bride and groom died sswithin a year
after marriage. The groom succumb-
ing to fever while on his two years
cruise, and the brides death occurring
few mouths later.