Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-02-10
An ARMY NAVY WEDDING.
A PRETTY HOME CEREMONY
AT HIGH NOON.
A Naval 0ficer's Daughter Became
The Wife of a Young
Army Officer
Today.
MISS MARIE E. BAKER WEDS
CAPTAIN LLOYD.

Army and Navy circles took place at
high noon today at the home of the
BRIDES parents, Captain aud Mrs.
Asher Carter Baker. 1S5 Prince George
street. Their daughter, Miss Marie
| Elizabeth Baker, was married 10 Cap.
tain Charles Rees Lloyd, Artillery
| Corps, u. S. A., stationed at Fort
Strong, Boston Harbor
The ceremony was performed at l2
| O'Clock, noon, today, February TO- as
ii is the anniversary of the wedding
| father, Captain A. Carter Baker,
u. S. N, has recently returned from
| China and is at home on leave. The
wedding was a beautiful but rather
quiet affair and no cards were sent,
only the Immediately family and per.
sonal friends being present ct the cef-
emony. The house was handsomely
| decorated with red, the Artillery col
| or, white being used to make it effec-
tive. The flowers were red roses,
which were used in Irofusion with
white carnations
A large wedding bell was suspended
between the arch of the two drawing
rooms, and under this the ceremony
vas performed by the brides uncle,
the Rev. Alfred B. Baker, D. D.,
senior dean of the diocese of New
Jersey, and Chaplain of Trinity
Church, Princeton. DR.. Baker, the
clergyman, is brother of Captain
Baker, the brides father. The be-
trothal service was performed by the
Rev. Joseph P. McOomas, rector of
st. Anne's. Captain Baker gave his
daughter away. The maid of honor
was Miss Charlotte Baker, sister of
the bIide. and the best man was Lieu
tenant John Roberts, Artillery Corps,
U. S. A.
The bride wore handsome gown
Of white embroidered crepe dc chine,
en- traine, trimmed with Brussel's S
lace, with veil of tulle to end Of her
train, and caught in the hair with
| orange blossoms. The gown is an ex-
quisite piece of hand work, brought
from China by the BRIDES father.
She carried a shower bouquet of
daisies, her favorite flowers. The
maid of honor wore pale blue gown
of Husi cloth brought from the Philip
pines. 1t was handsomely trimmed
ith Brussels lace. She carried a
| shower bouquet of sweet peas. The
| groom aud best man were in full uni
| form of the army. United STATES
| flags, army flags and navy flags were
i uktu III ttl6 utCOIdllNuS. l. W. Iduu-
some silk flags draped either side of
the archway where the ceremony was
performed.
After the ceremony a wedding
| breakfast was served TO the following
| Colonel Sam Reber, u. S. A., and
| Mrs. Reber, of Washington. Colonel
| Reber is of the general staff in Wash
| ingtou; Miss Lizzie Sherman, daugh-
ter of General Sherman. of Civil
| War fame; DR. Gibney, of New York /;
Mrs. Heury Wood, of Boston; Rev.
| A. b. Baker, of Princeton Rev. Louis
O. Baker, of New Jersey; Mrs. Samuel
| Baker, of Columbus, o. Captain and
| Mrs Veeder, DR.. and Mrs. McCor-
| miek, Captain and Mrs. Knox, Rear
| Admiral and Mrs. Schuyler, Com
mander and Mrs. Colvocoresses, Cap
| tain and Mrs Nelson, Mrs. and Miss
| Cutler, Misss Clara Mccormick, Prof.
and Mrs. A N Brown, Mrs: Tardy,
Mr.. and Mrs. Julian Brewer, Miss
Helen Brewer, Colonel McLane Til
ton, Captain Thorpe, Lieutenant
Sturdevant, Lieutenant W. g. Fay,
Mrs. Anne Burton Jeffers, Lieutenant
aud Mrs Jeffers, Midshipmen Owen
| Bartlett, Charles Emerson, W. w.
| Bradley, e.. l.. Schouler, @. @. Gill,
| Mr.. buuaU NdTlllhy VI buC IduhLI
Commission, Commander McCrae. OF
| Washington, Mr. Charles II. Turner,
of New York, Miss a-Lloyd Mus.
sur, the brides schoolmaie in Paris.
Captain aud Mis-. Lloyd left on
the 3. Is train, Colonial Express. fol
Boston, their future home. The brides
going away gown was a gray cloth
trim ned with red, hat and gloves to
match THE bride is very charming
girl Size was educated abroad chiefly
in Paris, where she attended school,
four years She is highly cultured
splendid linguist and a girl ol
strong character and pleasing personal
ity. She comes from good old colo
NAL fighting stock The BRIDES moth
er is a grand niece Of General Sher
man, and is related TO the Hoyts anC
Shermaus of New York. On the pa
ternaI side the bride is a descendant
of the Virginia Carriers, of historic
fame and the Buffers, of South Caro-
lima, also the Bakers of Cape God, anC
the Mayfiower contingent. Two o.
the brides uncles were killed in tbs
battle of Atlanta, aud there is a mix
ture of the North aud the South ii
her genealogy.